Bill:  SB 409 
Legislative Session: 88(R) Council Document: 88R 2947 SHH-F
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Last Action:06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the rights of victims, guardians of victims, and close relatives of deceased victims in the criminal justice system.
Author:Hinojosa
Coauthor:Blanco | Zaffirini
Sponsor:Leach
Cosponsor:Morales, Christina
Subjects:Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
CRIME VICTIMS (S0046)
Companion:HB 1739 by Leach, Identical
Senate Committee:Criminal Justice
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Criminal Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/17/2023) Hinojosa (Chair) | Bettencourt | Flores | King | Whitmire
House Conferees:Appointed (05/19/2023) Leach (Chair) | Cook | Morales, Christina | Schatzline | Thompson, Senfronia
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      01/12/2023    
 Filed      01/12/2023    
 Read first time      02/15/2023     182
 Referred to Criminal Justice      02/15/2023     182
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/04/2023    
 Considered in public hearing      04/04/2023    
 Vote taken in committee      04/04/2023    
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/06/2023     852
 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      04/06/2023    
 Committee report printed and distributed      04/06/2023   06:16 PM 
 Placed on intent calendar      04/12/2023    
 Co-author authorized      04/13/2023     956
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/13/2023     932
 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      04/13/2023     932
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/13/2023     932
 Three day rule suspended      04/13/2023     933
 Record vote      04/13/2023     933
 Read 3rd time      04/13/2023     933
 Passed      04/13/2023     933
 Record vote      04/13/2023     933
 Reported engrossed      04/13/2023     960
 Received from the Senate      04/14/2023     1467
 Read first time      04/17/2023     1528
 Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence      04/17/2023   01:42 PM  1528
 Considered in formal meeting      04/21/2023    
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/21/2023    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/09/2023     3859
 Committee report distributed      05/09/2023   03:43 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/10/2023    
 Considered in Calendars      05/11/2023    
 Placed on General State Calendar      05/15/2023    
 Read 2nd time      05/15/2023     4254
 Postponed   5/15/23 4:30 PM   05/15/2023     4254
 Laid out as postponed business      05/15/2023     4269
 Amended   1-S. Thompson and Davis   05/15/2023     4269
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/15/2023     4270
 Read 3rd time      05/16/2023     4348
 Passed      05/16/2023     4348
 Record vote   RV#1740   05/16/2023     4348
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/16/2023     4349
 House passage as amended reported      05/16/2023     1951
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/17/2023     2050
 Read      05/17/2023     2050
 Senate refuses to concur      05/17/2023     2050
 Senate requests conference committee      05/17/2023     2050
 Senate appoints conferees      05/17/2023     2050
 Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/18/2023     4608
 Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/18/2023     4608
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/18/2023     4608
 House grants request for conference committee      05/19/2023     4792
 House appoints conferees      05/19/2023     4792
 House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/19/2023     2189
 House appoints conferees-reported      05/19/2023     2189
 Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/23/2023   09:24 AM 
 Conference committee report filed      05/23/2023     2532
 Senate adopts conference committee report      05/25/2023     2840
 Record vote      05/25/2023     2840
 House adopts conference committee report      05/25/2023     5546
 Record vote   RV#2134   05/25/2023     5546
 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/25/2023     2956
 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/26/2023     5891
 Reported enrolled      05/28/2023     3279
 Signed in the Senate      05/28/2023     3197
 Signed in the House      05/29/2023     6486
 Sent to the Governor      05/29/2023     3307
 Signed by the Governor      06/18/2023     3309
 Effective on 9/1/23      06/18/2023