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TX SB 875

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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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 875 pass?

No. TX SB 875 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2025-05-26). 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

  1. 2025-01-22

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-22

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-13

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-10

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-10

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-10

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-10

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-12

    Co-author authorized

  10. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-03-13

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-03-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-17

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-03-19

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-03-31

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  17. 2025-03-31

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-03-31

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  19. 2025-03-31

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  20. 2025-03-31

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-03-31

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-01

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  24. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-01

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  26. 2025-04-01

    Passed

    passage

  27. 2025-04-01

    Record vote

  28. 2025-04-01

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-04-02

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  30. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  31. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  32. 2025-05-19

    Posting rule suspended

  33. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  34. 2025-05-20

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  35. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  36. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  37. 2025-05-21

    Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

    committee-failure

  38. 2025-05-21

    Left pending in committee

  39. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  40. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  41. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  42. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  43. 2025-05-23

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  44. 2025-05-24

    Considered in Calendars

  45. 2025-05-26

    Placed on General State Calendar

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

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

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

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