Texas Senate Bill 509

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 7)
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 requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]	Sen. Mayes Middleton [R]	Sen. Tan Parker [R]	Sen. Angela Paxton [R]
Sen. Charles Perry [R]	Sen. Bob Hall [R]	Rep. Mike Schofield [R]

2025-05-30 - Senate - Senate adopts conference committee report (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-30 - Senate - Senate adopts conference committee report (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-05-30 - House - House adopts conference committee report RV#4092 (Y: 97 N: 37 NV: 2 Abs: 14) [PASS]
2025-05-07 - House - Read 3rd time RV#1578 (Y: 98 N: 49 NV: 2 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-05-06 - House - Amended RV#1524 (Y: 85 N: 56 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 24 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Senate - FA1 Birdwell (Y: 24 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 24 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 24 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 23 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Senate - FA1 Birdwell (Y: 24 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]
2025-03-24 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 24 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

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	House	Signed in the House
2025-05-31	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-05-31	House	Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-05-30	Senate	Reported enrolled
2025-05-30	Senate	Record vote
2025-05-30	Senate	Senate adopts conference committee report
2025-05-30	Senate	House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-05-30	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-30	House	Record vote RV#4092
2025-05-30	House	House adopts conference committee report
2025-05-29	House	Conf. Comm. Report distributed
2025-05-26	Senate	Conference committee report filed
2025-05-20	Senate	House appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-20	Senate	House grants request for conf comm-reported
2025-05-19	House	House appoints conferees
2025-05-19	House	House grants request for conference committee
2025-05-14	House	Senate appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-14	House	Senate requests conference committee-reported
2025-05-14	House	Senate refuses to concur-reported
2025-05-14	Senate	Senate appoints conferees
2025-05-14	Senate	Senate requests conference committee
2025-05-14	Senate	Senate refuses to concur
2025-05-14	Senate	Read
2025-05-14	Senate	House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2025-05-07	Senate	House passage as amended reported
2025-05-07	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-07	House	Record vote RV#1578
2025-05-07	House	Passed
2025-05-07	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-06	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-06	House	Record vote RV#1524
2025-05-06	House	Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-06	House	Amended 1-Bucy and Schofield
2025-05-06	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-06	House	Laid out in lieu of companion HB 1475
2025-05-01	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-30	House	Committee report distributed
2025-04-30	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-28	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-28	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-09	House	Referred to Elections
2025-04-09	House	Read first time
2025-03-25	House	Received from the Senate
2025-03-24	Senate	Reported engrossed
2025-03-24	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-24	Senate	Passed
2025-03-24	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-03-24	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-24	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-03-24	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-24	Senate	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-03-24	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-24	Senate	Amended
2025-03-24	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Birdwell
2025-03-24	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-03-24	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-24	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-19	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-17	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-17	Senate	Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-03-17	Senate	Reported favorably w/o amendments
2025-03-13	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-03-13	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-06	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-03-06	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-06	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-06	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-05	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

HB1475 (Same As) 2025-05-06 - Laid on the table subject to call
HB1475 (Same As) 2025-05-06 - Laid on the table subject to call

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB509
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00509I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00509S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00509E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00509H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00509F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00509S2F1.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00509H21.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00509I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00509I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00509E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00509H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00509A.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00509C.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00509F.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00509F.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-24-F.PDF#page=16
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-24-F.PDF#page=17
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB509&RcdVtNo=1524&Ch=H&Dt=05/06/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB509&RcdVtNo=1578&Ch=H&Dt=05/07/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB509&RcdVtNo=4092&Ch=H&Dt=05/30/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ05-30-F.PDF#page=26