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HB 5138
  • Introduced
    Mar 13, 2025
  • Passed House
    May 09, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    May 28, 2025
  • Signed into Law
HB 5138
Texas House Bill
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Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
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House • May 29, 2025: Senate appoints conferees-reported
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May 27, 2024, Senate
CSHB 5138, Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12.
YES: 19
NO: 12
OTHER: 0
YES: 19

NO: 12

OTHER: 0
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May 27, 2024, Senate
CSHB 5138 was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 12.
YES: 19
NO: 12
OTHER: 0
YES: 19

NO: 12

OTHER: 0
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May 27, 2024, Senate
The amendment to CSHB 5138 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 20.
YES: 11
NO: 20
OTHER: 0
YES: 11

NO: 20

OTHER: 0
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May 08, 2025, House
CSHB 5138, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 1875): 85 Yeas, 59 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
YES: 85
NO: 59
OTHER: 1
YES: 85

NO: 59

ABSENT: 5

NOT VOTING: 1

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May 09, 2025, House
HB 5138 was passed by (Record 1877): 87 Yeas, 58 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
YES: 87
NO: 58
OTHER: 1
YES: 87

NO: 58

ABSENT: 4

NOT VOTING: 1

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  • May 29, 2025 | House
    • Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
    • Senate appoints conferees-reported
  • May 29, 2025 | Senate
    • House refuses to concur-reported
    • House requests conference committee-reported
    • House appoints conferees-reported
    • Senate grants request for conference comm.
    • Senate appoints conferees
  • May 29, 2025 | House
    • House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
    • House requests conference committee
    • House appoints conferees
  • May 28, 2025 | House
    • Senate passage as amended reported
    • Senate Amendments distributed
    • Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  • May 28, 2025 | Senate
    • Not again placed on intent calendar
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
  • May 27, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-sponsor authorized
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Eckhardt
    • Amendment fails of adoption
    • Record vote
    • Passed to 3rd reading
    • Record vote
  • May 26, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-sponsor authorized
    • Placed on intent calendar
  • May 25, 2025 | Senate
    • Reported favorably as substituted
    • Committee report printed and distributed
  • May 22, 2025 | Senate
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Vote taken in committee
  • May 15, 2025 | Senate
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/15/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken in committee
    • Left pending in committee
  • May 13, 2025 | Senate
    • Read first time
    • Referred to State Affairs
  • May 12, 2025 | Senate
    • Received from the House
  • May 09, 2025 | House
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote RV#1877
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Reported engrossed
  • May 08, 2025 | House
    • Placed on Major State Calendar
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amended 1-Moody
    • Passed to engrossment as amended
    • Record vote RV#1875
  • May 06, 2025 | House
    • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
    • Committee report distributed
    • Committee report sent to Calendars
    • Considered in Calendars
  • Apr 30, 2025 | House
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Committee substitute considered in committee
    • Reported favorably as substituted
  • Apr 23, 2025 | House
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/23/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
    • Left pending in committee
  • Apr 07, 2025 | House
    • Read first time
    • Referred to State Affairs
  • Mar 13, 2025 | House
    • Filed
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