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2025R: SB481 ACT 779

TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM OF PROPERTY INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND STATE-OWNED PROPERTY; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

Latest action: Notification that SB481 is now Act 779

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Sponsor	Role
Gilmore	lead
Wardlaw	primary
Achor	cosponsor
B. Davis	cosponsor
B. Johnson	cosponsor
Beaty Jr.	cosponsor
Bentley	cosponsor
Cavenaugh	cosponsor
Cozart	cosponsor
Crawford	cosponsor
D. Whitaker	cosponsor
Dalby	cosponsor
Eaves	cosponsor
Eubanks	cosponsor
Evans	cosponsor
F. Allen	cosponsor
Gramlich	cosponsor
Hawk	cosponsor
Hester	cosponsor
Hill	cosponsor
Holcomb	cosponsor
Irvin	cosponsor
J. Boyd	cosponsor
J. Bryant	cosponsor
J. Dismang	cosponsor
J. Moore	cosponsor
J. Petty	cosponsor
J. Richardson	cosponsor
Jean	cosponsor
Joey Carr	cosponsor
M. Brown	cosponsor
M. Shepherd	cosponsor
Maddox	cosponsor
McNair	cosponsor
Milligan	cosponsor
Painter	cosponsor
Pearce	cosponsor
Puryear	cosponsor
Rice	cosponsor
Richmond	cosponsor
Steimel	cosponsor
Stone	cosponsor
Vaught	cosponsor
Walker	cosponsor
Warren	cosponsor
Wing	cosponsor
Wooldridge	cosponsor
Wooten	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 17, 2025, 3:43 p.m. CT	Senate	Filed
Mar 17, 2025, 4:24 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to INSURANCE & COMMERCE - SENATE
Apr 1, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 2, 2025, 3:01 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 2, 2025, 3:02 p.m. CT	Senate	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 2, 2025, 3:02 p.m. CT	Senate	Ordered immediately transmitted to the House.
Apr 2, 2025, 5:00 p.m. CT	House	RECEIVED FROM THE SENATE
Apr 2, 2025, 7:44 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
Apr 9, 2025, 2:27 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Apr 14, 2025, 4:47 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Apr 14, 2025, 4:47 p.m. CT	House	EMERGENCY CLAUSE ADOPTED
Apr 14, 2025, 4:47 p.m. CT	House	Returned to the Senate as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:48 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned from the House as passed.
Apr 14, 2025, 8:48 p.m. CT	Senate	ORDERED ENROLLED
Apr 15, 2025, 9:07 a.m. CT	Senate	Reported correctly enrolled and ordered delivered to the Governor.
Apr 15, 2025, 9:07 a.m. CT	Senate	DELIVERED TO GOVERNOR.
Apr 18, 2025, 4:27 p.m. CT	Senate	Notification that SB481 is now Act 779

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Apr 2, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 9, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	House Insurance and Commerce Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 14, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

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Committee actions

Do Pass · House · Apr 9, 2025, 2:27 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Do Pass · Senate · Apr 1, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1260

Monday, April 14, 2025 4:47:34 PM · arkleg

90Yea

3Nay

2Not voting

5Present

0Excused

Yea (90)

Nay (3)

Present (5)

Not voting (2)

Cameron Cooper (R)
Tara Shephard (D)

Senate · RCS 773

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 3:01:49 PM · arkleg

28Yea

0Nay

1Not voting

5Present

1Excused

Yea (28)

Present (5)

Excused (1)

Stephanie Flowers (D)

Not voting (1)

Bryan King (R)

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Captive Insurance Times · Apr 2, 2025

Last checked Nov 12, 2026, 8:42 a.m. CT.

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Order

TO CREATE A MORE SUSTAINABLE SYSTEM OF PROPERTY INSURANCE FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, STATE-SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, AND STATE-OWNED PROPERTY; AND TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY.

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Committee actions

Floor roll calls

House · RCS 1260

Yea (90)

Nay (3)

Present (5)

Not voting (2)

Senate · RCS 773

Yea (28)

Present (5)

Excused (1)

Not voting (1)

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