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2026 Regular Session

SB650

Public finance; cabinet secretary approval for salary increases in excess of specified percentage; limitation; rules; employee categories. Effective date. Emergency.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate February 3, 2025 Senate committee substitute March 6, 2025 Senate passed March 25, 2025 Sent to House March 26, 2025 Introduced in House March 26, 2025 House committee passed April 10, 2025 House floor substitute May 7, 2026 House passed May 7, 2026 Sent to Senate May 7, 2026

Recorded floor votes

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

March 6, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Energy Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS

Passed

11 yea–0 nay

View roll call

March 25, 2025 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

47 yea–0 nay

View roll call

April 10, 2025 · House

House: Civil Judiciary Committee: DO PASS

Passed

8 yea–0 nay

View roll call

May 7, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

82 yea–5 nay · 12 absent

View roll call

Committee referrals

February 4, 2025 · Senate

Energy

Instrument history

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  1. Senate HAs read
  2. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  3. House Referred for engrossment
  4. House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 82 Nays: 5 View roll call
  5. House Emergency added
  6. House Amended by floor substitute
  7. House General Order
  8. House Withdrawn from Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight, Direct to Calendar
  9. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Waldron, Harris
  10. House Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary View roll call
  11. House Remove Representative Harris as principal House author and substitute with Representative Duel
  12. House Referred to Civil Judiciary
  13. House Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  14. House First Reading
  15. Senate Engrossed to House
  16. Senate Referred for engrossment
  17. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0 View roll call
  18. Senate General Order, Considered
  19. Senate Placed on General Order
  20. Senate Coauthored by Representative Harris (principal House author)
  21. Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy committee; CR filed View roll call
  22. Senate Second Reading referred to Energy
  23. Senate Authored by Senator Paxton
  24. Senate First Reading
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