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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1737

Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

113 days from first to latest action, across 52 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 27

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 13

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 19

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 19

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 2

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 23

  7. Sent to governor

    May 27

  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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1737 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Apr 2, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

passage

House · May 22, 2025

Passed 140–1

140 Yea

1 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 23, 2025

Passed 123–12

123 Yea

12 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

    May 27, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 26, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 23, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    May 23, 2025 · House

  10. Passed

    May 23, 2025 · House

  11. Read 3rd time

    May 23, 2025 · House

  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 22, 2025 · House

  13. Record vote

    May 22, 2025 · House

  14. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 22, 2025 · House

  15. Read 2nd time

    May 22, 2025 · House

  16. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 21, 2025 · House

  17. Considered in Calendars

    May 19, 2025 · House

  18. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  19. Committee report distributed

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  20. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  21. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  22. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  23. Left pending in committee

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  24. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  25. Considered in public hearing Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  26. Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Pensions, Investments & Financial Services

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  27. Read first time

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  28. Received from the Senate

    Apr 3, 2025 · House

  29. Reported engrossed

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  30. Record vote

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  31. Passed

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  32. Read 3rd time

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  33. Record vote

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  34. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  35. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  36. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  37. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  38. Co-author authorized

    Apr 2, 2025 · Senate

  39. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 31, 2025 · Senate

  40. Co-author authorized

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  41. Co-author authorized

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  42. Co-author authorized

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  43. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  44. Reported favorably w/o amendments Finance

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  45. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  46. Testimony taken in committee Finance

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  47. Considered in public hearing Finance

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  48. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  49. Referred to Finance Finance

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  50. Read first time

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  51. Filed

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

  52. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Feb 27, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 6 coauthors or sponsors

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  • José Menéndez cosponsorD
  • Paul Bettencourt cosponsorR
  • Royce West cosponsorD
  • Charles Perry cosponsorR
  • Judith Zaffirini cosponsorD
  • Chuy Hinojosa cosponsorD

In committee

Topics

Bill text

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