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Senate bill · 89R

SB 65

Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.

Became law

Effective immediately

Progress

188 days from first to latest action, across 49 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Nov 12

  2. Referred to committee

    Feb 3

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 10

  4. Reported from committee

    Mar 17

  5. Passed first chamber

    Mar 24

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 2

  7. Sent to governor

    May 7

  8. Became law

    May 19

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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.

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 65 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 24, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Democratic

passage

House · May 1, 2025

Passed 142–0

142 Yea

0 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 2, 2025

Passed 116–4

116 Yea

4 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective immediately

    May 19, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    May 19, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 7, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 7, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 7, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 5, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 2, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    May 2, 2025 · House

  10. Passed

    May 2, 2025 · House

  11. Read 3rd time

    May 2, 2025 · House

  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 1, 2025 · House

  13. Record vote

    May 1, 2025 · House

  14. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 1, 2025 · House

  15. Read 2nd time

    May 1, 2025 · House

  16. Laid out in lieu of companion

    May 1, 2025 · House

  17. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  18. Committee report distributed

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  19. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  20. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  21. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  22. Recalled from subcommittee

    Apr 28, 2025 · House

  23. Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  24. Read first time

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  25. Received from the Senate

    Mar 25, 2025 · House

  26. Reported engrossed

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  27. Record vote

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  28. Passed

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  29. Read 3rd time

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  30. Record vote

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  31. Three day rule suspended

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  32. Vote recorded in Journal

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  33. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  34. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  35. Co-author authorized

    Mar 24, 2025 · Senate

  36. Placed on intent calendar

    Mar 19, 2025 · Senate

  37. Committee report printed and distributed

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  38. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  39. Reported favorably w/o amendments Local Government

    Mar 17, 2025 · Senate

  40. Vote taken in committee

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  41. Considered in public hearing Local Government

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  42. Left pending in committee

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  43. Testimony taken in committee Local Government

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  44. Considered in public hearing Local Government

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  45. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 10, 2025 · Senate

  46. Referred to Local Government Local Government

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  47. Read first time

    Feb 3, 2025 · Senate

  48. Filed

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

  49. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Nov 12, 2024 · Senate

Authors

and 2 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Royce West cosponsorD
  • Valoree Swanson cosponsorR

In committee

  • Local Government

    Senate

    Referred Feb 3, 2025 · heard Mar 10, 2025 · reported after 42 days

Topics

County Government: Employees/OfficersLabor: Management Relations

Bill text

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SB 65 (89R) · Polis