Bill Commons

TX SB 447

enacted

Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 447 pass?

Yes. TX SB 447 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 447 about?

TX SB 447 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 447?

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Morales, Eddie are the primary sponsors of TX SB 447.

Introduced
2024-11-21
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
  • Morales, Eddieprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-21

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-21

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-10

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-10

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-10

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-13

    Vote taken in committee

  10. 2025-03-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-03-17

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  12. 2025-03-17

    Committee report printed and distributed

  13. 2025-04-10

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  14. 2025-04-10

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  15. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  16. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  18. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  19. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  23. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  24. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-15

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  28. 2025-05-15

    Left pending in committee

  29. 2025-05-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  30. 2025-05-16

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  32. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  33. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  34. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  35. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  36. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  37. 2025-05-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  38. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  39. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  41. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  42. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

  43. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-27

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  46. 2025-05-29

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  47. 2025-05-29

    Read

  48. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur

  49. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee

  50. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees

  51. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  52. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  53. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  54. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conference committee

  55. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees

  56. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  57. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees-reported

  58. 2025-05-30

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  59. 2025-05-30

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  60. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  61. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  62. 2025-05-31

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  63. 2025-05-31

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  64. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  65. 2025-05-31

    Record vote

  66. 2025-05-31

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  67. 2025-06-01

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  68. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  69. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  70. 2025-06-02

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  71. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  72. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 138-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Metcalf: absent
    • Muñoz: absent
    • Simmons: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-31 · pass · 129-1

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • González: not voting
    • M: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Garcia, L.: absent
    • Harless: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Phelan: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Tinderholt: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Ward Johnson: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00400_SB00499/SB 447.xml

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