HB 6 Texas House · 88th Legislature (2023)

Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning or fentanyl toxicity for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

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 13, 2023 Signed Jun 17, 2023

Floor votes · House Apr 27, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 17, 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

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

upper

May 19, 2023

Introduced

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

lower

May 19, 2023

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

lower

May 17, 2023

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

lower

May 17, 2023

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

lower

May 17, 2023

Lower · Passed

Senate passage as amended reported

lower

May 16, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 16, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed to 3rd reading as amended

upper

May 16, 2023

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 16, 2023

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

May 12, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 12, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

May 9, 2023

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 2, 2023

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice

upper

May 2, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

upper

May 1, 2023

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

Apr 27, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 27, 2023

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (117-21-3)

house

Apr 25, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 24, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 11, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

lower

Mar 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Mar 28, 2023

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 13, 2023

Committee

Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence

lower

Mar 13, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

lower

6 primary · 32 co-sponsors