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SB2782 • 2025

Relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made to the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made to the Texas Ethics Commission.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Birdwell
Last action
2025-05-26
Official status
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made to the Texas Ethics Commission.

Relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made to the Texas Ethics Commission.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made to the Texas Ethics Commission.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  6. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  7. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  8. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  9. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  10. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  11. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  12. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  14. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  18. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  19. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  21. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  23. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  24. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  25. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  27. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  30. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  31. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  32. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  33. 2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made to the Texas Ethics Commission.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 2782 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Birdwell

S.B. No. 2782

(Longoria)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to discovery requirements related to sworn complaints made

to the Texas Ethics Commission.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 571.1242, Government Code, is amended by

adding Subsection (k) to read as follows:

(k)

Notwithstanding any other law, the commission by rule

shall require commission staff and a respondent to agree to a

discovery control plan that outlines procedures for conducting

discovery under this section in connection with a sworn complaint.

The discovery control plan must:

(1)

be approved by the commission before discovery

begins;

(2)

comply with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure,

except that the commission shall determine the level of discovery

under Rule 190, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, appropriate for the

category of the violation alleged in a complaint;

(3)

establish discovery limits and a deadline by which

discovery must be completed; and

(4) establish a deadline by which the commission must:

(A)

propose an agreement to the respondent to

settle the complaint without holding a preliminary hearing; or

(B) dismiss the complaint.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.