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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB379

Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Mayes Middleton
Co-sponsors
Bob HallBryan HughesLois KolkhorstAngela PaxtonCharles SchwertnerKevin SparksStan GerdesJeff BarryCecil BellKeith BellBen BumgarnerBriscoe CainDavid CookPat CurryJay DeanMark DorazioPaul DysonCaroline FairlyJames FrankGary GatesRyan GuillenSam HarlessRichard HayesCole HefnerHillary HicklandJanis HoltAndy HopperHelen KerwinStan KitzmanStan LambertJeff LeachMitch LittleDavid LoweShelley LutherDon McLaughlinJohn McQueeneyWilliam MetcalfBrent MoneyEddie MoralesMike OlcottAngelia OrrDennis PaulKeresa RichardsonNate SchatzlineAlan SchoolcraftJoanne ShofnerShelby SlawsonDavid SpillerCarl TepperSteve TothEllen TroxclairCody VasutDenise VillalobosWesley VirdellTrey Wharton

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute May 1, 2025 Enrolled June 1, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

March 31, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

22 yea–8 nay · 1 absent

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March 31, 2025 · Senate

Amendment fails of adoption

Failed

10 yea–20 nay · 1 absent

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March 31, 2025 · Senate

Amendment fails of adoption

Failed

9 yea–21 nay · 1 absent

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March 31, 2025 · Senate

Record vote

Passed

24 yea–6 nay · 1 absent

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March 31, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Passed

22 yea–8 nay · 1 absent

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March 31, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

22 yea–8 nay · 1 absent

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May 22, 2025 · House

Amended RV#3211

Passed

88 yea–47 nay · 2 not voting · 13 absent

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May 23, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3308

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

90 yea–37 nay · 2 not voting · 21 absent

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May 31, 2025 · House

House adopts conference committee report RV#4118

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

84 yea–45 nay · 2 not voting · 19 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 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  9. Senate Record vote
  10. Senate Senate adopts conference committee report
  11. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  12. House Record vote RV#4118 View roll call
  13. House House adopts conference committee report
  14. Senate Co-author authorized
  15. House Conf. Comm. Report distributed
  16. Senate Conference committee report filed
  17. Senate House appoints conferees-reported
  18. Senate House grants request for conf comm-reported
  19. House House appoints conferees
  20. House House grants request for conference committee
  21. House Senate appoints conferees-reported
  22. House Senate requests conference committee-reported
  23. House Senate refuses to concur-reported
  24. Senate Senate appoints conferees
  25. Senate Senate requests conference committee
  26. Senate Senate refuses to concur
  27. Senate Read
  28. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  29. Senate House passage as amended reported
  30. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  31. House Record vote RV#3308 View roll call
  32. House Passed View roll call
  33. House Read 3rd time
  34. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  35. House Record vote RV#3211 View roll call
  36. House Passed to 3rd reading as amended View roll call
  37. House Amended 1-Gerdes
  38. House Read 2nd time
  39. House Additional sponsor(s) authorized
  40. House Rules suspended
  41. House Placed on General State Calendar
  42. House Considered in Calendars
  43. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  44. House Committee report distributed
  45. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  46. House Reported favorably as substituted
  47. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  48. House Considered in formal meeting
  49. House Referred to Human Services
  50. House Read first time
  51. House Received from the Senate
  52. Senate Reported engrossed
  53. Senate Record vote
  54. Senate Passed
  55. Senate Read 3rd time
  56. Senate Record vote
  57. Senate Three day rule suspended
  58. Senate Record vote
  59. Senate Passed to engrossment
  60. Senate Record vote
  61. Senate Amendment fails of adoption
  62. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA2 Gutierrez
  63. Senate Record vote
  64. Senate Amendment fails of adoption
  65. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Alvarado
  66. Senate Read 2nd time
  67. Senate Record vote
  68. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  69. Senate Co-author authorized
  70. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  71. Senate Co-author authorized
  72. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  73. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  74. Senate Vote taken in committee
  75. Senate Considered in public hearing
  76. Senate Left pending in committee
  77. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  78. Senate Considered in public hearing
  79. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  80. Senate Co-author authorized
  81. Senate Referred to Health & Human Services
  82. Senate Read first time
  83. Senate Co-author authorized
  84. Senate Filed
  85. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1892252
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB379.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00