LEGISLATIVE AUDITOR: Authorizes the legislative auditor to access data from the Department of Revenue for the purpose of auditing state-operated or state-administered programs (RE INCREASE SG EX See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 18, 2019
Last action May 21, 2019
Floor votes · House May 16, 2019
How they voted
53–24
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 82
May 16, 2019
D
Democratic28
82% Nay
I
Independent2
100% Yea
R
Republican52
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
1
Committee
3
Amendments
1
May 21, 2019
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Revenue and Fiscal Affairs.
upper
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 66, nays 32. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 6, 2019
Introduced
Reported with amendments (11-3).
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
1 primary · 15 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tony Bacala
RRepublican
Co
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
Co
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
Co
Cameron Henry
RRepublican
Co
Chris Turner
RRepublican
Co
Clay Schexnayder
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Franklin Foil
RRepublican
Co
Kirk Talbot
RRepublican
Co
Lance Harris
RRepublican
Co
Mary DuBuisson
RRepublican
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