Bill authors
Senate Bill 531
Relating to the application of foreign laws and foreign forum selection in a proceeding involving marriage, a suit for dissolution of a marriage, or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in this state.
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Bill stages
Filed
Feb. 10, 2015
Approved by Senate
May 22, 2015
Approved by House
Became law
Bill sponsors
Rep. Jeff Leach (R)
Rep. Dan Flynn (R)
Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R)
Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R)
Rep. Kenneth Sheets (R)
Co-Sponsors
- Rodney Anderson (R)
- Cecil Bell (R)
- Dwayne Bohac (R)
- Greg Bonnen (R)
- Cindy Burkett (R)
- DeWayne Burns (R)
- Angie Chen Button (R)
- Giovanni Capriglione (R)
- Tony Dale (R)
- Gary Elkins (R)
- Pat Fallon (R)
- Marsha Farney (R)
- Allen Fletcher (R)
- James Frank (R)
- Patricia Harless (R)
- Bryan Hughes (R)
- Jason Isaac (R)
- Jim Keffer (R)
- Mark Keough (R)
- Phil King (R)
- Matt Krause (R)
- John Kuempel (R)
- Lyle Larson (R)
- Will Metcalf (R)
- Morgan Meyer (R)
- Doug Miller (R)
- Rick Miller (R)
- Jim Murphy (R)
- Andrew Murr (R)
- Tan Parker (R)
- Dennis Paul (R)
- Larry Phillips (R)
- Debbie Riddle (R)
- Matt Rinaldi (R)
- Scott Sanford (R)
- Matt Schaefer (R)
- Matt Shaheen (R)
- Ron Simmons (R)
- Stuart Spitzer (R)
- Drew Springer (R)
- Phil Stephenson (R)
- Jonathan Stickland (R)
- Ed Thompson (R)
- Tony Tinderholt (R)
- Scott Turner (R)
- Jason Villalba (R)
- James White (R)
- Molly White (R)
- John Wray (R)
- William "Bill" Zedler (R)
Senate committee
House committee
Bill categories
Last action
Considered in Calendars May 24, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Considered in Calendars | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 05/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 05/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 05/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) | 05/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in formal meeting | 05/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence | 05/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 05/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Received from the Senate | 05/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported engrossed | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Passed | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 3rd time | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Record vote | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment | 05/21/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Placed on intent calendar | 05/20/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Committee report printed and distributed | 05/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 05/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Co-author authorized | 05/07/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Left pending in committee | 05/04/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Testimony taken in committee | 05/04/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/04/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to State Affairs | 02/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 02/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Filed | 02/10/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received by the Secretary of the Senate | 02/10/2015 | Texas Senate |
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