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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the combination of certain election precincts."
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description: "Relating to the combination of certain election precincts."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "89R"
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identifier: "SB 985"
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citation: "Texas SB 985 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Elections--Administration (I0277)", "Elections--Primaries (I0285)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Bumgarner", "Cook", "Hayes", "Hopper", "Paxton"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 58
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-29"
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last_action: "2025-05-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d7647f89-53fc-4020-9cc4-5eae88f0fa01"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 985.xml"
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source_hash: "f77d1da1e29d9d25b9bf01fe2f31fe8615f4a90b72233e4fe9b2fd5eb3464894"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 985 (89R) — Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00985I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00985E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00985H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00985S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00985F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 985 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **95–46** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **94–52** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bettencourt — primary (person)
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- Bumgarner — primary (person)
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- Cook — primary (person)
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- Hayes — primary (person)
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- Hopper — primary (person)
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- Paxton — primary (person)
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- Alders — cosponsor (person)
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- Hagenbuch — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Kerwin — cosponsor (person)
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- Little — cosponsor (person)
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- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
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- Money — cosponsor (person)
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- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
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- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sparks — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-01-29** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-29** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-13** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-04** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-03-06** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-03-06** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-03-06** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2025-03-06** Left pending in committee
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- **2025-03-13** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-03-13** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-03-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2025-03-17** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-03-31** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-04-02** Co-author authorized
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- **2025-04-02** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-04-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-02** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-02** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-02** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-04-02** Record vote
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- **2025-04-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-02** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-04-02** Record vote
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- **2025-04-02** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-04-03** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-09** Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-28** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2025-04-28** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-05-05** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-05-06** Laid out in lieu of companion
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- **2025-05-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-06** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-06** Record vote
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- **2025-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-07** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-07** Record vote
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- **2025-05-07** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-12** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2025-05-12** Read
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- **2025-05-12** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2025-05-12** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-13** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-13** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-05-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-24** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d7647f89-53fc-4020-9cc4-5eae88f0fa01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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