Bill:  HB 2421 
Legislative Session: 79(R) Council Document: 79R 5902 KSD-D
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Last Action:06/18/2005 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the use of an employer assessment to fund the Texas Enterprise Fund and the skills development program and authorizing the Texas Workforce Commission to develop new job incentive programs.
Author:Chavez | Villarreal | Castro | Leibowitz
Coauthor:Veasey
Sponsor:Zaffirini
Subjects:Business & Commerce--Enterprise Zones (I0049)
Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)
Labor--Workforce Development--Rural (I0496)
TEXAS ENTERPRISE FUND (S0615)
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0470)
House Committee:Economic Development
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Committee:Business & Commerce
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
House Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2005) Chavez (Chair) | Cook, Byron | Morrison | Ritter | Seaman
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/27/2005) Zaffirini (Chair) | Carona | Fraser | Shapiro | West, Royce
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      03/09/2005    
H   Read first time      03/15/2005     962
H   Referred to Economic Development      03/15/2005     962
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      03/29/2005    
H   No action taken in committee      03/29/2005    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      04/05/2005    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/05/2005    
H   Testimony taken in committee      04/05/2005    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/05/2005    
H   Left pending in committee      04/05/2005    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/26/2005    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/26/2005    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/26/2005    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/03/2005     2708
H   Committee report printed and distributed       05/03/2005   11:13 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/04/2005    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/09/2005    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/11/2005    
H   Read 2nd time      05/12/2005     3336
H   Passed to engrossment      05/12/2005     3336
H   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/12/2005     3336
H   Read 3rd time      05/13/2005     3403
H   Passed      05/13/2005     3403
H   View House Vote      05/13/2005     3403
H   Reported engrossed       05/15/2005   07:27 PM  3491
S   Received from the House      05/16/2005     2201
S   Read first time      05/17/2005     2501
S   Referred to Business & Commerce      05/17/2005     2501
S   Posting rule suspended      05/19/2005     2582
S   Considered in public hearing      05/19/2005    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/19/2005    
S   Left pending in committee      05/19/2005    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/20/2005    
S   Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.      05/20/2005    
S   Posting rule suspended      05/21/2005     2747
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/21/2005    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/21/2005    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/23/2005     2992
S   Committee report printed and distributed       05/23/2005   11:37 AM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/24/2005    
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/24/2005     3127
S   Read 2nd time      05/24/2005     3127
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 West   05/24/2005     3127
S   Amended      05/24/2005     3130
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2005     3130
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/24/2005     3130
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2005     3130
S   Three day rule suspended      05/24/2005     3130
S   Record vote      05/24/2005     3131
S   Read 3rd time      05/24/2005     3131
S   Passed      05/24/2005     3131
S   Record vote      05/24/2005     3131
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/25/2005     4423
H   Senate Amendments printed and distributed       05/25/2005   02:38 AM 
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/26/2005     4810
H   House requests conference committee      05/26/2005     4810
H   House appoints conferees      05/26/2005     4810
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/26/2005     3871
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/26/2005     3871
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2005     3871
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/27/2005     4035
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/27/2005     4036
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/27/2005     5223
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/27/2005     5223
S   Conference committee report filed      05/28/2005     4866
H   Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed       05/28/2005   10:31 PM 
H   Rules suspended      05/29/2005     5557
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/29/2005     5557
H   Record vote   RV#973   05/29/2005     5561
H   View House Vote   RV#973   05/29/2005     5561
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/29/2005     5562
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/29/2005     5062
S   Record vote      05/29/2005     5062
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/29/2005     5066
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/29/2005     5866
H   Reported enrolled       05/30/2005   09:07 AM  5895
H   Signed in the House      05/30/2005     5891
S   Signed in the Senate      05/30/2005     5121
E   Sent to the Governor      06/02/2005     5896
E   Signed by the Governor      06/18/2005     5899
E   Effective immediately      06/18/2005