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History for 87(R) SB 7 by Hughes

Last Action:
05/30/2021 H Point of order overruled
Council Document:
87R 10764 ADM-F
Caption Version:
House Committee Report
Caption Text:
Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Springer
Coauthor:
Taylor
Sponsor:
Cain | Schofield | Jetton | Klick | Oliverson
Cosponsor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | Burns | Burrows | Button | Capriglione | Cason | Cook | Cyrier | Dean | Ellzey | Frank | Frullo | Goldman | Harless | Harris | Hefner | Holland | Hull | Kacal | King, Phil | Krause | Kuempel | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leman | Lozano | Metcalf | Meyer | Middleton | Morrison | Murphy | Murr | Noble | Paddie | Parker | Patterson | Paul | Price | Rogers | Sanford | Schaefer | Shaheen | Shine | Slaton | Slawson | Smith | Smithee | Spiller | Stephenson | Stucky | Swanson | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | Toth | VanDeaver | Vasut | White | Wilson
Subjects:
Courts--Appellate (I0125)
Courts--County & Statutory (I0115)
Courts--District (I0120)
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
Elections--Administration (I0277)
Elections--Early Voting (I0260)
Elections--Election Officers (I0305)
Elections--General (I0310)
Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265)
Elections--Voting Systems (I0270)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
ELECTION INTEGRITY PROTECTION ACT OF 2021 (PA6QF)
FRAUD (S0166)
INTERNET (S0130)
VIDEO CAMERAS (S0786)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
SUPREME COURT (V0311)
Companion:
HB 6 by Cain, Similar
Senate Committee:
State Affairs
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=5   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Committee:
Elections
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=5   Nays=4   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Conferees:
Appointed (05/17/2021) Hughes (Chair) | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Kolkhorst | Powell
House Conferees:
Appointed (05/19/2021) Cain (Chair) | Canales | Clardy | Collier | Jetton
Actions are in ascending date order.
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment DateSort ascending       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/11/2021    
S   Filed      03/11/2021    
S   Read first time      03/11/2021     212
S   Referred to State Affairs      03/11/2021     212
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/22/2021    
S   Tagged      03/22/2021    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/26/2021    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/26/2021    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/26/2021    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      03/29/2021     477
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/29/2021   11:57 AM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/30/2021    
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/31/2021     517
S   Record vote      03/31/2021     518
S   Read 2nd time      03/31/2021     518
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Menéndez   03/31/2021     518
S   Amended      03/31/2021     518
S   Vote recorded in Journal      03/31/2021     518
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Hughes   03/31/2021     518
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA3 West   03/31/2021     520
S   Co-author authorized      04/01/2021     545
S   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     521
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     521
S   Amended   FA2 Hughes   04/01/2021     521
S   Record vote   FA2 Hughes   04/01/2021     521
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     521
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     521
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     521
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     522
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     522
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     522
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA6 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     522
S   Amended      04/01/2021     522
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     522
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA7 Taylor   04/01/2021     523
S   Amended      04/01/2021     523
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     523
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA8 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     523
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     524
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     524
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA9 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     524
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     525
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     525
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA10 Powell   04/01/2021     525
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     525
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     525
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA11 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     525
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     526
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     526
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA12 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     527
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     527
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     527
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA13 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     527
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     528
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     528
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA14 West   04/01/2021     528
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     528
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     528
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA15 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     528
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     529
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     529
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA16 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     529
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     529
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     529
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA17 Hall   04/01/2021     529
S   Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     530
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA18 West   04/01/2021     530
S   Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     530
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA19 Eckhardt   04/01/2021     530
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     532
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     532
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA20 Hall   04/01/2021     532
S   Amended      04/01/2021     532
