Bill authors
House Bill 1783
Relating to the right of a school employee to report a crime, persons subject to the prohibition on coercing another into suppressing or failing to report information to a law enforcement agency, and the reporting of criminal history record information of educators and other public school employees who engage in certain misconduct; creating a criminal offense.
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Bill stages
Filed
Feb. 23, 2015
Approved by House
May 12, 2015
Approved by Senate
May 27, 2015
Became law
June 19, 2015
Bill sponsors
Sen. José Menéndez (D)
Senate committee
House committee
Last action
Effective on 9/1/15 June 19, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Effective on 9/1/15 | 06/19/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed by the Governor | 06/19/2015 | Texas House |
| Sent to the Governor | 06/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed in the Senate | 06/01/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Signed in the House | 05/31/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported enrolled | 05/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Text of Senate Amendment(s) | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| House concurs in Senate amendment(s) | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 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 | 05/27/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 3rd time | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Record vote | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Three day rule suspended | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Passed to 3rd reading as amended | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Vote recorded in Journal | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Amended | 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 |
| Placed on local & uncontested calendar | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Placed on intent calendar | 05/26/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Committee report printed and distributed | 05/23/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Recommended for local & uncontested calendar | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably w/o amendments | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Posting rule suspended | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to Criminal Justice | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 05/13/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported engrossed | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 3rd time | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed to engrossment | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Local & Consent Calendars | 05/11/2015 | Texas House |
| Rules suspended | 05/11/2015 | Texas House |
| Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar | 05/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 05/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 05/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) | 05/05/2015 | Texas House |
| Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent | 05/05/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/05/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 04/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 04/28/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Public Education | 03/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 03/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 02/23/2015 | Texas House |
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