2026 Regular Session
SB1491
Presidential Electors; prescribing oath for Electors filling vacancies. Effective date.
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.
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
March 4, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Rules Committee: DO PASS
Passed
17 yea–1 nay
March 24, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
40 yea–6 nay · 2 absent
April 6, 2026 · House
House: Elections and Ethics Committee: DO PASS
Passed
5 yea–1 nay
April 14, 2026 · House
House: Government Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
10 yea–4 nay
April 28, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
68 yea–16 nay · 15 absent
Committee referrals
March 30, 2026 · House
Government Oversight
March 30, 2026 · House
Elections and Ethics
February 3, 2026 · Senate
Rules
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.
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Senate Approved by Governor 05/01/2026
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Senate Sent to Governor
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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Senate Enrolled, to House
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Senate Referred for enrollment
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 68 Nays: 16 View roll call
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass Government Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass Elections and Ethics View roll call
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House Referred to Elections and Ethics
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House Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
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House First Reading
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 40 Nays: 6 View roll call
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Senate Ayes: 41 Nays: 0
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Senate Advanced to Third Reading
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Rules committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author)
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Senate Second Reading referred to Rules
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Senate Authored by Senator Paxton
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Senate First Reading