Bill:  SB 7 
Legislative Session: 88(3) Council Document: 88S3 509 KKR-F
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Last Action:11/10/2023 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:Middleton
Coauthor:Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hall | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Sparks | Springer
Sponsor:Leach | Klick | Burrows | Troxclair | Raymond
Cosponsor:Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | Clardy | Cook | Cunningham | Darby | Dean | Dorazio | Frazier | Gerdes | Geren | Goldman | Harless | Harris, Caroline | Harris, Cody | Hayes | Hefner | Hull | Hunter | Isaac | Jetton, Jacey | Kitzman | Lambert | Leo-Wilson | Lopez, Janie | Lozano | Metcalf | Noble | Oliverson | Orr | Patterson | Paul | Rogers | Schatzline | Shaheen | Slawson | Smith | Smithee | Spiller | Stucky | Swanson | Tepper | Thimesch | Vasut | Wilson
Subjects:Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Health Care Providers (I0387)
Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)
Labor--General (I0500)
Labor--Management Relations (I0465)
COVID-19 (SB9YM)
IMMUNIZATIONS (S4341)
MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES (S0455)
PHYSICIANS (S1282)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
WORKFORCE COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0470)
Companion:HB 7 by Leach, Similar
Senate Committee:Health & Human Services
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=9   Nays=3   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   February 6, 2024   11/10/2023    
E   Signed by the Governor      11/10/2023     138
E   Sent to the Governor      11/02/2023     127
H   Signed in the House      11/01/2023     136
H   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported      11/01/2023     137
S   Signed in the Senate      10/31/2023     126
S   Reported enrolled      10/31/2023     124
S   Remarks ordered printed      10/31/2023     122
S   Remarks ordered printed      10/31/2023     121
S   Record vote      10/31/2023     120
S   Senate concurs in House amendment(s)      10/31/2023     120
S   Read      10/31/2023     120
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      10/31/2023     118
S   House passage as amended reported      10/26/2023     107
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      10/26/2023     101
H   Record vote   RV#57   10/26/2023     100
H   Passed      10/26/2023     100
H   Read 3rd time      10/26/2023     100
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      10/25/2023     43
H   Record vote   RV#12   10/25/2023     43
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      10/25/2023     43
H   Point of order sustained (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   10/25/2023     42
H   Amendment(s) offered   7-Tinderholt, Toth, Harrison, and Schatzline   10/25/2023     42
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      10/25/2023     41
H   Record vote   RV#11   10/25/2023     41
H   Amended   6-Toth, Schatzline, Harrison, and Tinderholt   10/25/2023     41
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      10/25/2023     41
H   Record vote   RV#10   10/25/2023     40
H   Amendment fails of adoption   5-Anchía   10/25/2023     39
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      10/25/2023     39
H   Record vote   RV#9   10/25/2023     38
H   Amendment fails of adoption   4-Turner   10/25/2023     38
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      10/25/2023     38
H   Record vote   RV#8   10/25/2023     37
H   Amended   3-Cain   10/25/2023     37
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Article III, Section 40   10/25/2023     37
H   Amendment(s) offered   3-Cain   10/25/2023     37
H   Point of order sustained (amendment)   Article III, Section 40   10/25/2023     37
H   Amendment(s) offered   2-Harrison, Schatzline, Tinderholt, and Toth   10/25/2023     36
H   Point of order sustained (amendment)   Article III, Section 40   10/25/2023     36
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-Harrison and Schatzline   10/25/2023     35
H   Read 2nd time      10/25/2023     35
H   Placed on General State Calendar      10/25/2023    
H   Considered in Calendars      10/24/2023    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      10/24/2023    
H   Committee report distributed      10/23/2023   06:57 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      10/23/2023     98
H   Reported favorably as substituted      10/19/2023    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      10/19/2023    
H   Considered in public hearing      10/19/2023    
H   Left pending in committee      10/16/2023    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      10/16/2023    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      10/16/2023    
H   Considered in public hearing      10/16/2023    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      10/16/2023    
H   Referred to State Affairs      10/13/2023   11:12 AM  16
H   Read first time      10/13/2023     16
H   Received from the Senate      10/13/2023     17
S   Reported engrossed      10/12/2023     89
S   Record vote      10/12/2023     88
S   Passed      10/12/2023     88
S   Read 3rd time      10/12/2023     88
S   Record vote      10/12/2023     88
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      10/12/2023     88
S   Record vote      10/12/2023     85
S   Passed to engrossment as amended      10/12/2023     85
S   Vote recorded in Journal      10/12/2023     85
S   Amended      10/12/2023     85
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Kolkhorst   10/12/2023     84
S   Vote recorded in Journal      10/12/2023     84
S   Amendment adopted as amended   FA1 Middleton   10/12/2023     84
S   Vote recorded in Journal      10/12/2023     84
S   Amendment amended      10/12/2023     84
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA4 Middleton   10/12/2023     84
S   Vote reconsidered      10/12/2023     84
S   Vote recorded in Journal      10/12/2023     84
S   Amended      10/12/2023     84
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Middleton   10/12/2023     83
S   Laid out as postponed business      10/12/2023     83
S   Postponed   10/12/23 8:15 PM   10/12/2023     31
S   Record vote      10/12/2023     31
S   Amendment fails of adoption      10/12/2023     31
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Miles   10/12/2023     31
S   Record vote      10/12/2023     31
S   Amended      10/12/2023     31
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Middleton   10/12/2023     30
S   Read 2nd time      10/12/2023     30
S   Record vote      10/12/2023     29
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      10/12/2023     29
S   Co-author authorized      10/12/2023     85
S   Committee report printed and distributed      10/10/2023   03:05 PM 
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      10/10/2023     10
S   Vote taken in committee      10/10/2023    
S   Testimony taken in committee      10/10/2023    
S   Considered in public hearing      10/10/2023    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      10/10/2023    
S   Record vote      10/09/2023     5
S   Posting rule suspended      10/09/2023     5
S   Referred to Health & Human Services      10/09/2023     4
S   Read first time      10/09/2023     4
S   Co-author authorized      10/09/2023     7
S   Filed      10/09/2023    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      10/09/2023