SB 559 Texas Senate · 88th Legislature (2023)

Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2023

Committee Review

May 2023

Senate Passage

Mar 2023

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2023 Last action May 23, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Mar 14, 2023

How they voted

22–9

Passed

Total votes 31

Mar 14, 2023

D Democratic13

4 Yea 9 Nay

69% Nay

R Republican18

18 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 10, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 9, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 3, 2023

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 3, 2023

Committee

Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

lower

Apr 3, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Mar 16, 2023

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Mar 15, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Mar 14, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed to engrossment

upper

Mar 14, 2023

Amended

Amendment fails of adoption

upper

Mar 14, 2023

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

Mar 1, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Mar 1, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Feb 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Feb 27, 2023

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Feb 17, 2023

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

upper

Feb 17, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

upper

6 primary · 24 co-sponsors

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