← All legislation

2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB1494

Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Nathan Johnson
Co-sponsors
Royce WestRafael AnchiaToni Rose

Legislative progress

i

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 May 22, 2025 Enrolled May 31, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
Open official bill pageLatest bill text

Recorded floor votes

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

May 27, 2025 · House

Passed to 3rd reading RV#3759

Passed

135 yea–3 nay · 1 not voting · 11 absent

View roll call

May 27, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#3758

Passed

133 yea–8 nay · 1 not voting · 8 absent

View roll call

May 28, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3871

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

129 yea–12 nay · 1 not voting · 8 absent

View roll call

Committee referrals

Instrument history

i

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 immediately
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. House Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
  8. Senate Record vote
  9. Senate Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
  10. Senate Read
  11. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  12. Senate House passage as amended reported
  13. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  14. House Record vote RV#3871 View roll call
  15. House Passed View roll call
  16. House Read 3rd time
  17. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  18. House Record vote RV#3758
  19. House Passed to 3rd reading
  20. House Read 2nd time
  21. House Placed on General State Calendar
  22. House Considered in Calendars
  23. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  24. House Committee report distributed
  25. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  26. House Reported favorably as substituted
  27. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  28. House Vote reconsidered in committee
  29. House Considered in formal meeting
  30. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  31. House Considered in formal meeting
  32. House Referred to Elections
  33. House Read first time
  34. House Received from the Senate
  35. Senate Reported engrossed
  36. Senate Record vote
  37. Senate Passed
  38. Senate Read 3rd time
  39. Senate Record vote
  40. Senate Three day rule suspended
  41. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  42. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  43. Senate Laid before the Senate
  44. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  45. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  46. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  47. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  48. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  49. Senate Vote taken in committee
  50. Senate Considered in public hearing
  51. Senate Left pending in committee
  52. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  53. Senate Considered in public hearing
  54. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  55. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  56. Senate Read first time
  57. Senate Filed
  58. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1977400
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB1494.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00