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Texas HB 26 — Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
Texas, 892. HB 26: Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.
Latest action
September 17, 2025 — Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary
No summary was supplied. Use the original legislative source for the bill text.
Sponsors
- Oliverson — primary sponsor
- Schofield — primary sponsor
- DeAyala — primary sponsor
- Harless — primary sponsor
- Hull — primary sponsor
- Bell, Cecil
- Cain
- Cook
- Cunningham
- Dean
- Harris
- Leo Wilson
- Lopez, Janie
- Metcalf
- Paul
- Swanson
- Toth
- Wharton
- Bettencourt — primary sponsor
- Huffman
- Middleton
Bill text
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Recorded votes
passage
August 27, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 21 · no: 5 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| West | absent |
| Miles | absent |
| Menéndez | absent |
| Eckhardt | absent |
| Zaffirini | no |
| Johnson | no |
| Gutierrez | no |
| Cook | no |
| Alvarado | no |
| Sparks | yes |
| Schwertner | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Paxton | yes |
| Parker | yes |
| Nichols | yes |
| Middleton | yes |
| Kolkhorst | yes |
| King | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Huffman | yes |
| J. Hinojosa | yes |
| A. Hinojosa | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Hagenbuch | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Creighton | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Blanco | yes |
| Birdwell | yes |
| Bettencourt | yes |
passage
August 27, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 95 · no: 29 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (152)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Reynolds | absent |
| Morales Shaw | absent |
| Morales, C. | absent |
| Moody | absent |
| Fischer | absent |
| Lopez, R. | absent |
| González, M. | absent |
| González, J. | absent |
| Garcia, J. | absent |
| Davis, Y. | absent |
| Cortez | absent |
| Collier | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Bowers | absent |
| Bernal | absent |
| Vo | absent |
| Noble | absent |
| Jones, V | absent |
| Hernandez | absent |
| Gervin-Hawkins | absent |
| Geren | absent |
| Absent | absent |
| Mr. Speaker(C) | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Zwiener | no |
| Wu | no |
| Ward Johnson | no |
| Turner | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Talarico | no |
| Simmons | no |
| Romero | no |
| Perez, V. | no |
| Perez, M. | no |
| Meza | no |
| Martinez | no |
| Manuel | no |
| Lowe | no |
| Longoria | no |
| Lalani | no |
| Howard | no |
| Hinojosa | no |
| Goodwin | no |
| Garcia Hernandez | no |
| Garcia, L. | no |
| Gámez | no |
| Flores | no |
| Dutton | no |
| Davis, A. | no |
| Cole | no |
| Canales | no |
| Bucy | no |
| Anchía | no |
| Wilson | yes |
| Wharton | yes |
| Walle | yes |
| Virdell | yes |
| Villalobos | yes |
| Vasut | yes |
| VanDeaver | yes |
| Troxclair | yes |
| Toth | yes |
| Tinderholt | yes |
| Tepper | yes |
| Swanson | yes |
| Spiller | yes |
| Smithee | yes |
| Hickland | yes |
| Hefner | yes |
| Hayes | yes |
| Harrison | yes |
| Harris Davila | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Harless | yes |
| Guillen | yes |
| Guerra | yes |
| Gerdes | yes |
| Gates | yes |
| Frank | yes |
| Fairly | yes |
| Dyson | yes |
| Dorazio | yes |
| DeAyala | yes |
| Dean | yes |
| Darby | yes |
| Curry | yes |
| Cunningham | yes |
| Craddick | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Capriglione | yes |
| Cain | yes |
| Button | yes |
| Bumgarner | yes |
| Buckley | yes |
| Bryant | yes |
| Bonnen | yes |
| Bhojani | yes |
| Bell, K. | yes |
| Bell, C. | yes |
| Barry | yes |
| Ashby | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Alders | yes |
| Shofner | absent |
| Shaheen | absent |
| Rose | absent |
| Slawson | yes |
| Schoolcraft | yes |
| Schofield | yes |
| Schatzline | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Plesa | yes |
| Pierson | yes |
| Phelan | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Ordaz | yes |
| Oliverson | yes |
| Olcott | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Morgan | yes |
| Morales, E. | yes |
| Money | yes |
| Meyer | yes |
| Metcalf | yes |
| McQueeney | yes |
| McLaughlin | yes |
| Luther | yes |
| Lujan | yes |
| Lozano | yes |
| Louderback | yes |
| Lopez, J. | yes |
| Little | yes |
| Leo Wilson | yes |
| Leach | yes |
| Landgraf | yes |
| Lambert | yes |
| LaHood | yes |
| Kitzman | yes |
| King | yes |
| Kerwin | yes |
| Jones, J. | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Isaac | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Hull | yes |
| Hopper | yes |
| Holt | yes |
adoption of amendment
August 27, 2025 · Senate · fail
yes: 7 · no: 19 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| West | absent |
| Miles | absent |
| Menéndez | absent |
| Eckhardt | absent |
| Sparks | no |
| Schwertner | no |
| Perry | no |
| Paxton | no |
| Parker | no |
| Nichols | no |
| Middleton | no |
| Kolkhorst | no |
| King | no |
| Hughes | no |
| Huffman | no |
| A. Hinojosa | no |
| Hall | no |
| Hagenbuch | no |
| Flores | no |
| Creighton | no |
| Campbell | no |
| Birdwell | no |
| Bettencourt | no |
| Zaffirini | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| J. Hinojosa | yes |
| Gutierrez | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Blanco | yes |
| Alvarado | yes |
passage
