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Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Aug 2021
House Passage
Aug 2021
Senate Passage
Aug 2021
Governor
Introduced Aug 19, 2021
Last action Sep 3, 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
57
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Amendments
11
Sep 2, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
Sep 2, 2021
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
Sep 2, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
Sep 1, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
Sep 1, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
Sep 1, 2021
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
Aug 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Aug 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Aug 31, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Aug 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Aug 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Aug 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 59 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
P
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
JW
James White
RRepublican
P
Matt Shaheen
RRepublican
P
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
Co
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
Co
Cody Harris
RRepublican
Co
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
Co
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
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