Texas Senate Bill 506

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 9)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.

Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.

Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]	Sen. Joan Huffman [R]	Sen. Mayes Middleton [R]	Sen. Tan Parker [R]
Sen. Angela Paxton [R]	Sen. Bob Hall [R]	Rep. Dennis Paul [R]	Rep. Steve Toth [R]
Rep. Carl Tepper [R]

2025-05-30 - Senate - Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-30 - Senate - Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-30 - Senate - Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-28 - House - Read 3rd time RV#3882 (Y: 102 N: 37 NV: 1 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - House - Amendment withdrawn RV#3776 (Y: 111 N: 21 NV: 1 Abs: 17) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - House - RV#3775 (Y: 136 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2025-05-27 - House - RV#3774 (Y: 133 N: 7 NV: 2 Abs: 8) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Senate - Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-04-30 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 23 N: 8 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-20		Effective on 9/1/25
2025-06-20		Signed by the Governor
2025-06-02		Sent to the Governor
2025-06-02	House	Signed in the House
2025-06-01	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-05-31	Senate	Reported enrolled
2025-05-31	House	Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
2025-05-30	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-30	Senate	Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
2025-05-30	Senate	Read
2025-05-30	Senate	House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2025-05-28	Senate	House passage as amended reported
2025-05-28	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-28	House	Record vote RV#3882
2025-05-28	House	Passed
2025-05-28	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-27	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-27	House	Record vote RV#3776
2025-05-27	House	Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-27	House	Amendment withdrawn 3-Tepper
2025-05-27	House	Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
2025-05-27	House	Amendment(s) offered 3-Tepper
2025-05-27	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-27	House	Record vote RV#3775
2025-05-27	House	Amended 2-Bucy
2025-05-27	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-27	House	Record vote RV#3774
2025-05-27	House	Amended 1-Paul
2025-05-27	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-25	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-23	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-22	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-21	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-21	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-16	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-16	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-16	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-01	House	Referred to Elections
2025-05-01	House	Read first time
2025-04-30	House	Received from the Senate
2025-04-30	Senate	Reported engrossed
2025-04-30	Senate	Record vote
2025-04-30	Senate	Passed
2025-04-30	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-04-30	Senate	Record vote
2025-04-30	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-04-30	Senate	Record vote
2025-04-30	Senate	Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
2025-04-30	Senate	Record vote
2025-04-30	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-04-24	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-04-22	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-04-22	Senate	Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-04-22	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-16	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-04-16	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-07	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-04-07	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-04-07	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-07	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-04	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-02-03	Senate	Referred to State Affairs
2025-02-03	Senate	Read first time
2024-11-25	Senate	Filed
2024-11-25	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

HB1783 (Same As) 2025-03-27 - Left pending in committee
HB1783 (Same As) 2025-03-27 - Left pending in committee

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB506
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00506H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00506H22.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00506H23.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00506I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00506I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00506S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00506S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00506H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00506H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00506A.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00506F.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00506F.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ04-30-F1.PDF#page=8
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ04-30-F1.PDF#page=9
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ04-30-F1.PDF#page=10
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB506&RcdVtNo=3774&Ch=H&Dt=05/27/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB506&RcdVtNo=3775&Ch=H&Dt=05/27/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB506&RcdVtNo=3776&Ch=H&Dt=05/27/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB506&RcdVtNo=3882&Ch=H&Dt=05/28/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-30-F.PDF#page=127