SB 5 Texas Senate · 85nd Legislature, 1st Called Session (2017)

Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jul 2017

Committee Review

Aug 2017

Senate Passage

Jul 2017

House Passage

Aug 2017

Signed into Law

Aug 2017

Introduced Jul 20, 2017 Signed Aug 11, 2017

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

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Committee

Amendments

Aug 11, 2017

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Aug 11, 2017

Introduced

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

lower

Aug 11, 2017

Introduced

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

upper

Aug 11, 2017

Introduced

House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

upper

Aug 10, 2017

Introduced

House passage as amended reported

upper

Aug 10, 2017

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Aug 9, 2017

Lower · Passed

Amendment adopted as amended

lower

Aug 9, 2017

Amended

Amendment amended

lower

Aug 9, 2017

Introduced

Amendment to amendment fails of adoption

lower

Aug 9, 2017

Introduced

Point of order overruled (amendment)

lower

Aug 9, 2017

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

lower

Aug 9, 2017

Introduced

Amendment fails of adoption

lower

Aug 8, 2017

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Aug 7, 2017

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Aug 7, 2017

Lower · Passed

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

lower

Aug 7, 2017

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Aug 1, 2017

Committee

Referred to Elections

lower

Aug 1, 2017

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Jul 27, 2017

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Jul 26, 2017

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Jul 26, 2017

Upper · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

upper

Jul 26, 2017

Introduced

Amendment fails of adoption

upper

Jul 26, 2017

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

Jul 26, 2017

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

Jul 23, 2017

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Jul 23, 2017

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Jul 23, 2017

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Jul 20, 2017

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

upper

Jul 20, 2017

Introduced

Read first time

upper

13 primary · 73 co-sponsors

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