Bill:  HB 20 
Legislative Session: 87(2) Council Document: 87S2 454 SCL/JES-D
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Last Action:09/09/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.
Author:Cain | White | Burrows | Metcalf | Shaheen
Coauthor:Allison | Anderson | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | Burns | Cason | Clardy | Cook | Cyrier | Dean | Frank | Frullo | Gates | Goldman | Harless | Harris | Hefner | Holland | Hull | Jetton | Kacal | King, Phil | Klick | Krause | Kuempel | Leman | Lozano | Middleton | Murphy | Noble | Oliverson | Parker | Patterson | Paul | Rogers | Sanford | Schaefer | Schofield | Shine | Slaton | Slawson | Smith | Spiller | Stucky | Swanson | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | Toth | VanDeaver | Vasut
Sponsor:Hughes
Cosponsor:Bettencourt | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Schwertner | Taylor
Subjects:Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE (S2425)
EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)
INTERNET (S0130)
Companion:SB 90 by Hughes, Similar
House Committee:Constitutional Rights & Remedies, Select
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=5   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed      08/10/2021    
 Read first time      08/19/2021     41
 Referred to Constitutional Rights & Remedies      08/19/2021   06:18 PM  41
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      08/23/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      08/23/2021    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      08/23/2021    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      08/23/2021    
 Reported favorably as substituted      08/23/2021    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      08/25/2021     184
 Committee report distributed      08/25/2021   06:22 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      08/26/2021    
 Considered in Calendars      08/26/2021    
 Placed on General State Calendar      08/27/2021    
 Read 2nd time      08/27/2021     230
 Amended   1-Cain   08/27/2021     231
 Amendment withdrawn   2-Biedermann   08/27/2021     231
 Amendment fails of adoption   3-Howard   08/27/2021     231
 Record vote   RV#83   08/27/2021     232
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/27/2021     232
 Amendment fails of adoption   4-Rosenthal   08/27/2021     232
 Record vote   RV#84   08/27/2021     232
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/27/2021     233
 Amendment fails of adoption   5-Rosenthal   08/27/2021     233
 Record vote   RV#85   08/27/2021     233
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/27/2021     234
 Amendment fails of adoption   6-Dominguez   08/27/2021     234
 Passed to engrossment as amended      08/27/2021     235
 Record vote   RV#86   08/27/2021     235
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/27/2021     235
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      08/27/2021     236
 Read 3rd time      08/30/2021     285
 Passed      08/30/2021     285
 Record vote   RV#95   08/30/2021     285
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      08/30/2021     285
 Reported engrossed      08/30/2021   04:13 PM  329
 Received from the House      08/30/2021     183
 Read first time      08/30/2021     184
 Referred to State Affairs      08/30/2021     184
 Considered in public hearing      08/30/2021    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      08/30/2021     185
 Committee report printed and distributed      08/30/2021   07:19 PM 
 Co-sponsor authorized      08/31/2021     224
 Corrected comm. report printed & distributed      08/31/2021   09:25 AM 
 Printing rule suspended      08/31/2021     219
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      08/31/2021     219
 Record vote      08/31/2021     219
 Read 2nd time      08/31/2021     219
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Hughes   08/31/2021     219
 Amended      08/31/2021     219
 Vote recorded in Journal      08/31/2021     219
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      08/31/2021     219
 Record vote      08/31/2021     219
 Three day rule suspended      08/31/2021     220
 Record vote      08/31/2021     220
 Read 3rd time      08/31/2021     220
 Passed      08/31/2021     220
 Record vote      08/31/2021     220
 Remarks ordered printed      08/31/2021     220
 Senate passage as amended reported      09/01/2021     359
 Senate Amendments distributed      09/01/2021   12:13 PM 
 Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      09/01/2021   12:14 PM 
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      09/02/2021     362
 Record vote   RV#141   09/02/2021     362
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      09/02/2021     363
 Text of Senate Amendment(s)      09/02/2021     362
 Reported enrolled      09/02/2021   05:45 PM  404
 Signed in the Senate      09/02/2021     267
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      09/02/2021     267
 Signed in the House      09/02/2021     403
 Sent to the Governor      09/03/2021     404
 Signed by the Governor      09/09/2021     404
 Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   December 2, 2021   09/09/2021