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SB710Introduced in the Senate

Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.

Passed

Introduced by Sarah Eckhardt, District 14

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

1 recorded vote · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 30, 2025

29

Yes

2

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. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Business & Commerce

  5. Rereferred to committee

  6. Referred to Local Government

  7. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. Considered in public hearing

  9. Testimony taken in committee

  10. Left pending in committee

  11. Considered in public hearing

  12. Vote taken in committee

  13. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  14. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  15. Committee report printed and distributed

  16. Placed on intent calendar

  17. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  18. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  19. Vote recorded in Journal

  20. Three day rule suspended

  21. Record vote

  22. Read 3rd time

  23. Passed

  24. Record vote

  25. Reported engrossed

  26. Received from the Senate

  27. Read first time

  28. Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs

  29. Considered in formal meeting

  30. Committee substitute considered in committee

  31. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  32. Reported favorably as substituted

  33. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  34. Committee report distributed

  35. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  36. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  37. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  38. Read 2nd time

  39. Passed to 3rd reading

  40. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  41. Read 3rd time

  42. Passed

  43. Record vote RV#3832

  44. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  46. House passage as amended reported

  47. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  48. Read

  49. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  50. Record vote

  51. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  52. Reported enrolled

  53. Signed in the Senate

  54. Signed in the House

  55. Sent to the Governor

  56. Signed by the Governor

  57. Effective on 9/1/25

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