Bill:  HJR 71 
Legislative Session: 76(R) Council Document: 76R 7777 CAG-D
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Last Action:05/24/1999 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Proposing a constitutional amendment to provide for the number of precincts that certain counties must create for justices of the peace and constables.
Author:Homer | Lengefeld | Gallego | Keffer
Sponsor:Ratliff
Subjects:County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)
Law Enforcement (I0510)
Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)
CONSTABLES (S2357)
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE (S0133)
House Committee:County Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Senate Committee:Intergovernmental Relations
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=3   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (descending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Filed with the Secretary of State      05/24/1999     3275
 Signed in the Senate      05/24/1999     2408
 Signed in the House      05/22/1999     2981
 Reported enrolled       05/21/1999   04:00 PM  2982
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      05/21/1999     2222
 Text of Senate Amendment(s)      05/20/1999     2706
 Record vote   RV#397   05/20/1999     2705
 House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      05/20/1999     2705
 Senate Amendments printed and distributed       05/18/1999   06:47 PM 
 Senate passage as amended reported      05/18/1999     2537
 Record vote      05/18/1999     1881
 Passed      05/18/1999     1881
 Read 3rd time      05/18/1999     1881
 Record vote      05/18/1999     1881
 Rules suspended      05/18/1999     1881
 Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      05/18/1999     1881
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/18/1999     1881
 Amended   CA1-Ratliff   05/18/1999     1881
 Read 2nd time      05/18/1999     1881
 Rules suspended      05/18/1999     1881
 Placed on intent calendar      05/18/1999    
 Committee report printed and distributed       05/17/1999   12:07 PM 
 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/14/1999    
 Reported favorably as amended      05/14/1999     1797
 Testimony taken in committee      05/13/1999    
 Considered in public hearing      05/13/1999    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      05/13/1999    
 Referred to Intergovernmental Relations      05/03/1999     1403
 Read first time      05/03/1999     1403
 Received from the House      04/30/1999     1346
 Reported engrossed       04/30/1999   07:45 AM  1671
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      04/29/1999     1550
 Record vote   RV#180   04/29/1999     1549
 Adopted as amended      04/29/1999     1549
 Point of order sustained (amendment)      04/29/1999     1549
 Amendment(s) offered   4-Chisum   04/29/1999     1548
 Amended   3-Smithee   04/29/1999     1548
 Amendment adopted as amended      04/29/1999     1548
 Amendment amended   2-S.Turner   04/29/1999     1548
 Amendment(s) offered   1-Swinford   04/29/1999     1548
 Read 2nd time      04/29/1999     1548
 Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar      04/29/1999    
 Considered in Calendars      04/27/1999    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      04/21/1999    
 Committee report printed and distributed       04/20/1999   05:00 PM 
 Committee report filed with Chief Clerk      04/19/1999     1167
 Reported favorably as amended      04/14/1999    
 Amendment(s) considered in committee      04/14/1999    
 Considered in public hearing      04/14/1999    
 Left pending in committee      04/07/1999    
 Testimony taken in committee      04/07/1999    
 Considered in public hearing      04/07/1999    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      04/07/1999    
 Referred to County Affairs      03/10/1999     566
 Read first time      03/10/1999     566
 Filed      03/09/1999