Texas Senate Bill 19

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 13)
Status: Engrossed on March 19 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-03-25 - Referred to State Affairs
Pending: House State Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

Sen. Mayes Middleton [R]	Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]	Sen. Donna Campbell [R]	Sen. Charles Creighton [R]
Sen. Peter Flores [R]	Sen. Brent Hagenbuch [R]	Sen. Bob Hall [R]	Sen. Adam Hinojosa [R]
Sen. Phil King [R]	Sen. Tan Parker [R]	Sen. Angela Paxton [R]	Sen. Charles Schwertner [R]
Sen. Joan Huffman [R]

2025-03-19 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - FA5 Nichols (Y: 15 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - Amendment fails of adoption (Y: 11 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-03-19 - Senate - FA1 Middleton (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 19 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - FA5 Nichols (Y: 15 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - Amendment fails of adoption (Y: 11 N: 20 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2025-03-19 - Senate - FA1 Middleton (Y: 20 N: 11 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-19 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 19 N: 12 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-03-25	House	Referred to State Affairs
2025-03-25	House	Read first time
2025-03-20	House	Received from the Senate
2025-03-19	Senate	Reported engrossed
2025-03-19	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-19	Senate	Passed
2025-03-19	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-03-19	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-19	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-19	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-19	Senate	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-03-19	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-19	Senate	Amended
2025-03-19	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA5 Nichols
2025-03-19	Senate	Amendment withdrawn
2025-03-19	Senate	Point of order withdrawn
2025-03-19	Senate	Point of order
2025-03-19	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA4 Eckhardt
2025-03-19	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-19	Senate	Amendment fails of adoption
2025-03-19	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA3 Eckhardt
2025-03-19	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-19	Senate	Amended
2025-03-19	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA2 Middleton
2025-03-19	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-19	Senate	Amended
2025-03-19	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Middleton
2025-03-19	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-03-19	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-19	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-19	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-18	Senate	Not again placed on intent calendar
2025-03-12	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-03-06	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-05	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-05	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-03-03	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-03-03	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-02-27	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-02-27	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-02-27	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-02-27	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-20	Senate	Referred to State Affairs
2025-02-20	Senate	Read first time
2025-02-20	Senate	Filed
2025-02-20	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

HB3257 (Same As) 2025-03-20 - Referred to State Affairs
HB3257 (Same As) 2025-03-20 - Referred to State Affairs
HB4860 (Same As) 2025-04-03 - Referred to State Affairs

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB19
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00019I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00019S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00019E.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00019S2F1.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00019S2F2.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00019S2F3.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00019S2F4.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00019S2F5.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00019I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00019I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00019S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00019S.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-19-F1.PDF#page=26
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-19-F1.PDF#page=27
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-19-F1.PDF#page=28
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-19-F.PDF#page=6
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-19-F1.PDF#page=29