Relating to the definition of first responder for immunization purposes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
Apr 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2019
Last action Apr 16, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2019
How they voted
112–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 115
Apr 9, 2019
D
Democratic48
97% Yea
R
Republican67
97% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
8
Committee
8
Apr 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 11, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Public Health
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 12 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
James Frank
RRepublican
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
Co
BZ
Bill Zedler
RRepublican
Co
DB
DeWayne Burns
RRepublican
Co
Dennis Paul
RRepublican
Co
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
Co
JC
John Cyrier
RRepublican
Co
KB
Kyle Biedermann
RRepublican
Co
MS
Matt Schaefer
RRepublican
Co
Mayes Middleton
RRepublican
Co
ML
Mike Lang
RRepublican
Co
Philip Cortez
DDemocratic
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