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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB1537

Relating to the appointment of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 30, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Judith Zaffirini
Co-sponsors
Royce WestJohn Smithee

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 20, 2025 Governor approved May 30, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

May 19, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#2970

Passed

109 yea–33 nay · 3 not voting · 5 absent

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May 20, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3041

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

105 yea–39 nay · 2 not voting · 4 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 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. Senate House passage reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#3041 View roll call
  10. House Passed View roll call
  11. House Read 3rd time
  12. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  13. House Record vote RV#2970 View roll call
  14. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  15. House Read 2nd time
  16. House Placed on General State Calendar
  17. House Considered in Calendars
  18. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  19. House Committee report distributed
  20. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  21. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  22. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  23. House Considered in public hearing
  24. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  25. House Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  26. House Read first time
  27. House Received from the Senate
  28. Senate Reported engrossed
  29. Senate Record vote
  30. Senate Passed
  31. Senate Read 3rd time
  32. Senate Record vote
  33. Senate Three day rule suspended
  34. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  35. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  36. Senate Laid before the Senate
  37. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  38. Senate Not again placed on intent calendar
  39. Senate Co-author authorized
  40. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  41. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  42. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  43. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  44. Senate Vote taken in committee
  45. Senate Considered in public hearing
  46. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  47. Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
  48. Senate Read first time
  49. Senate Filed
  50. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1979471
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB1537.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00