Senate bill · 89R
SB 2778
Relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.
Effective on 9/1/25
Progress
98 days from first to latest action, across 80 recorded actions.
Filed
Mar 14
Referred to committee
Apr 3
Heard in committee
Apr 24
Reported from committee
Apr 30
Passed first chamber
May 6
Passed second chamber
May 23
Sent to governor
Jun 1
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 2778 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
Senate · May 6, 2025
Passed 29–2
29 Yea
2 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
passage
House · May 22, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 89–49
89 Yea
49 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
passage
House · May 23, 2025Party-line vote
Passed 86–49
86 Yea
49 Nay
3 Absent / not voting
passage
House · May 23, 2025
Passed 108–33
108 Yea
33 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
passage
Senate · May 29, 2025
Passed 97–39
Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.
passage
House · May 29, 2025
Passed 97–39
97 Yea
39 Nay
1 Absent / not voting
passage
Senate · May 30, 2025
Passed 29–2
29 Yea
2 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.
Effective on 9/1/25
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Filed without the Governor's signature
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Sent to the Governor
Jun 1, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the House
Jun 1, 2025 · House
Signed in the Senate
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 31, 2025 · House
Reported enrolled
May 30, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 30, 2025 · Senate
Senate adopts conference committee report Local Government
May 30, 2025 · Senate
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
May 29, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 29, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 29, 2025 · House
House adopts conference committee report Intergovernmental Affairs
May 29, 2025 · House
Conf. Comm. Report distributed
May 27, 2025 · House
Conference committee report filed
May 27, 2025 · Senate
House appoints conferees-reported
May 27, 2025 · Senate
House grants request for conf comm-reported
May 27, 2025 · Senate
House appoints conferees
May 27, 2025 · House
House grants request for conference committee
May 27, 2025 · House
Senate appoints conferees-reported
May 26, 2025 · House
Senate requests conference committee-reported
May 26, 2025 · House
Senate refuses to concur-reported
May 26, 2025 · House
Senate appoints conferees
May 26, 2025 · Senate
Senate requests conference committee
May 26, 2025 · Senate
Senate refuses to concur
May 26, 2025 · Senate
Read
May 26, 2025 · Senate
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
May 26, 2025 · Senate
House passage as amended reported
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 23, 2025 · House
Passed as amended
May 23, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 23, 2025 · House
Amended
May 23, 2025 · House
Vote reconsidered
May 23, 2025 · House
Vote reconsidered
May 23, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 23, 2025 · House
Passed
May 23, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 23, 2025 · House
Amendment fails of adoption
May 23, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 23, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 22, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 22, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading
May 22, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 22, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 21, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 19, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 10, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 10, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 10, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Intergovernmental Affairs
May 10, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 10, 2025 · House
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Intergovernmental Affairs
May 7, 2025 · House
Read first time
May 7, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
May 6, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Passed
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 6, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
May 5, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Local Government
Apr 30, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Apr 28, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Local Government
Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 24, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Local Government Local Government
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Apr 3, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Mar 14, 2025 · Senate
Authors
In committee
- Local Government
Senate
Referred Apr 3, 2025 · heard Apr 24, 2025 · reported after 27 days
- Intergovernmental Affairs
House
Referred May 7, 2025 · heard May 10, 2025 · reported after 3 days
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