Bill:  SB 966 
Legislative Session: 80(R) Council Document: 80R 7599 CAE-F
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Last Action:05/21/2007 H Point of order sustained
Caption Version:House Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.
Author:Ellis | Duncan
Coauthor:Hinojosa
Sponsor:Van Arsdale | Pena
Subjects:Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Communications & Press (I0073)
Courts--Civil Procedure (I0135)
Companion:HB 2249 by Van Arsdale, Identical
Senate Committee:Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=4   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
House Committee:Judiciary
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Point of order sustained   Rule 4, Section 32(c)   05/21/2007     4837
 Laid out as postponed business      05/21/2007     4837
 Postponed   05/21/07 7:15 PM   05/21/2007     4808
 Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)   05/21/2007     4808
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/21/2007     4808
 Read 2nd time      05/21/2007     4807
 Placed on Major State Calendar      05/21/2007    
 Considered in Calendars      05/18/2007    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/18/2007    
 Committee report printed and distributed      05/17/2007   07:10 PM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/17/2007     4571
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/15/2007    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      05/15/2007    
 Considered in formal meeting      05/15/2007    
 Left pending in committee      05/07/2007    
 Testimony taken in committee      05/07/2007    
 Considered in public hearing      05/07/2007    
 Posting rule suspended      05/07/2007     3304
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      05/07/2007    
 Referred to Judiciary      05/04/2007     3074
 Read first time      05/04/2007     3074
 Posting rule suspended      05/04/2007     3060
 Received from the Senate      05/01/2007     2823
 Reported engrossed      05/01/2007    
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/01/2007     1562
 Record vote      05/01/2007     1562
 Passed as amended      05/01/2007     1562
 Vote recorded in Journal      05/01/2007     1562
 Amended      05/01/2007     1562
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Patrick   05/01/2007     1561
 Read 3rd time      05/01/2007     1561
 Record vote      05/01/2007     1561
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/01/2007     1561
 Rules suspended-Intent Calendar      04/30/2007     1491
 Record vote      04/27/2007     1452
 Passed to engrossment as amended      04/27/2007     1452
 Amendment withdrawn      04/27/2007     1452
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Ogden   04/27/2007     1452
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/27/2007     1451
 Amended      04/27/2007     1451
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Duncan   04/27/2007     1451
 Read 2nd time      04/27/2007     1451
 Record vote      04/27/2007     1450
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/27/2007     1450
 Placed on intent calendar      04/26/2007    
 Not again placed on intent calendar      04/24/2007    
 Record vote       04/19/2007     1146
 Motion to suspend regular order fails      04/19/2007     1145
 Placed on intent calendar      04/18/2007    
 Committee report printed and distributed      04/16/2007   02:03 PM 
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/16/2007     1002
 Testimony taken in committee      04/11/2007    
 Considered in public hearing      04/11/2007    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      04/11/2007    
 Left pending in committee      03/28/2007    
 Testimony taken in committee      03/28/2007    
 Considered in public hearing      03/28/2007    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .       03/28/2007    
 Co-author authorized      03/27/2007     732
 Referred to Jurisprudence      03/07/2007     456
 Read first time      03/07/2007     456
 Filed      02/27/2007    
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/27/2007