SB 7 Texas Senate · 88th Legislature, 3rd Called Session (2023)

Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2023
Committee Review
Oct 2023
Senate Passage
Oct 2023
House Passage
Nov 2023
Governor
Introduced Oct 9, 2023 Last action Nov 2, 2023
Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
70
Key actions
19
Committee
11
Amendments
16
Nov 1, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Nov 1, 2023
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
Oct 31, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Oct 31, 2023
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
Oct 31, 2023
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
Oct 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
Oct 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Oct 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
lower
Oct 25, 2023
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Oct 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Oct 25, 2023
Introduced
Point of order sustained (amendment)
lower
Oct 25, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Oct 24, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Oct 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Oct 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Oct 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Oct 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Oct 13, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Oct 13, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Oct 13, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Oct 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amendment adopted as amended
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Amended
Amendment amended
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Introduced
Amendment to amendment offered
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Oct 12, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Oct 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Oct 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Oct 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Oct 10, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Oct 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Health & Human Services
upper
Oct 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
6 primary · 62 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Dustin Burrows
Dustin Burrows
RRepublican
TX
83
P
Photo of Ellen Troxclair
Ellen Troxclair
RRepublican
TX
19
P
Photo of Jeff Leach
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
TX
67
P
Photo of Mayes Middleton
Mayes Middleton
RRepublican
TX
11
P
Photo of Richard Raymond
Richard Raymond
DDemocratic
TX
42
P
SK
Stephanie Klick
RRepublican
TX
91
Co
Photo of Angela Paxton
Angela Paxton
RRepublican
TX
8
Co
Photo of Angelia Orr
Angelia Orr
RRepublican
TX
13
Co
Photo of Ben Bumgarner
Ben Bumgarner
RRepublican
TX
63
Co
Photo of Bob Hall
Bob Hall
RRepublican
TX
2
Co
Photo of Brad Buckley
Brad Buckley
RRepublican
TX
54
Co
Photo of Brandon Creighton
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
TX
4
Co
Photo of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain
RRepublican
TX
128
Co
Photo of Bryan Hughes
Bryan Hughes
RRepublican
TX
1
Co
Photo of Candy Noble
Candy Noble
RRepublican
TX
89
Co
Photo of Carl Tepper
Carl Tepper
RRepublican
TX
84