TX SB 961

• Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265)
• Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
• HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
• Human Services--Food Programs (I0910)
• Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905)
• MEDICAID (S4885)

• Kolkhorstprimary
• Nobleprimary
• Creightoncosponsor
• Hallcosponsor
• Schwertnercosponsor
• Sparkscosponsor

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1. 2025-01-29

   Received by the Secretary of the Senate

   filing,introduction

2. 2025-01-29

   Filed

   filing

3. 2025-02-13

   Read first time

   introduction,reading-1

4. 2025-02-13

   Referred to Health & Human Services

   referral-committee

5. 2025-03-05

   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

6. 2025-03-05

   Considered in public hearing

7. 2025-03-05

   Testimony taken in committee

8. 2025-03-05

   Left pending in committee

9. 2025-03-18

   Considered in public hearing

10. 2025-03-18

    Vote taken in committee

11. 2025-03-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

12. 2025-03-24

    Committee report printed and distributed

13. 2025-03-25

    Placed on intent calendar

14. 2025-03-31

    Co-author authorized

15. 2025-03-31

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

16. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

17. 2025-03-31

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

18. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

19. 2025-03-31

    Three day rule suspended

20. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

21. 2025-03-31

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

22. 2025-03-31

    Passed

    passage

23. 2025-03-31

    Record vote

24. 2025-03-31

    Reported engrossed

25. 2025-04-01

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

26. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

27. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Human Services

    referral-committee

28. 2025-05-06

    Considered in public hearing

29. 2025-05-06

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

30. 2025-05-06

    Left pending in committee

31. 2025-05-08

    Considered in formal meeting

32. 2025-05-08

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

33. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

34. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

35. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

36. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

37. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

38. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

39. 2025-05-27

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

40. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

41. 2025-05-27

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

42. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

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  2025-03-31 · pass · 26-5

  Member-level votes (31)

  • Alvarado: yes
  • 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
  • Menéndez: yes
  • Middleton: yes
  • Miles: yes
  • Nichols: yes
  • Parker: yes
  • Paxton: yes
  • Perry: yes
  • Schwertner: yes
  • Sparks: yes
  • West: yes
  • Cook: no
  • Eckhardt: no
  • Gutierrez: no
  • Johnson: no
  • Zaffirini: no

• Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 961 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

  2025-03-31 · pass · 26-5

  Member-level votes (31)

  • Alvarado: yes
  • 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
  • Menéndez: yes
  • Middleton: yes
  • Miles: yes
  • Nichols: yes
  • Parker: yes
  • Paxton: yes
  • Perry: yes
  • Schwertner: yes
  • Sparks: yes
  • West: yes
  • Cook: no
  • Eckhardt: no
  • Gutierrez: no
  • Johnson: no
  • Zaffirini: no

• Companion bill: HB 4273

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