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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 2051: Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office.

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 2051 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on March 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office. Primary sponsor: Birdwell. It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 24, 2025): Referred to State Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
BirdwellPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Sarah EckhardtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Bob HallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2
Chuy HinojosaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Joan HuffmanCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate17
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
José MenéndezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Royce WestCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate23

“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. Referred to State Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Received from the Senate
  4. Reported engrossed
  5. Record vote
  6. Passed
  7. Read 3rd time
  8. Record vote
  9. Three day rule suspended
  10. Vote recorded in Journal
  11. Passed to engrossment as amended
  12. Vote recorded in Journal

Showing 12 most recent of 36 actions. Full history

Sources

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