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History for 85(R) SB 8 by Schwertner

Last Action:
06/06/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Council Document:
85R 4168 LED-D
Caption Version:
Enrolled
Caption Text:
Relating to certain prohibited abortions and the treatment and disposition of a human fetus, human fetal tissue, and embryonic and fetal tissue remains; creating a civil cause of action; imposing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Schwertner | Campbell | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Perry
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Burton | Creighton | Estes | Hall | Hancock | Huffines | Huffman | Hughes | Lucio | Nichols | Seliger | Taylor, Larry | Taylor, Van
Sponsor:
Burkett | Cook | Laubenberg | Raney | Bailes
Cosponsor:
Anderson, Charles "Doc" | Anderson, Rodney | Ashby | Bell | Biedermann | Bohac | Bonnen, Dennis | Bonnen, Greg | Burns | Burrows | Button | Cain | Capriglione | Clardy | Cosper | Cyrier | Dale | Darby | Dean | Faircloth | Fallon | Flynn | Frank | Frullo | Geren | Goldman | Gonzales, Larry | Gooden | Hefner | Holland | Huberty | Kacal | Keough | King, Phil | Krause | Kuempel | Lambert | Lang | Leach | Metcalf | Meyer | Miller | Morrison, Geanie W. | Murphy | Murr | Oliverson | Paddie | Parker | Paul | Phelan | Phillips | Pickett | Price | Rinaldi | Roberts | Sanford | Schaefer | Schubert | Shaheen | Shine | Simmons | Smithee | Springer | Stephenson | Stickland | Stucky | Swanson | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | VanDeaver | Villalba | White | Wilson | Workman | Wray | Zedler | Zerwas
Subjects:
Abortion (I0005)
Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
Health Care Providers (I0387)
INFORMED CONSENT (S0057)
ORGAN & TISSUE DONATIONS (S0305)
PHYSICIANS (S1282)
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
MEDICAL BOARD, TEXAS (V0644)
STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)
Companion:
HB 200 by Burkett, Identical
Senate Committee:
Health & Human Services
Senate Committee Status:
Out of committee
Senate Committee Vote:
Ayes=7   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:
State Affairs
House Committee Status:
Out of committee
House Committee Vote:
Ayes=9   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
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      11/17/2016    
S   Filed      11/17/2016    
S   Read first time      01/24/2017     91
S   Referred to Health & Human Services      01/24/2017     91
S   Co-author authorized      01/25/2017     120
S   Co-author authorized      01/30/2017     138
S   Co-author authorized      02/01/2017     174
S   Co-author authorized      02/13/2017     268
S   Co-author authorized      02/14/2017     279
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/15/2017    
S   Considered in public hearing      02/15/2017    
S   Testimony taken in committee      02/15/2017    
S   Left pending in committee      02/15/2017    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/01/2017    
S   Co-author authorized      03/07/2017     436
S   Reported favorably as substituted      03/07/2017     438
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/07/2017   12:10 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/08/2017    
S   Co-author authorized      03/13/2017     484
S   Co-author authorized      03/14/2017     525
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/15/2017     533
S   Record vote      03/15/2017     534
S   Read 2nd time      03/15/2017     534
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Zaffirini   03/15/2017     534
S   Amendment fails of adoption      03/15/2017     534
S   Record vote      03/15/2017     534
S   Passed to engrossment      03/15/2017     534
S   Record vote      03/15/2017     534
S   Three day rule suspended      03/15/2017     534
S   Record vote      03/15/2017     534
S   Read 3rd time      03/15/2017     535
S   Passed      03/15/2017     535
S   Record vote      03/15/2017     535
S   Statement(s) submitted      03/15/2017     535
S   Statement(s) submitted      03/15/2017     535
S   Reported engrossed      03/15/2017     576
H   Received from the Senate      03/16/2017     726
H   Read first time      05/03/2017     2454
H   Referred to State Affairs      05/03/2017   07:36 PM  2454
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/10/2017    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/10/2017    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/10/2017    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/11/2017     3456
H   Committee report distributed      05/11/2017   10:40 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/12/2017    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/16/2017    
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      05/19/2017    
H   Read 2nd time      05/19/2017     3809
H   Point of order overruled   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(3)   05/19/2017     3809
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-Burkett   05/19/2017     3810
