Bill authors
House Bill 3884
Relating to the carrying of knives; creating a criminal offense.
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Bill stages
Filed
March 13, 2015
Approved by House
May 15, 2015
Approved by Senate
Became law
Bill sponsors
Sen. John Whitmire (D)
Senate committee
House committee
Last action
Committee report printed and distributed May 23, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 05/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 05/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 05/18/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported engrossed | 05/17/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 3rd time | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Passed to engrossment | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar | 05/15/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Local & Consent Calendars | 05/13/2015 | Texas House |
| Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 05/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 05/11/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably as substituted | 05/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent | 05/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee substitute considered in committee | 05/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in formal meeting | 05/06/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in committee | 04/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 04/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 04/29/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence | 03/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 03/23/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 03/13/2015 | Texas House |
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