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SB509 • 2025

Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

Elections
Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Bettencourt | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | Perry
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

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Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  6. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    House adopts conference committee report

  8. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#4092

  9. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  11. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate adopts conference committee report

  12. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  14. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  15. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Conference committee report filed

  16. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  17. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    House appoints conferees-reported

  18. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    House grants request for conference committee

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    House appoints conferees

  20. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  21. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  22. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate refuses to concur

  23. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate requests conference committee

  24. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate appoints conferees

  25. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  26. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  27. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  28. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  29. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  30. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1578

  31. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  33. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 1475

  34. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Bucy and Schofield

  36. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  37. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1524

  38. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  41. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  43. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  44. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  45. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Elections

  46. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  47. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  48. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  49. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  50. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Birdwell

  51. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  52. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  53. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  54. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  55. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  56. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  57. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  58. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  59. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  60. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  61. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  62. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  63. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  64. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  65. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  66. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  67. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  68. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  69. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  70. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  71. 2025-02-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-author authorized

  72. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  73. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  74. 2024-11-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  75. 2024-11-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 509 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 509

AN ACT

relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action

under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter E, Chapter 273,

Election Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER E. INJUNCTION
OR RESTRAINING ORDER

SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 273, Election Code, is

amended by adding Section 273.082 to read as follows:

Sec.

273.082.

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER; NOTICE.

(a)

As

soon as practicable before a hearing in an action under this code

seeking a temporary restraining order, a court must electronically

notify the attorney general of the hearing at the e-mail address

designated under Subsection (e).

(b)

Except as provided by Subsection (c), a court may not

hold a hearing described by Subsection (a) sooner than one hour

after the court provides notice to the attorney general under

Subsection (a).

(c)

The attorney general may, after receiving notice under

Subsection (a), waive the requirement of Subsection (b).

(d)

A court shall allow the attorney general to participate

remotely in a hearing in an action under this code seeking a

temporary restraining order, using any reasonably available

method.

(e)

The attorney general shall designate an e-mail address

at which to receive a notice under this section.

(f)

A temporary restraining order issued in violation of

this section is void and unenforceable.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 509 passed the Senate on

March 24, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 24, Nays 6;

May 14, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and

requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 19, 2025, House

granted request of the Senate; May 30, 2025, Senate adopted

Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 25,

Nays 6.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 509 passed the House, with

amendments, on May 7, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 98,

Nays 49, two present not voting; May 19, 2025, House granted

request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;

May 30, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the

following vote: Yeas 97, Nays 37, two present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor