Relating to the solicitation of pen pals by certain inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Last action May 26, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2021
How they voted
121–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 127
Apr 16, 2021
D
Democratic49
93% Yea
R
Republican78
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
11
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 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 4, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 19, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 31, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Mar 24, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 17, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Committee
Referred to Corrections
lower
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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