HB 8 Texas House · 86th Legislature (2019)

Relating to the criminal statute of limitations for certain sex offenses and the collection, analysis, and preservation of evidence of sexual assault and other sex offenses.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2019

Committee Review

May 2019

House Passage

Apr 2019

Senate Passage

May 2019

Signed into Law

Jun 2019

Introduced Feb 26, 2019 Signed Jun 4, 2019

Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2019

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 4, 2019

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 23, 2019

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

upper

May 23, 2019

Introduced

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

lower

May 23, 2019

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

lower

May 21, 2019

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

lower

May 21, 2019

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

lower

May 20, 2019

Introduced

Senate passage as amended reported

lower

May 20, 2019

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 20, 2019

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 20, 2019

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

May 9, 2019

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 9, 2019

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

May 8, 2019

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Apr 25, 2019

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice

upper

Apr 25, 2019

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 23, 2019

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 17, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 16, 2019

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

Apr 16, 2019

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Mar 26, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Mar 26, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Mar 26, 2019

Lower · Passed

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

lower

Mar 20, 2019

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Mar 20, 2019

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute considered in committee

lower

Mar 6, 2019

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Mar 6, 2019

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Feb 26, 2019

Committee

Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety

lower

Feb 26, 2019

Introduced

Read first time

lower

5 primary · 66 co-sponsors