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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 396: Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

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 396 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 20, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar. Primary sponsor: Lois Kolkhorst (Republican), Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Stan Gerdes (Republican), Carrie Isaac (Republican), Valoree Swanson (Republican), Steve Toth (Republican), Terry Wilson (Republican). It lists 2 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 5, 2025): Committee report sent to Calendars.

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): Republican 9

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Lois KolkhorstPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Paul BettencourtPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Stan GerdesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Carrie IsaacPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse73
Valoree SwansonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Steve TothPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse15
Terry WilsonPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse20
Mayes MiddletonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Angela PaxtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8

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

Showing 12 most recent of 37 actions. Full history

Sources

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