The 84th legislative session ended on June 1, 2015. See the bills that have become law.

Bill stages

Filed

March 18, 2015

Approved by House

April 30, 2015

Approved by Senate

May 8, 2015

Became law

Bill authors

Cecil Bell

State Representative (R)

 

Senate committee

House committee

Last action

Effective immediately May 22, 2015

Actions

Action Date Acting Chamber
Effective immediately 05/22/2015 Texas House
Filed without the Governor's signature 05/22/2015 Texas House
Recommendations filed with the Speaker 05/13/2015 Texas House
Sent to the Governor 05/12/2015 Texas House
Signed in the Senate 05/11/2015 Texas Senate
Signed in the House 05/11/2015 Texas House
Reported enrolled 05/08/2015 Texas House
Senate passage reported 05/08/2015 Texas House
Passed 05/08/2015 Texas Senate
Read 3rd time 05/08/2015 Texas Senate
Record vote 05/08/2015 Texas Senate
Three day rule suspended 05/08/2015 Texas Senate
Vote recorded in Journal 05/08/2015 Texas Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading 05/08/2015 Texas Senate
Laid before the Senate 05/08/2015 Texas Senate
Placed on local & uncontested calendar 05/08/2015 Texas Senate
Committee report printed and distributed 05/07/2015 Texas Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar 05/07/2015 Texas Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments 05/07/2015 Texas Senate
Considered in public hearing 05/06/2015 Texas Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/06/2015 Texas Senate
Referred to Administration 05/04/2015 Texas Senate
Read first time 05/04/2015 Texas Senate
Received from the House 05/04/2015 Texas Senate
Reported engrossed 04/30/2015 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 04/30/2015 Texas House
Read 2nd time 04/30/2015 Texas House
Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar 04/30/2015 Texas House
Considered in Local & Consent Calendars 04/27/2015 Texas House
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar 04/14/2015 Texas House
Committee report distributed 04/14/2015 Texas House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator 04/13/2015 Texas House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) 04/08/2015 Texas House
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent 04/08/2015 Texas House
Considered in public hearing 04/08/2015 Texas House
Left pending in committee 04/01/2015 Texas House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee 04/01/2015 Texas House
Transmitted to the Governor 03/24/2015 Texas House
Referred to Special Purpose Districts 03/23/2015 Texas House
Read first time 03/23/2015 Texas House
Filed 03/18/2015 Texas House

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