TX HB621 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature

Texas House Bill 621 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: Passed on May 25 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-05-25 - Effective on 9/1/19
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against an employee who in good faith reports child abuse or neglect.

Title

Relating to prohibited adverse employment action against an employee who in good faith reports child abuse or neglect.

Roll Calls

2019-05-15 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-05-15 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-17 - House - Read 3rd time RV#480 (Y: 143 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 6) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-25		Effective on 9/1/19
2019-05-25		Signed by the Governor
2019-05-16		Sent to the Governor
2019-05-16	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2019-05-16	House	Signed in the House
2019-05-15	House	Reported enrolled
2019-05-15	House	Senate passage reported
2019-05-15	Senate	Record vote
2019-05-15	Senate	Passed
2019-05-15	Senate	Read 3rd time
2019-05-15	Senate	Record vote
2019-05-15	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2019-05-15	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2019-05-15	Senate	Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
2019-05-15	Senate	Laid before the Senate
2019-05-15	Senate	Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2019-05-09	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2019-05-09	Senate	Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2019-05-09	Senate	Reported favorably w/o amendments
2019-05-09	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2019-05-08	Senate	Left pending in committee
2019-05-08	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2019-05-08	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2019-05-08	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2019-04-30	Senate	Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
2019-04-30	Senate	Read first time
2019-04-23	Senate	Received from the House
2019-04-17	House	Reported engrossed
2019-04-17	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2019-04-17	House	Record vote RV#480
2019-04-17	House	Passed
2019-04-17	House	Read 3rd time
2019-04-16	House	Passed to engrossment
2019-04-16	House	Read 2nd time
2019-04-16	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2019-04-12	House	Considered in Calendars
2019-04-11	House	Considered in Calendars
2019-04-09	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2019-04-08	House	Committee report distributed
2019-04-08	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2019-03-26	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2019-03-26	House	Considered in public hearing
2019-03-05	House	Left pending in committee
2019-03-05	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2019-03-05	House	Considered in public hearing
2019-03-05	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2019-02-21	House	Referred to Business & Industry
2019-02-21	House	Read first time
2019-01-03	House	Filed

Subjects

CHILD ABUSE
Family
Family--Child Protection
Labor
Labor--Management Relations

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=HB621
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00621I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00621S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00621F.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=HB621&RcdVtNo=480&Ch=H&Dt=04/17/2019
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/86r/pdf/86RSJ05-15-F1.PDF#page=2