SB29

Signed by Governor
Authored by Bryan Hughes (R)
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Caption: Relating to business entities.
Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican

Lt. Gov. Patrick Priority: Incorporate Texas!


Co-authors: Hagenbuch (R); Hancock (R); Schwertner (R)
Sponsors: Meyer (R)
Co-sponsors: Vasut (R)


(S) Vasut signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(S) Meyer signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 27, 2025


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

Feb 28, 2025


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

Mar 10, 2025


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

Mar 19, 2025


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

Mar 27, 2025


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

Mar 31, 2025


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

Apr 1, 2025


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

Apr 2, 2025


(S) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 3, 2025


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

20250403_SB29_E: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)

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

Nay - Eckhardt

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250403_SB29_3R: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)

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

Nay - Eckhardt

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 7, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 24, 2025


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

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Vote reconsidered in committee
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Laid out in lieu of companion
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Meyer amended the bill.
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 2) from Zweiner amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1151: Yea 132 (R 82, D 50) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; 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, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; 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; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Bryant; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Manuel; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Zweiner

Absent - Bernal; Curry; Harrison; Schofield; Vo

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Mike Schofield: "When Record No. 1151 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)

Pat Curry: "When Record No. 1151 was taken, my vote failed to register. 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
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 2, 2025


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

RV#1339: Yea 109 (R 70, D 39) - Nay 7 (R 0, D 7)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cole; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Bryant; Flores; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Zweiner

Absent - Darby; Hayes; Lopez, R.; Luther; Manuel; McQueeney; Morales, E.; Perez, M.; Richardson; Simmons

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

AJ Louderback: "When Record No. 1339 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Shelley Luther: "When Record No. 1339 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 5, 2025


(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 7, 2025


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

May 8, 2025


(S) Reported enrolled
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 14, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective immediately

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ben Hillard for self
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Brett Hillard for self
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Dawn Bates for self
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kellin Coin for self
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Maxine LaQueene for self
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Tiffany Epiphamy for self
 

For

(Mon 3/10/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Babcock Christopher for The Alliance for Corporate Excellence
(Mon 3/10/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Eric Lentell for Archer Aviation
(Mon 3/10/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Glenn Hamer for Texas Association of Business
(Mon 3/10/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Shane Goodwin for self
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Bill Lauderback for self (with Texas Stock Exchange)
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Caleb Troxclair for Texas.net
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as John Kuhl for Texas Business Law Foundation
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kevin Fletcher for AT&T
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Lee Parsley for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR)
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Matthew Bentley for Nasdaq, Inc.
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Travis McCormick for Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Association
 

On

(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Christopher Burnett for Texas Secretary of State



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