Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SB 16
Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Hughes (Republican)
- Bettencourt (Republican)
- Birdwell
- Campbell (Republican)
- Creighton
- Flores
- Hagenbuch (Republican)
- Hall (Republican)
- Hancock
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- Huffman (Republican)
- King
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Middleton (Republican)
- Nichols (Republican)
- Parker (Republican)
- Paxton (Republican)
- Perry (Republican)
- Schwertner (Republican)
- Sparks (Republican)
- Isaac (Republican)
Cosponsors (52)
- Alders (Republican)
- Barry (Republican)
- Bell, Cecil (Republican)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Bumgarner (Republican)
- Cain (Republican)
- Cook
- Cunningham (Republican)
- Darby (Republican)
- Dean (Republican)
- DeAyala (Republican)
- Dorazio (Republican)
- Frank (Republican)
- Gates (Republican)
- Gerdes (Republican)
- Guillen (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Hayes (Republican)
- Hefner (Republican)
- Hunter (Republican)
- Kerwin (Republican)
- LaHood (Republican)
- Landgraf (Republican)
- Leo Wilson (Republican)
- Little (Republican)
- Lopez, Janie (Republican)
- Louderback (Republican)
- Lujan (Republican)
- Luther (Republican)
- McLaughlin (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Meyer (Republican)
- Money (Republican)
- Oliverson (Republican)
- Orr (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Paul (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Smithee (Republican)
- Spiller (Republican)
- Swanson (Republican)
- Tepper (Republican)
- Tinderholt (Republican)
- Toth (Republican)
- VanDeaver
- Vasut (Republican)
- Villalobos (Republican)
- Virdell (Republican)
- Wharton (Republican)
- Wilson (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 25, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 1, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- May 25, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 25, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 25, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 25, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - May 25, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - May 25, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - May 25, 2025 · House
Recommitted to committee - May 12, 2025 · House
Corrected committee report sent to Calendars - May 12, 2025 · House
Corrected comm. report distributed - May 10, 2025 · House
Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator - May 9, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 8, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 8, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - Apr 28, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Referred to Elections - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time - Apr 2, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Passed to engrossment as amended - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Vote recorded in Journal - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Amended - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 1, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Mar 31, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Mar 24, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Left pending in committee - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 20, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Referred to State Affairs - Mar 12, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Filed - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate