Bill Commons

TX SB 523

enacted

Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 523 pass?

Yes. TX SB 523 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 523 about?

TX SB 523 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 523?

Zaffirini, Hefner are the primary sponsors of TX SB 523, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-12-03
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Hefnerprimary
  • Westcosponsor
  • Morales Shawcosponsor

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. 2025-05-22

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-22

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-22

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-21

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-21

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  12. 2025-05-20

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-20

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-20

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-20

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-20

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  17. 2025-05-20

    Rules suspended

  18. 2025-05-20

    Placed on General State Calendar

  19. 2025-05-16

    Considered in Calendars

  20. 2025-05-12

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-12

    Committee report distributed

  22. 2025-05-12

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  23. 2025-05-09

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-05-09

    Considered in formal meeting

  25. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-03-18

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-03-13

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-03-13

    Record vote

  33. 2025-03-13

    Passed

    passage

  34. 2025-03-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  35. 2025-03-13

    Record vote

  36. 2025-03-13

    Three day rule suspended

  37. 2025-03-13

    Vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-03-13

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  39. 2025-03-13

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  40. 2025-03-13

    Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  41. 2025-03-13

    Co-author authorized

  42. 2025-03-12

    Placed on intent calendar

  43. 2025-03-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  44. 2025-03-05

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  45. 2025-03-05

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-03-03

    Vote taken in committee

  47. 2025-03-03

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-02-24

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-02-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  50. 2025-02-24

    Considered in public hearing

  51. 2025-02-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  52. 2025-02-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  53. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  54. 2024-12-03

    Filed

    filing

  55. 2024-12-03

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 523 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-13 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • King: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-20 · pass · 132-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: 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
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: 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, C.: 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
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: 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
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Dutton: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Buckley: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Darby: absent
    • Dyson: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Gates: absent
    • Gerdes: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Morales, E.: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Rosenthal: absent
    • Smithee: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-21 · pass · 142-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: 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
    • 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
    • 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 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
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: 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, 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
    • 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
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Frank: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Leo Wilso: absent

Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 523.xml

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