Senate bill · 892

SB 34

Relating to testimony or the production of evidence before a house of the legislature or a legislative committee.

Progress

5 days from first to latest action, across 23 recorded actions.

Filed
Aug 15
Referred to committee
Aug 15
Heard in committee
Aug 15
Reported from committee
Aug 15
Passed first chamber
Aug 18
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

final passage

Senate · Aug 18, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 34 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Aug 18, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to House Administration House Administration
Aug 20, 2025 · House
Read first time
Aug 20, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Aug 20, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Aug 18, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Finance
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Finance
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Posting rule suspended
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Finance Finance
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Aug 15, 2025 · Senate

Authors

Joan HuffmanR

In committee

Finance
Senate
Referred Aug 15, 2025 · heard Aug 15, 2025 · reported after 0 days
House Administration
House
Referred Aug 20, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Legislature

Bill text

IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF

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SB 13Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.	Kevin SparksR	Passed first chamber	Did not pass	Aug 20, 2025Referred to State Affairs
HB 298Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.	Terri Leo-WilsonR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Aug 26, 2025Referred to State Affairs
HB 166Relating to the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.	Will MetcalfR	Referred to committee	Did not pass	Aug 18, 2025Referred to Ways & Means