Bill:  SB 968 
Legislative Session: 85(R) Council Document: 85R 9554 KJE-D
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Last Action:06/12/2017 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to a sexual assault policy at certain public and private institutions of higher education and to requiring those institutions to provide students and employees an option to electronically report certain offenses to the institution.
Author:Watson
Coauthor:Garcia | Menéndez | Perry | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:Alvarado | Leach | Howard
Cosponsor:Farrar
Subjects:Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)
Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)
Education--Higher--Private Schools (I0238)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
Family--Family Violence (I0353)
SEXUAL ASSAULT (S4375)
STALKING (S0044)
HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (V4280)
Companion:HB 2229 by Leach, Identical
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:Higher Education
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=3
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/25/2017) Watson (Chair) | Campbell | Hughes | Lucio | Nelson
House Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2017) Alvarado (Chair) | Clardy | Hinojosa, Gina | Leach | Lozano
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/21/2017    
S   Filed      02/21/2017    
S   Read first time      03/01/2017     393
S   Referred to State Affairs      03/01/2017     393
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/23/2017    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/23/2017    
S   Testimony taken in committee      03/23/2017    
S   Left pending in committee      03/23/2017    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/27/2017    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      03/29/2017     789
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/29/2017   05:41 PM 
S   Co-author authorized      03/30/2017     831
S   Co-author authorized      04/06/2017     931
S   Placed on intent calendar      04/06/2017    
S   Co-author authorized      04/10/2017     956
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/10/2017     952
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/10/2017     952
S   Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      04/10/2017     952
S   Vote recorded in Journal      04/10/2017     952
S   Three day rule suspended      04/10/2017     953
S   Record vote      04/10/2017     953
S   Read 3rd time      04/10/2017     953
S   Passed      04/10/2017     953
S   Record vote      04/10/2017     953
S   Reported engrossed      04/10/2017     985
H   Received from the Senate      04/11/2017     1447
H   Read first time      04/19/2017     1682
H   Referred to Higher Education      04/19/2017   08:11 PM  1682
H   Posting rule suspended      05/02/2017     2244
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/03/2017    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/03/2017    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/03/2017    
H   Left pending in committee      05/03/2017    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/09/2017    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/09/2017    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/10/2017     3391
H   Committee report distributed      05/11/2017   08:07 AM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/11/2017    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/17/2017    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/19/2017    
H   Read 2nd time      05/19/2017     3847
H   Amended   1-Alvarado and Leach   05/19/2017     3847
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/19/2017     3848
H   Read 3rd time      05/20/2017     3900
H   Passed      05/20/2017     3900
H   Record vote   RV#1418   05/20/2017     3900
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/20/2017     3900
S   House passage as amended reported      05/21/2017     2245
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/25/2017     3236
S   Read      05/25/2017     3237
S   Senate refuses to concur      05/25/2017     3237
S   Senate requests conference committee      05/25/2017     3237
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/25/2017     3237
H   Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/25/2017     5094
H   Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/25/2017     5094
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/25/2017     5094
H   House grants request for conference committee      05/26/2017     5509
H   House appoints conferees      05/26/2017     5509
S   House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/26/2017     3571
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2017     3571
S   Conference committee report filed      05/27/2017     3886
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/27/2017   06:45 PM 
H   House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR 2609   05/28/2017     5770
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/28/2017     5771
H   Record vote   RV#1991   05/28/2017     5771
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2017     4159
S   Co-author authorized      05/28/2017     4211
S   Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 931   05/28/2017     4147
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/28/2017     4148
S   Record vote      05/28/2017     4148
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2017     6036
S   Reported enrolled      05/29/2017     4243
S   Signed in the Senate      05/29/2017     4237
H   Signed in the House      05/29/2017     6059
E   Sent to the Governor      05/30/2017     4243
E   Signed by the Governor      06/12/2017     4245
E   Effective immediately      06/12/2017