SB523

Signed by Governor
Authored by Judith Zaffirini (D)
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Caption: Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.
Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: West (D)
Sponsors: Hefner (R)
Co-sponsors: Morales Shaw (D)

Dec 3, 2024


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

Feb 3, 2025


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

Feb 24, 2025


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

Mar 3, 2025


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

Mar 5, 2025


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

Mar 12, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mar 13, 2025


(S) West signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

20250313_SB523_2R: Yea 30 (R 19, 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; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Absent - King

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

20250313_SB523_3R: Yea 30 (R 19, 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; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Absent - King

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Mar 18, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

May 7, 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 9, 2025


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

May 12, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Rules suspended
(H) Additional sponsor(s) authorized
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#3064: Yea 132 (R 78, D 54) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Absent - Smithee

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Dutton; Harris

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

Tom Craddick: "When Record No. 3064 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Energy Resources. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 21, 2025


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

RV#3124: Yea 142 (R 83, D 59) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; 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; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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(S) House passage reported
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Reported enrolled
(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor
 


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

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as James Ransdell for self
(Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Lucy Trainor for self
 

For

(Mon 2/24/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Alyson Martinez for Texas Probation Association
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bo Stallman for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bryan Flatt for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Debra Ransdell for self
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as John Hubert for self (with District Attorney's Office, Kleberg & Kenedy Counties, Texas)
(Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as of Texas for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Scott Rubin for Texas Police Chiefs Association
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Steven Deline for self
(Mon 2/24/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Susan Stewart for self
 

On

(Mon 2/24/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Amelia Flores for Texas Department of Public Safety



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