Bill authors
House Joint Resolution 8
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate certain money to the purpose of retiring state debt early.
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Bill stages
Filed
Jan. 15, 2015
Approved by House
April 7, 2015
Approved by Senate
Became law
Coauthors
- Rep. Trent Ashby (R)
- Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R)
- Rep. Greg Bonnen (R)
- Rep. Cindy Burkett (R)
- Rep. Angie Chen Button (R)
- Rep. Travis Clardy (R)
- Rep. Byron Cook (R)
- Rep. Myra Crownover (R)
- Rep. Wayne Faircloth (R)
- Rep. Rick Galindo (R)
- Rep. Kyle Kacal (R)
- Rep. Rick Miller (R)
- Rep. Leighton Schubert (R)
- Rep. J.D. Sheffield (R)
- Rep. Ed Thompson (R)
- Rep. Jason Villalba (R)
Bill sponsors
Sen. Jane Nelson (R)
Senate committee
House committee
Last action
Committee report printed and distributed May 22, 2015
Actions
| Action | Date | Acting Chamber |
|---|---|---|
| Committee report printed and distributed | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported favorably w/o amendments | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Testimony taken in committee | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Considered in public hearing | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | 05/22/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Referred to Finance | 04/23/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Read first time | 04/23/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Received from the House | 04/08/2015 | Texas Senate |
| Reported engrossed | 04/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 04/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Record vote | 04/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Adopted | 04/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Read 2nd time | 04/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar | 04/07/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in Calendars | 03/25/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report sent to Calendars | 03/25/2015 | Texas House |
| Committee report distributed | 03/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | 03/24/2015 | Texas House |
| Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) | 03/19/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | 03/19/2015 | Texas House |
| Recalled from subcommittee | 03/19/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered in public hearing | 03/19/2015 | Texas House |
| Left pending in subcommittee | 03/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee | 03/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Considered by s/c in public hearing | 03/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . . | 03/18/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred directly to s/c on Budget Transparency and Reform by chair | 03/12/2015 | Texas House |
| Referred to Appropriations | 02/26/2015 | Texas House |
| Read first time | 02/26/2015 | Texas House |
| Filed | 01/15/2015 | Texas House |
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