SB 7 Texas Senate · 87th Legislature (2021)

Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

May 2021

Senate Passage

Apr 2021

House Passage

May 2021

Governor

Introduced Mar 11, 2021 Last action May 30, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Mar 31, 2021 · House May 6, 2021

How they voted

20–7

Passed

Total votes 27

Mar 31, 2021

D Democratic10

3 Yea 7 Nay

70% Nay

R Republican17

17 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 30, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate adopts conference committee report

upper

May 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

Corrected Conference committee report filed

upper

May 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

Conference committee report filed

upper

May 19, 2021

Lower · Passed

House grants request for conference committee

lower

May 18, 2021

Lower · Passed

Senate requests conference committee-reported

lower

May 17, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate requests conference committee

upper

May 17, 2021

Introduced

House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

upper

May 14, 2021

Introduced

House passage as amended reported

upper

May 7, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 7, 2021

Amended

Amendment withdrawn

lower

May 7, 2021

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 6, 2021

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

lower

May 6, 2021

Introduced

Amendment fails of adoption

lower

May 6, 2021

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (75-50-3)

house

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

lower

Apr 29, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Apr 29, 2021

Lower · Passed

Amendment(s) considered in committee

lower

Apr 29, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute considered in committee

lower

Apr 12, 2021

Committee

Referred to Elections

lower

Apr 12, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Apr 6, 2021

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Apr 1, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Upper · Passed

Amendment adopted as amended

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Amended

Amendment amended

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Introduced

Amendment to amendment offered

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Amended

Amendment withdrawn

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Introduced

Amendment fails of adoption

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Apr 1, 2021

Introduced

Amendment to amendment fails of adoption

upper

Mar 31, 2021

Introduced

Amendment to amendment offered

upper

Mar 31, 2021

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Mar 31, 2021

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

Mar 31, 2021

Senate · Passed

Senate Vote: pass (20-7)

senate

Mar 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Mar 29, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

Mar 26, 2021

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

upper

Mar 11, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

upper

18 primary · 67 co-sponsors