Relating to the provision of state death benefits to certain members of the Texas military forces.
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 29, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2019
How they voted
114–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 115
Apr 24, 2019
D
Democratic48
100% Yea
R
Republican67
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
Apr 29, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Apr 29, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 12, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 10, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Committee
Referred to Appropriations
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DF
Dan Flynn
RRepublican
P
JC
John Cyrier
RRepublican
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
Co
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
Co
James Talarico
DDemocratic
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