Verdict: No flags
No flags Initial review
Sen. Bryan Hughes R Senate 1
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this
state.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary First Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December. Clear?
The bill moves the day Texas presidential electors meet at the State Capitol from the first Monday to the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December. It touches the state's presidential electors and the officials who run their meeting. On the ground, the electors' vote happens one day later than current law sets, starting with the next presidential election.
Labels Labels: QUICK READ: 97 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 97 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).
Receipt
The receipt 89R-SB688 · 2024-12-20
ITEM relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this
state.
WHAT IT DOES First Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December. Clear?
The bill moves the day Texas presidential electors meet at the State Capitol from the first Monday to the first Tuesday after the second Wednesday in December. It touches the state's presidential electors and the officials who run their meeting. On the ground, the electors' vote happens one day later than current law sets, starting with the next presidential election.
TOTAL No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · February 26, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
HISTORY Dec 20, 2024 Received by the Secretary of the Senate Dec 20, 2024 Filed Feb 3, 2025 Read first time Feb 3, 2025 Referred to State Affairs Feb 27, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . Feb 27, 2025 Considered in public hearing Feb 27, 2025 Left pending in committee Mar 3, 2025 Considered in public hearing Mar 3, 2025 Vote taken in committee Mar 5, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments Mar 5, 2025 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar Mar 5, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed Mar 12, 2025 Placed on intent calendar Mar 13, 2025 Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day Mar 13, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business Mar 13, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment Mar 13, 2025 Vote recorded in Journal Mar 13, 2025 Three day rule suspended Mar 13, 2025 Record vote Mar 13, 2025 Read 3rd time Mar 13, 2025 Passed Mar 13, 2025 Record vote Mar 13, 2025 Reported engrossed Mar 18, 2025 Received from the Senate Apr 9, 2025 Read first time Apr 9, 2025 Referred to Elections Apr 17, 2025 Considered in public hearing Apr 17, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Apr 23, 2025 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator Apr 23, 2025 Committee report distributed Apr 25, 2025 Committee report sent to Calendars May 9, 2025 Laid out in lieu of companion HB 2811 May 9, 2025 Read 2nd time May 9, 2025 Passed to 3rd reading May 9, 2025 Record vote RV#1935 May 10, 2025 Read 3rd time May 10, 2025 Passed May 10, 2025 Record vote RV#2069 May 10, 2025 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal May 12, 2025 House passage reported May 12, 2025 Reported enrolled May 13, 2025 Signed in the Senate May 13, 2025 Signed in the House May 13, 2025 Sent to the Governor May 24, 2025 Signed by the Governor May 24, 2025 Effective on 9/1/25 FILED UNDER SIGNED FOR BY House · 124 yea · 0 nay
Senate · 30 yea · 0 nay
Sources House: Final passage · May 10, 2025. Journal . Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Senate: Final passage · Mar 13, 2025. Journal . Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
All floor motions and other positions below.
No flags
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
GOPAC Election Fund $250,000.00 GOPAC Election Fund $250,000.00
Cash $250,000.00
Paid by others $0.00
Total $250,000.00 Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101028838, 101071548.
CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families) $100,000.00 CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families) $100,000.00
Cash $100,000.00
Paid by others $0.00
Total $100,000.00 Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101067724.
Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC $100,000.00 Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC $100,000.00
Cash $100,000.00
Paid by others $0.00
Total $100,000.00 Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Team Sources Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101071548.
Money Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
× GOPAC Election Fund $250,000.00
Cash $250,000.00
Paid by others $0.00
Total $250,000.00 Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101028838, 101071548.
× CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families) $100,000.00
Cash $100,000.00
Paid by others $0.00
Total $100,000.00 Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
Sources Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101067724.
× Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC $100,000.00
Cash $100,000.00
Paid by others $0.00
Total $100,000.00 Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Team Sources Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
Report IDs: 101071548.
