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History for 75(R) HB 1422 by Hightower

Last Action:
05/27/1997 E Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97
Council Document:
75R 6092 GWK-D
Caption Version:
Enrolled
Caption Text:
Relating to prohibiting employment discrimination against certain employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for refusing to take a polygraph examination.
Author:
Hightower | Place
Coauthor:
Reyna, Arthur
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Subjects:
Corrections--Jails & Prisons (I0092)
Human Relations (I0410)
POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS (S4111)
CRIMINAL JUSTICE, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8788)
House Committee:
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Committee:
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=4   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Actions are in ascending date order.
Description Comment DateSort ascending       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      02/18/1997    
 Read first time      02/20/1997     368
 Referred to Corrections      02/20/1997     368
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      03/05/1997    
 Considered in public hearing      03/05/1997    
 Testimony taken in committee      03/05/1997    
 Amendment(s) considered in committee      03/05/1997    
 Reported favorably as amended      03/05/1997    
 Committee report filed with Chief Clerk      03/07/1997     526
 Committee report printed and distributed       03/09/1997   04:11 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/10/1997    
 Considered in Calendars      03/20/1997    
 Placed on General State Calendar      03/25/1997    
 Read 2nd time      03/25/1997     816
 Amended   1-Alexander/Hi*   03/25/1997     816
 Passed to engrossment as amended      03/25/1997     816
 Read 3rd time      03/26/1997     833
 Passed      03/26/1997     833
 Reported engrossed       03/26/1997   06:23 PM  874
 Received from the House      04/01/1997     800
 Read first time      04/02/1997     818
 Referred to Criminal Justice      04/02/1997     818
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/06/1997    
 Considered in public hearing      05/06/1997    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/06/1997    
 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/06/1997    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/07/1997     1657
 Committee report printed and distributed       05/07/1997   11:33 AM 
 Placed on intent calendar      05/15/1997    
 Rules suspended      05/15/1997     2024
 Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/15/1997     2024
 Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/15/1997     2025
 Rules suspended      05/15/1997     2025
 Record vote      05/15/1997     2025
 Read 3rd time      05/15/1997     2025
 Passed      05/15/1997     2025
 Record vote      05/15/1997     2025
 Senate passage reported      05/15/1997     2633
 Reported enrolled       05/16/1997   07:35 AM  2766
 Signed in the House      05/16/1997     2659
 Signed in the Senate      05/16/1997     2064
 Sent to the Governor      05/16/1997     2766
 Signed by the Governor      05/27/1997     4132
 Effective in 90 days -- 9/01/97      05/27/1997