---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions."
description: "Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 506"
citation: "Texas SB 506 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Government--General (I0060)", "Elections--Initiative", "Referendum & Recall (I0300)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Huffman", "Middleton", "Parker", "Paul", "Paxton", "Tepper", "Toth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 65
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2024-11-25"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ee28c626-75be-4dcd-a0d3-c7a6c174c6ce"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 506.xml"
source_hash: "61638fe1c9fd48e7e5f3ee331cdd141816a45fe89c031e56b764b877b2c87087"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---

# Texas SB 506 (89R) — Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00506F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **102–37** (pass) · lower
- passage — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- passage — **24–7** (pass) · upper
- passage — **111–21** (pass) · lower
- passage — **23–8** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Middleton — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Paul — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Tepper — primary (person)
- Toth — primary (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-11-25** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2024-11-25** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-04** Co-author authorized
- **2025-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-04-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-07** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-04-07** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-16** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-04-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-04-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-04-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-04-30** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-04-30** Record vote
- **2025-04-30** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2025-04-30** Record vote
- **2025-04-30** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-04-30** Record vote
- **2025-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-30** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-30** Record vote
- **2025-04-30** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-30** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-05-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-01** Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-16** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-16** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-16** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-21** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-23** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-25** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-27** Record vote
- **2025-05-27** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-27** Record vote
- **2025-05-27** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-27** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-27** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-27** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2025-05-27** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-27** Record vote
- **2025-05-27** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-30** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-30** Read
- **2025-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2025-05-30** Record vote
- **2025-05-31** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-31** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-06-01** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ee28c626-75be-4dcd-a0d3-c7a6c174c6ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).