SB 8 TX Became Law
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
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Sponsors (20)
- Middleton Republican · primary
- Bettencourt Republican · primary
- Birdwell Republican · primary
- Campbell Republican · primary
- Creighton · primary
- Flores · primary
- Hagenbuch Republican · primary
- Hall Republican · primary
- Hinojosa, Adam Republican · primary
- Huffman Republican · primary
- Hughes Republican · primary
- King · primary
- Kolkhorst Republican · primary
- Paxton Republican · primary
- Sparks Republican · primary
- Orr Republican · primary
- Metcalf Republican · primary
- Bonnen Republican · primary
- Leach Republican · primary
- Harris Republican · primary
60 coauthors / cosponsors
- Parker Republican · cosponsor
- Alders Republican · cosponsor
- Ashby Republican · cosponsor
- Barry Republican · cosponsor
- Bell, Cecil Republican · cosponsor
- Bell, Keith Republican · cosponsor
- Buckley Republican · cosponsor
- Bumgarner Republican · cosponsor
- Button Republican · cosponsor
- Cain Republican · cosponsor
- Capriglione Republican · cosponsor
- Cook · cosponsor
- Craddick Republican · cosponsor
- Cunningham Republican · cosponsor
- Curry Republican · cosponsor
- DeAyala Republican · cosponsor
- Dorazio Republican · cosponsor
- Dyson Republican · cosponsor
- Gerdes Republican · cosponsor
- Guillen Republican · cosponsor
- Harless Republican · cosponsor
- Harris Davila Republican · cosponsor
- Hayes Republican · cosponsor
- Hefner Republican · cosponsor
- Hickland Republican · cosponsor
- Holt Republican · cosponsor
- Hopper Republican · cosponsor
- Hull Republican · cosponsor
- Hunter Republican · cosponsor
- Isaac Republican · cosponsor
- Kerwin Republican · cosponsor
- Kitzman Republican · cosponsor
- LaHood Republican · cosponsor
- Landgraf Republican · cosponsor
- Leo Wilson Republican · cosponsor
- Little Republican · cosponsor
- Lopez, Janie Republican · cosponsor
- Lowe Republican · cosponsor
- Luther Republican · cosponsor
- McLaughlin Republican · cosponsor
- McQueeney Republican · cosponsor
- Meyer Republican · cosponsor
- Morgan Republican · cosponsor
- Patterson Republican · cosponsor
- Paul Republican · cosponsor
- Phelan Republican · cosponsor
- Pierson Republican · cosponsor
- Richardson Republican · cosponsor
- Schoolcraft Republican · cosponsor
- Shaheen Republican · cosponsor
- Shofner Republican · cosponsor
- Slawson Republican · cosponsor
- Spiller Republican · cosponsor
- Tepper Republican · cosponsor
- Tinderholt Republican · cosponsor
- Troxclair Republican · cosponsor
- Villalobos Republican · cosponsor
- Virdell Republican · cosponsor
- Wharton Republican · cosponsor
- Wilson Republican · cosponsor
Action history (98)
- Aug 15, 2025 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Filed · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Read first time · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Referred to State Affairs · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Posting rule suspended · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Record vote · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
- Aug 15, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
- Aug 18, 2025 Co-author authorized · upper
- Aug 18, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
- Aug 18, 2025 Record vote · upper
- Aug 18, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · upper
- Aug 18, 2025 Record vote · upper
- Aug 19, 2025 Laid before the Senate · upper
- Aug 19, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
- Aug 19, 2025 Passed · upper
- Aug 19, 2025 Record vote · upper
- Aug 19, 2025 Reason for vote recorded in Journal · upper
- Aug 19, 2025 Reported engrossed · upper
- Aug 20, 2025 Received from the Senate · lower
- Aug 20, 2025 Read first time · lower
- Aug 20, 2025 Referred to State Affairs · lower
- Aug 22, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
- Aug 22, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
- Aug 22, 2025 Left pending in committee · lower
- Aug 25, 2025 Considered in formal meeting · lower
- Aug 25, 2025 Amendment(s) considered in committee · lower
- Aug 25, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
- Aug 26, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
- Aug 26, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
- Aug 27, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
- Aug 27, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Rules suspended · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Additional sponsor(s) authorized · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment(s) offered · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment withdrawn · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment(s) offered · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment withdrawn · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment(s) offered · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amendment tabled · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Point of order withdrawn · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Point of order withdrawn · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Amended · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading as amended · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Passed · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Record vote · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
- Aug 28, 2025 Reason for vote recorded in Journal · lower
- Sep 2, 2025 House passage as amended reported · upper
- Sep 3, 2025 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · upper
- Sep 3, 2025 Read · upper
- Sep 3, 2025 Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · upper
- Sep 3, 2025 Record vote · upper
- Sep 3, 2025 Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · lower
- Sep 3, 2025 Reported enrolled · upper
- Sep 3, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
- Sep 3, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
- Sep 4, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
- Sep 22, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
- Sep 22, 2025 Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · executive
Subjects
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)BIRTH & DEATH CERTIFICATES (S6418)CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS BOARD OF (V0740)CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8788)Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)Corrections--Jails & Prisons (I0092)Courts--General (I0160)Education--Higher--General (I0231)Family--Family Violence (I0353)GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION (S0767)Political Subdivisions (I0588)State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749)TEXAS WOMEN'S PRIVACY ACT (PH8L1)WOMEN'S SHELTERS (S0049)Women (I0925)
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