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HB 1243 TX
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Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.

TX · session 88 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 10, 2023

Latest action (Jun 13, 2023) Effective on 9/1/23

Sponsors (6)

  • Hefner Republican · primary
  • Spiller Republican · primary
  • Murr · primary
  • Leach Republican · primary
  • Goldman · primary
  • Hughes Republican · primary
27 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Ashby Republican · cosponsor
  • Bumgarner Republican · cosponsor
  • Clardy · cosponsor
  • Cook Republican · cosponsor
  • Darby Republican · cosponsor
  • Dean Republican · cosponsor
  • Dorazio Republican · cosponsor
  • Harris, Caroline · cosponsor
  • Harrison Republican · cosponsor
  • Hayes Republican · cosponsor
  • Isaac Republican · cosponsor
  • Leo-Wilson Republican · cosponsor
  • Lopez, Janie · cosponsor
  • Metcalf Republican · cosponsor
  • Noble Republican · cosponsor
  • Oliverson Republican · cosponsor
  • Patterson Republican · cosponsor
  • Paul Republican · cosponsor
  • Stucky · cosponsor
  • Thimesch · cosponsor
  • Toth Republican · cosponsor
  • Bettencourt Republican · cosponsor
  • Birdwell Republican · cosponsor
  • Creighton · cosponsor
  • Kolkhorst Republican · cosponsor
  • Parker Republican · cosponsor
  • Paxton Republican · cosponsor

Action history (80)

  1. Jan 10, 2023 Filed · lower
  2. Mar 3, 2023 Read first time · lower
  3. Mar 3, 2023 Referred to Elections · lower
  4. Apr 13, 2023 Considered in public hearing · lower
  5. Apr 13, 2023 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · lower
  6. Apr 13, 2023 Left pending in committee · lower
  7. Apr 20, 2023 Considered in public hearing · lower
  8. Apr 20, 2023 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  9. Apr 24, 2023 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  10. Apr 25, 2023 Committee report distributed · lower
  11. Apr 25, 2023 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  12. Apr 25, 2023 Considered in Calendars · lower
  13. Apr 27, 2023 Placed on Major State Calendar · lower
  14. Apr 27, 2023 Read 2nd time · lower
  15. Apr 27, 2023 Amendment fails of adoption · lower
  16. Apr 27, 2023 Record vote · lower
  17. Apr 27, 2023 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  18. Apr 27, 2023 Amendment fails of adoption · lower
  19. Apr 27, 2023 Record vote · lower
  20. Apr 27, 2023 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  21. Apr 27, 2023 Passed to engrossment · lower
  22. Apr 27, 2023 Record vote · lower
  23. Apr 27, 2023 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  24. Apr 28, 2023 Read 3rd time · lower
  25. Apr 28, 2023 Passed · lower
  26. Apr 28, 2023 Record vote · lower
  27. Apr 28, 2023 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  28. Apr 28, 2023 Reported engrossed · lower
  29. May 1, 2023 Received from the House · upper
  30. May 1, 2023 Read first time · upper
  31. May 1, 2023 Referred to State Affairs · upper
  32. May 15, 2023 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  33. May 15, 2023 Considered in public hearing · upper
  34. May 15, 2023 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  35. May 15, 2023 Left pending in committee · upper
  36. May 21, 2023 Considered in public hearing · upper
  37. May 21, 2023 Vote taken in committee · upper
  38. May 22, 2023 Reported favorably as substituted · upper
  39. May 22, 2023 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  40. May 23, 2023 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  41. May 23, 2023 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  42. May 24, 2023 Co-sponsor authorized · upper
  43. May 24, 2023 Not again placed on intent calendar · upper
  44. May 24, 2023 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  45. May 24, 2023 Record vote · upper
  46. May 24, 2023 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading · upper
  47. May 24, 2023 Record vote · upper
  48. May 24, 2023 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  49. May 24, 2023 Record vote · upper
  50. May 24, 2023 Read 3rd time · upper
  51. May 24, 2023 Passed · upper
  52. May 24, 2023 Record vote · upper
  53. May 25, 2023 Senate passage as amended reported · lower
  54. May 25, 2023 Senate Amendments distributed · lower
  55. May 25, 2023 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed · lower
  56. May 26, 2023 House refuses to concur in Senate amendments · lower
  57. May 26, 2023 House requests conference committee · lower
  58. May 26, 2023 House appoints conferees · lower
  59. May 26, 2023 House refuses to concur-reported · upper
  60. May 26, 2023 House requests conference committee-reported · upper
  61. May 26, 2023 House appoints conferees-reported · upper
  62. May 26, 2023 Senate grants request for conference comm. · upper
  63. May 26, 2023 Senate appoints conferees · upper
  64. May 26, 2023 Senate grants request for conf comm-reported · lower
  65. May 26, 2023 Senate appoints conferees-reported · lower
  66. May 27, 2023 Conference committee report filed · upper
  67. May 27, 2023 Conf. Comm. Report distributed · lower
  68. May 28, 2023 House adopts conference committee report · lower
  69. May 28, 2023 Record vote · lower
  70. May 28, 2023 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · lower
  71. May 28, 2023 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · upper
  72. May 28, 2023 Senate adopts conference committee report · upper
  73. May 28, 2023 Record vote · upper
  74. May 28, 2023 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · lower
  75. May 28, 2023 Reported enrolled · lower
  76. May 29, 2023 Signed in the House · lower
  77. May 29, 2023 Signed in the Senate · upper
  78. May 30, 2023 Sent to the Governor · executive
  79. Jun 13, 2023 Signed by the Governor · executive
  80. Jun 13, 2023 Effective on 9/1/23 · executive
Subjects
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)Elections--General (I0310)

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

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