Relating to attorneys representing indigent defendants in certain criminal proceedings.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2019
Last action May 13, 2019
Floor votes · House May 9, 2019
How they voted
78–35
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 114
May 9, 2019
D
Democratic48
100% Yea
R
Republican66
53% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
9
Committee
8
Amendments
1
May 13, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 13, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Feb 27, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
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