Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Mar 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 22, 2023
Last action Apr 6, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 6, 2023
How they voted
28–3
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 6, 2023
D
Democratic13
92% Yea
R
Republican18
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
28
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
3
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 16, 2023
Committee
Rereferred to committee
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Administration
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Birdwell
RRepublican
Co
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
Co
Sarah Eckhardt
DDemocratic
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