Bill:  HB 45 
Legislative Session: 85(R) Council Document: 85R 3374 CAE-F
Add to Bill List
Last Action:06/14/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to requiring the Texas Supreme Court to adopt rules and provide judicial instruction regarding the application of foreign laws in certain family law cases.
Author:Flynn | Leach | Burkett | Parker | Laubenberg
Coauthor:Biedermann | Bonnen, Dennis | Cain | Dale | Dean | Fallon | Gooden | Hefner | King, Phil | Lang | Metcalf | Meyer | Miller | Murr | Oliverson | Paul | Sanford | Stickland | Swanson | Tinderholt | Wray | Zedler
Sponsor:Huffman
Cosponsor:Campbell | Huffines | Hughes
Subjects:Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Courts--General (I0160)
FORUM NON CONVENIENS (S0047)
SUPREME COURT (V0311)
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=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
H   Filed      11/14/2016    
H   Read first time      02/13/2017     275
H   Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence      02/13/2017   03:06 PM  275
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/04/2017    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/04/2017    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/04/2017    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      04/04/2017    
H   Left pending in committee      04/04/2017    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/18/2017    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/18/2017    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/18/2017    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/24/2017     1843
H   Committee report distributed      04/24/2017   06:15 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/25/2017    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/02/2017    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/04/2017    
H   Read 2nd time      05/05/2017     2700
H   Passed to engrossment      05/05/2017     2701
H   Record vote   RV#858   05/05/2017     2701
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2017     2701
H   Read 3rd time      05/06/2017     2794
H   Passed      05/06/2017     2794
H   Record vote   RV#920   05/06/2017     2794
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/06/2017     2795
H   Reported engrossed      05/06/2017   03:04 PM  3026
S   Received from the House      05/08/2017     1692
S   Read first time      05/12/2017     1913
S   Referred to State Affairs      05/12/2017     1913
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/17/2017     2070
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/18/2017    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/18/2017    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/18/2017    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/18/2017     2113
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/18/2017   06:49 PM 
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/19/2017     2222
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/21/2017    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/21/2017     2448
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/22/2017     2452
S   Record vote      05/22/2017     2452
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/22/2017     2452
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2017     2453
S   Three day rule suspended      05/22/2017     2453
S   Record vote      05/22/2017     2453
S   Read 3rd time      05/22/2017     2453
S   Passed      05/22/2017     2453
S   Record vote      05/22/2017     2453
H   Senate passage reported      05/22/2017     4358
H   Reported enrolled      05/24/2017   10:04 AM  5095
H   Signed in the House      05/25/2017     5092
S   Signed in the Senate      05/26/2017     3567
E   Sent to the Governor      05/26/2017     5683
E   Signed by the Governor      06/14/2017     6064
E   Effective on 9/1/17      06/14/2017