Senate bill · 89R

SB 18

Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.

Did not pass

Progress

95 days from first to latest action, across 39 recorded actions.

Filed
Feb 21
Referred to committee
Feb 24
Heard in committee
Feb 27
Reported from committee
Mar 5
Passed first chamber
Mar 19
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.

passage

Senate · Mar 18, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 20–10

20 Yea

10 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · Mar 19, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 20–11

20 Yea

11 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Placed on General State Calendar
May 27, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 25, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 14, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 13, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 13, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) State Affairs
May 7, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 7, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
May 5, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee State Affairs
May 5, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
May 5, 2025 · House
Referred to State Affairs State Affairs
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Mar 20, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) submitted
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 19, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Not again placed on intent calendar
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments State Affairs
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee State Affairs
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Referred to State Affairs State Affairs
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Feb 21, 2025 · Senate

In committee

State Affairs
Senate
Referred Feb 24, 2025 · heard Feb 27, 2025 · reported after 9 days
State Affairs
House
Referred Apr 9, 2025 · heard May 5, 2025 · reported after 28 days

Topics

City Government: General Libraries & Librarians Political Subdivisions State Finances: Management & Control

Bill text

Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF

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