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SB510

Signed by Governor
Authored by Paul Bettencourt (R)
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Caption: Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws.
Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Elections Committee, chaired by a Republican

RPT Priority #2: Secure Texas Elections ENDORSED

SB 510 penalizes voter registrars for failing to comply with voter registration laws. It allows the Secretary of State to withhold funds from noncompliant registrars but permits reinstatement if compliance is achieved within 30 days. This provision enforces accountability in voter registration duties.

Primary authors: Creighton (R); Kolkhorst (R); Middleton (R); Parker (R); Paxton (R); Perry (R)
Co-authors: A. Hinojosa (R); Hall (R)
Sponsors: Shaheen (R)


(S) Shaheen signed onto the bill as
 

Nov 25, 2024


(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Creighton 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 5, 2025


(S) Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Mar 27, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 3, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

Apr 7, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 8, 2025


(S) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

May 9, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 12, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Record vote

20250512_SB510_E: Yea 20 (R 20, D 0) - Nay 10 (R 0, D 10)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini

Absent - Gutierrez

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May 13, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250513_SB510_3R: Yea 20 (R 20, D 0) - Nay 11 (R 0, D 11)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
(H) Received from the Senate
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Elections, chaired by a Republican
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 21, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 23, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 25, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Bucy amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#3780: Yea 113 (R 79, D 34) - Nay 21 (R 0, D 21)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Bowers; Bryant; Cole; Collier; Flores; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Jones, J.; Lalani; Manuel; Meza; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Allen; Button; DeAyala; Dyson; Fairly; Johnson; Jones, V.; Little; Louderback; Luther; Turner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Mano DeAyala: "When Record No. 3780 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Paul Dyson: "When Record No. 3780 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 3780 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Toni Rose: "When Record No. 3780 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 28, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#3885: Yea 109 (R 85, D 24) - Nay 33 (R 0, D 33)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Bernal; Bhojani; Bryant; Campos; Cole; Collier; Flores; Garcia, J.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Jones, J.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Plesa; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Turner; Vo; Wu; Zweiner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 3885 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 3885 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 31, 2025


(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Andrew Hendrickson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cathryn Van Der Riet for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Christina Destefano for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cindy Skinner for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Daphne Hoffacker for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as David Albert for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Deidra Miniard for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Emily French for Common Cause Texas
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jayme Moore for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jennifer Margulies for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Luis Figueroa for Every Texan
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michael Killalea for self (with Indivisible 1431)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Robbie Ausley for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Barbour for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Selina Moran for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Steven Deline for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Teresa Cuevas for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Veronikah Warms for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP)
 

For

(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Ken Moore for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Andrew Eller for self (with State Republican Executive Committeeman SD24)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Bonnie Seelig for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ed Johnson for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Erika Hatfield for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as John Van Compernolle for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kathy Haigler for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Lucy Trainor for self
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mike Knuffke for self (with San Antonio Family Association)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Patrick Von Dohlen for self (with San Antonio Family Association)
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Paul Kroschewsky for self
 

On

(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Christina Adkins for Texas Secretary of State



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