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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 509: Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.

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 509 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 25, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order. Primary sponsor: Paul Bettencourt (Republican), Mayes Middleton (Republican), Tan Parker (Republican), Angela Paxton (Republican), Charles Perry (Republican), Mike Schofield (Republican). It lists 1 additional sponsor. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

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 7

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Paul BettencourtPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate7
Mayes MiddletonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate11
Tan ParkerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate12
Angela PaxtonPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate8
Charles PerryPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate28
Mike SchofieldPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse132
Bob HallCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate2

“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. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the House
  5. Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  7. Reported enrolled
  8. Record vote
  9. Senate adopts conference committee report
  10. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  11. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  12. Record vote

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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