Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SB 505
Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Bettencourt (Republican)
- Creighton
- Huffman (Republican)
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Middleton (Republican)
- Parker (Republican)
- Paxton (Republican)
- Perry (Republican)
- Swanson (Republican)
Cosponsors (2)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(May 27, 2025): Postponed
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Apr 15, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- May 27, 2025 · House
Postponed - May 27, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn - May 27, 2025 · House
Laid out as postponed business - May 27, 2025 · House
Postponed - May 27, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 25, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - May 23, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - May 23, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 22, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 22, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 20, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted - May 20, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee - May 20, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - May 15, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee - May 15, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - May 15, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Referred to Elections - Apr 22, 2025 · House
Read first time - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 16, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Apr 15, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Apr 14, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - 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 . . . - Feb 26, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Feb 4, 2025 · Senate
Co-author authorized - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Referred to State Affairs - Feb 3, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Nov 25, 2024 · Senate
Filed - Nov 25, 2024 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate