Priority bills that died include a 10-year minimum sentencing for gun-related crimes, a ban on 'critical race theory' at public universities and LGBTQ-related legislation. Texas txlege txhouse TexasRepublicans LGBTQRights SchoolVouchers
Texas representatives and their families gather on the House floor on the opening day of the 88th Legislative Session at the state Capitol in Austin on Jan. 10, 2023. The House faced a deadline Saturday of passing Senate bills out of committee. Any bill that did not clear a panel is effectively dead.
The Texas House on Saturday was required to advance bills through the committee phase by midnight. However, the House opted to not meet this weekend. The free weekend for state representatives means an untold number of bills can no longer be considered. has watered down or blocked some of the most conservative ideas coming from the upper chamber.
Each year thousands of bills are introduced by state lawmakers in both chambers — only a fraction become law. Procedural rules such as this weekend’s deadlines often mark the end of the road for many legislative proposals — and can help block legislation that leadership does not want to move forward.
has already signaled he’ll likely call lawmakers back to Austin to address one of the bills that died this weekend, a proposal that would have allowed Texas families to use tax dollars to pay for private school tuition.Senate Bill 2 — Reinstating a felony penalty for illegal voting, R-Mineola, the bill raised the penalty for illegal voting from a misdemeanor to a second degree felony. Hughes' bill also changes the existing legal wording to what’s known as the “intent requirement.
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