Bill:  HB 2573 
Legislative Session: 84(R) Council Document: 84R 5255 EES-D
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Last Action:06/19/2015 E Effective on 9/1/15
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to a deceptive trade practice related to the use of certain words to imply that a person who is not an attorney is authorized to practice law and the prosecution of a cause of action arising from that practice.
Author:Johnson, Eric | Hernandez | Schofield
Sponsor:Lucio
Subjects:Aliens (I0032)
Business & Commerce--General (I0050)
Business & Commerce--Trade Practices (I0006)
Consumer Protection (I0080)
Lawyers (I0515)
Notaries (I0538)
Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)
House Committee:Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   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
H   Filed      03/09/2015    
H   Read first time      03/17/2015     771
H   Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence      03/17/2015   11:11 AM  771
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/21/2015    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/21/2015    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      04/21/2015    
H   Left pending in committee      04/21/2015    
H   Considered in formal meeting      04/23/2015    
H   Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent      04/23/2015    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/23/2015    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/27/2015     2063
H   Committee report distributed      04/27/2015   03:42 PM 
H   Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar      04/27/2015    
H   Considered in Local & Consent Calendars      05/01/2015    
H   Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar      05/05/2015    
H   Read 2nd time      05/05/2015     2464
H   Passed to engrossment      05/05/2015     2464
H   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2015     2464
H   Read 3rd time      05/05/2015     2482
H   Passed      05/05/2015     2482
H   Record vote   RV#592   05/05/2015     2482
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2015     2480
H   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2015     2482
H   Reported engrossed      05/05/2015   05:45 PM  2676
S   Received from the House      05/06/2015     1347
S   Read first time      05/07/2015     1433
S   Referred to State Affairs      05/07/2015     1433
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/18/2015    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/18/2015    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      05/20/2015     1786
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/20/2015    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/20/2015   01:56 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/24/2015    
S   Not again placed on intent calendar      05/25/2015    
S   Placed on local & uncontested calendar      05/26/2015    
S   Laid before the Senate      05/26/2015     2328
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/26/2015     2328
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2015     2328
S   Three day rule suspended      05/26/2015     2328
S   Record vote      05/26/2015     2328
S   Read 3rd time      05/26/2015     2328
S   Passed      05/26/2015     2328
S   Record vote      05/26/2015     2328
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/26/2015     4769
H   Senate Amendments distributed      05/27/2015   09:27 AM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/27/2015   09:29 AM 
H   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/28/2015     5007
H   Record vote   RV#1612   05/28/2015     5008
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2015     5008
H   Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/28/2015     5007
S   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/28/2015     2852
H   Reported enrolled      05/30/2015   08:52 AM  6025
H   Signed in the House      05/30/2015     5692
S   Signed in the Senate      05/30/2015     3504
E   Sent to the Governor      05/30/2015     6025
E   Signed by the Governor      06/19/2015     6049
E   Effective on 9/1/15      06/19/2015