Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
Apr 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Last action May 5, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023
How they voted
140–1
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 143
Apr 27, 2023
D
Democratic60
96% Yea
R
Republican83
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
21
Key actions
6
Committee
6
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 1, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 14, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charlie Geren
RRepublican
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