Bill:  SB 559 
Legislative Session: 88(R) Council Document: 88R 599 YDB-D
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Last Action:05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption Version:House Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.
Author:Hughes
Coauthor:Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Flores | Middleton | Perry
Sponsor:Cain | Schofield | Slawson | Murr | Vasut
Cosponsor:Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Burrows | Gerdes | Hayes | Holland | Isaac | Landgraf | Leach | Leo-Wilson | Metcalf | Oliverson | Patterson | Paul | Shine | Spiller | Swanson | Toth | Wilson
Subjects:Courts--General (I0160)
Lawyers (I0515)
Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)
STATE BAR OF TEXAS (V2529)
Companion:HB 2846 by Cain, Identical
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=4   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/23/2023    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/21/2023    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/10/2023    
H   Committee report distributed      05/09/2023   03:43 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/09/2023     3859
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/03/2023    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/03/2023    
H   Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence      04/03/2023   02:31 PM  982
H   Read first time      04/03/2023     982
H   Received from the Senate      03/16/2023     730
S   Reported engrossed      03/15/2023     424
S   Record vote      03/15/2023     412
S   Passed      03/15/2023     412
S   Read 3rd time      03/15/2023     412
S   Record vote      03/15/2023     412
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/15/2023     412
S   Co-author authorized      03/15/2023     422
S   Record vote      03/14/2023     394
S   Passed to engrossment      03/14/2023     394
S   Record vote      03/14/2023     393
S   Amendment fails of adoption      03/14/2023     393
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Menéndez   03/14/2023     393
S   Read 2nd time      03/14/2023     393
S   Record vote      03/14/2023     393
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/14/2023     393
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/08/2023    
S   Co-author authorized      03/08/2023     337
S   Co-author authorized      03/07/2023     328
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/01/2023   12:46 PM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      03/01/2023     297
S   Vote taken in committee      02/27/2023    
S   Testimony taken in committee      02/27/2023    
S   Considered in public hearing      02/27/2023    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/27/2023    
S   Referred to State Affairs      02/17/2023     203
S   Read first time      02/17/2023     203
S   Filed      01/23/2023    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      01/23/2023