TX SB1492 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature

Texas Senate Bill 1492 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on May 15 2019 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-05-19 - Committee report sent to Calendars
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to grand jury proceedings and establishing a commission to study improvements and alternatives to those proceedings.

Title

Relating to grand jury proceedings and establishing a commission to study improvements and alternatives to those proceedings.

Roll Calls

2019-05-15 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2019-05-15 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 0 N: 1 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-19	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2019-05-18	House	Committee report distributed
2019-05-17	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2019-05-17	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2019-05-17	House	Considered in formal meeting
2019-05-16	House	Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
2019-05-16	House	Read first time
2019-05-15	House	Received from the Senate
2019-05-15	Senate	Reported engrossed
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 engrossment
2019-05-15	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2019-05-15	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2019-05-15	Senate	Co-author authorized
2019-05-13	Senate	Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
2019-05-14	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2019-05-13	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2019-05-13	Senate	Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2019-05-13	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2019-05-10	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2019-05-10	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2019-04-24	Senate	Left pending in committee
2019-04-24	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2019-04-24	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2019-04-24	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2019-03-14	Senate	Referred to Criminal Justice
2019-03-14	Senate	Read first time
2019-03-05	Senate	Filed
2019-03-05	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Subjects

Courts
Courts--Juries
Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys
Criminal Procedure
Criminal Procedure--General
Governor
GRAND JURIES, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
WITNESSES

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=SB1492
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01492I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01492S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01492E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB01492H.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/86r/pdf/86RSJ05-15-F.PDF#page=23