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SB293 Senate Bill
Effective Date
2025-06-20

Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Bill Details

State

Texas

Session

89th Legislature Regular Session

Chamber

Senate

Official Source

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Sponsors

Joan Huffman (Sen - R)
Paul Bettencourt (Sen - R)
Charles Perry (Sen - R)
Charles Schwertner (Sen - R)
Royce West (Sen - D)
Jeff Leach (Rep - R)

Action History

2025-06-20 See remarks for effective date
2025-06-20 Signed by the Governor
2025-06-03 Sent to the Governor
2025-06-02 H Signed in the House
2025-06-02 S Signed in the Senate
2025-06-02 S Reported enrolled
2025-06-02 S House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-06-02 H Returned to the Senate for further action
2025-06-02 H Reason for vote recorded in Journal
2025-06-02 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-06-02 H Record vote RV#4171
2025-06-02 H House adopts conference committee report
2025-06-02 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-06-02 H Record vote RV#4170
2025-06-02 H Rules suspended
2025-06-02 H Conf. Comm. Report distributed
2025-06-02 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-06-02 S Record vote
2025-06-02 S Senate adopts conference committee report
2025-06-02 S Rules suspended
2025-06-02 S Conference committee report filed
2025-06-01 S House appoints conferees-reported
2025-06-01 S House grants request for conf comm-reported
2025-06-01 H House appoints conferees
2025-06-01 H House grants request for conference committee
2025-06-01 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
2025-06-01 H Senate requests conference committee-reported
2025-06-01 H Returned from the Senate for further action
2025-06-01 S Returned to the House for further action
2025-06-01 S Senate appoints conferees
2025-06-01 S Senate requests conference committee
2025-05-31 H Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported See SR 695
2025-05-30 S Senate concurs in House amendment(s) See SR 695
2025-05-30 S Point of order sustained
2025-05-30 S Point of order
2025-05-30 S Read
2025-05-30 S House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2025-05-27 S House passage as amended reported
2025-05-27 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-27 H Record vote RV#3685
2025-05-27 H Passed
2025-05-27 H Laid out as postponed business
2025-05-27 H Postponed 5/27/25 11:45 AM
2025-05-27 H Read 3rd time
2025-05-26 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-26 H Record vote RV#3561
2025-05-26 H Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-26 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-26 H Record vote RV#3560
2025-05-26 H Amended 2-Leach
2025-05-26 H Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-26 H Record vote RV#3559
2025-05-26 H Amended 1-Leach
2025-05-26 H Read 2nd time
2025-05-24 H Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-22 H Considered in Calendars
2025-05-21 H Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-20 H Committee report distributed
2025-05-20 H Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-14 H Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-14 H Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-14 H Considered in public hearing
2025-04-09 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
2025-04-09 H Read first time
2025-03-13 H Received from the Senate
2025-03-12 S Reported engrossed
2025-03-12 S Statement(s) submitted
2025-03-12 S Record vote
2025-03-12 S Passed
2025-03-12 S Read 3rd time
2025-03-12 S Record vote
2025-03-12 S Three day rule suspended
2025-03-12 S Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-12 S Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-03-12 S Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-12 S Amended
2025-03-12 S Amendment(s) offered FA1 Huffman
2025-03-12 S Read 2nd time
2025-03-12 S Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-12 S Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-12 S Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
2025-03-12 S Co-author authorized
2025-03-11 S Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
2025-03-11 S Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-10 S Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-10 S Reported favorably as substituted
2025-03-05 S Vote taken in committee
2025-03-05 S Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-05 S Considered in public hearing
2025-03-05 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-03 S Referred to Finance
2025-02-03 S Read first time
2024-11-12 S Filed
2024-11-12 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Votes

2025-03-12 Three day rule suspended Yea: 0 Nay: 1
2025-03-12 Read 3rd time Yea: 0 Nay: 1
2025-05-26 RV#3559 Yea: 137 Nay: 2
2025-05-26 RV#3560 Yea: 140 Nay: 1
2025-05-26 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#3561 Yea: 140 Nay: 3
2025-05-27 Laid out as postponed business RV#3685 Yea: 128 Nay: 4
2025-06-02 Rules suspended RV#4170 Yea: 127 Nay: 15
2025-06-02 House adopts conference committee report RV#4171 Yea: 114 Nay: 26
2025-06-02 Senate adopts conference committee report Yea: 31 Nay: 0
2025-06-02 Senate adopts conference committee report Yea: 31 Nay: 0
2025-06-02 Senate adopts conference committee report Yea: 31 Nay: 0

Committee Referrals

2025-02-03 S Finance
2025-04-09 H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Amendments

2025-03-12 Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Huffman Adopted
2025-05-26 House Amendment (H 2) 1-Leach Adopted
2025-05-26 House Amendment (H 2) 2-Leach Adopted

Bill Text Versions

2024-11-12 Introduced
2025-03-10 Comm Sub
2025-03-12 Engrossed
2025-05-20 Comm Sub
2025-06-03 Enrolled

Subjects

Courts Courts--Judges Salaries & Expenses COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT, STATE COMMISSION ON SUPREME COURT Civil Remedies & Liabilities Mental Health & Substance Abuse Retirement Systems Retirement Systems--Judicial STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS Courts--County & Statutory Courts--District Courts--Personnel Electronic Information Systems Governor Legislature LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR PUBLIC NOTICE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE TELECONFERENCING CRIMINAL APPEALS, COURT OF ETHICS COMMISSION, TEXAS

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