Relating to the eligibility of an inmate for certain occupational licenses and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action May 19, 2023
Floor votes · House May 3, 2023
How they voted
134–6
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 142
May 3, 2023
D
Democratic60
96% Yea
R
Republican82
92% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
29
Key actions
9
Committee
9
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 19, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 5, 2023
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
May 5, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 4, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 2, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Corrections
lower
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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