Relating to the eligibility of nurses for workers' compensation benefits for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and payment of those benefits.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Last action May 17, 2021
Floor votes · House May 14, 2021
How they voted
97–23
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 126
May 14, 2021
D
Democratic49
93% Yea
R
Republican77
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
25
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Amendments
1
May 17, 2021
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 17, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
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 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Business & Industry
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Donna Howard
DDemocratic
P
Joe Moody
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
P
Terry Canales
DDemocratic
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