TX HB521 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 3)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.
Title
Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-05-29 - House - House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4026 (Y: 89 N: 44 NV: 2 Abs: 15) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Amendment fails of adoption (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - FA1 Paxton (Y: 19 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 21 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - House - Read 3rd time RV#2293 (Y: 84 N: 54 NV: 2 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - House - Amended RV#2227 (Y: 85 N: 53 NV: 1 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Amendment fails of adoption (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - FA1 Paxton (Y: 19 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 21 N: 10 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-13 - House - Read 3rd time RV#2293 (Y: 84 N: 54 NV: 2 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-05-12 - House - Amended RV#2227 (Y: 85 N: 53 NV: 1 Abs: 11) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-20 | Effective on 9/1/25 | |
| 2025-06-20 | Signed by the Governor | |
| 2025-06-01 | Sent to the Governor | |
| 2025-06-01 | Senate | Signed in the Senate |
| 2025-05-31 | House | Signed in the House |
| 2025-05-30 | House | Reported enrolled |
| 2025-05-29 | Senate | House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Text of Senate Amendment(s) |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Record vote RV#4026 |
| 2025-05-29 | House | House concurs in Senate amendment(s) |
| 2025-05-29 | House | Point of order withdrawn Rule 11, Section 2 |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate Amendments Analysis distributed |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate Amendments distributed |
| 2025-05-28 | House | Senate passage as amended reported |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Passed |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-28 | Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Remarks ordered printed |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Passed to 3rd reading as amended |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Amendment fails of adoption |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA3 Menéndez |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Amended |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA2 Zaffirini |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Amended |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA1 Paxton |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-05-27 | Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2025-05-26 | Senate | Placed on intent calendar |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Committee report printed and distributed |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Reported favorably w/o amendments |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Vote taken in committee |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Testimony taken in committee |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-05-22 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | Referred to State Affairs |
| 2025-05-19 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2025-05-14 | Senate | Received from the House |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Reported engrossed |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Record vote RV#2293 |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Passed |
| 2025-05-13 | House | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Record vote RV#2227 |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Passed to engrossment as amended |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Amended 1-Bucy and Guillen |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-05-10 | House | Placed on General State Calendar |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-04-30 | House | Considered in Calendars |
| 2025-04-08 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-04-07 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-04-03 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-20 | House | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Referred to Elections |
| 2025-03-03 | House | Read first time |
| 2024-11-12 | House | Filed |
Subjects
Crimes
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Disabilities, Persons with
Elections
Elections--Administration
Elections--Early Voting
Elections--Election Officers
SECRETARY OF STATE
SIGNS
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Disabilities, Persons with
Elections
Elections--Administration
Elections--Early Voting
Elections--Election Officers
SECRETARY OF STATE
SIGNS
