SB710

Signed by Governor
Authored by Sarah Eckhardt (D)
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Caption: Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.
Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Sponsors: Bucy (D)

Jan 6, 2025


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

Feb 7, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
 

Feb 12, 2025


(S) Rereferred to committee
(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 17, 2025


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

Mar 20, 2025


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

Mar 24, 2025


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

Mar 25, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mar 27, 2025


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

20250327_SB710_E: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Absent - King

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(S) Record vote
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250327_SB710_3R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Absent - King

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Mar 31, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 9, 2025


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

May 21, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 24, 2025


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

May 25, 2025


(H) Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
 

May 28, 2025


(H) Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote
 

May 29, 2025


(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 30, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote
 

May 31, 2025


(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
(S) Reported enrolled
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 1, 2025


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


(S) Bucy signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Felicity Maxwell for self (with Texans For Housing)
(Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Jessica Howell for Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry (TXUUJM)
(Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Kelley Shannon for Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
(Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Logan Spence for City of Denton
(Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Michael Schneider for Texas Association of Broadcasters



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