Relating to the protection of membership in, affiliation with, and support provided to religious organizations.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 19, 2019
Signed Jun 10, 2019
Floor votes · House May 20, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
68
Key actions
13
Committee
8
Amendments
13
Jun 10, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 23, 2019
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 21, 2019
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 20, 2019
Introduced
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
May 20, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
May 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 20, 2019
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (64-45-4)
house
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 16, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
May 16, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 16, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
May 15, 2019
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
upper
May 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted as amended
upper
May 15, 2019
Amended
Amendment amended
upper
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Substitute amendment offered
upper
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Amendment to amendment offered
upper
May 15, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 13, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 19, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
5 primary · 62 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
P
Dade Phelan
RRepublican
P
MK
Matt Krause
RRepublican
P
SS
Scott Sanford
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
Co
BZ
Bill Zedler
RRepublican
Co
Bob Hall
RRepublican
Co
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Brooks Landgraf
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Charles Perry
RRepublican
Co
CP
Chris Paddie
RRepublican
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