TX SB 524
died on adjournmentRelating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper
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Quick answers
Did TX SB 524 pass?
No. TX SB 524 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 (2025-05-21): Referred to Ways & Means
What is TX SB 524 about?
TX SB 524 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans.”.
Who sponsors TX SB 524?
Campbell is the primary sponsor of TX SB 524, joined by 4 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2024-12-04
- Latest action
- 2025-05-21 — Referred to Ways & Means
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Campbellprimary
- Alvaradocosponsor
- Blancocosponsor
- Kolkhorstcosponsor
- Westcosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-05-21
Referred to Ways & Means
referral-committee
2025-05-21
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-20
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-05-19
Reported engrossed
2025-05-19
Record vote
2025-05-19
Passed
passage
2025-05-19
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-19
Record vote
2025-05-19
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-19
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-19
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-19
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-19
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-05-19
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-05-19
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-19
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-19
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-19
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-19
Co-author authorized
2025-05-15
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-15
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-14
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-14
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-14
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-14
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-03
Referred to Finance
referral-committee
2025-02-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2024-12-04
Filed
filing
2024-12-04
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 524 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-05-19 · pass · 30-0
Member-level votes (1)
- Birdwell: not voting
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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