Bill authors
House Bill 2398
Relating to court jurisdiction and procedures relating to truancy; establishing judicial donation trust funds; providing criminal penalties; imposing a court cost.
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Bill stages
Filed
March 5, 2015
Approved by House
May 13, 2015
Approved by Senate
May 24, 2015
Became law
June 18, 2015
Bill sponsors
Sen. John Whitmire (D)
Co-Sponsors
- Royce West (D)
Senate committee
House committee
Last action
Effective on 9/1/15 June 18, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Effective on 9/1/15 | 06/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed by the Governor | 06/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Sent to the Governor | 06/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Signed in the Senate | 06/01/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Signed in the House | 06/01/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported enrolled | 05/31/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported | 05/31/2015 | Texas House |
| Remarks ordered printed | 05/30/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House adopts conf. comm. report-reported | 05/30/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House adopts conference committee report | 05/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Point of order overruled | 05/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Point of order withdrawn | 05/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate adopts conference committee report | 05/30/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Record vote | 05/30/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 05/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 05/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Conf. Comm. Report distributed | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Conference committee report filed | 05/29/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Senate appoints conferees-reported | 05/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate grants request for conf comm-reported | 05/29/2015 | 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 | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House requests conference committee-reported | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House refuses to concur-reported | 05/27/2015 | Texas Senate |
| House appoints conferees | 05/27/2015 | Texas House |
| House requests conference committee | 05/27/2015 | Texas House |
| House refuses to concur in Senate amendments | 05/27/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments Analysis distributed | 05/25/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate Amendments distributed | 05/25/2015 | Texas House |
| Senate passage as amended reported | 05/25/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 3rd time | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Three day rule suspended | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Vote recorded in Journal | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Rules suspended-Regular order of business | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Co-sponsor authorized | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Placed on intent calendar | 05/24/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Committee report printed and distributed | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/19/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/19/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to Criminal Justice | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 05/14/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported engrossed | 05/13/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/13/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 3rd time | 05/13/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed to engrossment | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on General State Calendar | 05/08/2015 | Texas House |
| Rules suspended | 05/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 05/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 04/30/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 04/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 04/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee substitute considered in committee | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 04/22/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 04/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 04/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues | 03/13/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 03/13/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 03/05/2015 | Texas House |
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