Bill:  SB 8 
Legislative Session: 87(R)
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Last Action:05/19/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action.
Author:Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | Hancock | Huffman | Kolkhorst | Lucio | Nelson | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Springer | Taylor
Sponsor:Slawson | Burrows | Klick | Cain | Leach
Cosponsor:Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | Burns | Capriglione | Cason | Clardy | Cook | Cyrier | Darby | Dean | Ellzey | Frank | Frullo | Gates | Goldman | Harless | Harris | Hefner | Holland | Huberty | Hull | Hunter | Jetton | King, Ken | King, Phil | Krause | Kuempel | Lambert | Landgraf | Leman | Lozano | Metcalf | Middleton | Murphy | Murr | Noble | Oliverson | Paddie | Parker | Patterson | Paul | Price | Raney | Rogers | Sanford | Schaefer | Schofield | Shaheen | Shine | Slaton | Smith | Spiller | Stephenson | Stucky | Swanson | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | Toth | VanDeaver | Vasut | White | Wilson
Subjects:Abortion (I0005)
TEXAS HEARTBEAT ACT (PT3J7)
ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)
INFORMED CONSENT (S0057)
PHYSICIANS (S1282)
PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294)
HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)
Companion:HB 1515 by Slawson, Identical
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:Public Health
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=4   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
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      03/11/2021    
 Filed      03/11/2021    
 Read first time      03/11/2021     212
 Referred to State Affairs      03/11/2021     212
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/15/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      03/15/2021    
 Testimony taken in committee      03/15/2021    
 Left pending in committee      03/15/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      03/16/2021    
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/22/2021     348
 Committee report printed and distributed      03/22/2021   02:17 PM 
 Placed on intent calendar      03/23/2021    
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/29/2021     450
 Record vote      03/29/2021     450
 Read 2nd time      03/29/2021     450
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Hughes   03/29/2021     450
 Amended      03/29/2021     453
 Record vote      03/29/2021     453
 Passed to engrossment as amended      03/29/2021     453
 Record vote      03/29/2021     453
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/30/2021     487
 Record vote      03/30/2021     487
 Read 3rd time      03/30/2021     487
 Passed      03/30/2021     487
 Record vote      03/30/2021     487
 Remarks ordered printed      03/30/2021     487
 Reported engrossed      03/30/2021     500
 Received from the Senate      03/31/2021     817
 Read first time      04/06/2021     856
 Referred to Public Health      04/06/2021   03:50 PM  856
 Considered in formal meeting      04/15/2021    
 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      04/15/2021    
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/28/2021     1872
 Committee report distributed      04/28/2021   05:30 PM 
 Committee report sent to Calendars      04/29/2021    
 Considered in Calendars      05/03/2021    
 Placed on Major State Calendar      05/05/2021    
 Read 2nd time      05/05/2021     2216
 Postponed      05/05/2021     2216
 Laid out as postponed business      05/05/2021     2258
 Amended   1-Slawson   05/05/2021     2271
 Record vote   RV#760   05/05/2021     2273
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2021     2274
 Amended   2-Slawson   05/05/2021     2274
 Record vote   RV#761   05/05/2021     2275
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2021     2275
 Amendment withdrawn   3-Dutton   05/05/2021     2275
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/05/2021     2284
 Record vote   RV#762   05/05/2021     2284
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/05/2021     2285
 Read 3rd time      05/06/2021     2357
 Passed      05/06/2021     2357
 Record vote   RV#784   05/06/2021     2357
 House passage as amended reported      05/10/2021     1329
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/13/2021     1427
 Read      05/13/2021     1428
 Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      05/13/2021     1428
 Record vote      05/13/2021     1428
 Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      05/13/2021     3100
 Reported enrolled      05/13/2021     1475
 Signed in the Senate      05/14/2021     1456
 Signed in the House      05/14/2021     3274
 Sent to the Governor      05/14/2021     1475
 Signed by the Governor      05/19/2021     1617
 Effective on 9/1/21      05/19/2021