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SB 1089 TX
Became Law

Relating to repealing the ability to declare certain unopposed candidates for office as elected.

TX · session 88 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Feb 22, 2023

Latest action (Jun 2, 2023) Effective on 9/1/23

Sponsors (2)

17 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Birdwell Republican · cosponsor
  • Blanco Democratic · cosponsor
  • Creighton · cosponsor
  • Eckhardt Democratic · cosponsor
  • Flores · cosponsor
  • Huffman Republican · cosponsor
  • Hughes Republican · cosponsor
  • Johnson · cosponsor
  • Kolkhorst Republican · cosponsor
  • LaMantia · cosponsor
  • Middleton Republican · cosponsor
  • Perry Republican · cosponsor
  • Schwertner Republican · cosponsor
  • Sparks Republican · cosponsor
  • Springer · cosponsor
  • West Democratic · cosponsor
  • Zaffirini Democratic · cosponsor

Action history (50)

  1. Feb 22, 2023 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Feb 22, 2023 Filed · upper
  3. Mar 9, 2023 Read first time · upper
  4. Mar 9, 2023 Referred to State Affairs · upper
  5. Mar 16, 2023 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  6. Mar 16, 2023 Considered in public hearing · upper
  7. Mar 16, 2023 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  8. Mar 16, 2023 Vote taken in committee · upper
  9. Mar 21, 2023 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  10. Mar 21, 2023 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · upper
  11. Mar 21, 2023 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  12. Mar 22, 2023 Co-author authorized · upper
  13. Mar 22, 2023 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  14. Mar 28, 2023 Co-author authorized · upper
  15. Mar 28, 2023 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  16. Mar 28, 2023 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  17. Mar 28, 2023 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · upper
  18. Mar 28, 2023 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  19. Mar 28, 2023 Three day rule suspended · upper
  20. Mar 28, 2023 Record vote · upper
  21. Mar 28, 2023 Read 3rd time · upper
  22. Mar 28, 2023 Passed · upper
  23. Mar 28, 2023 Record vote · upper
  24. Mar 28, 2023 Reported engrossed · upper
  25. Mar 29, 2023 Received from the Senate · lower
  26. Apr 10, 2023 Read first time · lower
  27. Apr 10, 2023 Referred to Elections · lower
  28. May 4, 2023 Considered in public hearing · lower
  29. May 4, 2023 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  30. May 4, 2023 Left pending in committee · lower
  31. May 8, 2023 Considered in formal meeting · lower
  32. May 8, 2023 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  33. May 11, 2023 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  34. May 11, 2023 Committee report distributed · lower
  35. May 12, 2023 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  36. May 15, 2023 Considered in Calendars · lower
  37. May 17, 2023 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  38. May 17, 2023 Read 2nd time · lower
  39. May 17, 2023 Passed to 3rd reading · lower
  40. May 18, 2023 Read 3rd time · lower
  41. May 18, 2023 Passed · lower
  42. May 18, 2023 Record vote · lower
  43. May 18, 2023 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  44. May 18, 2023 House passage reported · upper
  45. May 18, 2023 Reported enrolled · upper
  46. May 18, 2023 Signed in the Senate · upper
  47. May 19, 2023 Signed in the House · lower
  48. May 19, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
  49. Jun 2, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
  50. Jun 2, 2023 Effective on 9/1/23 · executive
Subjects
Elections--Administration (I0277)Elections--Candidates (I0280)Elections--General (I0310)

Text versions (10)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Senate Committee Report · HTML
  • Senate Committee Report · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • House Committee Report · HTML
  • House Committee Report · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF

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