Relating to exemption of certain firefighters and police officers from jury service.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 19, 2019
Last action May 3, 2019
Floor votes · House May 2, 2019
How they voted
79–32
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 113
May 2, 2019
D
Democratic47
95% Yea
R
Republican66
51% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
10
Committee
10
May 3, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 3, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 2, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 18, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Feb 19, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AH
Abel Herrero
DDemocratic
P
Gene Wu
DDemocratic
Co
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
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