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TX SB 710

enacted

Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 710 pass?

Yes. TX SB 710 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 710 about?

TX SB 710 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 710?

Eckhardt, Bucy are the primary sponsors of TX SB 710.

Introduced
2025-01-06
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Eckhardtprimary
  • Bucyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-06

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-06

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-07

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-12

    Rereferred to committee

  6. 2025-02-12

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-03-17

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-03-17

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-03-17

    Testimony taken in committee

  10. 2025-03-17

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-03-20

    Considered in public hearing

  12. 2025-03-20

    Vote taken in committee

  13. 2025-03-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  14. 2025-03-24

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  15. 2025-03-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

  16. 2025-03-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  17. 2025-03-27

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. 2025-03-27

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-03-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-03-27

    Three day rule suspended

  21. 2025-03-27

    Record vote

  22. 2025-03-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-03-27

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-03-27

    Record vote

  25. 2025-03-27

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-03-31

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  30. 2025-05-21

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  31. 2025-05-21

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-05-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  34. 2025-05-24

    Committee report distributed

  35. 2025-05-25

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  36. 2025-05-27

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  37. 2025-05-28

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  38. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  39. 2025-05-28

    Passed to 3rd reading

  40. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  42. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  43. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-05-29

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  47. 2025-05-30

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  48. 2025-05-30

    Read

  49. 2025-05-30

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  50. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  51. 2025-05-31

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  52. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  53. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  54. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  55. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  56. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  57. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 710 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-03-27 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • King: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 117-24

    Member-level votes (24)
    • Ashby: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Geren: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • King: no
    • Lambert: no
    • Landgraf: no
    • Leach: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Wharton: no

  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 31-0

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 710.xml

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