Bill Commons

TX SB 875

died on adjournment

Relating to prohibiting election activities committed by a member of the board of trustees or superintendent of an independent school district or on certain school district premises; creating criminal offenses.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 875 pass?

No. TX SB 875 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 (2025-05-26): Placed on General State Calendar

What is TX SB 875 about?

TX SB 875 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to prohibiting election activities committed by a member of the board of trustees or superintendent of an independent school district or on certain school district premises; creating criminal offenses.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 875?

Birdwell, Cunningham are the primary sponsors of TX SB 875, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2025-05-26 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Birdwellprimary
  • Cunninghamprimary
  • Bettencourtcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-26

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  6. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-05-21

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-05-21

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  10. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  11. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  13. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  14. 2025-05-19

    Posting rule suspended

  15. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  16. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  17. 2025-04-02

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  18. 2025-04-01

    Reported engrossed

  19. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-01

    Passed

    passage

  21. 2025-04-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-01

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  24. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  25. 2025-03-31

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  26. 2025-03-31

    Vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-03-31

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  28. 2025-03-31

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  29. 2025-03-31

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  30. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  31. 2025-03-31

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  32. 2025-03-19

    Placed on intent calendar

  33. 2025-03-17

    Committee report printed and distributed

  34. 2025-03-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-03-13

    Vote taken in committee

  36. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  37. 2025-03-12

    Co-author authorized

  38. 2025-03-10

    Left pending in committee

  39. 2025-03-10

    Testimony taken in committee

  40. 2025-03-10

    Considered in public hearing

  41. 2025-03-10

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  42. 2025-02-13

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  43. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  44. 2025-01-22

    Filed

    filing

  45. 2025-01-22

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1

    2025-03-31 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-03-31 · pass · 21-9

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

  • passage

    2025-04-01 · pass · 21-10

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

Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 875.xml

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