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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB888

Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 24, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Lois Kolkhorst
Co-sponsors
Jeff Leach

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 12, 2025 Governor approved May 24, 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 7, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#1674

Passed

134 yea–7 nay · 3 not voting · 6 absent

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May 9, 2025 · House

Laid out as postponed business RV#1896

Passed

127 yea–10 nay · 2 not voting · 11 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#1896 View roll call
  10. House Passed View roll call
  11. House Laid out as postponed business
  12. House Postponed 5/9/25 9:51 AM
  13. House Laid out as postponed business
  14. House Postponed 5/8/25 4:00 PM
  15. House Read 3rd time
  16. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  17. House Record vote RV#1674 View roll call
  18. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  19. House Read 2nd time
  20. House Laid out in lieu of companion HB 2460
  21. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  22. House Committee report distributed
  23. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  24. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  25. House Considered in public hearing
  26. House Referred to State Affairs
  27. House Read first time
  28. House Received from the Senate
  29. Senate Reported engrossed
  30. Senate Record vote
  31. Senate Passed
  32. Senate Read 3rd time
  33. Senate Record vote
  34. Senate Three day rule suspended
  35. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  36. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  37. Senate Laid before the Senate
  38. Senate Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  39. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  40. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  41. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  42. Senate Vote taken in committee
  43. Senate Considered in public hearing
  44. Senate Left pending in committee
  45. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  46. Senate Considered in public hearing
  47. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  48. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  49. Senate Read first time
  50. Senate Filed
  51. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1938151
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB888.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00