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SB 8
  • Introduced
    Aug 15, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Aug 19, 2025
  • Passed House
    Aug 28, 2025
  • Signed into Law
    Sep 22, 2025
SB 8
Texas Senate Bill
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Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
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executive • Sep 22, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 4, 2025
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Aug 18, 2025, Senate
SB 8, Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 11.
YES: 19
NO: 11
OTHER: 0
YES: 19

NO: 11

OTHER: 0
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Aug 18, 2025, Senate
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 11. (Same as previous roll call)
YES: 19
NO: 11
OTHER: 0
YES: 19

NO: 11

OTHER: 0
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Aug 19, 2025, Senate
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 19, Nays 11.
YES: 19
NO: 11
OTHER: 0
YES: 19

NO: 11

OTHER: 0
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Aug 28, 2025, House
SB 8 was passed by (Record 134): 86 Yeas, 45 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
YES: 86
NO: 45
OTHER: 1
YES: 86

NO: 45

ABSENT: 18

NOT VOTING: 1

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Sep 03, 2025, Senate
Senator Middleton moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 8. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 8.
YES: 18
NO: 8
OTHER: 0
YES: 18

NO: 8

ABSENT: 4

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  • Sep 22, 2025 | executive
    • Signed by the Governor
    • Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 4, 2025
  • Sep 04, 2025 | executive
    • Sent to the Governor
  • Sep 03, 2025 | House
    • Signed in the House
  • Sep 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Reported enrolled
    • Signed in the Senate
  • Sep 03, 2025 | House
    • Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  • Sep 03, 2025 | Senate
    • House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
    • Read
    • Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
    • Record vote
  • Sep 02, 2025 | Senate
    • House passage as amended reported
  • Aug 28, 2025 | House
    • Placed on General State Calendar
    • Rules suspended
    • Additional sponsor(s) authorized
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment tabled 1-Anchía
    • Record vote RV#111
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Amendment tabled 2-Goodwin
    • Record vote RV#112
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Amendment(s) offered 3-J. González
    • Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
    • Amendment withdrawn 3-J. González
    • Amendment tabled 4-Rosenthal
    • Record vote RV#113
    • Amendment tabled 5-V. Jones
    • Record vote RV#114
    • Amendment tabled 6-Zwiener
    • Record vote RV#115
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Amendment tabled 7-Simmons
    • Record vote RV#116
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Amendment tabled 8-Simmons
    • Record vote RV#117
    • Amendment(s) offered 9-Simmons
    • Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
    • Amendment withdrawn 9-Simmons
    • Amendment tabled 10-Collier
    • Record vote RV#119
    • Amendment tabled 11-Garcia Hernandez
    • Record vote RV#120
    • Amendment(s) offered 12-Rose
    • Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
    • Amendment tabled 12-Rose
    • Record vote RV#121
    • Amendment tabled 13-J. González
    • Record vote RV#122
    • Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 3; Article III, Section 35(a)
    • Point of order withdrawn Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)
    • Amended 14-Toth, Cain, Harrison, Tinderholt, and Olcott
    • Record vote RV#123
    • Passed to 3rd reading as amended
    • Record vote RV#124
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote RV#134
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Reason for vote recorded in Journal
  • Aug 27, 2025 | House
    • Committee report sent to Calendars
    • Considered in Calendars
  • Aug 26, 2025 | House
    • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
    • Committee report distributed
  • Aug 25, 2025 | House
    • Considered in formal meeting
    • Amendment(s) considered in committee
    • Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  • Aug 22, 2025 | House
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/22/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
    • Left pending in committee
  • Aug 20, 2025 | House
    • Received from the Senate
    • Read first time
    • Referred to State Affairs
  • Aug 19, 2025 | Senate
    • Laid before the Senate
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
    • Reason for vote recorded in Journal
    • Reported engrossed
  • Aug 18, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-author authorized
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
    • Record vote
  • Aug 15, 2025 | Senate
    • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
    • Filed
    • Read first time
    • Referred to State Affairs
    • Posting rule suspended
    • Record vote
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/15/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken in committee
    • Vote taken in committee
    • Reported favorably w/o amendments
    • Committee report printed and distributed
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