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Actions for 85(R) HB 53 by Romero, Jr.

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Description Comment DateSort ascending       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      11/14/2016    
 Read first time      02/13/2017     275
 Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence      02/13/2017   03:06 PM  275
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/14/2017    
 Considered in public hearing      03/14/2017    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/14/2017    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/14/2017    
 Left pending in committee      03/14/2017    
 Considered in public hearing      03/21/2017    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      03/21/2017    
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/21/2017    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/23/2017     866
 Committee report distributed      03/24/2017   08:41 AM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/24/2017    
 Considered in Calendars      04/17/2017    
 Considered in Calendars      04/20/2017    
 Placed on General State Calendar      04/25/2017    
 Read 2nd time      04/25/2017     1835
 Amended   1-Romero   04/25/2017     1835
 Passed to engrossment as amended      04/25/2017     1835
 Read 3rd time      04/27/2017     1966
 Passed      04/27/2017     1966
 Record vote   RV#481   04/27/2017     1966
 Reported engrossed      04/27/2017   08:04 AM  2126
 Received from the House      04/27/2017     1342
 Read first time      05/11/2017     1899
 Referred to State Affairs      05/11/2017     1899
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/15/2017    
 Considered in public hearing      05/15/2017    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/15/2017    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/15/2017     1952
 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/15/2017    
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/15/2017   05:56 PM 
 Placed on local & uncontested calendar      05/19/2017    
 Laid before the Senate      05/19/2017     2231
 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/19/2017     2231
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     2231
 Three day rule suspended      05/19/2017     2231
 Record vote      05/19/2017     2231
 Read 3rd time      05/19/2017     2231
 Passed      05/19/2017     2231
 Record vote      05/19/2017     2231
 Senate passage reported      05/20/2017     3994
 Reported enrolled      05/23/2017   08:10 PM  4837
 Signed in the House      05/24/2017     4804
 Signed in the Senate      05/25/2017     3317
 Sent to the Governor      05/25/2017     5573
 Signed by the Governor      06/12/2017     6064
 Effective on 9/1/17      06/12/2017