Texas SenateSB 1626
Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages
Passed 22–9Crossed party lines
What it does: Lets a social media user who wins a suit over censorship by a large platform recover attorney's fees and actual or statutory damages, raises the covered-platform threshold from 50 million to 65 million U.S. users, and excludes newsfeeds, a platform's own homepage and non-common-carrier services. (AI-written summary of the bill; the official record shows the exact version voted)
Question before the chamber: Final passage (third reading)
The tally
Yes 22 · No 9 · Not voting 0
Bar: green = yes, brown = no, striped = not voting.
| Party | Yes | No | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Republicans | 20 | 0 | 0 |
Most Democrats voted no; most Republicans voted yes. 2 members voted against their party’s majority.
Voted against their party’s majority
- Nathan JohnsonD16Yes
- Royce WestD23Yes
The full roll (31)
Yes 22
- Adam HinojosaR27
- Angela PaxtonR8
- Bob HallR2
- Brent HagenbuchR30
- Bryan HughesR1
- Charles PerryR28
- Charles SchwertnerR5
- Donna CampbellR25
- Joan HuffmanR17
- Kevin SparksR31
- Lois KolkhorstR18
- Mayes MiddletonR11
- Nathan JohnsonD16
- Paul BettencourtR7
- Pete FloresR24
- Phil KingR10
- Robert NicholsR3
- Royce WestD23
- Tan ParkerR12
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
- Former memberR
No 9
“Not voting” is a recorded non-vote, not a reason for the absence. Parties come from public rosters; how we count.