2025 Regular Session • Texas Legislature
SB28
Legislative Summary
Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.
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Bill History
2/20/2025
Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Senate
2/20/2025
Filed
Senate
2/20/2025
Read first time
Senate
2/20/2025
Referred to State Affairs
Senate
2/24/2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Senate
2/24/2025
Considered in public hearing
Senate
2/24/2025
Testimony taken in committee
Senate
2/24/2025
Vote taken in committee
Senate
2/25/2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments
Senate
2/25/2025
Committee report printed and distributed
Senate
2/26/2025
Co-author authorized
Senate
2/26/2025
Placed on intent calendar
Senate
2/27/2025
Co-author authorized
Senate
2/27/2025
Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
Senate
2/27/2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Senate
2/27/2025
Read 2nd time
Senate
2/27/2025
Amendment(s) offered FA1 Gutierrez
Senate
2/27/2025
Amendment fails of adoption
Senate
2/27/2025
Record vote
Senate
2/27/2025
Passed to engrossment
Senate
2/27/2025
Vote recorded in Journal
Senate
2/27/2025
Three day rule suspended
Senate
2/27/2025
Record vote
Senate
2/27/2025
Read 3rd time
Senate
2/27/2025
Passed
Senate
2/27/2025
Record vote
Senate
2/27/2025
Reported engrossed
Senate
3/4/2025
Received from the Senate
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Read first time
House of Representatives
3/26/2025
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
House of Representatives
Amendments
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Gutierrez
Senate Amendment (S 2) F1-Gutierrez
2/27/2025Not Adopted
Roll Call Votes
Three day rule suspended
2/27/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Read 3rd time
2/27/2025
31
Yea
0
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: PASSED
Amendment fails of adoption
2/27/2025
11
Yea
20
Nay
0
Not Voting
0
Absent
Result: FAILED
Status Information
Current Status
Engrossed(2/27/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Licensing & Administrative Procedures(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Republican: 20
Democrat: 10
Primary Sponsor
Bob Hall
Republican
Co-Sponsors (29)
Carol Alvarado
Democrat
Paul Bettencourt
Republican
Brian Birdwell
Republican
Donna Campbell
Republican
Molly Cook
Democrat
Charles Creighton
Republican
Peter Flores
Republican
Brent Hagenbuch
Republican
Kelly Hancock
Republican
Adam Hinojosa
Republican
Joan Huffman
Republican
Phil King
Republican
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican
Mayes Middleton
Republican
Angela Paxton
Republican
Charles Perry
Republican
Kevin Sparks
Republican
Royce West
Democrat
Cesar Blanco
Democrat
Roland Gutierrez
Democrat
Juan Hinojosa
Democrat
Bryan Hughes
Republican
Nathan Johnson
Democrat
Jose Menendez
Democrat
Borris Miles
Democrat
Robert Nichols
Republican
Tan Parker
Republican
Charles Schwertner
Republican
Judith Zaffirini
Democrat