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Introduced
Jan 03, 2025
Passed Senate
Apr 09, 2025
Passed House
May 13, 2025
Signed into Law

SB 693

Texas Senate Bill

Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.

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executive • May 30, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25

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Apr 09, 2024, Senate

All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 except as follows

Apr 09, 2024, Senate

Senator West moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 693 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1.

Apr 09, 2024, Senate

All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to engrossment except as follows

Apr 09, 2024, Senate

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 1. (Same as previous roll call)

May 20, 2024, Senate

Senator West moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 693. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

May 12, 2025, House

CSSB 693 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 2169): 105 Yeas, 35 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 105

ABSENT: 8

NOT VOTING: 2

Dustin Burrows
Landgraf(C)

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY62FINAL.HTM

May 13, 2025, House

SB 693 was passed by (Record 2323): 105 Yeas, 29 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 105

ABSENT: 14

NOT VOTING: 2

Dustin Burrows
Metcalf(C)

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY63FINAL.HTM

Actions

May 30, 2025 | executive
- Filed without the Governor's signature
- Effective on 9/1/25
May 21, 2025 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
May 21, 2025 | House
- Signed in the House
May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Signed in the Senate
May 21, 2025 | House
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
May 20, 2025 | Senate
- House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- Read
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- Record vote
- Reported enrolled
May 14, 2025 | Senate
- House passage as amended reported
May 13, 2025 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote RV#2323
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 12, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
- Laid out in lieu of companion CSHB 3704
- Read 2nd time
- Passed to 3rd reading
- Record vote RV#2169
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Committee report sent to Calendars
May 08, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Vote reconsidered in committee
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
May 01, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 17, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Apr 10, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
Apr 09, 2025 | Senate
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 West
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Reported engrossed
Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on intent calendar
Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 03/25/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Justice
Jan 03, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed

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https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB693