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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB521

Relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Ryan Guillen
Co-sponsors
Carrie IsaacAngela Paxton

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute March 20, 2025 House committee substitute April 3, 2025 Enrolled May 30, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

May 12, 2025 · House

Amended RV#2227

Passed

85 yea–53 nay · 1 not voting · 11 absent

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May 13, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#2293

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

84 yea–54 nay · 2 not voting · 10 absent

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May 27, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

21 yea–10 nay

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May 27, 2025 · Senate

FA1 Paxton

Passed

19 yea–12 nay

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May 28, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

20 yea–11 nay

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May 28, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

20 yea–11 nay

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May 29, 2025 · House

House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#4026

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

89 yea–44 nay · 2 not voting · 15 absent

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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. Senate House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  8. House Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  10. House Record vote RV#4026 View roll call
  11. House House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  12. House Point of order withdrawn Rule 11, Section 2
  13. House Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  14. House Senate Amendments distributed
  15. House Senate passage as amended reported
  16. Senate Record vote
  17. Senate Passed
  18. Senate Read 3rd time
  19. Senate Record vote
  20. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  21. Senate Remarks ordered printed
  22. Senate Record vote
  23. Senate Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  24. Senate Record vote
  25. Senate Amendment fails of adoption
  26. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA3 Menéndez
  27. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  28. Senate Amended
  29. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA2 Zaffirini
  30. Senate Record vote
  31. Senate Amended
  32. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Paxton
  33. Senate Read 2nd time
  34. Senate Record vote
  35. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  36. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  37. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  38. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  39. Senate Vote taken in committee
  40. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  41. Senate Considered in public hearing
  42. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  43. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  44. Senate Read first time
  45. Senate Received from the House
  46. House Reported engrossed
  47. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  48. House Record vote RV#2293 View roll call
  49. House Passed View roll call
  50. House Read 3rd time
  51. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  52. House Record vote RV#2227 View roll call
  53. House Passed to engrossment as amended View roll call
  54. House Amended 1-Bucy and Guillen
  55. House Read 2nd time
  56. House Placed on General State Calendar
  57. House Considered in Calendars
  58. House Considered in Calendars
  59. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  60. House Committee report distributed
  61. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  62. House Reported favorably as substituted
  63. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  64. House Considered in public hearing
  65. House Left pending in committee
  66. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  67. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  68. House Considered in public hearing
  69. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  70. House Referred to Elections
  71. House Read first time
  72. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1890620
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB521.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00