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HJR 166 TX
Passed One Chamber

Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing recovery of exemplary damages by parents or a person's estate for a homicide.

TX · session 88 · Assembly / House · joint resolution

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Introduced Mar 8, 2023

Latest action (May 5, 2023) Referred to State Affairs

Sponsors (5)

  • Thompson, Senfronia Democratic · primary
  • Johnson, Julie · primary
  • Davis Democratic · primary
  • Jones, Jolanda · primary
  • Garcia Democratic · primary
1 coauthor / cosponsor

Action history (22)

  1. Mar 8, 2023 Filed · lower
  2. Mar 15, 2023 Read first time · lower
  3. Mar 15, 2023 Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · lower
  4. Apr 5, 2023 Considered in public hearing · lower
  5. Apr 5, 2023 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  6. Apr 5, 2023 Left pending in committee · lower
  7. Apr 20, 2023 Considered in formal meeting · lower
  8. Apr 20, 2023 Committee substitute considered in committee · lower
  9. Apr 20, 2023 Reported favorably as substituted · lower
  10. Apr 28, 2023 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  11. May 1, 2023 Committee report distributed · lower
  12. May 1, 2023 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  13. May 1, 2023 Considered in Calendars · lower
  14. May 3, 2023 Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar · lower
  15. May 3, 2023 Read 2nd time · lower
  16. May 3, 2023 Adopted · lower
  17. May 3, 2023 Record vote · lower
  18. May 3, 2023 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  19. May 3, 2023 Reported engrossed · lower
  20. May 4, 2023 Received from the House · upper
  21. May 5, 2023 Read first time · upper
  22. May 5, 2023 Referred to State Affairs · upper
Subjects
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)Labor--Workers' Compensation (I0470)Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)

Text versions (6)

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

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