HB 1694 Texas House · 87th Legislature (2021)

Relating to a defense to prosecution for certain offenses involving possession of small amounts of controlled substances, marihuana, dangerous drugs, or abusable volatile chemicals, or possession of drug paraphernalia for defendants seeking assistance for a suspected overdose.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2021

Committee Review

May 2021

House Passage

Apr 2021

Senate Passage

May 2021

Signed into Law

Jun 2021

Introduced Mar 9, 2021 Signed Jun 16, 2021

Floor votes · House Apr 21, 2021

How they voted

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

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

Jun 16, 2021

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 24, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 20, 2021

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

May 13, 2021

Committee

Referred to Criminal Justice

upper

May 13, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 22, 2021

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed as amended

lower

Apr 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment as amended

lower

Apr 20, 2021

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

Apr 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 9, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 8, 2021

Lower · Passed

Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

lower

Mar 31, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Mar 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to Public Health

lower

Mar 9, 2021

Introduced

Read first time

lower

6 primary · 18 co-sponsors