HB 18

  • Texas House Bill
  • 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
  • Introduced in House Sep 02, 2025
  • Passed House Sep 02, 2025
  • Passed Senate Sep 04, 2025
  • Became Law Sep 17, 2025

Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.

Abstract

Bill Sponsors (30)

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Cosponsor

Votes


Actions


Sep 17, 2025

Office of the Governor

Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Office of the Governor

Signed by the Governor

Sep 04, 2025

Senate

Passed

Senate

Read 3rd time

Senate

Laid before the Senate

House

Senate passage reported

Senate

Record vote

Office of the Governor

Sent to the Governor

Senate

Signed in the Senate

House

Signed in the House

House

Reported enrolled

Sep 03, 2025

Senate

Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

Senate

Co-sponsor authorized

Senate

Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

Senate

Considered in public hearing

Senate

Testimony taken in committee

Senate

Vote taken in committee

Senate

Reported favorably w/o amendments

Senate

Committee report printed and distributed

Senate

Record vote

Senate

Printing rule suspended

Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Senate

Record vote

Sep 02, 2025

House

Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

House

Amendment to amendment withdrawn

House

Amendment adopted as amended

House

Record vote

House

Passed to engrossment as amended

House

Record vote

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Read 3rd time

House

Passed

House

Record vote

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Reason for vote recorded in Journal

Senate

Received from the House

Senate

Read first time

Senate

Referred to State Affairs

  • Referral-Committee
State Affairs

Senate

Posting rule suspended

Senate

Record vote

House

Reported engrossed

House

Placed on General State Calendar

House

Read 2nd time

House

Amendment(s) offered

House

Amendment to amendment fails of adoption

House

Record vote

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Amendment to amendment fails of adoption

House

Record vote

House

Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

House

Amendment to amendment offered

House

Point of order sustained (amendment)

House

Amendment to amendment offered

House

Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

House

Point of order overruled (amendment)

House

Amendment amended

House

Record vote

House

Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

House

Amendment to amendment fails of adoption

House

Record vote

House

Amendment to amendment fails of adoption

House

Record vote

House

Amendment to amendment offered

Aug 28, 2025

House

Considered in formal meeting

House

Considered in Calendars

House

Committee report sent to Calendars

House

Committee report distributed

House

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

House

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

Aug 25, 2025

House

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

House

Left pending in committee

House

Considered in public hearing

Aug 21, 2025

House

Read first time

House

Referred to Elections

  • Referral-Committee
Elections

House

Filed

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Introduced PDF HTML
House Committee Report PDF HTML
Engrossed PDF HTML
Senate Committee Report PDF HTML
Enrolled PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Witness List (Senate Committee Report) HTML
Witness List (House Committee Report) HTML
Fiscal Note (Engrossed) HTML
Fiscal Note (Introduced) HTML
Analysis (Engrossed) HTML
Analysis (House Committee Report) HTML

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