SB 29 Texas Senate · 88th Legislature (2023)

Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

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 9, 2023 Signed Jun 2, 2023

Floor votes · Senate Apr 3, 2023 · House May 23, 2023

How they voted

20–10

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 31

Apr 3, 2023

D Democratic13

2 Yea 10 Nay 1

76% Nay

R Republican18

18 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 2, 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 23, 2023

Upper · Passed

House passage as amended reported

upper

May 23, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Passed to 3rd reading as amended

lower

May 22, 2023

Introduced

Point of order sustained (amendment)

lower

May 22, 2023

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

lower

May 22, 2023

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 20, 2023

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 17, 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 4, 2023

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Apr 3, 2023

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Mar 22, 2023

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Mar 22, 2023

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Mar 20, 2023

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Mar 20, 2023

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

upper

Mar 9, 2023

Introduced

Read first time

upper

3 primary · 16 co-sponsors