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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB992

Relating to the procedure by which the attorney general approves or denies approval of a state agency contract for outside legal services.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 29, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Robert Nichols
Co-sponsors
Sarah EckhardtKen King

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 20, 2025 Governor approved May 29, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

March 12, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Failed

0 yea–1 nay

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May 19, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#2975

Passed

118 yea–23 nay · 2 not voting · 7 absent

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May 20, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3046

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

111 yea–33 nay · 2 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. Senate House passage reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#3046 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#2975 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 Considered in public hearing
  25. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  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 View roll call
  31. Senate Passed View roll call
  32. Senate Read 3rd time
  33. Senate Record vote View roll call
  34. Senate Three day rule suspended
  35. Senate Vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  36. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment View roll call
  37. Senate Vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  38. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  39. Senate Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
  40. Senate Co-author authorized
  41. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  42. Senate Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
  43. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  44. Senate Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  45. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  46. Senate Vote taken in committee
  47. Senate Considered in public hearing
  48. Senate Left pending in committee
  49. Senate Considered in public hearing
  50. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  51. Senate Referred to State Affairs
  52. Senate Read first time
  53. Senate Filed
  54. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1947234
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB992.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00