Relating to the enforcement of the rights of a living unborn child after an abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 11, 2019
Signed Jun 14, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 17, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
64
Key actions
17
Committee
14
Amendments
8
Jun 14, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2019
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 23, 2019
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 17, 2019
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 17, 2019
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 17, 2019
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 16, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 7, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Apr 25, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 1, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 25, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 11, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 67 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
GM
Geanie Morrison
RRepublican
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
P
SK
Stephanie Klick
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
Co
Angie Button
RRepublican
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
Co
BZ
Bill Zedler
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
Co
Charlie Geren
RRepublican
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