Senate bill · 89R
SB 2018
Relating to the strong families credit against certain taxes for entities that contribute to certain organizations.
Progress
106 days from first to latest action, across 76 recorded actions.
Filed
Mar 6
Referred to committee
Mar 17
Heard in committee
Apr 9
Reported from committee
Apr 9
Passed first chamber
Apr 28
Passed second chamber
May 28
Sent to governor
Jun 2
Became law
Jun 20
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 2018 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
Senate · Apr 28, 2025
Passed 31–0
Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.
passage
Senate · Apr 28, 2025
Passed 0–0
Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.
passage
Senate · Apr 28, 2025
Passed 0–0
Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.
passage
House · May 26, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 92–42
92 Yea
42 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
passage
House · May 28, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 97–31
97 Yea
31 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
passage
House · May 31, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 97–27
97 Yea
27 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
passage
Senate · May 31, 2025
Passed 31–0
Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.
passage
Senate · May 31, 2025
Passed 97–27
Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.
Full history
Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Sent to the Governor
Jun 2, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the House
Jun 2, 2025 · House
Signed in the Senate
Jun 1, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled
Jun 1, 2025 · Senate
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 31, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts conference committee report Finance
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 31, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 31, 2025 · House
House adopts conference committee report Ways & Means
May 31, 2025 · House
Conf. Comm. Report distributed
May 30, 2025 · House
Conference committee report filed
May 30, 2025 · Senate
House appoints conferees-reported
May 30, 2025 · Senate
House grants request for conf comm-reported
May 30, 2025 · Senate
House appoints conferees
May 30, 2025 · House
House grants request for conference committee
May 30, 2025 · House
Senate appoints conferees-reported
May 29, 2025 · House
Senate requests conference committee-reported
May 29, 2025 · House
Senate refuses to concur-reported
May 29, 2025 · House
Senate appoints conferees
May 29, 2025 · Senate
Senate requests conference committee
May 29, 2025 · Senate
Senate refuses to concur
May 29, 2025 · Senate
Read
May 29, 2025 · Senate
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
May 29, 2025 · Senate
House passage as amended reported
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 28, 2025 · House
Passed
May 28, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business
May 28, 2025 · House
Postponed
May 27, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 27, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 26, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 26, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
May 26, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 26, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 26, 2025 · House
Amended
May 26, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 26, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 24, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 22, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 21, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 21, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 21, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Ways & Means
May 20, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 20, 2025 · House
Referred to Ways & Means Ways & Means
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 30, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Passed to engrossment as amended
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Amended
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Apr 22, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Finance
Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Finance
Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Finance
Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 9, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Finance Finance
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Authors
and 3 coauthors or sponsors
- Cody HarrisR
- Kevin SparksR
- Ellen TroxclairR
- Angela PaxtonR
- Chuy HinojosaD
- Bryan HughesR
- Giovanni CapriglioneR
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- César Blanco cosponsorD
- Cody Vasut cosponsorR
- Adam Hinojosa cosponsorR
In committee
- Finance
Senate
Referred Mar 17, 2025 · heard Apr 9, 2025 · reported after 23 days
- Ways & Means
House
Referred Apr 30, 2025 · heard May 20, 2025 · reported after 20 days
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