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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB40

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 16, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Joan Huffman
Co-sponsors
Paul BettencourtBrian BirdwellDonna CampbellCharles CreightonPeter FloresBrent HagenbuchBob HallKelly HancockJuan HinojosaBryan HughesPhil KingLois KolkhorstMayes MiddletonRobert NicholsTan ParkerAngela PaxtonCharles PerryCharles SchwertnerRoyce WestJohn SmitheeDaniel AldersCecil BellKeith BellGreg BonnenBrad BuckleyBen BumgarnerBriscoe CainGiovanni CapriglioneDavid CookPat CurryDrew DarbyMano DeAyalaPaul DysonJames FrankGary GatesRyan GuillenSam HarlessCody HarrisCaroline Harris DavilaRichard HayesCole HefnerHillary HicklandJanis HoltLacey HullCarrie IsaacHelen KerwinStan LambertMitch LittleAJ LouderbackDavid LoweJ.M. LozanoJohn LujanShelley LutherDon McLaughlinJohn McQueeneyWilliam MetcalfMorgan MeyerBrent MoneyTom OliversonJared PattersonNate SchatzlineMike SchofieldMatthew ShaheenShelby SlawsonDavid SpillerSteve TothEllen TroxclairCody VasutDenise VillalobosWesley VirdellTrey Wharton

Legislative progress

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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 2, 2025 House committee substitute May 6, 2025 House committee substitute May 12, 2025 Enrolled May 30, 2025 Governor approved June 16, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

February 19, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Failed

0 yea–1 nay · 1 absent

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February 19, 2025 · Senate

Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

Passed

27 yea–3 nay · 1 absent

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February 19, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Failed

0 yea–1 nay · 1 absent

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February 19, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

27 yea–3 nay · 1 absent

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May 19, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#2927

Passed

132 yea–13 nay · 2 not voting · 3 absent

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May 20, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3002

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

113 yea–30 nay · 3 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 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 Co-author authorized
  13. Senate House passage as amended reported
  14. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  15. House Record vote RV#3002 View roll call
  16. House Passed View roll call
  17. House Read 3rd time
  18. House Record vote RV#2927 View roll call
  19. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  20. House Read 2nd time
  21. House Placed on Major 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 as substituted
  31. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  32. House Vote reconsidered in committee
  33. House Considered in public hearing
  34. House Reported favorably as substituted
  35. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  36. House Considered in formal meeting
  37. House Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  38. House Read first time
  39. House Received from the Senate
  40. Senate Reported engrossed
  41. Senate Statement(s) submitted
  42. Senate Statement(s) submitted
  43. Senate Record vote
  44. Senate Passed
  45. Senate Read 3rd time
  46. Senate Record vote
  47. Senate Three day rule suspended
  48. Senate Record vote
  49. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  50. Senate Record vote
  51. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  52. Senate Co-author authorized
  53. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  54. Senate Co-author authorized
  55. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  56. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  57. Senate Vote taken in committee
  58. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  59. Senate Considered in public hearing
  60. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  61. Senate Co-author authorized
  62. Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
  63. Senate Read first time
  64. Senate Filed
  65. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1961816
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB40.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00