Relating to increasing criminal penalties for certain family violence offenses committed when a child is or may be present during the commission of the offense.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 11, 2019
Last action May 10, 2019
Floor votes · House May 7, 2019
How they voted
99–15
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 115
May 7, 2019
D
Democratic48
91% Yea
R
Republican67
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
May 10, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 10, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 6, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Feb 11, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 79 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DB
DeWayne Burns
RRepublican
P
VN
Victoria Neave Criado
DDemocratic
Co
AH
Abel Herrero
DDemocratic
Co
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
Co
Alma Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Ana Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
DDemocratic
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Armando Walle
DDemocratic
Co
AF
Art Fierro
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
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