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HB 18 TX
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Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.

TX · session 892 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Aug 21, 2025

Latest action (Sep 17, 2025) Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Sponsors (4)
26 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (75)
  1. Aug 21, 2025 Filed · lower
  2. Aug 21, 2025 Read first time · lower
  3. Aug 21, 2025 Referred to Elections · lower
  4. Aug 25, 2025 Considered in public hearing · lower
  5. Aug 25, 2025 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  6. Aug 25, 2025 Left pending in committee · lower
  7. Aug 28, 2025 Considered in formal meeting · lower
  8. Aug 28, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  9. Aug 28, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  10. Aug 28, 2025 Committee report distributed · lower
  11. Aug 28, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  12. Aug 28, 2025 Considered in Calendars · lower
  13. Sep 2, 2025 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  14. Sep 2, 2025 Read 2nd time · lower
  15. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment(s) offered · lower
  16. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment to amendment fails of adoption · lower
  17. Sep 2, 2025 Record vote · lower
  18. Sep 2, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  19. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment to amendment fails of adoption · lower
  20. Sep 2, 2025 Record vote · lower
  21. Sep 2, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  22. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment to amendment offered · lower
  23. Sep 2, 2025 Point of order sustained (amendment) · lower
  24. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment to amendment offered · lower
  25. Sep 2, 2025 Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · lower
  26. Sep 2, 2025 Point of order overruled (amendment) · lower
  27. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment amended · lower
  28. Sep 2, 2025 Record vote · lower
  29. Sep 2, 2025 Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · lower
  30. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment to amendment fails of adoption · lower
  31. Sep 2, 2025 Record vote · lower
  32. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment to amendment fails of adoption · lower
  33. Sep 2, 2025 Record vote · lower
  34. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment to amendment offered · lower
  35. Sep 2, 2025 Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · lower
  36. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment to amendment withdrawn · lower
  37. Sep 2, 2025 Amendment adopted as amended · lower
  38. Sep 2, 2025 Record vote · lower
  39. Sep 2, 2025 Passed to engrossment as amended · lower
  40. Sep 2, 2025 Record vote · lower
  41. Sep 2, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  42. Sep 2, 2025 Read 3rd time · lower
  43. Sep 2, 2025 Passed · lower
  44. Sep 2, 2025 Record vote · lower
  45. Sep 2, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  46. Sep 2, 2025 Reason for vote recorded in Journal · lower
  47. Sep 2, 2025 Reported engrossed · lower
  48. Sep 2, 2025 Received from the House · upper
  49. Sep 2, 2025 Read first time · upper
  50. Sep 2, 2025 Referred to State Affairs · upper
  51. Sep 2, 2025 Posting rule suspended · upper
  52. Sep 2, 2025 Record vote · upper
  53. Sep 3, 2025 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  54. Sep 3, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  55. Sep 3, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  56. Sep 3, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  57. Sep 3, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  58. Sep 3, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  59. Sep 3, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  60. Sep 3, 2025 Printing rule suspended · upper
  61. Sep 3, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  62. Sep 3, 2025 Record vote · upper
  63. Sep 3, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · upper
  64. Sep 3, 2025 Record vote · upper
  65. Sep 4, 2025 Laid before the Senate · upper
  66. Sep 4, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  67. Sep 4, 2025 Passed · upper
  68. Sep 4, 2025 Record vote · upper
  69. Sep 4, 2025 Senate passage reported · lower
  70. Sep 4, 2025 Reported enrolled · lower
  71. Sep 4, 2025 Signed in the House · lower
  72. Sep 4, 2025 Signed in the Senate · upper
  73. Sep 4, 2025 Sent to the Governor · executive
  74. Sep 17, 2025 Signed by the Governor · executive
  75. Sep 17, 2025 Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · executive
Subjects
Ethics (I0345)FIFTEENTH COURT OF APPEALS (VM34V)Legislature (I0520)POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS (S0114)Salaries & Expenses (I0745)

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

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