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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB493

Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Matthew Shaheen
Co-sponsors
Giovanni CapriglioneWilliam MetcalfBryan HughesPaul BettencourtBrent Hagenbuch

Legislative progress

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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.

House committee substitute March 27, 2025 Enrolled June 2, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

9 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 12, 2025 · House

Point of order withdrawn RV#2226

Passed

82 yea–53 nay · 2 not voting · 13 absent

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May 13, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#2292

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

86 yea–52 nay · 3 not voting · 9 absent

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May 26, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

24 yea–7 nay

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May 26, 2025 · Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Passed

27 yea–4 nay

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May 26, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Passed

26 yea–5 nay

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May 26, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

28 yea–3 nay

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June 1, 2025 · House

House adopts conference committee report RV#4145

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

90 yea–44 nay · 2 not voting · 14 absent

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June 1, 2025 · Senate

Senate adopts conference committee report

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

23 yea–8 nay

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June 1, 2025 · Senate

Senate adopts conference committee report

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

23 yea–8 nay

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Signed in the House
  6. House Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  8. Senate House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  9. Senate Record vote
  10. Senate Senate adopts conference committee report
  11. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  12. House Record vote RV#4145 View roll call
  13. House House adopts conference committee report
  14. House Conf. Comm. Report distributed
  15. Senate Conference committee report filed
  16. House Senate appoints conferees-reported
  17. House Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
  18. Senate Senate appoints conferees
  19. Senate Senate grants request for conference comm.
  20. Senate House appoints conferees-reported
  21. Senate House requests conference committee-reported
  22. Senate House refuses to concur-reported
  23. House House appoints conferees
  24. House House requests conference committee
  25. House House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
  26. House Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  27. House Senate Amendments distributed
  28. House Senate passage as amended reported
  29. Senate Record vote
  30. Senate Passed
  31. Senate Read 3rd time
  32. Senate Record vote
  33. Senate Three day rule suspended
  34. Senate Record vote
  35. Senate Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  36. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  37. Senate Amended
  38. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Miles
  39. Senate Read 2nd time
  40. Senate Record vote
  41. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  42. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  43. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  44. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  45. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  46. Senate Vote taken in committee
  47. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  48. Senate Considered in public hearing
  49. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  50. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  51. Senate Read first time
  52. Senate Received from the House
  53. House Reported engrossed
  54. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  55. House Record vote RV#2292 View roll call
  56. House Passed View roll call
  57. House Read 3rd time
  58. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  59. House Record vote RV#2226 View roll call
  60. House Passed to engrossment View roll call
  61. House Point of order withdrawn RUle 11, Section 2
  62. House Read 2nd time
  63. House Placed on General State Calendar
  64. House Considered in Calendars
  65. House Considered in Calendars
  66. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  67. House Committee report distributed
  68. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  69. House Reported favorably as substituted
  70. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  71. House Considered in public hearing
  72. House Left pending in committee
  73. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  74. House Considered in public hearing
  75. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  76. House Referred to Elections
  77. House Read first time
  78. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1890280
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB493.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00