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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB618

Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.

Current disposition
Pending: House
Last status date
May 28, 2025
Last status update
Read 2nd time
Author
Kevin Sparks
Co-sponsors
Charles CreightonBrent HagenbuchLois KolkhorstMayes MiddletonJeff LeachDaniel AldersPat CurryCody HarrisRichard HayesHillary HicklandHelen KerwinMitch LittleWilliam MetcalfBrent MoneyKeresa RichardsonJoanne ShofnerShelby SlawsonEllen TroxclairWesley Virdell
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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.

April 23, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

21 yea–10 nay

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April 23, 2025 · Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Passed

21 yea–10 nay

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April 24, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

21 yea–10 nay

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April 24, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

21 yea–10 nay

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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. House Returned to committee
  2. House Point of order sustained Rule 8, Section 13(c)
  3. House Read 2nd time
  4. House Placed on General State Calendar
  5. House Considered in Calendars
  6. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  7. House Committee report distributed
  8. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  9. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. House Considered in formal meeting
  11. House Referred to Elections
  12. House Read first time
  13. House Received from the Senate
  14. Senate Reported engrossed
  15. Senate Record vote
  16. Senate Passed
  17. Senate Read 3rd time
  18. Senate Record vote
  19. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  20. Senate Record vote
  21. Senate Passed to engrossment as amended
  22. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  23. Senate Amended
  24. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Sparks
  25. Senate Read 2nd time
  26. Senate Record vote
  27. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  28. Senate Co-author authorized
  29. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  30. Senate Co-author authorized
  31. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  32. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  33. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  34. Senate Vote taken in committee
  35. Senate Considered in public hearing
  36. Senate Left pending in committee
  37. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  38. Senate Considered in public hearing
  39. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  40. Senate Co-author authorized
  41. Senate Co-author authorized
  42. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  43. Senate Read first time
  44. Senate Filed
  45. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1896829
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB618.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00