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HB493Introduced in the House

Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.

Passed

Introduced by Matthew Shaheen, District 66

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.

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

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

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

23

Yes

8

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 Hughes1Yes
Bob Hall2Yes
Robert Nichols3Yes
Charles Creighton4Yes
Charles Schwertner5Yes
Carol Alvarado6No
Paul Bettencourt7Yes
Angela Paxton8Yes
Kelly Hancock9Yes
Phil King10Yes

Bill history

  1. Filed

  2. Read first time

  3. Referred to Elections

  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. Committee substitute considered in committee

  10. Reported favorably as substituted

  11. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  12. Committee report distributed

  13. Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. Considered in Calendars

  15. Considered in Calendars

  16. Placed on General State Calendar

  17. Read 2nd time

  18. Point of order withdrawn RUle 11, Section 2

  19. Passed to engrossment

  20. Record vote RV#2226

  21. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  22. Read 3rd time

  23. Passed

  24. Record vote RV#2292

  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. Vote taken in committee

  34. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  35. Committee report printed and distributed

  36. Co-sponsor authorized

  37. Placed on intent calendar

  38. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  39. Record vote

  40. Read 2nd time

  41. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Miles

  42. Amended

  43. Vote recorded in Journal

  44. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  45. Record vote

  46. Three day rule suspended

  47. Record vote

  48. Read 3rd time

  49. Passed

  50. Record vote

  51. Senate passage as amended reported

  52. Senate Amendments distributed

  53. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  54. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

  55. House requests conference committee

  56. House appoints conferees

  57. House refuses to concur-reported

  58. House requests conference committee-reported

  59. House appoints conferees-reported

  60. Senate grants request for conference comm.

  61. Senate appoints conferees

  62. Senate grants request for conf comm-reported

  63. Senate appoints conferees-reported

  64. Conference committee report filed

  65. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  66. House adopts conference committee report

  67. Record vote RV#4145

  68. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  69. Senate adopts conference committee report

  70. Record vote

  71. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  72. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  73. Reported enrolled

  74. Signed in the House

  75. Signed in the Senate

  76. Sent to the Governor

  77. Signed by the Governor

  78. Effective on 9/1/25

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