HB 1239 Texas House · 87th Legislature (2021)

Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021 Signed Jun 16, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 9, 2021

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
62
Key actions
16
Committee
13
Amendments
8
Jun 16, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 28, 2021
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 28, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 23, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 23, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 23, 2021
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 4, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 63 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Angela Paxton
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
TX
8
P
Photo of Candy Noble
Candy Noble
RRepublican
TX
89
P
Photo of Richard Raymond
Richard Raymond
DDemocratic
TX
42
P
SS
Scott Sanford
RRepublican
TX
70
P
Photo of Shelby Slawson
Shelby Slawson
RRepublican
TX
59
P
Photo of Will Metcalf
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
TX
16
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
TX
53
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
TX
13
Co
Photo of Bob Hall
Bob Hall
RRepublican
TX
2
Co
Photo of Brad Buckley
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
TX
54
Co
Photo of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
TX
128
Co
Photo of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
TX
81
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
TX
2
Co
Photo of Cecil Bell
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
TX
3
Co
CP
Chris Paddie
RRepublican
TX
9
Co
Photo of Cody Harris
Cody Harris
RRepublican
TX
8