Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Apr 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2021
Last action Apr 27, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2021
How they voted
124–1
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 128
Apr 27, 2021
D
Democratic51
98% Yea
R
Republican77
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
22
Key actions
9
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 7 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
JC
Jeff Cason
RRepublican
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
MK
Matt Krause
RRepublican
P
Nicole Collier
DDemocratic
P
Senfronia Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
CS
Carl Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Claudia Ordaz
DDemocratic
Co
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
Co
Eddie Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
Co
Tony Tinderholt
RRepublican
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