Texas Senate Bill 3 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 5-0)
Status: Passed on June 8 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-06-08 - Effective immediately
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Relating to preparing for, preventing, and responding to weather emergencies and power outages; increasing the amount of administrative and civil penalties.

Relating to preparing for, preventing, and responding to weather emergencies and power outages; increasing the amount of administrative and civil penalties.

Sen. Charles Schwertner [R]	Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]	Sen. Lois Kolkhorst [R]	Sen. Kel Seliger [R]
Rep. Chris Paddie [R]

2021-05-30 - Senate - Senate adopts conference committee report (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-30 - Senate - Senate adopts conference committee report (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-05-30 - House - House adopts conference committee report RV#1784 (Y: 142 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-05-24 - House - Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal RV#1353 (Y: 142 N: 1 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2021-05-23 - House - 24-Reynolds RV#1331 (Y: 103 N: 35 NV: 1 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2021-05-23 - House - 21-Zwiener RV#1330 (Y: 116 N: 26 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-05-23 - House - RV#1329 (Y: 83 N: 59 NV: 1 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2021-05-23 - House - Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal RV#1328 (Y: 136 N: 1 NV: 2 Abs: 11) [PASS]
2021-05-23 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#1327 (Y: 26 N: 113 NV: 1 Abs: 10) [FAIL]
2021-05-23 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#1326 (Y: 59 N: 85 NV: 1 Abs: 5) [FAIL]
2021-05-23 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#1325 (Y: 58 N: 80 NV: 1 Abs: 11) [FAIL]
2021-05-23 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#1324 (Y: 46 N: 95 NV: 1 Abs: 8) [FAIL]
2021-05-23 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#1323 (Y: 60 N: 83 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [FAIL]
2021-05-23 - House - Amendment fails of adoption RV#1322 (Y: 34 N: 102 NV: 1 Abs: 13) [FAIL]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-03-29 - Senate - FA4 Hancock (Y: 18 N: 13 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-06-08		Effective immediately
2021-06-08		Signed by the Governor
2021-06-01		Sent to the Governor
2021-05-31	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2021-05-31	House	Signed in the House
2021-05-31	Senate	Reported enrolled
2021-05-31	House	Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2021-05-30	Senate	Record vote
2021-05-30	Senate	Senate adopts conference committee report
2021-05-30	Senate	Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds SR 562
2021-05-30	Senate	House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2021-05-30	House	Record vote RV#1784
2021-05-30	House	House adopts conference committee report
2021-05-30	House	Rules suspended
2021-05-30	House	House adopts resolution to go outside bounds HR 2085
2021-05-30	House	Conf. Comm. Report distributed
2021-05-29	Senate	Conference committee report filed
2021-05-28	Senate	House appoints conferees w/inst-reported
2021-05-28	Senate	House grants request for conf comm-reported
2021-05-28	House	House appoints conferees with instructions
2021-05-28	House	Motion prevails
2021-05-28	House	Motion to instruct conferees
2021-05-28	House	House grants request for conference committee
2021-05-27	House	Senate appoints conferees-reported
2021-05-27	House	Senate requests conference committee-reported
2021-05-27	House	Senate refuses to concur-reported
2021-05-27	Senate	Senate appoints conferees
2021-05-27	Senate	Senate requests conference committee
2021-05-27	Senate	Senate refuses to concur
2021-05-27	Senate	Read
2021-05-27	Senate	House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2021-05-24	Senate	House passage as amended reported
2021-05-24	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-24	House	Record vote RV#1353
2021-05-24	House	Passed as amended
2021-05-24	House	Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
2021-05-24	House	Amended 2-Guerra
2021-05-24	House	Amended 1-Paddie
2021-05-24	House	Read 3rd time
2021-05-23	House	Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2021-05-23	House	Amendment withdrawn 28-Reynolds
2021-05-23	House	Amendment withdrawn 27-C. Turner
2021-05-23	House	Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
2021-05-23	House	Amendment(s) offered 27-C. Turner
2021-05-23	House	Amendment withdrawn 26-Guerra
2021-05-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1331
2021-05-23	House	Amended 25-Zwiener and Frank
2021-05-23	House	Amendment withdrawn 24-Reynolds
2021-05-23	House	Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
2021-05-23	House	Amendment(s) offered 24-Reynolds
2021-05-23	House	Amendment withdrawn 23-Patterson
2021-05-23	House	Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
2021-05-23	House	Amendment(s) offered 23-Patterson
2021-05-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1330
2021-05-23	House	Amended 22-Holland
2021-05-23	House	Amended 21-Zwiener
2021-05-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1329
2021-05-23	House	Amended 20-Rodriguez, Shine, Biedermann, Toth, Howard, Schaefer, Slaton, Tinderholt, and C. Bell
2021-05-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1328
2021-05-23	House	Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Amended 19-Goldman
2021-05-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1327
2021-05-23	House	Amendment fails of adoption 18-Tinderholt
2021-05-23	House	Amendment withdrawn 17-P. King
2021-05-23	House	Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
2021-05-23	House	Amendment(s) offered 17-P. King
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1326
2021-05-23	House	Amendment fails of adoption 16-Goodwin
2021-05-23	House	Amendment withdrawn 15-C. Turner
2021-05-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1325
2021-05-23	House	Amendment fails of adoption 14-C. Turner
2021-05-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1324
2021-05-23	House	Amendment fails of adoption 13-Lucio
2021-05-23	House	Amended 12-T. King
2021-05-23	House	Amended 11-Martinez Fischer, Lopez, Minjarez, Gervin-Hawkins, Larson, Allison, Pacheco, Cortez, More
2021-05-23	House	Amended 10-Morales Shaw
2021-05-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1323
2021-05-23	House	Amendment fails of adoption 9-Howard
2021-05-23	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Record vote RV#1322
2021-05-23	House	Amendment fails of adoption 8-Tinderholt
2021-05-23	House	Amendment fails of adoption 7-Reynolds
2021-05-23	House	Amendment withdrawn 6-Rosenthal
2021-05-23	House	Amended 5-Howard
2021-05-23	House	Amendment fails of adoption 4-Guerra
2021-05-23	House	Amended 3-Morales Shaw
2021-05-23	House	Amended 2-Paddie
2021-05-23	House	Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Amended 1-Paddie
