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HB 2781 Texas House · 87th Legislature (2021)

Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 17, 2021 Last action May 26, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 30, 2021

How they voted

105–8
Passed · 16 other
Total votes 129
Apr 30, 2021
D Democratic51
43 Yea 8
84% Yea
R Republican78
62 Yea 8 Nay 8
79% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
15
Committee
15
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 20, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 3, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 20, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 6, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 10 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ann Johnson
Ann Johnson
DDemocratic
TX
134
P
Photo of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
TX
81
P
Photo of Claudia Ordaz
Claudia Ordaz
DDemocratic
TX
79
P
Photo of Greg Bonnen
Greg Bonnen
RRepublican
TX
24
P
JK
John Kuempel
RRepublican
TX
44
P
JW
John Whitmire
DDemocratic
TX
15
Co
Photo of Carol Alvarado
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
TX
6
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
TX
29
Co
Photo of David Cook
David Cook
RRepublican
TX
96
Co
Photo of Erin Zwiener
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
TX
45
Co
JR
John Raney
RRepublican
TX
14
Co
LO
Lina Ortega
DDemocratic
TX
77
Co
Photo of Penny Morales Shaw
Penny Morales Shaw
DDemocratic
TX
148
Co
Photo of Ray Lopez
Ray Lopez
DDemocratic
TX
125
Co
Photo of Ron Reynolds
Ron Reynolds
DDemocratic
TX
27
Co
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
TX
146