SB 12 Texas Senate · 88th Legislature (2023)

Relating to the authority to regulate sexually oriented performances and to restricting those performances on the premises of a commercial enterprise, on public property, or in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 10, 2023 Signed Jun 18, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Apr 4, 2023 · House May 22, 2023

How they voted

2011
Passed
Total votes 31
Apr 4, 2023
D Democratic13
2 Yea 11 Nay
84% Nay
R Republican18
18 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
83
Key actions
24
Committee
17
Amendments
5
Jun 18, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 25, 2023
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 22, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 17, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 10, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 4, 2023
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (20-11)
senate
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Mar 27, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
5 primary · 37 co-sponsors

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