Relating to the entitlement to and claims for benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 23, 2023
Signed Jun 12, 2023
Floor votes · House Apr 5, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
58
Key actions
19
Committee
11
Amendments
11
Jun 12, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 24, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 24, 2023
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 24, 2023
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 19, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 19, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 17, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Apr 12, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Mar 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Committee
Referred to Business & Industry
lower
Feb 23, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 24 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
P
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
P
Giovanni Capriglione
RRepublican
P
Jared Patterson
RRepublican
P
John Lujan
RRepublican
P
Terry Canales
DDemocratic
Co
AH
Abel Herrero
DDemocratic
Co
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Guerra
DDemocratic
Co
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
Co
Candy Noble
RRepublican
Co
Chris Turner
DDemocratic
Co
Cole Hefner
RRepublican
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
Co
DA
Doc Anderson
RRepublican
Co
Eddie Morales
DDemocratic
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