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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 650: Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

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 650 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on December 18, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages. Primary sponsor: Royce West (Democratic), Rhetta Bowers (Democratic), Senfronia Thompson (Democratic), Penny Morales Shaw (Democratic), Mihaela Pleșa (Democratic), Jo Jones (Democratic). It lists 4 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 22, 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): Democratic 8 · Republican 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Royce WestPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate23
Rhetta BowersPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse113
Senfronia ThompsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse141
Penny Morales ShawPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Mihaela PleșaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Jo JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse147
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
José MenéndezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Charles PerryCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate28

“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. Filed without the Governor's signature
  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. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. House adopts conference committee report
  12. House adopts resolution to go outside bounds

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

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