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     532
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA21 Hall   04/01/2021     532
S   Amended      04/01/2021     533
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     533
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA22 Hall   04/01/2021     533
S   Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     533
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA23 Hall   04/01/2021     533
S   Amended      04/01/2021     534
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     534
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA24 Hall   04/01/2021     534
S   Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     534
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA25 Buckingham   04/01/2021     534
S   Amended      04/01/2021     536
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     536
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA26 Eckhardt   04/01/2021     536
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     541
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     541
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA27 Hall   04/01/2021     541
S   Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     541
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA28 Alvarado   04/01/2021     542
S   Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     542
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     542
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA17 Hall   04/01/2021     542
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA29 Hall   04/01/2021     543
S   Amendment amended      04/01/2021     543
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     543
S   Amendment adopted as amended   FA17 Hall   04/01/2021     543
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     543
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA18 West   04/01/2021     543
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA30 West   04/01/2021     544
S   Amendment amended      04/01/2021     544
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     544
S   Amendment adopted as amended   FA18 West   04/01/2021     544
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     544
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA22 Hall   04/01/2021     544
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA31 Hall   04/01/2021     544
S   Amendment amended      04/01/2021     544
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     544
S   Amendment adopted as amended   FA22 Hall   04/01/2021     545
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     545
S   Passed to engrossment as amended      04/01/2021     545
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     545
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/01/2021     550
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     550
S   Read 3rd time      04/01/2021     550
S   Passed      04/01/2021     550
S   Record vote      04/01/2021     550
S   Remarks ordered printed      04/01/2021     550
S   Reported engrossed      04/01/2021     584
H   Received from the Senate      04/06/2021     857
H   Read first time      04/12/2021     973
H   Referred to Elections      04/12/2021   03:08 PM  973
H   Considered in public hearing      04/29/2021    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/29/2021    
H   Amendment(s) considered in committee      04/29/2021    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/29/2021    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/04/2021     2350
H   Committee report distributed      05/04/2021   04:48 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/04/2021    
H   Laid out in lieu of companion   CSHB 6   05/06/2021     2421
H   Read 2nd time      05/06/2021     2421
H   Amendment fails of adoption   1-J. González   05/06/2021     2422
H   Record vote   RV#838   05/06/2021     2422
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/06/2021     2423
H   Amendment(s) offered   2-J.D. Johnson and Cain   05/06/2021     2423
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)   05/06/2021     2423
H   Postponed   5/6/21 11:30 PM   05/06/2021     2423
H   Laid out as postponed business      05/07/2021     2474
H   Amended   2-J.D. Johnson and Cain   05/07/2021     2474
H   Amended   3-Cain   05/07/2021     2475
H   Amended   4-Cain and Schofield   05/07/2021     2475
H   Amended   5-Cain and Schofield   05/07/2021     2476
H   Amended   6-Murr   05/07/2021     2476
H   Amended   7-Bucy   05/07/2021     2479
H   Amendment withdrawn   8-Davis   05/07/2021     2480
H   Amended   9-Bucy   05/07/2021     2480
H   Amended   10-Minjarez   05/07/2021     2482
H   Amended   11-Bucy   05/07/2021     2482
H   Amended   12-Bucy   05/07/2021     2482
H   Amended   13-Howard   05/07/2021     2484
H   Amended   14-Klick   05/07/2021     2484
H   Amended   15-Gervin-Hawkins   05/07/2021     2487
H   Amended   16-Vo   05/07/2021     2491
H   Amended   17-J. Turner   05/07/2021     2491
H   Amended   18-Dutton   05/07/2021     2492
H   Amended   19-Clardy   05/07/2021     2494
H   Amended   20-Beckley   05/07/2021     2495
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/07/2021     2495
H   Record vote   RV#841   05/07/2021     2495
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/07/2021     2496
H   Read 3rd time      05/07/2021     2510
H   Passed      05/07/2021     2511
H   Record vote   RV#848   05/07/2021     2511
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/07/2021     2512
S   House passage as amended reported      05/14/2021     1456
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/17/2021     1500
S   Read      05/17/2021     1529
S   Senate refuses to concur      05/17/2021     1529
S   Senate requests conference committee      05/17/2021     1529
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/17/2021     1529
H   Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/18/2021     3327
H   Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/18/2021     3327
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/18/2021     3327
H   House grants request for conference committee      05/19/2021     3431
H   House appoints conferees      05/19/2021     3431
S   House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/19/2021     1610
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/19/2021     1610
S   Conference committee report filed      05/29/2021     2999
S   Corrected Conference committee report filed      05/29/2021     2999
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/29/2021   04:41 PM 
S   Rules suspended      05/29/2021     2895
S   Record vote      05/29/2021     2895
S   Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 547   05/29/2021     2923
S   Remarks ordered printed      05/30/2021     1
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/30/2021     2924
S   Record vote      05/30/2021     2924
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/30/2021     5470
H   House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR 2007   05/30/2021     5464
H   Point of order overruled   Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2)   05/30/2021     5466