Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for animals adopted from or sold by nonprofit animal welfare organizations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Mar 3, 2021
Signed Jun 4, 2021
Floor votes · House May 19, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
45
Key actions
10
Committee
9
Jun 4, 2021
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 19, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 11, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means
lower
Apr 14, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 12, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
6 primary · 28 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
P
Candy Noble
RRepublican
P
Chris Turner
DDemocratic
P
ER
Eddie Rodriguez
DDemocratic
P
JN
Jane Nelson
RRepublican
P
Morgan Meyer
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
AF
Art Fierro
DDemocratic
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
Co
CS
Carl Sherman
DDemocratic
Co
Cody Harris
RRepublican
Co
CG
Craig Goldman
RRepublican
Co
David Cook
RRepublican
Co
David Spiller
RRepublican
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