HB 3697 Texas House · 87th Legislature (2021)

Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation of certain employees who leave the workplace to care for a minor child and to a requirement that the Texas Workforce Commission pilot the use of certain third-party employment and income information to assist with determining unemployment benefit eligibility.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

May 2021

House Passage

May 2021

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 22, 2021 Last action May 17, 2021

Floor votes · House May 4, 2021

How they voted

91–38

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 131

May 4, 2021

D Democratic52

51 Yea 1

98% Yea

R Republican79

40 Yea 38 Nay 1

50% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

May 17, 2021

Committee

Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development

upper

May 17, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 5, 2021

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed as amended

lower

May 4, 2021

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 3, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 26, 2021

Lower · Passed

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

lower

Apr 19, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 13, 2021

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 22, 2021

Committee

Referred to Business & Industry

lower

Mar 22, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors