Bill:  HCR 18 
Legislative Session: 82(R)
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Last Action:06/17/2011 E Signed by the Governor
Caption Version:Introduced
Caption Text:Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states an amendment to the United States Constitution providing for a federal balanced budget.
Author:Creighton | Raymond | Pitts | Truitt | Pena
Coauthor:Aliseda | Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Aycock | Berman | Bohac | Branch | Brown | Button | Cain | Callegari | Carter | Chisum | Christian | Cook | Crownover | Darby | Davis, John | Driver | Eissler | Elkins | Fletcher | Flynn | Frullo | Garza | Gonzales, Larry | Hancock | Harper-Brown | Hartnett | Hilderbran | Hopson | Hughes | Hunter | Isaac | Jackson, Jim | Keffer | King, Phil | King, Susan | Kleinschmidt | Kolkhorst | Kuempel | Landtroop | Larson | Laubenberg | Lavender | Legler | Lewis | Madden | Margo | Miller, Sid | Morrison | Murphy | Orr | Otto | Parker | Patrick, Diane | Paxton | Perry | Phillips | Price | Riddle | Ritter | Schwertner | Sheets | Sheffield | Shelton | Smith, Todd | Smith, Wayne | Smithee | Taylor, Larry | Taylor, Van | Weber | White | Workman | Zedler | Zerwas
Sponsor:Shapiro
Cosponsor:Birdwell | Carona | Deuell | Eltife | Estes | Fraser | Harris | Hegar | Huffman | Nelson | Nichols | Patrick | Seliger | Wentworth | Williams
Subjects:Resolutions--Memorializing Congress (I0675)
Resolutions--United States Constitution (I0670)
BALANCED BUDGET (S0112)
House Committee:State Sovereignty, Select
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (descending date order)
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Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Signed by the Governor      06/17/2011     6919
 Sent to the Governor      05/23/2011     5399
 Signed in the Senate      05/21/2011     2969
 Signed in the House      05/21/2011     4761
 Reported enrolled      05/20/2011   04:42 PM  4766
 Senate passage reported      05/19/2011     4337
 Record vote      05/19/2011     2588
 Adopted      05/19/2011     2588
 Read 2nd time      05/19/2011     2588
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2011     2588
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/19/2011     2588
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/19/2011     2610
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/16/2011     2374
 Placed on intent calendar      05/16/2011    
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/13/2011   11:23 AM 
 Co-sponsor authorized      05/13/2011     2308
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/13/2011     2309
 Testimony taken in committee      05/12/2011    
 Considered in public hearing      05/12/2011    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/12/2011    
 Referred to State Affairs      05/03/2011     1706
 Read first time      05/03/2011     1706
 Received from the House      04/14/2011     1094
 Reported engrossed      04/14/2011   07:45 AM  1866
 Reason for vote recorded in Journal      04/13/2011     1755
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/13/2011     1755
 Record vote   RV#371   04/13/2011     1754
 Adopted as amended      04/13/2011     1754
 Record vote   RV#370   04/13/2011     1753
 Amendment tabled   7-Alonzo and Y. Davis   04/13/2011     1753
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal       04/13/2011     1753
 Record vote   RV#369   04/13/2011     1752
 Amendment tabled   6-Martinez Fischer   04/13/2011     1752
 Record vote   RV#368   04/13/2011     1751
 Amendment tabled   5-Burnam   04/13/2011     1748
 Record vote   RV#367   04/13/2011     1747
 Amendment tabled   4-Coleman   04/13/2011     1747
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal       04/13/2011     1747
 Record vote   RV#366   04/13/2011     1747
 Amendment tabled   3-Farrar   04/13/2011     1746
 Amendment adopted as amended   1-Creighton   04/13/2011     1746
 Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      04/13/2011     1746
 Amendment amended   2-Simpson   04/13/2011     1746
 Amendment(s) offered   1-Creighton   04/13/2011     1746
 Laid out as postponed business      04/13/2011     1745
 Postponed   4/13/11 10:00 AM   04/08/2011     1629
 Laid before the House      04/08/2011     1629
 Placed on Resolutions Calendar      04/08/2011    
 Considered in Calendars      04/05/2011    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/14/2011    
 Committee report distributed      03/11/2011   05:56 PM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/11/2011     790
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      03/09/2011    
 Considered in formal meeting      03/09/2011    
 Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .      03/09/2011    
 Left pending in committee      03/03/2011    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/03/2011    
 Considered in public hearing      03/03/2011    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .       03/03/2011    
 Meeting cancelled       03/03/2011    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .       03/03/2011    
 Posting rule suspended       03/03/2011     609
 Referred to State Sovereignty, Select      02/18/2011     414
 Filed      11/08/2010