SB651

Signed by Governor
Authored by Royce West (D)
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Caption: Relating to the requirement that a veterans county service office report to the commissioners court or a designee of the commissioners court.
Initially Referred to Senate Veteran Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Democrat
SB 651 requires that veterans county service offices in counties with populations of 200,000 or more report directly to the commissioners court or its designee, ensuring better oversight and accountability.

Co-authors: Blanco (D)
Sponsors: Lopez, R. (D)

Dec 18, 2024


(S) West signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 3, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Veteran Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 18, 2025


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

Apr 1, 2025


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

Apr 2, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 16, 2025


(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(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 S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Democrat
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
(H) Subcommittee meeting cancelled
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
(H) Considered by s/c in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
(H) Left pending in subcommittee
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 19, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#2940: Yea 134 (R 76, D 58) - Nay 10 (R 10, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Olcott; Patterson; Schatzline; Shaheen; Tinderholt; Toth

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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May 20, 2025


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

RV#3010: Yea 140 (R 79, D 61) - Nay 6 (R 6, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Harrison; Lowe; Olcott; Patterson; Shaheen; Toth

Absent - Dean

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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(S) House passage reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 21, 2025


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

May 30, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25
 


(S) Lopez, R. signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Steven Price for self (with The VOICES of Our Veterans)
 

For

(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Veteran Affairs as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County
(Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before H S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County Commissioners Court
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Aaron Taliaferro for Tarrant County Administration
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Veteran Affairs as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H S/C on Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)



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