Relating to employment and retirement consequences for an educator convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.
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 22, 2023
Signed Jun 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 22, 2023 · House May 1, 2023
How they voted
26–5
Passed
Total votes 31
May 22, 2023
D
Democratic13
61% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
44
Key actions
16
Committee
11
Jun 18, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 18, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 4, 2023
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 2, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 21, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Mar 22, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
3 primary · 8 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Cook
RRepublican
P
Matt Shaheen
RRepublican
P
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
FF
Frederick Frazier
RRepublican
Co
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
Co
KT
Kronda Thimesch
RRepublican
Co
LS
Lynn Stucky
RRepublican
Co
Richard Hayes
RRepublican
Co
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
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