Votes5
House May 10, 2025
Yea 124
Nay 0
Present, not voting 2
Absent 0
Excused 24
Names
Davis, A. Yea Louderback Yea Schoolcraft Yea Allen Excused Hernandez Yea Rodríguez Ramos Yea Hopper Yea Orr Yea Button Yea Johnson Yea Martinez Yea Walle Yea Gervin-Hawkins Yea Bumgarner Yea Buckley Yea Money Yea Harrison Yea Cain Yea Landgraf(C) Present, not voting Noble Yea Tepper Excused Fairly Yea Harris Davila Yea Isaac Yea Garcia Hernandez Yea Bell, C. Yea Ward Johnson Yea Cunningham Yea Geren Yea Turner Yea Manuel Yea Morales, C. Yea Ordaz Excused Harris Excused Vasut Yea Hefner Excused Phelan Yea Alders Yea Cook Yea Lowe Yea Spiller Yea Villalobos Yea Paul Yea Bernal Excused McLaughlin Yea Howard Yea Darby Yea Mr. Speaker Present, not voting Morales, E. Yea Campos Yea Troxclair Yea Gámez Yea Zwiener Yea Gates Yea VanDeaver Yea Wu Yea Hinojosa Yea Capriglione Yea Bonnen Yea Dutton Yea Kerwin Yea Hickland Yea Vo Excused Lozano Yea Frank Yea Talarico Excused Lopez, J. Excused Holt Excused Patterson Yea Dean Yea Barry Yea Leach Excused González, J. Yea Shofner Yea Moody Excused Bryant Excused Bucy Yea Lujan Yea McQueeney Yea Smithee Excused Jones, J. Yea Rosenthal Yea Garcia, J. Yea Pierson Yea Bell, K. Yea King Yea Richardson Yea Hull Yea Simmons Yea Garcia, L. Yea Flores Yea DeAyala Yea LaHood Yea Dorazio Yea Perez, M. Excused González, M. Yea Morgan Yea Shaheen Yea Plesa Yea Olcott Yea Schofield Yea Little Yea Meyer Yea Schatzline Yea Collier Yea Longoria Yea Curry Yea Dyson Yea Morales Shaw Excused Cortez Yea Guerra Yea Anchía Yea Romero Yea Lopez, R. Yea Bowers Excused Hayes Yea Raymond Yea Reynolds Yea Guillen Yea Bhojani Yea Harless Yea Thompson Yea Muñoz Yea Slawson Yea Luther Yea Cole Yea Gerdes Excused Kitzman Yea Lambert Yea Toth Yea Lalani Yea Leo Wilson Yea Canales Excused Wilson Yea Meza Excused Hunter Excused Craddick Yea Oliverson Yea Rose Yea Tinderholt Yea Ashby Yea Martinez Fischer Excused Wharton Yea Swanson Yea Jones, V. Yea Goodwin Excused Perez, V. Yea Virdell Yea Metcalf Yea Davis, Y. Excused Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.
House journal
Sources
Record 2069
SB 688 was passed by (Record 2069): 124 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 124 (published) Nay: 0 (published) Present, not voting: 2 (published) Absent: 0 (derived from named list) Excused: 24 (derived from named list) House journal . Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
House May 9, 2025
Yea 140
Nay 0
Present, not voting 2
Absent 1
Excused 7
Names
Davis, A. Yea Louderback Yea Schoolcraft Yea Allen Yea Hernandez Yea Rodríguez Ramos Yea Hopper Yea Orr Yea Button Yea Johnson Yea Martinez Yea Walle Yea Gervin-Hawkins Yea Bumgarner Yea Buckley Yea Money Yea Harrison Yea Cain Excused Landgraf Yea Noble Yea Tepper Yea Fairly Yea Harris Davila Yea Isaac Yea Garcia Hernandez Yea Bell, C. Yea Ward Johnson Yea Cunningham Yea Geren Yea Turner Yea Manuel Excused Morales, C. Yea Ordaz Yea Harris(C) Present, not voting Vasut Yea Hefner Yea Phelan Yea Alders Yea Cook Yea Lowe Yea Spiller Yea Villalobos Yea Paul Yea Bernal Yea McLaughlin Yea Howard Yea Darby Yea Mr. Speaker Present, not voting Morales, E. Yea Campos Yea Troxclair Yea Gámez Yea Zwiener Yea Gates Yea VanDeaver Yea Wu Yea Hinojosa Yea Capriglione Yea Bonnen Yea Dutton Excused Kerwin Yea Hickland Yea Vo Yea Lozano Excused Frank Yea Talarico Excused Lopez, J. Yea Holt Yea Patterson Yea Dean Yea Barry Yea Leach Yea González, J. Yea Shofner Yea Moody Yea Bryant Yea Bucy Yea Lujan Yea McQueeney Yea Smithee Yea Jones, J. Yea Rosenthal Yea Garcia, J. Yea Pierson Yea Bell, K. Yea King Excused Richardson Yea Hull Yea Simmons Yea Garcia, L. Yea Flores Yea DeAyala Yea LaHood Yea Dorazio Yea Perez, M. Yea González, M. Yea Morgan Yea Shaheen Yea Plesa Yea Olcott Yea Schofield Yea Little Yea Meyer Yea Schatzline Yea Collier Yea Longoria Yea Curry Yea Dyson Yea Morales Shaw Yea Cortez Yea Guerra Yea Anchía Absent Romero Yea Lopez, R. Yea Bowers Yea Hayes Yea Raymond Yea Reynolds Yea Guillen Yea Bhojani Yea Harless Yea Thompson Yea Muñoz Yea Slawson Yea Luther Yea Cole Yea Gerdes Yea Kitzman Yea Lambert Yea Toth Yea Lalani Yea Leo Wilson Yea Canales Yea Wilson Yea Meza Yea Hunter Yea Craddick Yea Oliverson Yea Rose Excused Tinderholt Yea Ashby Yea Martinez Fischer Yea Wharton Yea Swanson Yea Jones, V. Yea Goodwin Yea Perez, V. Yea Virdell Yea Metcalf Yea Davis, Y. Yea Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.
