| History For SB 959 | 
				
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					| First Reading | 260 | 02/01/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Authored by Senator Paxton | 260 | 02/01/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Second Reading referred to Rules | 320 | 02/02/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Reported Do Pass as amended Rules committee; CR filed | 481 | 02/24/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Title stricken |  | 02/24/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Coauthored by Representative Hilbert (principal House author) | 702 | 03/08/2021 | S | 
				
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					| General Order, Considered | 755 | 03/09/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Measure passed:  Ayes: 34  Nays: 11 | 756 | 03/09/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Referred for engrossment | 756 | 03/09/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Engrossed to House | 783 | 03/10/2021 | S | 
				
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					| First Reading | 853 | 03/10/2021 | H | 
				
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					| Second Reading referred to Appropriations and Budget | 944 | 03/22/2021 | H | 
				
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					| CR; Do Pass, as amended, Appropriations and Budget Committee | 1111 | 04/15/2021 | H | 
				
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					| Enacting clause stricken | 1111 | 04/15/2021 | H | 
				
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					| General Order | 1210 | 04/21/2021 | H | 
				
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					| Third Reading, Measure passed:  Ayes: 68 Nays: 15 | 1210 | 04/21/2021 | H | 
				
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					| Referred for engrossment | 1211 | 04/21/2021 | H | 
				
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					| Engrossed, signed, to Senate | 1259 | 04/22/2021 | H | 
				
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					| HAs read | 1247 | 04/22/2021 | S | 
				
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					| HAs rejected, conference requested | 1271 | 04/28/2021 | S | 
				
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					| SCs named Paxton, Jech, Leewright, Thompson, Boren, Kirt | 1306 | 05/04/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Conference granted, naming GCCA | 1398 | 05/06/2021 | H | 
				
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					| CCR read | 1407 | 05/19/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Title restored |  | 05/19/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Enacting clause restored |  | 05/19/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Emergency added |  | 05/19/2021 | S | 
				
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					| CCR adopted | 1441 | 05/25/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Measure and Emergency passed, to House:  Ayes: 35  Nays: 10 | 1442 | 05/25/2021 | S | 
				
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					| CCR submitted | 1524 | 05/25/2021 | H | 
				
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					| CCR adopted | 1545 | 05/27/2021 | H | 
				
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					| Fourth Reading, Measure and Emergency Passed:  Ayes: 68  Nays: 24; Ayes: 70 Nays: 20 | 1545 | 05/27/2021 | H | 
				
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					| To Senate | 1546 | 05/27/2021 | H | 
				
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					| Referred for enrollment | 1463 | 05/27/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Enrolled, to House | 1463 | 05/27/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Signed, returned to Senate | 1547 | 05/27/2021 | H | 
				
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					| Sent to Governor | 1464 | 05/27/2021 | S | 
				
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					| Approved by Governor 05/28/2021 | 1465 | 05/28/2021 | S | 
				
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