Senate bill · 89R

SB 1999

Relating to protection for a public employee's or student's use of terms consistent with biological sex.

Did not pass

Progress

78 days from first to latest action, across 42 recorded actions.

Filed
Mar 6
Referred to committee
Mar 17
Heard in committee
Mar 24
Reported from committee
Apr 7
Passed first chamber
May 8
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 7, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 20–11

20 Yea

11 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

other

Senate · May 7, 2025Party-line vote

Failed 11–20

11 Yea

20 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 7, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 20–11

20 Yea

11 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 8, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 20–11

20 Yea

11 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Committee report sent to Calendars
May 23, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 23, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 23, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) State Affairs
May 20, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 20, 2025 · House
Referred to State Affairs State Affairs
May 12, 2025 · House
Read first time
May 12, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
May 9, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
May 8, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 8, 2025 · Senate
Passed
May 8, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
May 8, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 8, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 8, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
May 8, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Passed to engrossment
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Amendment fails of adoption
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
May 7, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Apr 8, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted State Affairs
Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee State Affairs
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Referred to State Affairs State Affairs
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 5 coauthors or sponsors

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Kevin Sparks cosponsorR
Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR
Bob Hall cosponsorR
King cosponsor–
Adam Hinojosa cosponsorR

In committee

State Affairs
Senate
Referred Mar 17, 2025 · heard Mar 24, 2025 · reported after 21 days
State Affairs
House
Referred May 12, 2025 · heard May 20, 2025 · reported after 8 days

Topics

City Government: Employees/Officers County Government: Employees/Officers Education: Higher: Health Institutions Education: Higher: Institutions & Programs Education: Primary & Secondary: Charter Schools Education: Primary & Secondary: General Education: School Districts State Employees

Bill text

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

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