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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 1285: Relating to the protection of bats.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 1285 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on February 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the protection of bats. Primary sponsor: Sarah Eckhardt (Democratic), Flores. It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (May 25, 2025): Committee report distributed.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Sarah EckhardtPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate14
FloresPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Committee report distributed
  2. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  3. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  4. Considered in formal meeting
  5. Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
  6. Read first time
  7. Received from the Senate
  8. Reported engrossed
  9. Record vote
  10. Passed
  11. Read 3rd time
  12. Record vote

Showing 12 most recent of 35 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source