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TX SB 508

died on adjournment

Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 508 pass?

No. TX SB 508 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-31): Committee report printed and distributed

What is TX SB 508 about?

TX SB 508 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 508?

Bettencourt, Creighton, Kolkhorst and 4 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 508, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2024-11-25
Latest action
2025-03-31 — Committee report printed and distributed
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Hallcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-25

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-25

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-04

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-03-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-03-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  9. 2025-03-24

    Left pending in committee

  10. 2025-03-27

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-03-27

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-03-31

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-31

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  14. 2025-03-31

    Committee report printed and distributed

Versions

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Votes

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 508.xml

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