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HB2885Introduced in the House

Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Passed

Introduced by Stan Gerdes, District 17

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

11 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate adopts conference committee report · June 1, 2025

28

Yes

3

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Bryan Hughes1No
Bob Hall2Yes
Robert Nichols3Yes
Charles Creighton4Yes
Charles Schwertner5Yes
Carol Alvarado6Yes
Paul Bettencourt7Yes
Angela Paxton8Yes
Kelly Hancock9Yes
Phil King10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  5. Considered in public hearing

  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. Left pending in committee

  8. Considered in public hearing

  9. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  10. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  12. Committee report distributed

  13. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  14. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  15. Transferred to Calendars Committee

  16. Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. Considered in Calendars

  18. Placed on General State Calendar

  19. Read 2nd time

  20. Passed to engrossment

  21. Record vote RV#900

  22. Read 3rd time

  23. Passed

  24. Record vote RV#1042

  25. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  26. Reported engrossed

  27. Received from the House

  28. Read first time

  29. Referred to State Affairs

  30. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  31. Considered in public hearing

  32. Testimony taken in committee

  33. Left pending in committee

  34. Considered in public hearing

  35. Vote taken in committee

  36. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  37. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  38. Committee report printed and distributed

  39. Placed on intent calendar

  40. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  41. Record vote

  42. Read 2nd time

  43. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Johnson

  44. Amended

  45. Vote recorded in Journal

  46. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  47. Record vote

  48. Three day rule suspended

  49. Record vote

  50. Read 3rd time

  51. Passed

  52. Record vote

  53. Senate passage as amended reported

  54. Senate Amendments distributed

  55. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  56. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

  57. House requests conference committee

  58. House appoints conferees

  59. House refuses to concur-reported

  60. House requests conference committee-reported

  61. House appoints conferees-reported

  62. Senate grants request for conference comm.

  63. Senate appoints conferees

  64. Senate grants request for conf comm-reported

  65. Senate appoints conferees-reported

  66. Conference committee report filed

  67. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  68. House adopts conference committee report

  69. Record vote RV#4127

  70. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  71. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  72. Senate adopts conference committee report

  73. Record vote

  74. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  75. Reported enrolled

  76. Signed in the House

  77. Signed in the Senate

  78. Sent to the Governor

  79. Filed without the Governor's signature

  80. Effective on 9/1/25

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