Senate bill · 89R
SB 992
Relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal services.
Effective on 9/1/25
Progress
120 days from first to latest action, across 53 recorded actions.
Filed
Jan 29
Referred to committee
Feb 13
Heard in committee
Feb 24
Reported from committee
Mar 5
Passed first chamber
Mar 12
Passed second chamber
May 20
Sent to governor
May 21
Became law
May 29
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 992 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
Senate · Mar 12, 2025
Passed 30–1
30 Yea
1 Nay
0 Absent / not voting
passage
House · May 19, 2025
Passed 118–23
118 Yea
23 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
passage
House · May 20, 2025
Passed 111–33
111 Yea
33 Nay
2 Absent / not voting
Full history
Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.
Effective on 9/1/25
May 29, 2025 · Governor
Signed by the Governor
May 29, 2025 · Governor
Sent to the Governor
May 21, 2025 · Governor
Signed in the House
May 21, 2025 · House
Signed in the Senate
May 21, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled
May 20, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported
May 20, 2025 · Senate
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 20, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 20, 2025 · House
Passed
May 20, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 20, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 19, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 19, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading
May 19, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 19, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 19, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 15, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 14, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 14, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 14, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) State Affairs
May 12, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
May 12, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
May 12, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
May 12, 2025 · House
Referred to State Affairs State Affairs
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time
Apr 22, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate
Mar 13, 2025 · House
Reported engrossed
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Passed
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized
Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
Mar 6, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments State Affairs
Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing State Affairs
Mar 3, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee
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 13, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
Feb 13, 2025 · Senate
Filed
Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Jan 29, 2025 · Senate
Authors
and 1 coauthor or sponsor
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- Sarah Eckhardt cosponsorD
In committee
- State Affairs
Senate
Referred Feb 13, 2025 · heard Feb 24, 2025 · reported after 20 days
- State Affairs
House
Referred Apr 22, 2025 · heard May 12, 2025 · reported after 20 days
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