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Senate bill · 89R

SB 2141

Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates to state and federal judges.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

80 days from first to latest action, across 47 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 10

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 24

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 9

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 14

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 24

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 16

  7. Sent to governor

    May 20

  8. Became law

    May 29

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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

House · May 15, 2025

Passed 101–33

101 Yea

33 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

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passage

House · May 16, 2025

Passed 92–28

92 Yea

28 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

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Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    May 29, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 29, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 20, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 20, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 20, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 19, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 16, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    May 16, 2025 · House

  10. Passed

    May 16, 2025 · House

  11. Read 3rd time

    May 16, 2025 · House

  12. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

    May 16, 2025 · House

  13. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 15, 2025 · House

  14. Record vote

    May 15, 2025 · House

  15. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 15, 2025 · House

  16. Read 2nd time

    May 15, 2025 · House

  17. Laid out in lieu of companion

    May 15, 2025 · House

  18. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

    May 13, 2025 · House

  19. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

    May 9, 2025 · House

  20. Committee report distributed

    May 8, 2025 · House

  21. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 8, 2025 · House

  22. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Transportation

    May 6, 2025 · House

  23. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    May 6, 2025 · House

  24. Considered in formal meeting

    May 6, 2025 · House

  25. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  26. Read first time

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  27. Received from the Senate

    Apr 25, 2025 · House

  28. Reported engrossed

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  29. Record vote

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  30. Passed

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  31. Read 3rd time

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  32. Record vote

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  33. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  34. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  35. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  36. Laid before the Senate

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  37. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 24, 2025 · Senate

  38. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  39. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  40. Reported favorably as substituted Transportation

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  41. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  42. Considered in public hearing Transportation

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  43. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  44. Referred to Transportation Transportation

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  45. Read first time

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  46. Filed

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  47. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

  • Transportation

    Senate

    Referred Mar 24, 2025 · heard Apr 9, 2025 · reported after 21 days

  • Transportation

    House

    Referred Apr 28, 2025 · heard May 6, 2025 · reported after 8 days

Topics

Courts: JudgesVehicles & Traffic: Vehicle Registration

Bill text

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