Texas Senate Bill 650

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-2)
Status: Passed on June 22 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-22 - Effective on 9/1/25
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

Sen. Royce West [D]	Sen. Cesar Blanco [D]	Sen. Peter Flores [R]	Sen. Jose Menendez [D]
Sen. Charles Perry [R]	Rep. Rhetta Bowers [D]	Rep. Senfronia Thompson [D]	Rep. Penny Morales Shaw [D]
Rep. Mihaela Plesa [D]	Rep. Jolanda Jones [D]

2025-06-01 - Senate - Senate adopts conference committee report (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-06-01 - House - House adopts conference committee report RV#4149 (Y: 82 N: 57 NV: 2 Abs: 9) [PASS]
2025-05-22 - House - Read 3rd time RV#3201 (Y: 97 N: 46 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-21 - House - Amended RV#3169 (Y: 99 N: 39 NV: 2 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-22		Effective on 9/1/25
2025-06-22		Filed without the Governor's signature
2025-06-03		Sent to the Governor
2025-06-02	House	Signed in the House
2025-06-02	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-06-01	Senate	Reported enrolled
2025-06-01	Senate	House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-06-01	House	Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-06-01	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-06-01	House	Record vote RV#4149
2025-06-01	House	House adopts conference committee report
2025-06-01	House	House adopts resolution to go outside bounds HR 1499
2025-06-01	Senate	Record vote
2025-06-01	Senate	Senate adopts conference committee report
2025-06-01	Senate	Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds SR 706
2025-05-31	House	Conf. Comm. Report distributed
2025-05-31	Senate	Conference committee report filed
2025-05-30	Senate	House appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-30	Senate	House grants request for conf comm-reported
2025-05-30	House	House appoints conferees
2025-05-30	House	House grants request for conference committee
2025-05-29	House	Senate appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-29	House	Senate requests conference committee-reported
2025-05-29	House	Senate refuses to concur-reported
2025-05-29	Senate	Senate appoints conferees
2025-05-29	Senate	Senate requests conference committee
2025-05-29	Senate	Senate refuses to concur
2025-05-29	Senate	Read
2025-05-29	Senate	House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2025-05-23	Senate	House passage as amended reported
2025-05-22	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22	House	Record vote RV#3201
2025-05-22	House	Passed
2025-05-22	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-22	House	Additional sponsor(s) authorized
2025-05-22	House	Rules suspended
2025-05-21	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-21	House	Record vote RV#3169
2025-05-21	House	Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-21	House	Amended 1-Bowers
2025-05-21	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-21	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-19	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-15	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-15	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-15	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-13	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-13	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-13	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-06	House	Left pending in committee
2025-05-06	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-06	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-06	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-05-06	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-22	House	Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
2025-04-22	House	Read first time
2025-03-27	House	Received from the Senate
2025-03-26	Senate	Reported engrossed
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Passed
2025-03-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-03-26	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-26	Senate	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-03-26	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-26	Senate	Amended
2025-03-26	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 West
2025-03-26	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-26	Senate	Motion withdrawn
2025-03-26	Senate	Motion to suspend regular order of business
2025-03-26	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-03-25	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-24	Senate	Not again placed on intent calendar
2025-03-20	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-18	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-18	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-03-17	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-03-17	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-17	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-17	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-03	Senate	Referred to State Affairs
2025-02-03	Senate	Read first time
2024-12-18	Senate	Filed
2024-12-18	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB650
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00650I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00650S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00650E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00650H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00650F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00650S2F1.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00650H21.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00650I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00650I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00650S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00650S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00650E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00650H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00650H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00650A.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00650C.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00650F.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00650F.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-26-F.PDF#page=31
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-26-F.PDF#page=32
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-26-F.PDF#page=33
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB650&RcdVtNo=3169&Ch=H&Dt=05/21/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB650&RcdVtNo=3201&Ch=H&Dt=05/22/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB650&RcdVtNo=4149&Ch=H&Dt=06/01/2025
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ06-01-F.PDF#page=11