When was Texas Senate Bill SB 9 introduced?

SB 9 was introduced on Feb 03, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 9 passed the Senate?

Yes, SB 9 has passed the Senate on Feb 19, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 9 passed the House?

Yes, SB 9 has passed the House on May 20, 2025.

Has Texas Senate Bill SB 9 been signed into law?

Yes, SB 9 was signed into law on Jun 16, 2025.

What's the current status of Texas Senate Bill SB 9?

The latest action on SB 9 by the executive was: See remarks for effective date on Jun 16, 2025.

Who introduced Texas Senate Bill SB 9?

SB 9 was introduced by Joan Huffman.

Are voting records available for Texas Senate Bill SB 9?

Yes, there are 9 voting records available for SB 9

Bill tracking in Texas - SB 9 (89 legislative session)

Introduced
Feb 03, 2025
Passed Senate
Feb 19, 2025
Passed House
May 20, 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 16, 2025

SB 9

Texas Senate Bill

Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

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executive • Jun 16, 2025: See remarks for effective date

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Feb 19, 2024, Senate

All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 except as follows

YES: 0

NO: 0

OTHER: 0

Feb 19, 2024, Senate

CSSB 9, Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, the regulation of charitable bail organizations, and the notice provided by peace officers to victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.

Senator Huffman moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 9 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.

All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 except as follows

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2. (Same as previous roll call)

CSSB 9 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 2.

Senator Huffman moved to concur in the House amendments to SB 9. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 29, Nays 2.

CSSB 9, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 2930): 122 Yeas, 20 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

YES: 122

NO: 20

OTHER: 3

YES: 122

ABSENT: 5

NOT VOTING: 3

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY67FINAL.HTM

May 20, 2025, House

SB 9 was passed by (Record 3003): 118 Yeas, 25 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

YES: 118

NO: 25

OTHER: 3

YES: 118

ABSENT: 5

NOT VOTING: 3

Sources

https://journals.house.texas.gov/HJRNL/89R/HTML/89RDAY68FINAL.HTM

Actions

Jun 16, 2025 | executive
- Signed by the Governor
- See remarks for effective date
Jun 01, 2025 | executive
- Sent to the Governor
Jun 01, 2025 | House
- Signed in the House
May 31, 2025 | Senate
- Signed in the Senate
May 30, 2025 | Senate
- Reported enrolled
May 29, 2025 | House
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
May 29, 2025 | Senate
- House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- Read
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- Record vote
May 21, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
May 20, 2025 | Senate
- House passage as amended reported
May 20, 2025 | House
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote RV#3003
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 19, 2025 | House
- Placed on Major State Calendar
- Read 2nd time
- Amended 1-Smithee
- Amended 2-Cook
- Record vote RV#2928
- Amended 3-Plesa
- Amendment tabled 4-Zwiener
- Record vote RV#2929
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Vote reconsidered 2-Cook
- Amendment withdrawn 2-Cook
- Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- Record vote RV#2930
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025 | House
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Committee report distributed
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Considered in Calendars
May 12, 2025 | House
- Considered in formal meeting
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Reported favorably as substituted
Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
Feb 20, 2025 | House
- Received from the Senate
Feb 19, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Record vote
- Read 2nd time
- Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Amendment(s) offered FA2 Huffman
- Amended
- Vote recorded in Journal
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Record vote
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Read 3rd time
- Passed
- Record vote
- Statement(s) submitted
- Statement(s) submitted
- Reported engrossed
Feb 18, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
- Placed on intent calendar
Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Committee report printed and distributed
Feb 12, 2025 | Senate
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 02/12/2025
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken in committee
- Vote taken in committee
Feb 11, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Feb 05, 2025 | Senate
- Co-author authorized
Feb 03, 2025 | Senate
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Criminal Justice

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https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB9

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