Senate bill · 89R

SB 2046

Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties.

Did not pass

Progress

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

Filed
Mar 7
Referred to committee
Mar 17
Heard in committee
Apr 7
Reported from committee
Apr 10
Passed first chamber
Apr 30
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

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Record votes

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Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2046 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Apr 30, 2025

Passed 29–2

29 Yea

2 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker
May 2, 2025 · House
Read first time
May 2, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
May 1, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Apr 29, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Apr 14, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Local Government
Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Apr 10, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Local Government
Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 7, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Local Government Local Government
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Mar 7, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 7, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

Paul BettencourtR

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Royce West cosponsorD

In committee

Local Government
Senate
Referred Mar 17, 2025 · heard Apr 7, 2025 · reported after 24 days

Topics

County Government: Employees/Officers Criminal Procedure: Sentencing & Punishment Purchasing: Local

Bill text

Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF

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