Senate bill · 89R

SB 710

Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.

Became law

Effective on 9/1/25

Progress

165 days from first to latest action, across 57 recorded actions.

Filed
Jan 6
Referred to committee
Feb 7
Heard in committee
Mar 17
Reported from committee
Mar 24
Passed first chamber
Mar 27
Passed second chamber
May 28
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 710 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · Mar 27, 2025

Passed 30–0

30 Yea

0 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

Republican

passage

House · May 28, 2025

Passed 117–24

117 Yea

24 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 30, 2025

Passed 31–0

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Effective on 9/1/25
Jun 20, 2025 · Governor
Signed by the Governor
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
Reported enrolled
May 31, 2025 · Senate
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
May 31, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 30, 2025 · Senate
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
May 30, 2025 · Senate
Read
May 30, 2025 · Senate
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
May 30, 2025 · Senate
House passage as amended reported
May 29, 2025 · Senate
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 28, 2025 · House
Passed
May 28, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 28, 2025 · House
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
May 28, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading
May 28, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 28, 2025 · House
Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
May 28, 2025 · House
Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
May 27, 2025 · House
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
May 25, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 24, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 24, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted Intergovernmental Affairs
May 21, 2025 · House
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
May 21, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
May 21, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 21, 2025 · House
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs Intergovernmental Affairs
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 9, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Mar 31, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 27, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Mar 25, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments Local Government
Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Local Government
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Local Government
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 17, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Local Government Local Government
Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Rereferred to committee
Feb 12, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Business & Commerce Business & Commerce
Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Feb 7, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Jan 6, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Jan 6, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

Business & Commerce
Senate
Referred Feb 7, 2025 · never reported
Local Government
Senate
Referred Feb 12, 2025 · heard Mar 17, 2025 · reported after 40 days
Intergovernmental Affairs
House
Referred Apr 9, 2025 · heard May 21, 2025 · reported after 42 days

Topics

City Government: Land Use & Zoning Electronic Information Systems Open Meetings

Bill text

House Committee ReportHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF
EnrolledHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF

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