SB2046

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Paul Bettencourt (R)
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Caption: Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties.
Initially Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House S/C on County & Regional Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: West (D)

Mar 7, 2025


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

Mar 17, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 7, 2025


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

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 14, 2025


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

Apr 29, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 30, 2025


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

20250430_SB2046_E: Yea 29 (R 20, D 9) - Nay 2 (R 0, D 2)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; 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 - Cook; Eckhardt

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

20250430_SB2046_3R: Yea 29 (R 20, D 9) - Nay 2 (R 0, D 2)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; 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 - Cook; Eckhardt

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House S/C on County & Regional Government, chaired by a Republican

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as James Quintero for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Kim Ogg for self
 

On

(Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Josh Reno for Office of the Attorney General



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