Senate bill · 89R

SB 28

Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.

Did not pass

Progress

75 days from first to latest action, across 33 recorded actions.

Filed
Feb 20
Referred to committee
Feb 20
Heard in committee
Feb 24
Reported from committee
Feb 25
Passed first chamber
Feb 27
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

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.

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Senate · Feb 27, 2025Party-line vote

Failed 11–20

11 Yea

20 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 SB 28 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Feb 27, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Left pending in committee
May 6, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Licensing & Administrative Procedures
May 6, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Licensing & Administrative Procedures
May 6, 2025 · House
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Mar 26, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 26, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Mar 4, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Passed to engrossment
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Amendment fails of adoption
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Feb 27, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments State Affairs
Feb 25, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee State Affairs
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Feb 24, 2025 · Senate
Referred to State Affairs State Affairs
Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Feb 20, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Feb 20, 2025 · Senate

Authors

and 11 coauthors or sponsors

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Charles Schwertner cosponsorR
Borris Miles cosponsorD
Robert Nichols cosponsorR
Chuy Hinojosa cosponsorD
Johnson cosponsor–
Judith Zaffirini cosponsorD
Tan Parker cosponsorR
Roland Gutierrez cosponsorD
José Menéndez cosponsorD
César Blanco cosponsorD
Bryan Hughes cosponsorR

In committee

State Affairs
Senate
Referred Feb 20, 2025 · heard Feb 24, 2025 · reported after 5 days
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
House
Referred Mar 26, 2025 · heard May 6, 2025 · never reported

Topics

Amusements, Games, Sports Crimes: Miscellaneous

Bill text

EngrossedHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF

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