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HB 493
  • Introduced
    Nov 12, 2024
  • Passed House
    May 13, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    May 26, 2025
  • Signed into Law
HB 493
Texas House Bill
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Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.
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House • May 29, 2025: Senate appoints conferees-reported
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May 26, 2024, Senate
HB 493, Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 7.
YES: 24
NO: 7
OTHER: 0
YES: 24

NO: 7

OTHER: 0
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May 26, 2024, Senate
Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 493 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 4.
YES: 27
NO: 4
OTHER: 0
YES: 27

NO: 4

OTHER: 0
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May 26, 2024, Senate
HB 493 as amended was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
YES: 26
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 26

NO: 5

OTHER: 0
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May 12, 2025, House
CSHB 493 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2226): 82 Yeas, 53 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
YES: 82
NO: 53
OTHER: 2
YES: 82

NO: 53

ABSENT: 13

NOT VOTING: 2

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May 13, 2025, House
HB 493 was passed by (Record 2292): 86 Yeas, 52 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
YES: 86
NO: 52
OTHER: 3
YES: 86

NO: 52

ABSENT: 9

NOT VOTING: 3

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Actions
  • May 29, 2025 | House
    • Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
    • Senate appoints conferees-reported
  • May 29, 2025 | Senate
    • Senate grants request for conference comm.
    • Senate appoints conferees
  • May 28, 2025 | Senate
    • House refuses to concur-reported
    • House requests conference committee-reported
    • House appoints conferees-reported
  • May 28, 2025 | House
    • House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
    • House requests conference committee
    • House appoints conferees
  • May 27, 2025 | House
    • Senate Amendments distributed
    • Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  • May 26, 2025 | House
    • Senate passage as amended reported
  • May 26, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-sponsor authorized
    • Placed on intent calendar
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Miles
    • Amended
    • Vote recorded in Journal
    • Passed to 3rd reading as amended
    • Record vote
    • Three day rule suspended
    • Record vote
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
  • May 23, 2025 | Senate
    • Reported favorably w/o amendments
    • Committee report printed and distributed
  • May 22, 2025 | Senate
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/22/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken in committee
    • Vote taken in committee
  • May 15, 2025 | Senate
    • Read first time
    • Referred to State Affairs
  • May 14, 2025 | Senate
    • Received from the House
  • May 13, 2025 | House
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote RV#2292
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Reported engrossed
  • May 12, 2025 | House
    • Read 2nd time
    • Point of order withdrawn RUle 11, Section 2
    • Passed to engrossment
    • Record vote RV#2226
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  • May 10, 2025 | House
    • Placed on General State Calendar
  • May 08, 2025 | House
    • Considered in Calendars
  • Apr 17, 2025 | House
    • Considered in Calendars
  • Mar 31, 2025 | House
    • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
    • Committee report distributed
    • Committee report sent to Calendars
  • Mar 27, 2025 | House
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Committee substitute considered in committee
    • Reported favorably as substituted
  • Mar 20, 2025 | House
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 03/20/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
    • Left pending in committee
  • Feb 28, 2025 | House
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Elections
  • Nov 12, 2024 | House
    • Filed
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