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Senate bill · 89R

SB 2035

Relating to prohibiting contributions, expenditures, and related activities involving political committees that support or oppose a ballot measure; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

Did not pass

Progress

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

  1. Filed

    Mar 7

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 17

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 20

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 28

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 6

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateAprMay

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 6, 2025

Passed 27–4

27 Yea

4 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 6, 2025

Passed 27–4

27 Yea

4 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 2035 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 6, 2025

Passed 27–4

27 Yea

4 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Postponed

    May 27, 2025 · House

  2. Point of order withdrawn

    May 27, 2025 · House

  3. Read 2nd time

    May 27, 2025 · House

  4. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 24, 2025 · House

  5. Considered in Calendars

    May 22, 2025 · House

  6. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 20, 2025 · House

  7. Committee report distributed

    May 19, 2025 · House

  8. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 19, 2025 · House

  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) State Affairs

    May 15, 2025 · House

  10. Considered in formal meeting

    May 15, 2025 · House

  11. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    May 8, 2025 · House

  12. Read first time

    May 8, 2025 · House

  13. Received from the Senate

    May 7, 2025 · House

  14. Reported engrossed

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  15. Record vote

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  16. Passed

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  17. Read 3rd time

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  18. Record vote

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  19. Three day rule suspended

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  20. Record vote

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  21. Passed to engrossment as amended

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  22. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  23. Amended

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  24. Amendment(s) offered

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  25. Read 2nd time

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  26. Record vote

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  27. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  28. Co-author authorized

    May 6, 2025 · Senate

  29. Placed on intent calendar

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  30. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  31. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  32. Reported favorably as substituted State Affairs

    Apr 28, 2025 · Senate

  33. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  34. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  35. Left pending in committee

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  36. Testimony taken in committee State Affairs

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  37. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  38. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 20, 2025 · Senate

  39. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  40. Read first time

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  41. Filed

    Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

  42. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR

In committee

  • State Affairs

    Senate

    Referred Mar 17, 2025 · heard Mar 20, 2025 · reported after 42 days

  • State Affairs

    House

    Referred May 8, 2025 · heard May 15, 2025 · reported after 7 days

Topics

Bill text

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HB 2981Relating to prohibiting contributions, expenditures, and related activities involving a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a ballot measure; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.Terri Leo-WilsonRReferred to committeeDid not passMar 20, 2025Referred to State Affairs
HB 127Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.Bryan HughesRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 2781Relating to the imposition of civil penalties for certain violations with respect to political contributions and expenditures made by certain persons who engage in lobbying activities.Brian BirdwellRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 366Relating to required disclosures on certain political advertising that contains altered media; creating a criminal offense.Dade PhelanRPassed first chamberDid not passApr 30, 2025Received from the House
HB 4958Relating to required disclosures on political advertising supporting or opposing certain officeholders; authorizing a civil penalty.Dade PhelanRReported from committeeDid not passMay 14, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
HB 5298Relating to restrictions on certain contributions and lobbyist compensation by persons appointed to public office by the governor; creating a criminal offense.James TalaricoDReferred to committeeDid not passApr 7, 2025Referred to State Affairs
SB 2035 (89R) · Polis