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SB 990
  • Introduced
    Jan 29, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    Mar 26, 2025
  • Passed House
  • Signed into Law
SB 990
Texas Senate Bill
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Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.
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House • May 21, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
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Mar 26, 2024, Senate
The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5. (Same as previous roll call)
YES: 26
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 26

NO: 5

OTHER: 0
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Mar 26, 2024, Senate
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1.
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 0

NO: 0

    OTHER: 0
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    Mar 26, 2024, Senate
    Senator Bettencourt moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 990 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
    YES: 26
    NO: 5
    OTHER: 0
    YES: 26

    NO: 5

    OTHER: 0
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    Mar 26, 2024, Senate
    SB 990, Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
    YES: 26
    NO: 5
    OTHER: 0
    YES: 26

    NO: 5

    OTHER: 0
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    Mar 26, 2024, Senate
    SB 990 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 5.
    YES: 26
    NO: 5
    OTHER: 0
    YES: 26

    NO: 5

    OTHER: 0
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    • May 21, 2025 | House
      • Committee report sent to Calendars
    • May 20, 2025 | House
      • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
      • Committee report distributed
    • May 12, 2025 | House
      • Recalled from subcommittee
      • Considered in formal meeting
      • Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
    • May 08, 2025 | House
      • Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
      • Considered by s/c in public hearing
      • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
      • Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendment(s)
      • Vote reconsidered in subcommittee
      • Left pending in subcommittee
    • May 01, 2025 | House
      • Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
    • Apr 22, 2025 | House
      • Read first time
      • Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence
    • Mar 27, 2025 | House
      • Received from the Senate
    • Mar 26, 2025 | Senate
      • Co-author authorized
      • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
      • Record vote
      • Read 2nd time
      • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Bettencourt
      • Amended
      • Vote recorded in Journal
      • Passed to engrossment as amended
      • Record vote
      • Three day rule suspended
      • Record vote
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed
      • Record vote
      • Reported engrossed
    • Mar 24, 2025 | Senate
      • Placed on intent calendar
    • Mar 20, 2025 | Senate
      • Co-author authorized
    • Mar 19, 2025 | Senate
      • Reported favorably w/o amendments
      • Committee report printed and distributed
    • Mar 18, 2025 | Senate
      • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 03/18/2025
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Testimony taken in committee
      • Vote taken in committee
    • Feb 13, 2025 | Senate
      • Read first time
      • Referred to Criminal Justice
    • Jan 29, 2025 | Senate
      • Received by the Secretary of the Senate
      • Filed
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