Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county prosecutors' offices.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 7, 2023
Last action May 23, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 20, 2023
How they voted
29–2
Passed
Total votes 31
Mar 20, 2023
D
Democratic13
84% Yea
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
34
Key actions
10
Committee
11
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 w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 10, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 20, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 13, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Joan Huffman
RRepublican
P
Tom Oliverson
RRepublican
Co
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
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