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SB 559 TX
Passed One Chamber

Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

TX · session 88 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 23, 2023

Latest action (May 23, 2023) Placed on General State Calendar

Sponsors (6)

  • Hughes Republican · primary
  • Cain Republican · primary
  • Schofield Republican · primary
  • Slawson Republican · primary
  • Murr · primary
  • Vasut Republican · primary
25 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Bettencourt Republican · cosponsor
  • Birdwell Republican · cosponsor
  • Creighton · cosponsor
  • Flores · cosponsor
  • Middleton Republican · cosponsor
  • Perry Republican · cosponsor
  • Bell, Keith Republican · cosponsor
  • Bonnen Republican · cosponsor
  • Burrows Republican · cosponsor
  • Gerdes Republican · cosponsor
  • Hayes Republican · cosponsor
  • Holland · cosponsor
  • Isaac Republican · cosponsor
  • Landgraf Republican · cosponsor
  • Leach Republican · cosponsor
  • Leo-Wilson Republican · cosponsor
  • Metcalf Republican · cosponsor
  • Oliverson Republican · cosponsor
  • Patterson Republican · cosponsor
  • Paul Republican · cosponsor
  • Shine · cosponsor
  • Spiller Republican · cosponsor
  • Swanson Republican · cosponsor
  • Toth Republican · cosponsor
  • Wilson Republican · cosponsor

Action history (38)

  1. Jan 23, 2023 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Jan 23, 2023 Filed · upper
  3. Feb 17, 2023 Read first time · upper
  4. Feb 17, 2023 Referred to State Affairs · upper
  5. Feb 27, 2023 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  6. Feb 27, 2023 Considered in public hearing · upper
  7. Feb 27, 2023 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  8. Feb 27, 2023 Vote taken in committee · upper
  9. Mar 1, 2023 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  10. Mar 1, 2023 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  11. Mar 7, 2023 Co-author authorized · upper
  12. Mar 8, 2023 Co-author authorized · upper
  13. Mar 8, 2023 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  14. Mar 14, 2023 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  15. Mar 14, 2023 Record vote · upper
  16. Mar 14, 2023 Read 2nd time · upper
  17. Mar 14, 2023 Amendment(s) offered · upper
  18. Mar 14, 2023 Amendment fails of adoption · upper
  19. Mar 14, 2023 Record vote · upper
  20. Mar 14, 2023 Passed to engrossment · upper
  21. Mar 14, 2023 Record vote · upper
  22. Mar 15, 2023 Co-author authorized · upper
  23. Mar 15, 2023 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  24. Mar 15, 2023 Record vote · upper
  25. Mar 15, 2023 Read 3rd time · upper
  26. Mar 15, 2023 Passed · upper
  27. Mar 15, 2023 Record vote · upper
  28. Mar 15, 2023 Reported engrossed · upper
  29. Mar 16, 2023 Received from the Senate · lower
  30. Apr 3, 2023 Read first time · lower
  31. Apr 3, 2023 Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence · lower
  32. May 3, 2023 Considered in public hearing · lower
  33. May 3, 2023 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · lower
  34. May 9, 2023 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · lower
  35. May 9, 2023 Committee report distributed · lower
  36. May 10, 2023 Committee report sent to Calendars · lower
  37. May 21, 2023 Considered in Calendars · lower
  38. May 23, 2023 Placed on General State Calendar · lower
Subjects
Courts--General (I0160)Lawyers (I0515)Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)STATE BAR OF TEXAS (V2529)

Text versions (8)

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

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