Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court
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Officially: “Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Jan 23, 2025
Filed · Jan 23, 2025
Read first time · Feb 13, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Feb 13, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Feb 27, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Feb 27, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Feb 27, 2025
Left pending in committee · Feb 27, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 3, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 3, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Mar 5, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 5, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 5, 2025
Placed on local & uncontested calendar · Apr 10, 2025
Laid before the Senate · Apr 10, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 10, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 10, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 10, 2025
Passed · Apr 10, 2025
Record vote · Apr 10, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 10, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 14, 2025
Read first time · Apr 17, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Apr 17, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 30, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 30, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 6, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 6, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 6, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 7, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 7, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 7, 2025
Record vote · May 7, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 7, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 8, 2025
Postponed · May 8, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 8, 2025
Postponed · May 8, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 9, 2025
Passed · May 9, 2025
Record vote · May 9, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 9, 2025
House passage reported · May 12, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 12, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 13, 2025
Signed in the House · May 13, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 13, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 24, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 24, 2025
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
SBi888 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-09 · Yeas 127, Nays 10, Present, not voting 2
SBi888 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-07 · Yeas 134, Nays 7, Present, not voting 3
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