Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 16, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 4, 2023
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
16
Committee
10
Amendments
2
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice
upper
May 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 40 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Cook
RRepublican
P
JJ
Jacey Jetton
RRepublican
P
Joe Moody
DDemocratic
P
JW
John Whitmire
DDemocratic
P
Matt Shaheen
RRepublican
P
ST
Shawn Thierry
RRepublican
Co
Ana Hernandez
DDemocratic
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Charles Cunningham
RRepublican
Co
Christian Manuel
DDemocratic
Co
Christina Morales
DDemocratic
Co
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
Co
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
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