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
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/09/2023    
 Filed      03/09/2023    
 Read first time      03/09/2023     342
 Referred to State Affairs      03/09/2023     342
 Co-author authorized      03/16/2023     474
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/20/2023    
 Considered in public hearing      03/20/2023    
 Testimony taken in committee      03/20/2023    
 Vote taken in committee      03/20/2023    
 Reported favorably w/o amendments      03/22/2023     582
 Committee report printed and distributed      03/22/2023   01:31 PM 
 Co-author authorized      03/23/2023     615
 Co-author authorized      03/29/2023     683
 Placed on intent calendar      03/29/2023    
 Co-author authorized      03/30/2023     703
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/30/2023     694
 Record vote      03/30/2023     694
 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      03/30/2023     694
 Record vote      03/30/2023     694
 Co-author authorized      04/03/2023     731
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/03/2023     724
 Record vote      04/03/2023     724
 Read 3rd time      04/03/2023     724
 Passed      04/03/2023     724
 Record vote      04/03/2023     724
 Reported engrossed      04/03/2023     734
 Received from the Senate      04/04/2023     1008
 Read first time      04/13/2023     1444
 Referred to State Affairs      04/13/2023   01:37 PM  1444
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/10/2023    
 Considered in public hearing      05/10/2023    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      05/10/2023    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/10/2023    
 Left pending in committee      05/10/2023    
 Considered in public hearing      05/17/2023    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      05/17/2023    
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/17/2023    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/19/2023     4997
 Committee report distributed      05/20/2023   09:04 AM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/20/2023    
 Considered in Calendars      05/20/2023    
 Placed on Major State Calendar      05/22/2023    
 Read 2nd time      05/22/2023     4879
 Amended   1-Zwiener   05/22/2023     4879
 Amended   2-Martinez Fischer   05/22/2023     4880
 Amendment(s) offered   3-Harrison   05/22/2023     4880
 Point of order sustained (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/22/2023     4880
 Amendment(s) offered   4-Harrison   05/22/2023     4881
 Point of order sustained (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/22/2023     4881
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/22/2023     4881
 Record vote   RV#1941   05/22/2023     4881
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/22/2023     4882
 Read 3rd time      05/23/2023     5003
 Passed      05/23/2023     5006
 Record vote   RV#1975   05/23/2023     5006
 House passage as amended reported      05/23/2023     2478
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/25/2023     2883
 Read      05/25/2023     2884
 Senate refuses to concur      05/25/2023     2884
 Senate requests conference committee      05/25/2023     2884
 Senate appoints conferees      05/25/2023     2884
 Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/25/2023     5617
 Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/25/2023     5617
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/25/2023     5617
 House grants request for conference committee      05/26/2023     5626
 House appoints conferees      05/26/2023     5626
 House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/26/2023     3001
 House appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2023     3001
 Conference committee report filed      05/26/2023     3059
 Corrected Conference committee report filed      05/26/2023     3061
 Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/26/2023   07:01 PM 
 Senate adopts conference committee report      05/28/2023     3178
 Record vote      05/28/2023     3178
 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2023     6423
 House adopts conference committee report      05/28/2023     6021
 Record vote   RV#2206   05/28/2023     6022
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2023     6023
 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2023     3191
 Reported enrolled      05/29/2023     3307
 Signed in the Senate      05/29/2023     3302
 Signed in the House      05/29/2023     6486
 Sent to the Governor      05/29/2023     3307
 Signed by the Governor      06/02/2023     3308
 Effective on 9/1/23      06/02/2023