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Bill Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions. Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions. us/states/tx Texas Legislature 89R SB 506 Texas SB 506 (89R)
bill
City Government--General (I0060)
Elections--Initiative
Referendum & Recall (I0300)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
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Bettencourt
Huffman
Middleton
Parker
Paul
Paxton
Tepper
Toth
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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
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • passage — 10237 (pass) · lower
  • passage — 256 (pass) · upper
  • passage — 247 (pass) · upper
  • passage — 11121 (pass) · lower
  • passage — 238 (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; origin ocd-bill/ee28c626-75be-4dcd-a0d3-c7a6c174c6ce. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).