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2026 Regular Session

SB652

Administration of elections; modifying permissible dates for certain elections; authorizing special elections called for certain purposes to be held on certain dates. Effective date.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate February 3, 2025 Senate committee substitute February 19, 2025 Senate committee passed February 26, 2025 Senate floor substitute March 25, 2025 Senate passed March 25, 2025 Sent to House March 26, 2025 Introduced in House March 26, 2025 House committee substitute April 9, 2025 House committee substitute April 21, 2025 House passed May 7, 2025 Sent to Senate May 8, 2025 Senate passed May 15, 2025 Enrolled May 15, 2025 Enrolled May 19, 2025 Sent to Governor May 19, 2025 Governor approved May 27, 2025

Recorded floor votes

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

February 19, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Judiciary Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS

Passed

8 yea–1 nay

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February 26, 2025 · Senate

Senate: Appropriations Committee: DO PASS

Passed

23 yea–0 nay

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March 25, 2025 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

47 yea–0 nay

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April 7, 2025 · House

House: Elections and Ethics Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

5 yea–0 nay

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April 17, 2025 · House

House: Government Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

16 yea–0 nay

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May 7, 2025 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

93 yea–0 nay · 5 absent

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May 15, 2025 · Senate

Senate: FOURTH READING

Passed

36 yea–7 nay · 4 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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  1. Senate Approved by Governor 05/22/2025
  2. Senate Sent to Governor
  3. House Signed, returned to Senate
  4. Senate Enrolled, to House
  5. Senate Referred for enrollment
  6. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 36 Nays: 7 View roll call
  7. Senate HAs adopted View roll call
  8. Senate HAs read
  9. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  10. House Referred for engrossment
  11. House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 93 Nays: 0 View roll call
  12. House General Order
  13. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Government Oversight Committee
  14. House Policy recommendation to the Government Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Elections and Ethics
  15. House Referred to Elections and Ethics
  16. House Second Reading referred to Government Oversight
  17. House First Reading
  18. Senate Engrossed to House
  19. Senate Referred for engrossment
  20. Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 0 View roll call
  21. Senate General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
  22. Senate Placed on General Order
  23. Senate Reported Do Pass Appropriations committee; CR filed View roll call
  24. Senate Referred to Appropriations
  25. Senate Reported Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Judiciary committee; CR filed View roll call
  26. Senate Coauthored by Representative Osburn (principal House author)
  27. Senate Second Reading referred to Judiciary Committee then to Appropriations Committee
  28. Senate Authored by Senator Paxton
  29. Senate First Reading
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