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SB505
2nd Reading in Other Chamber Authored by Paul Bettencourt (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty. Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $2,818,420.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
SB 505 introduces procedures to address election irregularities. It allows candidates, election officials, and party representatives to request explanations and audits for discrepancies. The Secretary of State may appoint a conservator to oversee counties with unresolved violations, impose civil penalties, and publish records of non-compliant election authorities.
(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Author (S) Creighton signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Huffman signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Middleton signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Parker signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Paxton signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Perry signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Feb 3, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
Feb 4, 2025
(S) Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Feb 26, 2025
(S) Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Mar 20, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Mar 24, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Mar 26, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 14, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Apr 15, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote
20250415_SB505_E: Yea 20 (R 20, D 0) - Nay 11 (R 0, D 11)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Apr 17, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Elections, chaired by a Republican
May 15, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
May 20, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
May 22, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 23, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars (H) Considered in Calendars
May 25, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
May 27, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) Postponed (H) Laid out as postponed business (H) Point of order withdrawn (H) Postponed
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Andrew Hendrickson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Andrew Hendrickson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Emily French for Common Cause Texas (Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Susana Carranza for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Veronikah Warms for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as A Carol Teitelman for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as ANIL MEHTA for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as ANITA KNIGHT for self (with Texas Impact) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Anita Overton for self (with No) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Brenda Cruz for self (with Texas Democratic Party) (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Carrie King for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Catherine Martinez for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as CECILIA MONTES DE OCA for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Christopher Cruz for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Dana Blanton for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Daphne Hoffacker for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as DOROTHY O'NEAL for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Emily French for Common Cause Texas (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Felicia Miyakawa for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Hayden Cohen for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Heather Clark for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Javier Ramirez for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Jonathan Gutierrez for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Karen Darby for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kayla Reese for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as LUCK RHOADS for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Luis Figueroa for Every Texan (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Maria Dixon for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Marliza Marin for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mary Favret for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Melanie Walter-Mahoney for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Niloufar Hafizi for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Robert Hendricks for self (with Sierra Club) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Barbour for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Sarah Beck for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Cohen for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sidney Hollingsworth for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sofia Lozano for Common cause texas (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Stephanie Gomez for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Steven Deline for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Veronikah Warms for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Victoria Hendricks for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Wendy Erisman for self
For
(Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Debbie Lindstrom for self (with Citizens Defending Freedom) (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Ed Johnson for self (with Harris County Ballot Security) (Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Ed Johnson for self (with Harris County Ballot Security) (Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before H Elections as Kathy Haigler for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Ken Moore for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Andrew Eller for self (with State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cary Cheshire for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Daniel Hunt for self (with SREC Committeeman SD3) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Debbie Georgatos for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Dr. Pressley for True Texas Elections (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Gaylyn DeVine for self (with SREC SD11) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Glenn Carlisle for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as John Mattingly for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Karen Marshall for self (with State Republican Executive Committee) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kathy Haigler for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Ken Moore for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Lucy Trainor for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Marcia Strickler for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Rhonda Ward for self (with SREC Committeewoman SD3) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Russell Hayter for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Russell Hayter for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Tammy Baker for self (Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before H Elections as Tara Schulte for self (with Citizens Defending Freedom) (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Teri Bates for self (Thu 3/20/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Tom Glass for self
