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SB1198Introduced in the Senate

Relating to the designation of spaceports as critical infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil liability.

Passed

Introduced by Brian Birdwell, District 22

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to the designation of spaceports as critical infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil liability.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

6 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate adopts conference committee report · May 30, 2025

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Yes

1

No

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Absent or Not Voting

1 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
Molly Cook15No

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Natural Resources

  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. Considered in public hearing

  7. Testimony taken in committee

  8. Left pending in committee

  9. Considered in public hearing

  10. Vote taken in committee

  11. Reported favorably as substituted

  12. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. Committee report printed and distributed

  14. Corrected comm. report printed & distributed

  15. Co-author authorized

  16. Placed on intent calendar

  17. Co-author authorized

  18. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  19. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  20. Vote recorded in Journal

  21. Three day rule suspended

  22. Record vote

  23. Read 3rd time

  24. Passed

  25. Record vote

  26. Reported engrossed

  27. Received from the Senate

  28. Read first time

  29. Referred to State Affairs

  30. Considered in public hearing

  31. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  32. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  33. Committee report distributed

  34. Committee report sent to Calendars

  35. Considered in Calendars

  36. Placed on General State Calendar

  37. Read 2nd time

  38. Amended 1-E. Morales

  39. Record vote RV#3255

  40. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  42. Record vote RV#3256

  43. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. Read 3rd time

  45. Passed

  46. Record vote RV#3334

  47. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  48. Rules suspended

  49. Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  50. House passage as amended reported

  51. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  52. Read

  53. Senate refuses to concur

  54. Senate requests conference committee

  55. Senate appoints conferees

  56. Senate refuses to concur-reported

  57. Senate requests conference committee-reported

  58. Senate appoints conferees-reported

  59. House grants request for conference committee

  60. House appoints conferees

  61. House grants request for conf comm-reported

  62. House appoints conferees-reported

  63. Conference committee report filed

  64. Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  65. House adopts conference committee report

  66. Record vote RV#4091

  67. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  68. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  69. Senate adopts conference committee report

  70. Record vote

  71. Reported enrolled

  72. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  73. Signed in the Senate

  74. Signed in the House

  75. Sent to the Governor

  76. Signed by the Governor

  77. Effective on 9/1/25

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