HB 20 Texas House · 87th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2021)

Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Aug 2021
House Passage
Aug 2021
Senate Passage
Aug 2021
Governor
Introduced Aug 19, 2021 Last action Sep 3, 2021
Floor votes

How they voted

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
57
Key actions
13
Committee
10
Amendments
11
Sep 2, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
Sep 2, 2021
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
Sep 2, 2021
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
Sep 1, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
Sep 1, 2021
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
Sep 1, 2021
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
Aug 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Aug 31, 2021
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Aug 31, 2021
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Aug 30, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Introduced
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
Aug 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Aug 26, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Aug 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Aug 25, 2021
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Aug 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies
lower
Aug 19, 2021
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 59 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
TX
128
P
Photo of Bryan Hughes
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
TX
1
P
Photo of Dustin Burrows
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
TX
83
P
JW
James White
RRepublican
TX
19
P
Photo of Matt Shaheen
Matt Shaheen
RRepublican
TX
66
P
Photo of Will Metcalf
Will Metcalf
RRepublican
TX
16
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
TX
13
Co
Photo of Brad Buckley
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
TX
54
Co
Photo of Brandon Creighton
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
TX
4
Co
BS
Bryan Slaton
RRepublican
TX
2
Co
Photo of Candy Noble
Candy Noble
RRepublican
TX
89
Co
Photo of Cecil Bell
Cecil Bell
RRepublican
TX
3
Co
Photo of Charles Schwertner
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
TX
5
Co
Photo of Cody Harris
Cody Harris
RRepublican
TX
8
Co
Photo of Cody Vasut
Cody Vasut
RRepublican
TX
25
Co
Photo of Cole Hefner
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
TX
5