Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals.
Bill status
failed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
Senate Passage
Apr 2021
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 11, 2021
Last action May 21, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
31
Key actions
8
Committee
7
Amendments
2
May 21, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Committee
Referred to Urban Affairs
lower
Apr 13, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 9, 2021
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 8, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Mar 11, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
P
DB
Dawn Buckingham
RRepublican
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
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