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SB688 • 2025

Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state.

Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Hughes
Last action
2025-05-24
Official status
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-24

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state.

Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  6. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  9. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  10. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#2069

  11. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out in lieu of companion. HB 2811

  13. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  14. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  15. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1935

  16. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  18. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  19. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  21. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  22. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Elections

  23. 2025-03-18 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  24. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day

  25. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  26. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  27. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  29. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  30. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  33. 2025-03-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  35. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  36. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  37. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  39. 2025-03-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  40. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  41. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  42. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  43. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  44. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  45. 2024-12-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  46. 2024-12-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 688 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 688

AN ACT

relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this

state.

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

SECTION 1. Section 192.006(a), Election Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(a) The electors shall convene at the State Capitol at 2

p.m. on the first
Tuesday
[
Monday
] after the second Wednesday in

December following their election and shall perform their duties as

prescribed by federal law.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 688 passed the Senate on

March 13, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 688 passed the House on

May 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 124, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor