Bill authors
House Bill 1539
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties in certain circumstances for insider trading and other misuse of official information by public servants.
Read the full Bill Text and Amendments
Bill stages
Filed
Feb. 17, 2015
Approved by House
April 30, 2015
Approved by Senate
Became law
Bill sponsors
Sen. Van Taylor (R)
Senate committee
House committee
Bill categories
Last action
Left pending in committee May 14, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Left pending in committee | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to State Affairs | 05/04/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 05/04/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 05/04/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported engrossed | 05/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 3rd time | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed to engrossment | 04/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 04/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on General State Calendar | 04/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 04/21/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 04/20/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 04/20/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) | 04/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 04/16/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 04/09/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 04/09/2015 | Texas House |
| Posting rule suspended | 04/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to General Investigating & Ethics | 03/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 03/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 02/17/2015 | Texas House |
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