August 27, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 88 · no: 49 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (151)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Simmons | no |
| Rose | no |
| Romero | no |
| Reynolds | no |
| Plesa | no |
| Perez, V. | no |
| Perez, M. | no |
| Ordaz | no |
| Morales Shaw | no |
| Morales, E. | no |
| Moody | no |
| Meza | no |
| Fischer | no |
| Martinez | no |
| Manuel | no |
| Lowe | no |
| Lopez, R. | no |
| Longoria | no |
| Lalani | no |
| Jones, J. | no |
| Howard | no |
| Hinojosa | no |
| Guerra | no |
| Goodwin | no |
| González, M. | no |
| González, J. | no |
| Garcia Hernandez | no |
| Garcia, L. | no |
| Gámez | no |
| Flores | no |
| Dutton | no |
| Davis, Y. | no |
| Davis, A. | no |
| Cortez | no |
| Collier | no |
| Cole | no |
| Bucy | no |
| Bryant | no |
| Bowers | no |
| Bernal | no |
| Anchía | no |
| Allen | no |
| Wilson | yes |
| Wharton | yes |
| Virdell | yes |
| Villalobos | yes |
| Vasut | yes |
| VanDeaver | yes |
| Troxclair | yes |
| Toth | yes |
| Tinderholt | yes |
| Tepper | yes |
| Swanson | yes |
| Spiller | yes |
| Smithee | yes |
| Slawson | yes |
| Shofner | yes |
| Shaheen | yes |
| Schoolcraft | yes |
| Schofield | yes |
| Schatzline | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Pierson | yes |
| Phelan | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Oliverson | yes |
| Olcott | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Morgan | yes |
| Money | yes |
| Meyer | yes |
| Metcalf | yes |
| McQueeney | yes |
| McLaughlin | yes |
| Luther | yes |
| Lujan | yes |
| Lozano | yes |
| Louderback | yes |
| Lopez, J. | yes |
| Little | yes |
| Leo Wilson | yes |
| Leach | yes |
| Landgraf | yes |
| Lambert | yes |
| LaHood | yes |
| Kitzman | yes |
| King | yes |
| Kerwin | yes |
| Isaac | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Hull | yes |
| Hopper | yes |
| Holt | yes |
| Hickland | yes |
| Hefner | yes |
| Hayes | yes |
| Harrison | yes |
| Harris Davila | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Harless | yes |
| Guillen | yes |
| Gerdes | yes |
| Gates | yes |
| Frank | yes |
| Fairly | yes |
| Dyson | yes |
| Dorazio | yes |
| DeAyala | yes |
| Dean | yes |
| Darby | yes |
| Curry | yes |
| Cunningham | yes |
| Craddick | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Capriglione | yes |
| Canales | yes |
| Cain | yes |
| Button | yes |
| Bumgarner | yes |
| Buckley | yes |
| Bonnen | yes |
| Bell, K. | yes |
| Bell, C. | yes |
| Barry | yes |
| Ashby | yes |
| Alders | yes |
| Vo | absent |
| Noble | absent |
| Jones, V. | absent |
| Johnson | absent |
| Hernandez | absent |
| Gervin-Hawkins | absent |
| Geren | absent |
| Mr. Speaker(C) | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Zwiener | no |
| Wu | no |
| Ward Johnson | no |
| Walle | no |
| Turner | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Talarico | no |
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Morales, C | absent |
| Garcia, J | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Bhojani | absent |
final passage
August 27, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 21 · no: 5 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (0)
No individual positions were supplied for this vote.
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 26 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
August 27, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 21 · no: 5 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| West | absent |
| Miles | absent |
| Menéndez | absent |
| Eckhardt | absent |
| Zaffirini | no |
| Johnson | no |
| Gutierrez | no |
| Cook | no |
| Alvarado | no |
| Sparks | yes |
| Schwertner | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Paxton | yes |
| Parker | yes |
| Nichols | yes |
| Middleton | yes |
| Kolkhorst | yes |
| King | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Huffman | yes |
| J. Hinojosa | yes |
| A. Hinojosa | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Hagenbuch | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Creighton | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Blanco | yes |
| Birdwell | yes |
| Bettencourt | yes |
Legislative history
- Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Signed by the Governor
- Sent to the Governor
- Signed in the Senate
- Signed in the House
- Reported enrolled
- Senate passage reported
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Record vote
- Three day rule suspended
- Record vote
- Passed to 3rd reading
- Record vote
- Amendment fails of adoption
- Amendment(s) offered
- Read 2nd time
- Record vote
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Co-sponsor authorized
- Ordered not printed
- Printing rule suspended
- Reported favorably w/o amendments
- Vote taken in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Posting rule suspended
- Referred to Finance
- Read first time
- Received from the House
- Reported engrossed
- Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Passed to engrossment
- Read 2nd time
- Placed on General State Calendar
- Considered in Calendars
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Committee report distributed
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Vote reconsidered in committee
- Considered in formal meeting
- Reported favorably as substituted
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Committee substitute considered in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
- Read first time
- Filed
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