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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB2143

Relating to the authority of a county to commission certain individuals as peace officers and establish certain law enforcement agencies.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Charles Perry
Co-sponsors
Royce WestRay Lopez

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 22, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 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

Amended RV#2962

Passed

109 yea–31 nay · 3 not voting · 7 absent

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May 20, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3032

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

105 yea–39 nay · 3 not voting · 3 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. 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#3032 View roll call
  15. House Passed View roll call
  16. House Read 3rd time
  17. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  18. House Record vote RV#2962 View roll call
  19. House Passed to 3rd reading as amended View roll call
  20. House Amended 1-R. Lopez
  21. House Read 2nd time
  22. House Placed on General State Calendar
  23. House Considered in Calendars
  24. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  25. House Committee report distributed
  26. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  27. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  28. House Considered in formal meeting
  29. House Left pending in committee
  30. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  31. House Considered in public hearing
  32. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  33. House Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs
  34. House Read first time
  35. House Received from the Senate
  36. Senate Reported engrossed
  37. Senate Record vote
  38. Senate Passed
  39. Senate Read 3rd time
  40. Senate Record vote
  41. Senate Three day rule suspended
  42. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  43. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  44. Senate Laid before the Senate
  45. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  46. Senate Co-author authorized
  47. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  48. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  49. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  50. Senate Vote taken in committee
  51. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  52. Senate Considered in public hearing
  53. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  54. Senate Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
  55. Senate Read first time
  56. Senate Filed
  57. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1996715
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB2143.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00