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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order."
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description: "Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order."
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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 509"
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citation: "Texas SB 509 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "Courts--General (I0160)", "EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)", "Elections--General (I0310)", "TELECONFERENCING (S0039)", "VIDEOCONFERENCING (S0216)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Middleton", "Parker", "Paxton", "Perry", "Schofield"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 75
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2024-11-25"
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last_action: "2025-06-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb21f960-589d-47fa-82e6-eeb06cdf1509"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 509.xml"
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source_hash: "3f500517f077e590520bc22c9f89c4756a51cdb3d50e19c614f5719f33881453"
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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 509 (89R) — Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.
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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/SB00509I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00509E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00509H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00509S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00509F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **25–6** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **98–49** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **85–56** (pass) · lower
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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 509 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **24–6** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **97–37** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **24–6** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **97–37** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **24–6** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **24–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bettencourt — primary (person)
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- Middleton — primary (person)
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- Parker — primary (person)
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- Paxton — primary (person)
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- Perry — primary (person)
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- Schofield — primary (person)
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- Hall — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-11-25** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2024-11-25** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-02-05** 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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- **2025-03-19** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-03-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-03-24** Record vote
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- **2025-03-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-03-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-03-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-24** Record vote
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- **2025-03-24** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-03-24** Record vote
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- **2025-03-24** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-03-24** Record vote
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- **2025-03-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-03-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-03-24** Record vote
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- **2025-03-24** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-03-25** 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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- **2025-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-04-30** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-01** 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** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-07** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-14** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2025-05-14** Read
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- **2025-05-14** Senate refuses to concur
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- **2025-05-14** Senate requests conference committee
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- **2025-05-14** Senate appoints conferees
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- **2025-05-14** Senate refuses to concur-reported
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- **2025-05-14** Senate requests conference committee-reported
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- **2025-05-14** Senate appoints conferees-reported
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- **2025-05-19** House grants request for conference committee
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- **2025-05-19** House appoints conferees
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- **2025-05-20** House grants request for conf comm-reported
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- **2025-05-20** House appoints conferees-reported
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- **2025-05-26** Conference committee report filed `filing`
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- **2025-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
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- **2025-05-30** House adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-30** Record vote
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- **2025-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2025-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-30** Record vote
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- **2025-05-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-06-01** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-06-20** 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/cb21f960-589d-47fa-82e6-eeb06cdf1509`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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