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TX SB 500

enacted

Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 500 pass?

Yes. TX SB 500 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 500 about?

TX SB 500 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 500?

Sparks, Shaheen are the primary sponsors of TX SB 500, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-22
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Sparksprimary
  • Shaheenprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Hallcosponsor
  • Milescosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-28

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-28

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-23

    Considered in Calendars

  17. 2025-05-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-05-21

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-05-21

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  20. 2025-05-16

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  22. 2025-05-13

    Left pending in committee

  23. 2025-05-13

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  24. 2025-05-13

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-02

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-05-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  28. 2025-05-01

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-01

    Passed

    passage

  31. 2025-05-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  32. 2025-05-01

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-01

    Three day rule suspended

  34. 2025-05-01

    Vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-01

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-01

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  37. 2025-05-01

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  38. 2025-04-29

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  39. 2025-04-28

    Placed on intent calendar

  40. 2025-04-28

    Co-author authorized

  41. 2025-04-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  42. 2025-04-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  43. 2025-04-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2025-04-16

    Vote taken in committee

  45. 2025-04-16

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-08

    Left pending in committee

  47. 2025-04-08

    Testimony taken in committee

  48. 2025-04-08

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-08

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  50. 2025-03-19

    Co-author authorized

  51. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Health & Human Services

    referral-committee

  52. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  53. 2025-01-29

    Co-author authorized

  54. 2024-11-22

    Filed

    filing

  55. 2024-11-22

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 137-1

    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
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: 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
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: 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
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: 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
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Oliverson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Capriglione: absent
    • Davis, A.: absent
    • DeAyala: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Hickland: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Perez, V.: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Ward Johnson: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 137-1

    Member-level votes (151)
    • 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
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: 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
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: 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
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lowe: 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, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: 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
    • 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
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cole: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Louderback: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Smithe: absent

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 500.xml

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