TX SB 689

died on adjournment

Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 689 pass?

No. TX SB 689 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 (2025-05-20): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 689 about?

TX SB 689 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 689?

Gerdes, Tepper, Schatzline and 1 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 689, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced: 2024-12-20
Latest action: 2025-05-20 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Subjects

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

2024-12-20
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
2024-12-20
Filed
filing
2025-02-03
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-03
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-06
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-06
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-06
Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-06
Left pending in committee
2025-03-12
Co-author authorized
2025-03-13
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-13
Left pending in committee
2025-03-19
Co-author authorized
2025-03-20
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-20
Vote taken in committee
2025-03-24
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-03-24
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-26
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-02
Co-author authorized
2025-04-02
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-02
Record vote
2025-04-02
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-04-02
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-04-02
Amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-02
Record vote
2025-04-02
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-04-02
Amendment fails of adoption
amendment-failure
2025-04-02
Record vote
2025-04-02
Amendment(s) offered
amendment-introduction
2025-04-02
Amendment fails of adoption
amendment-failure
2025-04-02
Record vote
2025-04-02
Passed to engrossment as amended
amendment-passage
2025-04-02
Record vote
2025-04-03
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-03
Record vote
2025-04-03
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-04-03
Passed
passage
2025-04-03
Record vote
2025-04-03
Reported engrossed
2025-04-07
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-04-17
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-17
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-05-12
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-12
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-12
Left pending in committee
2025-05-12
Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-12
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-19
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-19
Committee report distributed
2025-05-20
Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

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Documents

Votes

passage
2025-04-02 · 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
other
2025-04-02 · fail · 11-20
Member-level votes (31)
- Alvarado: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Cook: yes
- Eckhardt: yes
- Gutierrez: yes
- J. Hinojosa: yes
- Johnson: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Miles: yes
- West: yes
- Zaffirini: yes
- Bettencourt: no
- Birdwell: no
- Campbell: no
- Creighton: no
- Flores: no
- Hagenbuch: no
- Hall: no
- Hancock: no
- A. Hinojosa: no
- Huffman: no
- Hughes: no
- King: no
- Kolkhorst: no
- Middleton: no
- Nichols: no
- Parker: no
- Paxton: no
- Perry: no
- Schwertner: no
- Sparks: no
passage
2025-04-03 · 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

Companion bill: HB 1521

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 689.xml

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