When was Texas Senate Bill SB 8 introduced?

SB 8 was introduced on Mar 05, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 8 passed the Senate?

Yes, SB 8 has passed the Senate on Apr 01, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 8 passed the House?

Yes, SB 8 has passed the House on May 25, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 8 been signed into law?

Yes, SB 8 was signed into law on Jun 20, 2025.

What's the current status of Texas Senate Bill SB 8?

The latest action on SB 8 by the executive was: Effective on 1/1/26 on Jun 20, 2025.

Who introduced Texas Senate Bill SB 8?

SB 8 was introduced by Charles Schwertner.

Are voting records available for Texas Senate Bill SB 8?

Yes, there are 8 voting records available for SB 8

Bill tracking in Texas - SB 8 (89 legislative session)

Introduced
Mar 05, 2025
Passed Senate
Apr 01, 2025
Passed House
May 25, 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 20, 2025

SB 8

Texas Senate Bill

Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements.

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executive • Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26

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Apr 01, 2024, Senate

CSSB 8, Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.

YES: 20

NO: 11

OTHER: 0

Apr 01, 2024, Senate

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11. (Same as previous roll call)

YES: 20

NO: 11

OTHER: 0

May 31, 2024, Senate

On motion of Senator Schwertner, the Conference Committee Report was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.

Senator Birdwell moved to suspend Senate Rule 12.09(a) to take up for consideration the Conference Committee Report on SB 8 at this time. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 20, Nays 11.

SB 8 (89 Yeas, 52 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)

SB 8, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 3476): 89 Yeas, 50 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

YES: 89

NO: 50

OTHER: 1

ABSENT: 10

NOT VOTING: 1

Dustin Burrows

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY72FINAL.HTM

May 25, 2025, House

SB 8 was passed by (Record 3502): 86 Yeas, 47 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

YES: 86

NO: 47

OTHER: 1

ABSENT: 16

NOT VOTING: 1

Dustin Burrows

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY73FINAL.HTM

Jun 01, 2025, House

The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SB 8 prevailed by (Record 4130): 89 Yeas, 52 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

YES: 89

NO: 52

OTHER: 1

ABSENT: 8

NOT VOTING: 1

Dustin Burrows

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY80FINAL.HTM

Actions

Jun 20, 2025 | executive
- Signed by the Governor
- Effective on 1/1/26
Jun 03, 2025 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
Jun 02, 2025 | House
- Signed in the House
Jun 02, 2025 | Senate
- Signed in the Senate
Jun 01, 2025 | Senate
- House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- Reported enrolled
Jun 01, 2025 | House
- House adopts conference committee report
- Record vote RV#4130
May 31, 2025 | House
- Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 31, 2025 | Senate
- Rules suspended
- Record vote
- Senate adopts conference committee report
- Record vote
May 30, 2025 | House
- Conf. Comm. Report distributed
May 30, 2025 | Senate
- Conference committee report filed
May 29, 2025 | Senate
- House grants request for conf comm-reported
- House appoints conferees-reported
May 29, 2025 | House
- House grants request for conference committee
- House appoints conferees
May 28, 2025 | House
- Senate refuses to concur-reported
- Senate requests conference committee-reported
- Senate appoints conferees-reported
May 28, 2025 | Senate
- House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- Read
- Senate refuses to concur
- Senate requests conference committee
- Senate appoints conferees
May 26, 2025 | Senate
- House passage as amended reported
May 25, 2025 | House
- Rules suspended
- Additional sponsor(s) authorized
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote RV#3502
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Reason for vote recorded in Journal
May 25, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
May 24, 2025 | House
- Placed on General State Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered 1-Spiller and Louderback
- Amendment amended 2-Romero
- Record vote RV#3472
- Amendment amended 3-Romero
- Record vote RV#3473
- Amendment to amendment tabled 4-Moody
- Record vote RV#3474
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment adopted as amended 1-Spiller and Louderback
- Record vote RV#3475
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote RV#3476
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 22, 2025 | House
- Considered in Calendars
May 05, 2025 | House
- Committee report distributed
- Committee report sent to Calendars
May 02, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 28, 2025 | House
- Recalled from subcommittee
- Considered in formal meeting
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 17, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
Apr 02, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
Apr 01, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Schwertner
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment(s) offered FA2 Blanco
- Amendment fails of adoption
- Record vote
- Amendment(s) offered FA3 Blanco
- Amendment fails of adoption
- Record vote
- Amendment(s) offered FA4 Eckhardt
- Amendment fails of adoption
- Record vote
- Amendment(s) offered FA5 Birdwell
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Record vote
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Statement(s) submitted
- Reported engrossed
Mar 31, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
- Placed on intent calendar
Mar 25, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
- Considered in public hearing
- Vote taken in committee
- Vote reconsidered in committee
- Vote taken in committee
Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Mar 17, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 03/17/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Left pending in committee
Mar 06, 2025 | Senate
- Read first time
- Referred to State Affairs
Mar 05, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed

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