SB 310 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.

Texas Senate Bill 310 (SB 310) changes how majority votes are counted in certain elections. It requires candidates for public office or party nominations to receive more than half of the votes cast in the initial ballot - banning the use of ranked-choice voting systems to reassign votes and determine a majority. The bill directly affects elections for Texas state offices and political party nominations where a majority is required. It takes effect on September 1, 2025.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2024

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Nov 12, 2024 Last action May 27, 2025

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What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 15, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an official engrossed version, with minor corrections to the byline and section numbering. The substantive policy content regarding election procedures remains unchanged.

TECHNICAL

The bill title and byline were updated from a draft format to the official engrossed format with corrected sponsor names and bill number.

Section numbering and formatting were adjusted to match standard legislative formatting for the engrossed version.

A note about digital content accessibility standards was added at the top of the document.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 15, 2025

How they voted

24–6

Passed

Total votes 30

Apr 15, 2025

D Democratic10

4 Yea 6 Nay

60% Nay

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

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Key actions

Committee

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 28, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Elections

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Mar 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Mar 24, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

Mar 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

upper

Feb 3, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

2 primary · 1 co-sponsor