House journal
Sources
Record 1935
SB 688 was passed to third reading by (Record 1935): 140 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 140 (published) Nay: 0 (published) Present, not voting: 2 (published) Absent: 1 (derived from named list) Excused: 7 (derived from named list) House journal . Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Senate Mar 13, 2025
Yea 30
Nay 0
Present, not voting Not printed
Absent Not printed
Excused 1
Names
Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.
Senate journal
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
Sources
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 30 (published) Nay: 0 (published) Present, not voting: Not printed Absent: Not printed Excused: 1 (derived from named list) Senate journal . Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Senate Mar 13, 2025
Yea 30
Nay 0
Present, not voting Not printed
Absent Not printed
Excused 1
Names
Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.
Senate journal
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
Sources
Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 688 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: 30 (published) Nay: 0 (published) Present, not voting: Not printed Absent: Not printed Excused: 1 (derived from named list) Senate journal . Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Senate Mar 13, 2025
Yea Not printed
Nay Not printed
Present, not voting Not printed
Absent Not printed
Excused 1
Names
Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.
Senate journal
Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.
Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.
Sources
The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.
Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.
Yea: Not printed Nay: Not printed Present, not voting: Not printed Absent: Not printed Excused: 1 (derived from named list) Senate journal . Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Witnesses4
For 3
Against 0
On 1
Names
For
Secure democracy usa 1 registration Self 2 registrations
On
Texas Secretary of State 1 registration
Sources
4 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.
Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.
Senate witness list . Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.
Fiscal No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · February 26, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
How this was graded Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric .
Sources
Texas Senate · Filed Dec 20, 2024
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Sponsors House committee · Elections · Committee vote 8 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee
Senate committee · State Affairs · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee
Companion HB 2811 by Hayes (identical)
Subjects Elections--General
Elections--Presidential
Text The text as introduced · 97 words
89R4728 JDK-D
By: Hughes
S.B. No. 688
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this
state.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 192.006(a), Election Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The electors shall convene at the State Capitol at 2
p.m. on the first Tuesday [ Monday ] after the second Wednesday in
December following their election and shall perform their duties as
prescribed by federal law.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
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