TX SB16 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature
Status
Sponsorship: Broadly Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on April 1 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-25 - Committee report sent to Calendars
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Status: Engrossed on April 1 2025 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2025-05-25 - Committee report sent to Calendars
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]
Summary
Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.
Title
Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2025-04-01 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Senate - Vote recorded in Journal (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Senate - Vote recorded in Journal (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-01 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-25 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-05-25 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-05-25 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-05-25 | House | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-05-25 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-05-25 | House | Considered in formal meeting |
| 2025-05-25 | House | Recommitted to committee |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Corrected committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-05-12 | House | Corrected comm. report distributed |
| 2025-05-10 | House | Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator |
| 2025-05-09 | House | Committee report sent to Calendars |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Committee report distributed |
| 2025-05-08 | House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator |
| 2025-04-28 | House | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-04-28 | House | Committee substitute considered in committee |
| 2025-04-28 | House | Considered in formal meeting |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Referred to Elections |
| 2025-04-22 | House | Read first time |
| 2025-04-02 | House | Received from the Senate |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Reported engrossed |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Passed |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Read 3rd time |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Passed to engrossment as amended |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Vote recorded in Journal |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Amended |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Read 2nd time |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Record vote |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business |
| 2025-03-31 | Senate | Placed on intent calendar |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Committee report printed and distributed |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Reported favorably as substituted |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Vote taken in committee |
| 2025-03-24 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Left pending in committee |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Testimony taken in committee |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Considered in public hearing |
| 2025-03-20 | Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Referred to State Affairs |
| 2025-03-12 | Senate | Read first time |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Filed |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | Received by the Secretary of the Senate |
Same As/Similar To
HB5337 (Same As) 2025-05-07 - Committee report sent to Calendars
HB5337 (Same As) 2025-05-07 - Committee report sent to Calendars
HB5337 (Same As) 2025-05-07 - Committee report sent to Calendars
Subjects
ATTORNEY GENERAL
BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES
Crimes
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Elections
Elections--Administration
Elections--Election Officers
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
PASSPORTS
SECRETARY OF STATE
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES
Crimes
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Elections
Elections--Administration
Elections--Election Officers
Elections--Registration & Suffrage
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
PASSPORTS
SECRETARY OF STATE
STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING
