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SB 19
  • Introduced
    Aug 26, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Aug 26, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 19
Texas Senate Bill
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Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.
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House • Aug 28, 2025: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
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Aug 26, 2025, Senate
The amendment to SB 19 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 7, Nays 20.
YES: 7
NO: 20
OTHER: 0
YES: 7

NO: 20

ABSENT: 3

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Aug 26, 2025, Senate
Senator Bettencourt moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 19 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 5.
YES: 22
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 22

NO: 5

ABSENT: 3

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Aug 26, 2025, Senate
SB 19, Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 6.
YES: 21
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 21

NO: 6

ABSENT: 3

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Aug 26, 2025, Senate
SB 19 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 6.
YES: 21
NO: 6
OTHER: 0
YES: 21

NO: 6

ABSENT: 3

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  • Aug 28, 2025 | House
    • Read first time
    • Referred to Elections
    • Considered in formal meeting
    • Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  • Aug 27, 2025 | House
    • Received from the Senate
  • Aug 26, 2025 | Senate
    • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
    • Filed
    • Co-author authorized
    • Read first time
    • Referred to State Affairs
    • Posting rule suspended
    • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 08/26/2025
    • Considered in public hearing
    • Vote taken in committee
    • Reported favorably w/o amendments
    • Printing rule suspended
    • Ordered not printed
    • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
    • Record vote
    • Read 2nd time
    • Point of order
    • Point of order overruled
    • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Bettencourt
    • Amended
    • Vote recorded in Journal
    • Amendment(s) offered FA2 Zaffirini
    • Amendment fails of adoption
    • Record vote
    • Passed to engrossment as amended
    • Record vote
    • Three day rule suspended
    • Record vote
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed
    • Record vote
    • Reason for vote recorded in Journal
    • Reported engrossed
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