CRIME: Creates the crime of government benefits fraud (EN SEE FISC NOTE GF EX See Note)
Bill status
passed
3 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2018
Committee Review
May 2018
Senate Passage
May 2018
Governor
Introduced Feb 20, 2018
Last action May 18, 2018
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
27
Key actions
5
Committee
8
Amendments
3
May 17, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read by title, roll called, yeas 92, nays 1, Senate amendments concurred in.
legislature
May 16, 2018
Introduced
Received from the Senate with amendments.
legislature
May 16, 2018
Legislature · Passed
The amended bill was read by title, passed by a vote of 22 yeas and 11 nays, and ordered returned to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
legislature
May 15, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Rules suspended. Recalled from Committee.
legislature
May 14, 2018
Committee
Rules suspended. Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Health and Welfare.
legislature
May 11, 2018
Committee
Committee amendments read and adopted. Read by title and referred to the Legislative Bureau.
legislature
May 10, 2018
Introduced
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
legislature
Apr 25, 2018
Committee
Read by title. Recommitted to the Committee on Finance.
legislature
Apr 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Reported favorably.
legislature
Apr 17, 2018
Committee
Read second time by title and referred to the Committee on Judiciary C.
legislature
Apr 12, 2018
Legislature · Passed
Read third time by title, roll called on final passage, yeas 75, nays 20. Finally passed, title adopted, ordered to the Senate.
legislature
Apr 4, 2018
Introduced
Reported with amendments (10-6).
legislature
Mar 12, 2018
Committee
Read by title, rules suspended, referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
legislature
Feb 20, 2018
Committee
Under the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on Administration of Criminal Justice.
legislature
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shane Mack
RRepublican
Co
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hensgens
RRepublican
Co
Clay Schexnayder
RRepublican
Co
Dodie Horton
RRepublican
Co
Lance Harris
RRepublican
Co
Mark Wright
RRepublican
Co
RF
Reid Falconer
RRepublican
Co
Rick Edmonds
RRepublican
Co
Tony Bacala
RRepublican
Co
Valarie Hodges
RRepublican
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