Bill:  SB 1731 
Legislative Session: 85(R) Council Document: 85R 8334 AAF-D
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Last Action:06/12/2017 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the repeal of laws governing certain state entities, including the functions of those entities, and to certain duties, responsibilities, and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the abolishment of certain of those entities.
Author:Birdwell
Coauthor:Hall
Sponsor:Meyer
Subjects:Agriculture (I0020)
Energy--Alternative Fuels (I0314)
Environment--Air (I0325)
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (I0749)
Vehicles & Traffic--General (I0865)
AWARDS, MEDALS, PRIZES (S0129)
SCHOOL BUSES & SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS (S1346)
VEHICLE EMISSIONS (S0128)
TEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION (U0227)
BIOENERGY POLICY COUNCIL (V0841)
BIOENERGY RESEARCH COMMITTEE (V0842)
BORDER SECURITY COUNCIL (V0785)
DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARDS COMMITTEE, TEXAS (V0428)
EMISSIONS REDUCTION PLAN ADVISORY BOARD, TEXAS (V0434)
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)
HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL (V0256)
PATIENT PROTECTION, OFFICE OF (V0592)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
Remarks:This Act takes effect September 1, 2017, except Section 8 takes effect August 30, 2017, excluding Subsections (b-1) through (s-1), which take effect on the date that the Texas Emissions Reduction Plan Advisory Board is abolished under Subsection (a).
Senate Committee:Business & Commerce
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=12   Nays=1   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2017) Birdwell (Chair) | Estes | Nichols | Taylor, Larry | Zaffirini
House Conferees:Appointed (05/27/2017) Meyer (Chair) | Darby | Kuempel | Landgraf | Rodriguez, Eddie
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/09/2017    
 Filed      03/09/2017    
 Read first time      03/23/2017     661
 Referred to Business & Commerce      03/23/2017     661
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/11/2017    
 Considered in public hearing      04/11/2017    
 Left pending in committee      04/11/2017    
 Considered in public hearing      04/18/2017    
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/24/2017     1260
 Committee report printed and distributed      04/24/2017   03:20 PM 
 Co-author authorized      04/26/2017     1319
 Placed on intent calendar      04/26/2017    
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/27/2017     1351
 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment      04/27/2017     1351
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/27/2017     1351
 Three day rule suspended      04/27/2017     1351
 Record vote      04/27/2017     1351
 Read 3rd time      04/27/2017     1351
 Passed      04/27/2017     1351
 Record vote      04/27/2017     1351
 Reported engrossed      04/27/2017     1534
 Received from the Senate      04/27/2017     2073
 Read first time      05/08/2017     3020
 Referred to State Affairs      05/08/2017   07:48 PM  3020
 Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .      05/16/2017    
 No action taken in committee      05/16/2017    
 Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .      05/18/2017    
 Considered in formal meeting      05/18/2017    
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      05/18/2017    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/19/2017     4004
 Committee report distributed      05/20/2017   10:03 AM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/20/2017    
 Considered in Calendars      05/21/2017    
 Placed on General State Calendar      05/23/2017    
 Read 2nd time      05/23/2017     4504
 Amended   1-Gonzales   05/23/2017     4504
 Amended   2-Shaheen   05/23/2017     4505
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/23/2017     4506
 Constitutional three day rule suspended      05/24/2017     4580
 Record vote   RV#1710   05/24/2017     4580
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2017     4580
 Read 3rd time      05/24/2017     4626
 Amended   1-Paddie   05/24/2017     4626
 Amended   2-Landgraf   05/24/2017     4626
 Passed as amended      05/24/2017     4627
 Record vote   RV#1735   05/24/2017     4627
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2017     4627
 House passage as amended reported      05/24/2017     2967
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/26/2017     3581
 Read      05/26/2017     3583
 Senate refuses to concur      05/26/2017     3583
 Senate requests conference committee      05/26/2017     3583
 Senate appoints conferees      05/26/2017     3583
 Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/26/2017     5569
 Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/26/2017     5569
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2017     5569
 House grants request for conference committee      05/27/2017     5593
 House appoints conferees      05/27/2017     5593
 House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/27/2017     3787
 House appoints conferees-reported      05/27/2017     3787
 Conference committee report filed      05/27/2017     4008
 Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/27/2017   11:12 PM 
 1 hr. notice-to suspend rules      05/28/2017     5957
 Rules suspended      05/28/2017     5968
 Record vote   RV#2043   05/28/2017     5968
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2017     5969
 House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR 2614   05/28/2017     5969
 House adopts conference committee report      05/28/2017     6000
 Record vote   RV#2045   05/28/2017     6000
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2017     6001
 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2017     4210
 Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 939   05/28/2017     4179
 Point of order      05/28/2017     4208
 Point of order withdrawn      05/28/2017     4208
 Senate adopts conference committee report      05/28/2017     4208
 Record vote      05/28/2017     4208
 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2017     6039
 Reported enrolled      05/29/2017     4243
 Signed in the Senate      05/30/2017     4242
 Signed in the House      05/30/2017     6060
 Sent to the Governor      05/30/2017     4243
 Signed by the Governor      06/12/2017     4245
 See remarks for effective date      06/12/2017