SB1540

Signed by Governor
Authored by Paul Bettencourt (R)
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Caption: Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.
Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Sponsors: Capriglione (R)
Co-sponsors: Morales Shaw (D)


(S) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(S) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 21, 2025


(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Mar 6, 2025


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

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Rereferred to committee
(S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 14, 2025


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

Apr 16, 2025


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

Apr 22, 2025


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

May 1, 2025


(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
(H) Received from the Senate
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency, chaired by a Republican
 

May 14, 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 16, 2025


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

May 21, 2025


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

May 22, 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 Republican amendment (No. 1) from Capriglione amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#3789: Yea 140 (R 83, D 57) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; 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; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Jones, V.; King; Lozano; Manuel; Shofner; Vasut

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

J. M. Lozano: "When Record No. 3789 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 28, 2025


(H) Rules suspended
(H) Additional sponsor(s) authorized
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#3893: Yea 134 (R 83, D 51) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Simmons

Absent - Cortez; Garcia, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Moody

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf; Wharton

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

Lauren Ashley Simmons: "When Record No. 3893 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Trey Wharton: "When Record No. 3893 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 29, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate refuses to concur
(S) Senate requests conference committee
(S) Senate appoints conferees
(H) Senate refuses to concur-reported
(H) Senate requests conference committee-reported
(H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
 

May 31, 2025


(H) House grants request for conference committee
(H) House appoints conferees
(S) House grants request for conf comm-reported
(S) House appoints conferees-reported
(S) Conference committee report filed
(H) Conf. Comm. Report distributed
(S) Rules suspended
(S) Record vote

20250531_SB1540: Yea 31 (R 20, 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; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Senate adopts conference committee report
(H) Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) House adopts conference committee report
(H) Record vote

RV#4154: Yea 128 (R 85, D 43) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
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Yea - Alders; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bowers; Collier; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Howard; Jones, J.; Morales Shaw; Perez, M.; Walle

Absent - Davis, Y.; Hinojosa; Longoria; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rose; Simmons

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Toni Rose: "When Record No. 4154 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(S) House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

Jun 2, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
 

Jun 3, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Ed Johnson for self (with Harris County Ballot Security)
(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Jennifer Doinoff for self (with Texas Association of County Election Officials)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Jim Riley for self (with Texas Association of County Election Officials)
(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Teneshia Hudspeth for self (with Harris County Clerk)
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Alycia Castillo for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP)
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cathryn Emory for self
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Chase Bearden for self (with Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Chase Bearden for self (with Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Chrisina Coleman for self
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cole Glosser for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Emily French for Common Cause Texas
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Fred Shannon for Hart InterCivic
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jay Williamson for County and District Clerks' Association of Texas (CDCAT)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Jay Williamson for County and District Clerks' Association of Texas (CDCAT)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Joe Shuster for Pecos County, County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Leah Clark for City of Georgetown
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mary Ibarra for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Maya Grever for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Rudy Madrid for Kleberg County, County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Santiago Franco for Harris County Commissioners Court
 

On

(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Dr Pressley for True texas elections
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Christina Adkins for Texas Secretary of State
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Ryan Jimenez for Secretary of State
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Steven Deline for self



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