HB 527 Texas House · 88th Legislature (2023)

Relating to exemption of certain civil actions from being subject to a motion to dismiss on the basis of involving the exercise of certain constitutional rights.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2023

Committee Review

May 2023

House Passage

May 2023

Senate Passage

May 2023

Signed into Law

Jun 2023

Introduced Feb 23, 2023 Signed Jun 13, 2023

Floor votes · Senate May 19, 2023 · House Apr 26, 2023

How they voted

29–2

Passed

Total votes 31

May 19, 2023

D Democratic13

13 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican18

16 Yea 2 Nay

88% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 13, 2023

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 29, 2023

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 25, 2023

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

upper

May 25, 2023

Introduced

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

lower

May 25, 2023

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

lower

May 20, 2023

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

lower

May 20, 2023

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

lower

May 19, 2023

Lower · Passed

Senate passage as amended reported

lower

May 19, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 17, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 17, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

May 12, 2023

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 11, 2023

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

May 1, 2023

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

upper

May 1, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 27, 2023

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 26, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

Apr 12, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Mar 29, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Mar 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Mar 15, 2023

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Feb 23, 2023

Committee

Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

lower

Feb 23, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors