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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1540

Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

119 days from first to latest action, across 79 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 21

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 6

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 14

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 22

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 1

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 28

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 3

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

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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.

passage

House · May 27, 2025

Passed 140–0

140 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 28, 2025

Passed 134–1

134 Yea

1 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 31, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

Senate · Jun 1, 2025

Passed 128–9

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · Jun 1, 2025

Passed 128–9

128 Yea

9 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    Jun 3, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    Jun 2, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    Jun 1, 2025 · Senate

  7. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

    Jun 1, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  10. House adopts conference committee report Delivery of Government Efficiency

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  11. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

    May 31, 2025 · House

  12. Record vote

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  13. Senate adopts conference committee report State Affairs

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  14. Record vote

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  15. Rules suspended

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  16. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

    May 31, 2025 · House

  17. Conference committee report filed

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  18. House appoints conferees-reported

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  19. House grants request for conf comm-reported

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  20. House appoints conferees

    May 31, 2025 · House

  21. House grants request for conference committee

    May 31, 2025 · House

  22. Senate appoints conferees-reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  23. Senate requests conference committee-reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  24. Senate refuses to concur-reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  25. Senate appoints conferees

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  26. Senate requests conference committee

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  27. Senate refuses to concur

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  28. Read

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  29. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  30. House passage as amended reported

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  31. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 28, 2025 · House

  32. Record vote

    May 28, 2025 · House

  33. Passed

    May 28, 2025 · House

  34. Read 3rd time

    May 28, 2025 · House

  35. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

    May 28, 2025 · House

  36. Rules suspended

    May 28, 2025 · House

  37. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 27, 2025 · House

  38. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · House

  39. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    May 27, 2025 · House

  40. Amended

    May 27, 2025 · House

  41. Read 2nd time

    May 27, 2025 · House

  42. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 25, 2025 · House

  43. Considered in Calendars

    May 23, 2025 · House

  44. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 22, 2025 · House

  45. Committee report distributed

    May 21, 2025 · House

  46. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 21, 2025 · House

  47. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Delivery of Government Efficiency

    May 16, 2025 · House

  48. Considered in formal meeting

    May 16, 2025 · House

  49. Left pending in committee

    May 14, 2025 · House

  50. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Delivery of Government Efficiency

    May 14, 2025 · House

  51. Considered in public hearing Delivery of Government Efficiency

    May 14, 2025 · House

  52. Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency Delivery of Government Efficiency

    May 2, 2025 · House

  53. Read first time

    May 2, 2025 · House

  54. Received from the Senate

    May 1, 2025 · House

  55. Reported engrossed

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  56. Record vote

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  57. Passed

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  58. Read 3rd time

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  59. Record vote

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  60. Three day rule suspended

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  61. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  62. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  63. Laid before the Senate

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  64. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  65. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  66. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  67. Reported favorably w/o amendments State Affairs

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  68. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  69. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  70. Left pending in committee

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  71. Testimony taken in committee State Affairs

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  72. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  73. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  74. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  75. Rereferred to committee

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  76. Referred to Business & Commerce Business & Commerce

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  77. Read first time

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  78. Filed

    Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

  79. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Penny Morales Shaw cosponsorD

In committee

Topics

Elections: Election OfficersOpen RecordsProtection of Personal Information

Bill text

Bills on similar topics

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BillAuthorProgressStatusLast action
SB 370Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a child, spouse, or surviving spouse of a current or former employee of the office of the attorney general or of a public defender's office.Charles PerryRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1569Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.Phil KingRBecame lawBecame lawMay 24, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 1841Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards.Yvonne DavisDBecame lawBecame lawMay 24, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2166Relating to testing of voting tabulation equipment.Tan ParkerRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 5129Relating to the security of certain personal identifying information submitted to or retained by a state agency.Candy NobleRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective immediately
SB 438Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for a current or former administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative Hearings.Chuy HinojosaDPassed first chamberDid not passMay 27, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
SB 1540 (89R) · Polis