Bill Commons

TX SB 511

died on adjournment

Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms and to the notice of availability of such forms; creating criminal offenses.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 511 pass?

No. TX SB 511 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 (2025-05-23): Referred to Elections

What is TX SB 511 about?

TX SB 511 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms and to the notice of availability of such forms; creating criminal offenses.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 511?

Bettencourt, Middleton, Parker and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 511, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-25
Latest action
2025-05-23 — Referred to Elections
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Creightoncosponsor
  • 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. 2025-02-05

    Co-author authorized

  6. 2025-03-13

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  7. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-03-13

    Testimony taken in committee

  9. 2025-03-13

    Left pending in committee

  10. 2025-04-03

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-03

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-30

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-05-05

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-05-15

    Co-author authorized

  17. 2025-05-19

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  19. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-05-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  22. 2025-05-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-05-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-05-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  26. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-05-19

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  29. 2025-05-20

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  30. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-20

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  32. 2025-05-20

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  33. 2025-05-20

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  34. 2025-05-20

    Vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-05-20

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  36. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  37. 2025-05-20

    Reported engrossed

  38. 2025-05-21

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  39. 2025-05-23

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  40. 2025-05-23

    Referred to Elections

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-19 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 511.xml

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