Senate bill · 89R

SB 1950

Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for unemployment benefits and the validity of certain claims for unemployment benefits submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission.

Did not pass

Progress

70 days from first to latest action, across 27 recorded actions.

Filed
Mar 5
Referred to committee
Mar 17
Heard in committee
Apr 23
Reported from committee
May 5
Passed first chamber
May 13
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 · May 12, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 20–10

20 Yea

10 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 13, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 20–11

20 Yea

11 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
May 14, 2025 · House
Read first time
May 14, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
May 13, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Passed
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 13, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
May 12, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
May 9, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
May 5, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted Economic Development
May 5, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Apr 29, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Economic Development
Apr 29, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Economic Development
Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Economic Development
Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 23, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Economic Development Economic Development
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 2 coauthors or sponsors

Brandon CreightonR

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King cosponsor–
Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR

In committee

Economic Development
Senate
Referred Mar 17, 2025 · heard Apr 23, 2025 · reported after 49 days
Trade, Workforce and Economic Development
House
Referred May 14, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Labor: Unemployment

Bill text

Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF

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HB 2760Relating to judicial review of a Texas Workforce Commission decision in an unemployment compensation proceeding.	Denise VillalobosR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3699Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.	Hubert VoD	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective on 1/1/26
HB 3698Relating to participation in reemployment services as a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits.	Hubert VoD	Became law	Became law	May 29, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 2788Relating to the disclosure of certain fraud detection information obtained in the administration of the unemployment compensation system.	Angie ButtonR	Became law	Became law	Jun 20, 2025Effective immediately
HB 199Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program.	Mano DeAyalaR	Reported from committee	Did not pass	May 15, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
SB 1961Relating to the reporting of data relating to postsecondary education and workforce trends by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission, to performance tier funding under the public junior college finance program, and to a biennial regional labor demand assessment by the coordinating board.	Paul BettencourtR	Heard in committee	Did not pass	Apr 14, 2025Co-author authorized