Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 15, 2021
Last action May 26, 2021
Floor votes · House May 5, 2021
How they voted
120–0
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 128
May 5, 2021
D
Democratic51
94% Yea
R
Republican77
93% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
14
Committee
13
Amendments
1
May 21, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 19, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 4, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
lower
Mar 15, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 66 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
P
Gary Gates
RRepublican
P
IM
Ina Minjarez
DDemocratic
P
James Frank
RRepublican
P
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
P
Toni Rose
DDemocratic
Co
Alma Allen
DDemocratic
Co
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
DDemocratic
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
Co
CI
Celia Israel
DDemocratic
Co
Cody Harris
RRepublican
Co
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
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