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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB796

Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.

Current disposition
Pending: Senate
Last status date
May 28, 2025
Last status update
Co-sponsor authorized
Author
Cecil Bell
Co-sponsors
David SpillerStan GerdesTerri Leo-WilsonWilliam MetcalfDaniel AldersKeith BellBen BumgarnerCody HarrisRichard HayesCole HefnerHillary HicklandJanis HoltLacey HullCarrie IsaacHelen KerwinMitch LittleMike OlcottTom OliversonJared PattersonAlan SchoolcraftJoanne ShofnerShelby SlawsonTerry WilsonPhil KingCharles CreightonAdam HinojosaLois KolkhorstMayes Middleton

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute April 25, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

May 6, 2025 · House

Amended RV#1522

Passed

86 yea–61 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent

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May 7, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#1599

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

94 yea–53 nay · 1 not voting · 2 absent

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May 28, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

19 yea–12 nay

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May 28, 2025 · Senate

Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

Passed

19 yea–12 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. Senate Record vote
  2. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  3. Senate Record vote
  4. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  5. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  6. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  7. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  8. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  9. Senate Vote taken in committee
  10. Senate Considered in public hearing
  11. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  12. Senate Left pending in committee
  13. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  14. Senate Considered in public hearing
  15. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  16. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  17. Senate Read first time
  18. Senate Received from the House
  19. House Reported engrossed
  20. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  21. House Record vote RV#1599 View roll call
  22. House Passed View roll call
  23. House Read 3rd time
  24. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  25. House Record vote RV#1522 View roll call
  26. House Passed to engrossment as amended View roll call
  27. House Amended 1-Tinderholt
  28. House Read 2nd time
  29. House Placed on General State Calendar
  30. House Considered in Calendars
  31. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  32. House Committee report distributed
  33. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  34. House Reported favorably as substituted
  35. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  36. House Considered in public hearing
  37. House Returned to committee
  38. House Point of order sustained Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)
  39. House Read 2nd time
  40. House Placed on General State Calendar
  41. House Considered in Calendars
  42. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  43. House Committee report distributed
  44. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  45. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  46. House Considered in public hearing
  47. House Left pending in committee
  48. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  49. House Considered in public hearing
  50. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  51. House Referred to State Affairs
  52. House Read first time
  53. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1891732
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB796.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00