HB 978 Texas House · 87th Legislature (2021)

Relating to authorizing the comptroller to release a reported owner's unclaimed property to the owner's crime victim in certain circumstances and payment by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice of certain amounts owed by an inmate.

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 26, 2021

Floor votes · House Apr 22, 2021

How they voted

128–0

Passed

Total votes 128

Apr 22, 2021

D Democratic50

50 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican78

78 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 10, 2021

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice

upper

May 10, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 23, 2021

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 6, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 5, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 1, 2021

Lower · Passed

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

lower

Mar 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Mar 22, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute considered in committee

lower

Mar 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Mar 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee substitute considered in committee

lower

Mar 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

lower

Mar 1, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

lower

2 primary · 0 co-sponsors