H   Point of order overruled   Rule 8, Section 3   05/19/2017     3810
H   Point of order overruled   Rule 4, Section 32(c)   05/19/2017     3811
H   Amended   1-Burkett   05/19/2017     3811
H   Record vote   RV#1376   05/19/2017     3811
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3812
H   Amendment(s) offered   2-Klick   05/19/2017     3812
H   Point of order overruled   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(3)   05/19/2017     3814
H   Point of order withdrawn      05/19/2017     3815
H   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   3-Turner   05/19/2017     3815
H   Record vote   RV#1377   05/19/2017     3815
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3816
H   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   4-Farrar   05/19/2017     3816
H   Record vote   RV#1378   05/19/2017     3816
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3817
H   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   5-Farrar   05/19/2017     3818
H   Record vote   RV#1379   05/19/2017     3818
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3818
H   Amended   2-Klick   05/19/2017     3819
H   Record vote   RV#1380   05/19/2017     3819
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3819
H   Amendment withdrawn   6-Leach   05/19/2017     3820
H   Amendment fails of adoption   7-S. Davis   05/19/2017     3820
H   Record vote   RV#1381   05/19/2017     3820
H   Amendment withdrawn   8-Cain, Holland, Cosper, and Leach   05/19/2017     3821
H   Amendment fails of adoption   9-Minjarez   05/19/2017     3821
H   Record vote   RV#1382   05/19/2017     3822
H   Amendment fails of adoption   10-Gervin-Hawkins   05/19/2017     3822
H   Record vote   RV#1383   05/19/2017     3822
H   Amendment fails of adoption   11-Alvarado   05/19/2017     3823
H   Record vote   RV#1384   05/19/2017     3823
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3824
H   Amendment fails of adoption   12-Anchia   05/19/2017     3824
H   Record vote   RV#1385   05/19/2017     3825
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3825
H   Amendment fails of adoption   13-E. Rodriguez   05/19/2017     3825
H   Record vote   RV#1386   05/19/2017     3826
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3827
H   Amendment withdrawn   14-Turner   05/19/2017     3827
H   Amended   15-Cain and Oliverson   05/19/2017     3827
H   Record vote   RV#1387   05/19/2017     3828
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3828
H   Amendment withdrawn   16-Moody   05/19/2017     3828
H   Amendment(s) offered   17-Cook, Leach, Parker, Springer, Krause, Smithee, Flynn, Miller, Burns, Capriglione, More   05/19/2017     3829
H   Amendment amended   18-Krause, Capriglione, Lang, Burkett, Burrows, Springer, Morrison, Burns, Murphy, White, More   05/19/2017     3830
H   Amendment as amended withdrawn   17-Cook, et al.   05/19/2017     3831
H   Amended   19-Schaefer   05/19/2017     3831
H   Record vote   RV#1388   05/19/2017     3833
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3833
H   Amendment fails of adoption   20-Moody   05/19/2017     3834
H   Record vote   RV#1389   05/19/2017     3834
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3835
H   Amendment fails of adoption   21-Gutierrez   05/19/2017     3835
H   Record vote   RV#1390   05/19/2017     3835
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3836
H   Amendment tabled   22-Schaefer   05/19/2017     3836
H   Record vote   RV#1391   05/19/2017     3837
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3837
H   Reason for vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3838
H   Amendment withdrawn   23-Hinojosa   05/19/2017     3839
H   Amended   24-Cook   05/19/2017     3839
H   Record vote   RV#1392   05/19/2017     3840
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3841
H   Amendment withdrawn   25-Krause   05/19/2017     3841
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/19/2017     3841
H   Record vote   RV#1393   05/19/2017     3841
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/19/2017     3842
H   Read 3rd time      05/20/2017     3895
H   Point of order overruled   Article III, Section 30   05/20/2017     3895
H   Passed      05/20/2017     3896
H   Record vote   RV#1414   05/20/2017     3896
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/20/2017     3897
S   House passage as amended reported      05/21/2017     2245
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/26/2017     3511
S   Read      05/26/2017     3524
S   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      05/26/2017     3524
S   Record vote      05/26/2017     3524
S   Statement(s) submitted      05/26/2017     3525
H   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      05/26/2017     5568
S   Reported enrolled      05/26/2017     4076
S   Signed in the Senate      05/27/2017     3794
H   Signed in the House      05/28/2017     6033
E   Sent to the Governor      05/28/2017     4213
E   Signed by the Governor      06/06/2017     4244
E   Effective on 9/1/17      06/06/2017