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Introduced
Feb 25, 2025
Passed Senate
Apr 22, 2025
Passed House
May 20, 2025
Signed into Law
May 30, 2025

SB 1620

Texas Senate Bill

Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.

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

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Apr 22, 2024, Senate

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

Apr 22, 2024, Senate

Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1620 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

Apr 22, 2024, Senate

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

Apr 22, 2024, Senate

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)

May 19, 2025, House

SB 1620 was passed to third reading by (Record 2941): 103 Yeas, 38 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 103

ABSENT: 7

NOT VOTING: 2

Dustin Burrows
Harris(C)

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY67FINAL.HTM

May 20, 2025, House

SB 1620 was passed by (Record 3011): 107 Yeas, 39 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YES: 107

ABSENT: 3

Jones
V
Dean

NOT VOTING: 2

Dustin Burrows
Harris(C)

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY68FINAL.HTM

Actions

May 30, 2025 | executive
- Signed by the Governor
- 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 20, 2025 | Senate
- House passage reported
- Reported enrolled
May 20, 2025 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote RV#3011
May 19, 2025 | House
- Read 2nd time
- Passed to 3rd reading
- Record vote RV#2941
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 16, 2025 | House
- Placed on General State Calendar
May 14, 2025 | House
- Considered in Calendars
May 08, 2025 | House
- Committee report sent to Calendars
May 07, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
May 01, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 24, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
Apr 23, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
- 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 16, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on intent calendar
Apr 08, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Apr 07, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 02, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/02/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Vote taken in committee
Mar 12, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Mar 10, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to Finance
Feb 25, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed

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https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB1620