The 84th legislative session ended on June 1, 2015. See the bills that have become law.

House Bill 1

General Appropriations Bill.

Read the full Bill Text and Amendments

Bill stages

Filed

Feb. 9, 2015

Approved by House

April 1, 2015

Approved by Senate

April 14, 2015

Became law

June 20, 2015

Bill authors

John Otto

State Representative (R)

 

Senate committee

House committee

Bill categories

Related issues

Last action

Effective on 9/1/15 June 20, 2015

Actions

Action Date Acting Chamber
Effective on 9/1/15 06/20/2015 Texas House
Signed by the Governor/line item veto 06/20/2015 Texas House
Sent to the Governor 06/10/2015 Texas House
Sent to the Comptroller 06/01/2015 Texas House
Signed in Senate-Art III Sec 49a Tx. Const. 05/30/2015 Texas Senate
Signed in the Senate 05/30/2015 Texas Senate
Signed in the House 05/30/2015 Texas House
Remarks ordered printed 05/29/2015 Texas Senate
Reason for vote recorded in Journal 05/29/2015 Texas Senate
Reported enrolled 05/29/2015 Texas House
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported 05/29/2015 Texas Senate
House adopts conference committee report 05/29/2015 Texas House
Point of order overruled 05/29/2015 Texas House
House adopts resolution to go outside bounds 05/29/2015 Texas House
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported 05/29/2015 Texas House
Senate adopts conference committee report 05/29/2015 Texas Senate
Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds 05/29/2015 Texas Senate
Record vote 05/29/2015 Texas Senate
Reason for vote recorded in Journal 05/29/2015 Texas House
Subject to Art.III Sec.49a Tx. Constitution 05/29/2015 Texas House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal 05/29/2015 Texas House
Record vote 05/29/2015 Texas House
Conf. Comm. Report distributed 05/26/2015 Texas House
Conference committee report filed 05/26/2015 Texas Senate
Senate appoints conferees-reported 04/23/2015 Texas House
Senate grants request for conf comm-reported 04/23/2015 Texas House
Senate appoints conferees 04/23/2015 Texas Senate
Senate grants request for conference comm. 04/23/2015 Texas Senate
House appoints conferees w/inst-reported 04/23/2015 Texas Senate
House requests conference committee-reported 04/23/2015 Texas Senate
House refuses to concur-reported 04/23/2015 Texas Senate
House appoints conferees with instructions 04/22/2015 Texas House
Motion fails 04/22/2015 Texas House
Motion prevails 04/22/2015 Texas House
Motion to instruct conferees 04/22/2015 Texas House
House requests conference committee 04/22/2015 Texas House
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments 04/22/2015 Texas House
Senate Amendments distributed 04/15/2015 Texas House
Senate passage as amended reported 04/15/2015 Texas House
Statement(s) submitted 04/14/2015 Texas Senate
Passed 04/14/2015 Texas Senate
Read 3rd time 04/14/2015 Texas Senate
Three day rule suspended 04/14/2015 Texas Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading 04/14/2015 Texas Senate
Vote recorded in Journal 04/14/2015 Texas Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business 04/14/2015 Texas Senate
Placed on intent calendar 04/13/2015 Texas Senate
Committee report printed and distributed 04/09/2015 Texas Senate
Reported favorably as substituted 04/09/2015 Texas Senate
Testimony taken in committee 04/08/2015 Texas Senate
Considered in public hearing 04/08/2015 Texas Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/08/2015 Texas Senate
Referred to Finance 04/07/2015 Texas Senate
Read first time 04/07/2015 Texas Senate
Received from the House 04/07/2015 Texas Senate
Reported engrossed 04/02/2015 Texas House
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal 04/01/2015 Texas House
Passed 04/01/2015 Texas House
Read 3rd time 04/01/2015 Texas House
Passed to engrossment as amended 04/01/2015 Texas House
Point of order overruled (amendment) 04/01/2015 Texas House
Vote reconsidered 04/01/2015 Texas House
Point of order sustained (amendment) 04/01/2015 Texas House
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amendment as amended withdrawn 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amended 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amendment tabled 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amendment as amended tabled 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amendment withdrawn 04/01/2015 Texas House
Motion to table fails 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amendment adopted as amended 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amendment to amendment withdrawn 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amendment amended 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amendment(s) offered 04/01/2015 Texas House
Amendment fails of adoption 03/31/2015 Texas House
Amendment to amendment offered 03/31/2015 Texas House
Amendment to amendment tabled 03/31/2015 Texas House
Read 2nd time 03/31/2015 Texas House
Placed on Emergency Calendar 03/31/2015 Texas House
Calendars Committee rule adopted 03/25/2015 Texas House
Considered in Calendars 03/25/2015 Texas House
Committee report sent to Calendars 03/24/2015 Texas House
Committee report distributed 03/24/2015 Texas House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator 03/24/2015 Texas House
Reported favorably as substituted 03/24/2015 Texas House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee 03/24/2015 Texas House
Committee substitute considered in committee 03/24/2015 Texas House
Considered in public hearing 03/24/2015 Texas House
Referred to Appropriations 03/18/2015 Texas House
Read first time 03/18/2015 Texas House
Filed 02/09/2015 Texas House

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