Relating to the operation and administration of and practice in and grants provided by courts in the judicial branch of state government; increasing and imposing fees; creating a criminal offense.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
Apr 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 1, 2019
Signed Jun 10, 2019
Floor votes · House May 17, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
75
Key actions
22
Committee
17
Amendments
6
Jun 10, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 26, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 25, 2019
Upper · Passed
Conference committee report filed
upper
May 22, 2019
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 20, 2019
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 20, 2019
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 20, 2019
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 17, 2019
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed as amended
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 2, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Committee
Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
lower
Apr 23, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 17, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 16, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 1, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 1, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
5 primary · 6 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
Joe Moody
DDemocratic
P
JH
Justin Holland
RRepublican
P
Steve Toth
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Charles Perry
RRepublican
Co
Donna Campbell
RRepublican
Co
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
Co
KB
Kyle Biedermann
RRepublican
Co
Mayes Middleton
RRepublican
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