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HB 18
  • Introduced
    Aug 21, 2025
  • Passed House
    Sep 02, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Sep 04, 2025
  • Signed into Law
HB 18
Texas House Bill
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Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.
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executive • Sep 04, 2025: Sent to the Governor
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Sep 02, 2025, House
HB 18 was passed by (Record 152): 86 Yeas, 46 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
YES: 86
NO: 46
OTHER: 1
YES: 86

NO: 46

ABSENT: 17

NOT VOTING: 1

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Sep 02, 2025, Senate
Senator Hughes moved to suspend Senate Rule 11.10(a), Senate Rule 11.18(a), and Senate Rule 11.19 in order that the Committee on State Affairs might meet at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in the Betty King Committee Room, 2E.20, and consider HB 18. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 9.
YES: 18
NO: 9
OTHER: 0
YES: 18

NO: 9

ABSENT: 3

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Sep 03, 2025, Senate
HB 18, Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty. 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 04, 2025 | executive
    • Sent to the Governor
  • Sep 04, 2025 | Senate
    • Signed in the Senate
  • Sep 04, 2025 | House
    • Senate passage reported
    • Reported enrolled
    • Signed in the House
  • Sep 04, 2025 | Senate
    • Laid before the Senate
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
  • Sep 03, 2025 | Senate
    • Co-sponsor authorized
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 09/03/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken in committee
    • Vote taken in committee
    • Reported favorably w/o amendments
    • Committee report printed and distributed
    • Printing rule suspended
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
    • Record vote
  • Sep 02, 2025 | Senate
    • Received from the House
    • Read first time
    • Referred to State Affairs
    • Posting rule suspended
    • Record vote
  • Sep 02, 2025 | House
    • Placed on General State Calendar
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment(s) offered 1-Shaheen
    • Amendment to amendment fails of adoption 2-Rose
    • Record vote RV#142
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Amendment to amendment fails of adoption 3-Martinez Fischer
    • Record vote RV#143
    • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • Amendment to amendment offered 4-Little
    • Point of order sustained (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
    • Amendment to amendment offered 5-Little
    • Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
    • Point of order overruled (amendment) Article III, Section 40
    • Amendment amended 5-Little
    • Record vote RV#145
    • Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Article III, Section 40
    • Amendment to amendment fails of adoption 6-Bucy
    • Record vote RV#146
    • Amendment to amendment fails of adoption 7-Goodwin
    • Record vote RV#147
    • Amendment to amendment offered 8-Bucy and Little
    • Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
    • Amendment to amendment withdrawn 8-Bucy and Little
    • Amendment adopted as amended 1-Shaheen
    • Record vote RV#148
    • Passed to engrossment as amended
    • Record vote RV#149
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote RV#152
    • Reported engrossed
  • Aug 28, 2025 | House
    • Considered in formal meeting
    • Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
    • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
    • Committee report distributed
    • Committee report sent to Calendars
    • Considered in Calendars
  • Aug 25, 2025 | House
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/25/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
    • Left pending in committee
  • Aug 21, 2025 | House
    • Filed
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Elections
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