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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB1540

Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Paul Bettencourt
Co-sponsors
Giovanni CapriglionePenny Morales Shaw

Legislative progress

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Enrolled June 1, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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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

Amended RV#3789

Passed

140 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 9 absent

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May 28, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3893

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

134 yea–1 nay · 3 not voting · 12 absent

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June 1, 2025 · House

House adopts conference committee report RV#4154

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

128 yea–9 nay · 2 not voting · 11 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. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#4154 View roll call
  10. House House adopts conference committee report
  11. House Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  12. Senate Record vote
  13. Senate Senate adopts conference committee report
  14. Senate Record vote
  15. Senate Rules suspended
  16. House Conf. Comm. Report distributed
  17. Senate Conference committee report filed
  18. Senate House appoints conferees-reported
  19. Senate House grants request for conf comm-reported
  20. House House appoints conferees
  21. House House grants request for conference committee
  22. House Senate appoints conferees-reported
  23. House Senate requests conference committee-reported
  24. House Senate refuses to concur-reported
  25. Senate Senate appoints conferees
  26. Senate Senate requests conference committee
  27. Senate Senate refuses to concur
  28. Senate Read
  29. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  30. Senate House passage as amended reported
  31. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  32. House Record vote RV#3893 View roll call
  33. House Passed View roll call
  34. House Read 3rd time
  35. House Additional sponsor(s) authorized
  36. House Rules suspended
  37. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  38. House Record vote RV#3789 View roll call
  39. House Passed to 3rd reading as amended View roll call
  40. House Amended 1-Capriglione
  41. House Read 2nd time
  42. House Placed on General State Calendar
  43. House Considered in Calendars
  44. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  45. House Committee report distributed
  46. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  47. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  48. House Considered in formal meeting
  49. House Left pending in committee
  50. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  51. House Considered in public hearing
  52. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  53. House Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency
  54. House Read first time
  55. House Received from the Senate
  56. Senate Reported engrossed
  57. Senate Record vote
  58. Senate Passed
  59. Senate Read 3rd time
  60. Senate Record vote
  61. Senate Three day rule suspended
  62. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  63. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  64. Senate Laid before the Senate
  65. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  66. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  67. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  68. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  69. Senate Vote taken in committee
  70. Senate Considered in public hearing
  71. Senate Left pending in committee
  72. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  73. Senate Considered in public hearing
  74. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  75. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  76. Senate Rereferred to committee
  77. Senate Referred to Business & Commerce
  78. Senate Read first time
  79. Senate Filed
  80. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1979265
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB1540.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00