2021-05-23	House	Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
2021-05-23	House	Read 2nd time
2021-05-23	House	Placed on Major State Calendar
2021-05-20	House	Considered in Calendars
2021-05-20	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2021-05-20	House	Committee report distributed
2021-05-20	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2021-05-18	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2021-05-18	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2021-05-18	House	Considered in public hearing
2021-05-07	House	Left pending in committee
2021-05-07	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2021-05-07	House	Considered in public hearing
2021-05-07	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2021-05-06	House	Posting rule suspended
2021-05-06	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2021-04-07	House	Referred to State Affairs
2021-04-07	House	Read first time
2021-03-30	House	Received from the Senate
2021-03-29	Senate	Reported engrossed
2021-03-29	Senate	Record vote
2021-03-29	Senate	Passed
2021-03-29	Senate	Read 3rd time
2021-03-29	Senate	Record vote
2021-03-29	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2021-03-29	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2021-03-29	Senate	Passed to engrossment as amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment withdrawn
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA8 Springer
2021-03-29	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2021-03-29	Senate	Amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA7 Johnson
2021-03-29	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2021-03-29	Senate	Amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA3 Johnson
2021-03-29	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2021-03-29	Senate	Amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA5 Springer
2021-03-29	Senate	Record vote
2021-03-29	Senate	Amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA4 Hancock
2021-03-29	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2021-03-29	Senate	Amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA3 Hughes
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment withdrawn
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA2 Creighton
2021-03-29	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2021-03-29	Senate	Amended
2021-03-29	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Schwertner
2021-03-29	Senate	Read 2nd time
2021-03-29	Senate	Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
2021-03-29	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2021-03-29	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2021-03-29	Senate	Co-author authorized
2021-03-26	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2021-03-26	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2021-03-25	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2021-03-25	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2021-03-25	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2021-03-18	Senate	Referred to Jurisprudence
2021-03-18	Senate	Read first time
2021-03-12	Senate	Filed
2021-03-12	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00003I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00003S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00003E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00003H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00003F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003S2F1.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003S2F2.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003S2F3.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003S2F4.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003S2F5.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003S2F7.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003S2F8.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003S2F6.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H22.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H23.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H24.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H25.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H26.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H27.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H28.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H29.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H210.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H211.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H212.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H213.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H214.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H215.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H216.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H217.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H218.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H219.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H220.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H221.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H222.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H223.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H224.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H225.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H226.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H228.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H31.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/amendments/html/SB00003H32.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/analysis/html/SB00003I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00003I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00003S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/analysis/html/SB00003S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00003E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00003H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/analysis/html/SB00003H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00003F.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/analysis/html/SB00003F.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/87r/pdf/87RSJ03-29-F.PDF#page=10
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/87r/pdf/87RSJ03-29-F.PDF#page=12
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1322&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1323&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1324&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1325&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1326&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1327&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1328&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1329&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1330&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1331&Ch=H&Dt=05/23/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1353&Ch=H&Dt=05/24/2021
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=87R&Bill=SB3&RcdVtNo=1784&Ch=H&Dt=05/30/2021
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/87r/pdf/87RSJ05-30-F.PDF#page=49