Bill:  SB 3 
Legislative Session: 77(R) Council Document: 77R 1805 GWK-F
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Last Action:04/05/2001 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to establishing procedures for the preservation of evidence containing DNA and postconviction DNA testing.
Author:Duncan
Coauthor:Armbrister | Barrientos | Bernsen | Bivins | Brown, J. E. "Buster" | Cain | Carona | Ellis, Rodney | Fraser | Gallegos | Harris | Haywood | Jackson | Lindsay | Lucio | Madla | Moncrief | Nelson | Shapiro | Shapleigh | Sibley | Staples | Truan | Van de Putte | Wentworth | West, Royce | Whitmire | Zaffirini
Sponsor:Hinojosa | Gallego | Thompson | McCall | Hochberg
Subjects:Criminal Procedure--Posttrial Procedure (I0206)
Law Enforcement (I0510)
DNA (S0100)
EVIDENCE (S0250)
Companion:HB 1474 by Hinojosa, Very Similar
Senate Committee:Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Committee:Criminal Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Conferees:Appointed (03/26/2001) Duncan (Chair) | Brown, J. E. "Buster" | Ellis, Rodney | Wentworth | West, Royce
House Conferees:Appointed (03/27/2001) Hinojosa (Chair) | Dunnam | Dutton | Keel | Talton
Actions: (ascending date order)
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      01/17/2001    
 Filed      01/17/2001    
 Read first time      01/22/2001     98
 Referred to Jurisprudence      01/22/2001     98
 Co-author authorized      01/23/2001     105
 Co-author authorized      01/24/2001     112
 Co-author authorized      01/25/2001     142
 Co-author authorized      01/29/2001     149
 Co-author authorized      01/30/2001     190
 Co-author authorized      01/31/2001     199
 Co-author authorized      02/01/2001     237
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      02/05/2001    
 Considered in public hearing      02/05/2001    
 Testimony taken in committee      02/05/2001    
 Left pending in committee      02/05/2001    
 Co-author authorized      02/06/2001     260
 Co-author authorized      02/07/2001     273
 Co-author authorized      02/08/2001     287
 Governor submitted as emergency      02/08/2001     290
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      02/12/2001    
 Considered in public hearing      02/12/2001    
 Reported favorably as substituted      02/13/2001     329
 Committee report printed and distributed       02/13/2001   01:23 PM 
 Co-author authorized      02/14/2001     325
 Placed on intent calendar      02/14/2001    
 Rules suspended      02/19/2001     358
 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      02/19/2001     358
 Three day rule suspended      02/19/2001     358
 Record vote      02/19/2001     358
 Read 3rd time      02/19/2001     358
 Passed      02/19/2001     358
 Record vote      02/19/2001     358
 Reported engrossed      02/19/2001    
 Received from the Senate      02/20/2001     415
 Read first time      02/21/2001     435
 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence      02/21/2001     435
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      02/27/2001    
 Considered in public hearing      02/27/2001    
 Amendment(s) considered in committee      02/27/2001    
 Reported favorably as amended      02/27/2001    
 Committee report filed with Chief Clerk      03/06/2001     585
 Committee report printed and distributed       03/06/2001   11:00 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      03/07/2001    
 Considered in Calendars      03/19/2001    
 Placed on General State Calendar      03/21/2001    
 Read 2nd time      03/21/2001     792
 Amended   1-Dunnam   03/21/2001     792
 Amended   2-Dunnam   03/21/2001     792
 Amended   3-Kitchen   03/21/2001     793
 Amendment tabled   4-Keel   03/21/2001     793
 Amended   5-Hinojosa   03/21/2001     793
 Vote reconsidered   5-Hinojosa   03/21/2001     793
 Amendment withdrawn   5-Hinojosa   03/21/2001     794
 Amended   6-Dutton   03/21/2001     794
 Amended   7-Dutton   03/21/2001     794
 Amendment tabled   8-Dutton   03/21/2001     794
 Amendment tabled   9-Dutton   03/21/2001     794
 Amended   10-Dutton   03/21/2001     795
 Amendment(s) offered   11-Dutton   03/21/2001     795
 Motion to table withdrawn      03/21/2001     795
 Amendment withdrawn   11-Dutton   03/21/2001     795
 Amended   12-Dutton   03/21/2001     795
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      03/21/2001     797
 Read 3rd time      03/22/2001     823
 Amended   1-Hinojosa+   03/22/2001     823
 Passed as amended      03/22/2001     824
 Record vote   RV#66   03/22/2001     824
 Vote reconsidered      03/22/2001     832
 Amendment withdrawn      03/22/2001     832
 Passed      03/22/2001     832
 Record vote   RV#73   03/22/2001     832
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/22/2001     833
 House passage as amended reported      03/22/2001     864
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      03/26/2001     879
 Read      03/26/2001     880
 Senate refuses to concur      03/26/2001     880
 Senate requests conference committee      03/26/2001     882
 Senate appoints conferees      03/26/2001     882
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      03/27/2001     865
 House grants request for conference committee      03/27/2001     863
 House appoints conferees      03/27/2001     863
 House grants request for conf comm-reported      03/28/2001     904
 House appoints conferees-reported      03/28/2001     904
 Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed       03/28/2001   11:28 PM 
 Conference committee report filed      03/29/2001     965
 Senate adopts conference committee report      04/02/2001     995
 Record vote      04/02/2001     995
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      04/02/2001     995
 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      04/03/2001     950
 House adopts conference committee report      04/03/2001     935
 Record vote   RV#101   04/03/2001     935
 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      04/03/2001     1012
 Reported enrolled      04/03/2001    
 Signed in the House      04/03/2001     948
 Signed in the Senate      04/03/2001     1021
 Sent to the Governor      04/03/2001     1022
 Signed by the Governor      04/05/2001     1099
 Effective immediately      04/05/2001