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SB 402 TX
Became Law

Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.

TX · session 88 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 12, 2023

Latest action (Jun 18, 2023) Effective on 9/1/23

Sponsors (2)

  • Whitmire · primary
  • Harless Republican · primary
4 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Bettencourt Republican · cosponsor
  • Creighton · cosponsor
  • Huffman Republican · cosponsor
  • Miles Democratic · cosponsor

Action history (52)

  1. Jan 12, 2023 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Jan 12, 2023 Filed · upper
  3. Feb 15, 2023 Read first time · upper
  4. Feb 15, 2023 Referred to Criminal Justice · upper
  5. Mar 1, 2023 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  6. Mar 1, 2023 Meeting cancelled · upper
  7. Mar 7, 2023 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  8. Mar 7, 2023 Considered in public hearing · upper
  9. Mar 7, 2023 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  10. Mar 7, 2023 Vote taken in committee · upper
  11. Mar 9, 2023 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  12. Mar 9, 2023 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  13. Mar 13, 2023 Co-author authorized · upper
  14. Mar 14, 2023 Co-author authorized · upper
  15. Mar 14, 2023 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  16. Mar 15, 2023 Co-author authorized · upper
  17. Mar 15, 2023 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  18. Mar 15, 2023 Record vote · upper
  19. Mar 15, 2023 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · upper
  20. Mar 15, 2023 Vote recorded in Journal · upper
  21. Mar 15, 2023 Three day rule suspended · upper
  22. Mar 15, 2023 Record vote · upper
  23. Mar 15, 2023 Read 3rd time · upper
  24. Mar 15, 2023 Passed · upper
  25. Mar 15, 2023 Record vote · upper
  26. Mar 15, 2023 Reported engrossed · upper
  27. Mar 16, 2023 Received from the Senate · lower
  28. Apr 10, 2023 Read first time · lower
  29. Apr 10, 2023 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence · lower
  30. May 2, 2023 Considered in public hearing · lower
  31. May 2, 2023 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  32. May 2, 2023 Left pending in committee · lower
  33. May 9, 2023 Considered in public hearing · lower
  34. May 9, 2023 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  35. May 17, 2023 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  36. May 17, 2023 Committee report distributed · lower
  37. May 18, 2023 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  38. May 18, 2023 Considered in Calendars · lower
  39. May 20, 2023 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
  40. May 22, 2023 Read 2nd time · lower
  41. May 22, 2023 Passed to 3rd reading · lower
  42. May 23, 2023 Read 3rd time · lower
  43. May 23, 2023 Passed · lower
  44. May 23, 2023 Record vote · lower
  45. May 23, 2023 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  46. May 23, 2023 House passage reported · upper
  47. May 23, 2023 Reported enrolled · upper
  48. May 25, 2023 Signed in the Senate · upper
  49. May 26, 2023 Signed in the House · lower
  50. May 29, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
  51. Jun 18, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
  52. Jun 18, 2023 Effective on 9/1/23 · executive
Subjects
Crimes--Capital Punishment (I0195)

Text versions (10)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Senate Committee Report · HTML
  • Senate Committee Report · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF
  • House Committee Report · HTML
  • House Committee Report · PDF
  • Enrolled · HTML
  • Enrolled · PDF

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