TX SB 871
died on adjournmentRelating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper
Quick answers
Did TX SB 871 pass?
No. TX SB 871 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 (2025-05-22): Considered in Calendars
What is TX SB 871 about?
TX SB 871 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.”.
Who sponsors TX SB 871?
Birdwell, Slawson are the primary sponsors of TX SB 871, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-01-22
- Latest action
- 2025-05-22 — Considered in Calendars
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- Birdwellprimary
- Slawsonprimary
- Kolkhorstcosponsor
- Middletoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-01-22
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
filing,introduction
2025-01-22
Filed
filing
2025-02-13
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-02-13
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-03-27
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-27
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-27
Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-27
Left pending in committee
2025-04-03
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-03
Vote taken in committee
2025-04-07
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-07
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-08
Co-author authorized
2025-04-09
Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-10
Co-author authorized
2025-04-10
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-10
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
reading-2
2025-04-10
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-10
Three day rule suspended
2025-04-10
Record vote
2025-04-10
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-04-10
Passed
passage
2025-04-10
Record vote
2025-04-10
Reported engrossed
2025-04-14
Received from the Senate
introduction
2025-04-15
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-15
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
2025-04-23
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-23
Left pending in committee
2025-04-24
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-24
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-28
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-28
Committee report distributed
2025-04-29
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-22
Considered in Calendars
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Votes
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 871 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-04-10 · pass · 30-0
Member-level votes (1)
- King: absent
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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Attribution
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