SB 2071 Texas Senate · 88th Legislature (2023)

Relating to automatic recounts of certain elections.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2023 Last action Apr 28, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 20, 2023

How they voted

1910
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 31
Apr 20, 2023
D Democratic13
3 Yea 10 Nay
76% Nay
R Republican18
16 Yea 2
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
26
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
3
Apr 28, 2023
Committee
Referred to Elections
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Paul Bettencourt
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
TX
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