Bill Commons

TX SB 974

vetoed

Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 974 pass?

No. TX SB 974 passed the legislature but was vetoed. Latest recorded action (2025-06-22): Vetoed by the Governor

What is TX SB 974 about?

TX SB 974 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 974?

Eckhardt, Bettencourt, Cook and 5 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 974.

Introduced
2025-01-29
Latest action
2025-06-22 — Vetoed by the Governor
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Eckhardtprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Cookprimary
  • Gutierrezprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Westprimary
  • Turnerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-22

    Vetoed by the Governor

    executive-veto

  2. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  4. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  6. 2025-05-31

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  7. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  8. 2025-05-30

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  9. 2025-05-30

    Read

  10. 2025-05-30

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  11. 2025-05-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  12. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  15. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  16. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading

  19. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  21. 2025-05-27

    Vote reconsidered

  22. 2025-05-27

    1 hr. notice-for reconsideration

  23. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-27

    Failed to pass to 3rd reading

    failure

  26. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  27. 2025-05-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  28. 2025-05-23

    Considered in Calendars

  29. 2025-05-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  30. 2025-05-22

    Committee report distributed

  31. 2025-05-22

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  32. 2025-05-20

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  33. 2025-05-20

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  34. 2025-05-20

    Considered in formal meeting

  35. 2025-05-07

    Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendment(s)

  36. 2025-05-07

    Considered by s/c in formal meeting

  37. 2025-05-01

    Left pending in subcommittee

  38. 2025-05-01

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  39. 2025-05-01

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  40. 2025-05-01

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  41. 2025-04-22

    Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker

    referral-committee

  42. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  43. 2025-03-25

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  44. 2025-03-20

    Reported engrossed

  45. 2025-03-20

    Record vote

  46. 2025-03-20

    Passed

    passage

  47. 2025-03-20

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  48. 2025-03-20

    Record vote

  49. 2025-03-20

    Three day rule suspended

  50. 2025-03-20

    Record vote

  51. 2025-03-20

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  52. 2025-03-20

    Record vote

  53. 2025-03-20

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  54. 2025-03-19

    Placed on intent calendar

  55. 2025-03-17

    Committee report printed and distributed

  56. 2025-03-17

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  57. 2025-03-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  58. 2025-03-13

    Vote taken in committee

  59. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  60. 2025-03-10

    Left pending in committee

  61. 2025-03-10

    Testimony taken in committee

  62. 2025-03-10

    Considered in public hearing

  63. 2025-03-10

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  64. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  65. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  66. 2025-01-29

    Filed

    filing

  67. 2025-01-29

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-03-20 · pass · 21-8

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

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 93-47

    Member-level votes (155)
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Barry: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Darby: no
    • Dyson: no
    • Frank: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Kerwin: no
    • Lambert: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Orr: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Romero: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Guillen: absent
    • Hull: absent
    • King: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Shofne: absent
    • Shofner: yes
    • Lopez: absent
    • J: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 80-56

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bell, C.: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • Craddick: no
    • Curry: no
    • Dean: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Frank: no
    • Gates: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Louderback: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Lujan: no
    • Luther: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Paul: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Smithee: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tepper: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Bell: absent
    • K: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Cunningham: absent
    • Hefner: absent
    • Metcal: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 23-8

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

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 974.xml

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