Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Apr 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2021
Last action May 10, 2021
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2021
How they voted
118–8
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 128
Apr 27, 2021
D
Democratic50
98% Yea
R
Republican78
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
1
May 10, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
May 10, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 26, 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
Mar 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Committee
Referred to Business & Industry
lower
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
P
Nicole Collier
DDemocratic
P
Terry Canales
DDemocratic
P
Todd Hunter
RRepublican
Co
Eddie Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Erin Zwiener
DDemocratic
Co
IM
Ina Minjarez
DDemocratic
Co
Ray Lopez
DDemocratic
Co
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
Co
Sam Harless
RRepublican
Co
Steve Toth
RRepublican
Co
VN
Victoria Neave Criado
DDemocratic
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