Bill:  SB 29 
Legislative Session: 88(R) Council Document: 88R 15499 MPF-D
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Last Action:06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Author:Birdwell
Coauthor:Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hall | Hancock | Huffman | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Sparks | Springer
Sponsor:Lozano | Gerdes
Subjects:City Government--General (I0060)
County Government--General (I0096)
Education--School Districts (I0220)
Health--General (I0385)
Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)
COVID-19 (SB9YM)
IMMUNIZATIONS (S4341)
Companion:HB 5027 by Toth, Identical
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/25/2023) Birdwell (Chair) | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hughes | Paxton
House Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2023) Lozano (Chair) | Guillen | Hull | Hunter | Landgraf
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/09/2023    
S   Filed      03/09/2023    
S   Read first time      03/09/2023     342
S   Referred to State Affairs      03/09/2023     342
S   Co-author authorized      03/16/2023     474
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/20/2023    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/20/2023    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/20/2023    
S   Vote taken in committee      03/20/2023    
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      03/22/2023     582
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/22/2023   01:31 PM 
S   Co-author authorized      03/23/2023     615
S   Co-author authorized      03/29/2023     683
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/29/2023    
S   Co-author authorized      03/30/2023     703
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/30/2023     694
S   Record vote      03/30/2023     694
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      03/30/2023     694
S   Record vote      03/30/2023     694
S   Co-author authorized      04/03/2023     731
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/03/2023     724
S   Record vote      04/03/2023     724
S   Read 3rd time      04/03/2023     724
S   Passed      04/03/2023     724
S   Record vote      04/03/2023     724
S   Reported engrossed      04/03/2023     734
H   Received from the Senate      04/04/2023     1008
H   Read first time      04/13/2023     1444
H   Referred to State Affairs      04/13/2023   01:37 PM  1444
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/10/2023    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/10/2023    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/10/2023    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/10/2023    
H   Left pending in committee      05/10/2023    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/17/2023    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/17/2023    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/17/2023    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/19/2023     4997
H   Committee report distributed      05/20/2023   09:04 AM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/20/2023    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/20/2023    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      05/22/2023    
H   Read 2nd time      05/22/2023     4879
H   Amended   1-Zwiener   05/22/2023     4879
H   Amended   2-Martinez Fischer   05/22/2023     4880
H   Amendment(s) offered   3-Harrison   05/22/2023     4880
H   Point of order sustained (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/22/2023     4880
H   Amendment(s) offered   4-Harrison   05/22/2023     4881
H   Point of order sustained (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/22/2023     4881
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/22/2023     4881
H   Record vote   RV#1941   05/22/2023     4881
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2023     4882
H   Read 3rd time      05/23/2023     5003
H   Passed      05/23/2023     5006
H   Record vote   RV#1975   05/23/2023     5006
S   House passage as amended reported      05/23/2023     2478
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/25/2023     2883
S   Read      05/25/2023     2884
S   Senate refuses to concur      05/25/2023     2884
S   Senate requests conference committee      05/25/2023     2884
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/25/2023     2884
H   Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/25/2023     5617
H   Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/25/2023     5617
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/25/2023     5617
H   House grants request for conference committee      05/26/2023     5626
H   House appoints conferees      05/26/2023     5626
S   House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/26/2023     3001
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2023     3001
S   Conference committee report filed      05/26/2023     3059
S   Corrected Conference committee report filed      05/26/2023     3061
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/26/2023   07:01 PM 
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/28/2023     3178
S   Record vote      05/28/2023     3178
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2023     6423
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/28/2023     6021
H   Record vote   RV#2206   05/28/2023     6022
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2023     6023
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2023     3191
S   Reported enrolled      05/29/2023     3307
S   Signed in the Senate      05/29/2023     3302
H   Signed in the House      05/29/2023     6486
E   Sent to the Governor      05/29/2023     3307
E   Signed by the Governor      06/02/2023     3308
E   Effective on 9/1/23      06/02/2023