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Senate bill · 89R

SB 2217

Relating to certain election practices and procedures.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

101 days from first to latest action, across 79 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 11

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 25

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 10

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 22

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 1

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 28

  7. Sent to governor

    Jun 3

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

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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 27, 2025

Passed 135–0

135 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 28, 2025

Passed 139–1

139 Yea

1 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · Jun 1, 2025

Passed 26–5

26 Yea

5 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

House · Jun 1, 2025

Passed 130–7

130 Yea

7 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · Jun 1, 2025

Passed 130–7

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    Jun 3, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    Jun 2, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    Jun 2, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    Jun 1, 2025 · Senate

  7. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

    Jun 1, 2025 · Senate

  8. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    Jun 1, 2025 · Senate

  10. Senate adopts conference committee report State Affairs

    Jun 1, 2025 · Senate

  11. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  12. Record vote

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  13. House adopts conference committee report Elections

    Jun 1, 2025 · House

  14. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

    May 31, 2025 · House

  15. Conference committee report filed

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  16. House appoints conferees-reported

    May 30, 2025 · Senate

  17. House grants request for conf comm-reported

    May 30, 2025 · Senate

  18. House appoints conferees

    May 30, 2025 · House

  19. House grants request for conference committee

    May 30, 2025 · House

  20. Senate appoints conferees-reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  21. Senate requests conference committee-reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  22. Senate refuses to concur-reported

    May 29, 2025 · House

  23. Senate appoints conferees

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  24. Senate requests conference committee

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  25. Senate refuses to concur

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  26. Read

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  27. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

    May 29, 2025 · Senate

  28. House passage as amended reported

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  29. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 28, 2025 · House

  30. Record vote

    May 28, 2025 · House

  31. Passed as amended

    May 28, 2025 · House

  32. Record vote

    May 28, 2025 · House

  33. Amended

    May 28, 2025 · House

  34. Read 3rd time

    May 28, 2025 · House

  35. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 27, 2025 · House

  36. Record vote

    May 27, 2025 · House

  37. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    May 27, 2025 · House

  38. Amendment withdrawn

    May 27, 2025 · House

  39. Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    May 27, 2025 · House

  40. Amendment(s) offered

    May 27, 2025 · House

  41. Amended

    May 27, 2025 · House

  42. Read 2nd time

    May 27, 2025 · House

  43. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 25, 2025 · House

  44. Considered in Calendars

    May 23, 2025 · House

  45. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 21, 2025 · House

  46. Committee report distributed

    May 20, 2025 · House

  47. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 20, 2025 · House

  48. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Elections

    May 16, 2025 · House

  49. Considered in formal meeting

    May 16, 2025 · House

  50. Left pending in committee

    May 15, 2025 · House

  51. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Elections

    May 15, 2025 · House

  52. Considered in public hearing Elections

    May 15, 2025 · House

  53. Referred to Elections Elections

    May 2, 2025 · House

  54. Read first time

    May 2, 2025 · House

  55. Received from the Senate

    May 1, 2025 · House

  56. Reported engrossed

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  57. Record vote

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  58. Passed

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  59. Read 3rd time

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  60. Record vote

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  61. Three day rule suspended

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  62. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  63. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  64. Laid before the Senate

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  65. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    May 1, 2025 · Senate

  66. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  67. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  68. Reported favorably as substituted State Affairs

    Apr 22, 2025 · Senate

  69. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  70. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  71. Co-author authorized

    Apr 14, 2025 · Senate

  72. Left pending in committee

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  73. Testimony taken in committee State Affairs

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  74. Considered in public hearing State Affairs

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  75. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  76. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  77. Read first time

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  78. Filed

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

  79. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Mar 11, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 1 coauthor or sponsor

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  • Bob Hall cosponsorR

In committee

  • State Affairs

    Senate

    Referred Mar 25, 2025 · heard Apr 10, 2025 · reported after 28 days

  • Elections

    House

    Referred May 2, 2025 · heard May 15, 2025 · reported after 14 days

Topics

Bill text

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SB 2216Relating to security of election system equipment.Bryan HughesRBecame lawBecame lawJun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
SB 78Relating to the security of election systems.Bob HallRReferred to committeeDid not passFeb 3, 2025Referred to State Affairs
HB 1007Relating to the security of election systems.Steve TothRReferred to committeeDid not passMar 7, 2025Referred to Elections
SB 2753Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes.Bob HallRBecame lawBecame lawJun 22, 2025Effective on 9/1/25
HB 3709Relating to the partial count of electronic voting system ballots.Mano DeAyalaRPassed first chamberDid not passMay 22, 2025Left pending in committee
HB 4985Relating to the procedures for a public test of logic and accuracy of a voting system for certain elections.Stan GerdesRReferred to committeeDid not passApr 3, 2025Referred to Elections
SB 2217 (89R) · Polis