Bill authors
House Bill 1490
Relating to public school interventions for truancy and eliminating a criminal penalty and authorizing a civil penalty for truancy.
Read the full Bill Text and Amendments
Bill stages
Filed
Feb. 16, 2015
Approved by House
May 15, 2015
Approved by Senate
May 27, 2015
Became law
Bill sponsors
Sen. John Whitmire (D)
Co-Sponsors
- Rodney Ellis (D)
- Sylvia Garcia (D)
- Juan Hinojosa (D)
- Carlos Uresti (D)
- Kirk Watson (D)
- Royce West (D)
Senate committee
House committee
Bill categories
Last action
Senate appoints conferees-reported May 30, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Senate appoints conferees-reported | 05/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate grants request for conf comm-reported | 05/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate appoints conferees | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Senate grants request for conference comm. | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House appoints conferees-reported | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House requests conference committee-reported | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House refuses to concur-reported | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House appoints conferees | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| House requests conference committee | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| House refuses to concur in Senate amendments | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments Analysis distributed | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments distributed | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate passage as amended reported | 05/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 3rd time | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Three day rule suspended | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Record vote | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Passed to 3rd reading as amended | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amendment adopted as amended | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Vote recorded in Journal | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amendment amended | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amendment to amendment offered | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amendment(s) offered | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 2nd time | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Co-sponsor authorized | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Placed on intent calendar | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Committee report printed and distributed | 05/23/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably w/o amendments | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/21/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Posting rule suspended | 05/21/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/21/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to Criminal Justice | 05/20/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 05/20/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 05/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported engrossed | 05/17/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 3rd time | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed to engrossment as amended | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Amended | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Laid out as postponed business | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Postponed | 05/14/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 05/05/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on General State Calendar | 05/05/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 04/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 04/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 04/27/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 04/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee substitute considered in committee | 04/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 04/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 03/11/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 03/11/2015 | Texas House |
| Posting rule suspended | 03/10/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues | 03/05/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 03/05/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 02/16/2015 | Texas House |
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