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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 293: Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Enacted 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 293 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty. Primary sponsor: Joan Huffman (Republican), Jeff Leach (Republican). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): See remarks for effective date.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1 · Republican 5

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Joan HuffmanPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate17
Jeff LeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
Paul BettencourtCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Charles PerryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Charles SchwertnerCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate5
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. See remarks for effective date
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the House
  5. Signed in the Senate
  6. Reported enrolled
  7. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  8. Returned to the Senate for further action
  9. Reason for vote recorded in Journal
  10. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  11. Record vote
  12. House adopts conference committee report

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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