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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB456

Relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Mayes Middleton
Co-sponsors
Bob HallJanie Lopez

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 28, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

May 6, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Failed

0 yea–1 nay

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May 6, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Failed ⭐ Substantive final action

0 yea–1 nay

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May 27, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#3760

Passed

139 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 10 absent

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May 28, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3873

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

140 yea–0 nay · 1 not voting · 9 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 passage reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#3873 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#3760 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 Considered in formal meeting
  23. House Left pending in committee
  24. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  25. House Considered in public hearing
  26. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  27. House Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
  28. House Read first time
  29. House Received from the Senate
  30. Senate Reported engrossed
  31. Senate Record vote
  32. Senate Passed
  33. Senate Read 3rd time
  34. Senate Record vote
  35. Senate Three day rule suspended
  36. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  37. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  38. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  39. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  40. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  41. Senate Co-author authorized
  42. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  43. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  44. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  45. Senate Vote taken in committee
  46. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  47. Senate Considered in public hearing
  48. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  49. Senate Referred to Criminal Justice
  50. Senate Read first time
  51. Senate Filed
  52. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1892832
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB456.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00