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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1568

Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

89 days from first to latest action, across 47 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 24

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 6

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 23

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 28

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 30

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 9

  7. Sent to governor

    May 13

  8. Became law

    May 24

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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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1568 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Apr 30, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 8, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 93–47

93 Yea

47 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 9, 2025

Passed 102–36

102 Yea

36 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    May 24, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 24, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 13, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 13, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 9, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    May 9, 2025 · House

  10. Passed

    May 9, 2025 · House

  11. Read 3rd time

    May 9, 2025 · House

  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 8, 2025 · House

  13. Record vote

    May 8, 2025 · House

  14. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 8, 2025 · House

  15. Read 2nd time

    May 8, 2025 · House

  16. Laid out in lieu of companion

    May 8, 2025 · House

  17. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

    May 8, 2025 · House

  18. Committee report distributed

    May 8, 2025 · House

  19. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 8, 2025 · House

  20. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Transportation

    May 6, 2025 · House

  21. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    May 6, 2025 · House

  22. Considered in formal meeting

    May 6, 2025 · House

  23. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    May 1, 2025 · House

  24. Read first time

    May 1, 2025 · House

  25. Received from the Senate

    Apr 30, 2025 · House

  26. Reported engrossed

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  27. Record vote

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  28. Passed

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  29. Read 3rd time

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  30. Record vote

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  31. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  32. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  33. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  34. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  35. Co-author authorized

    Apr 30, 2025 · Senate

  36. Placed on intent calendar

    Apr 29, 2025 · Senate

  37. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  38. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  39. Reported favorably as substituted Transportation

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  40. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  41. Testimony taken in committee Transportation

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  42. Considered in public hearing Transportation

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  43. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 23, 2025 · Senate

  44. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  45. Read first time

    Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

  46. Filed

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

  47. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Feb 24, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

Show 1 more
  • José Menéndez cosponsorD

In committee

  • Transportation

    Senate

    Referred Mar 6, 2025 · heard Apr 23, 2025 · reported after 53 days

  • Transportation

    House

    Referred May 1, 2025 · heard May 6, 2025 · reported after 5 days

Topics

AnimalsVehicles & Traffic: Equipment

Bill text

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SB 1568 (89R) · Polis