Bill Commons

TX SB 816

died on adjournment

Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 816 pass?

No. TX SB 816 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 (2025-05-27): Placed on General State Calendar

What is TX SB 816 about?

TX SB 816 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 816?

Huffman, Harless are the primary sponsors of TX SB 816.

Introduced
2025-01-16
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Huffmanprimary
  • Harlessprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-27

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-25

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-24

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  6. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-05-22

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  8. 2025-05-22

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-05-01

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  10. 2025-04-30

    Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-04-30

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  12. 2025-04-29

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  13. 2025-04-29

    Reported engrossed

  14. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  15. 2025-04-29

    Passed

    passage

  16. 2025-04-29

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-29

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-29

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-04-29

    Vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-04-29

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-04-29

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2025-04-29

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  25. 2025-04-29

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-29

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  27. 2025-04-28

    Placed on intent calendar

  28. 2025-04-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-04-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-04-22

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-04-22

    Testimony taken in committee

  33. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-04-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  35. 2025-02-07

    Referred to Criminal Justice

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-02-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  37. 2025-01-16

    Filed

    filing

  38. 2025-01-16

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-29 · pass · 27-4

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

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 816 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-29 · pass · 27-4

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

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 816.xml

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