Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and prisoners serving a sentence in a county jail with certain documents on discharge or release; authorizing a fee.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 29, 2021
Last action May 14, 2021
Floor votes · House May 13, 2021
How they voted
123–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 127
May 13, 2021
D
Democratic50
92% Yea
R
Republican77
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
10
Committee
8
Amendments
2
May 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 14, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 14, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 13, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 12, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 12, 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 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
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 29, 2021
Committee
Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues
lower
Mar 29, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AF
Art Fierro
DDemocratic
P
Gary Gates
RRepublican
P
MK
Matt Krause
RRepublican
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