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Bill:  HB 670 
Legislative Session: 81(R) Council Document: 81R 3389 CAE-F
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Last Action:05/13/2009 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to a qualified privilege of a journalist not to testify.
Author:Martinez Fischer | Pitts | Gallego | Berman | Lucio III
Coauthor:Allen | Alonzo | Bolton | Branch | Burnam | Chavez | Cohen | Dutton | Eiland | Geren | Gonzales | Gonzalez Toureilles | Guillen | Gutierrez | Hernandez | Herrero | Hopson | King, Susan | Leibowitz | Marquez | Martinez, "Mando" | Naishtat | Ortiz, Jr. | Pena | Rios Ybarra | Rose | Sheffield | Thibaut | Thompson | Turner, Chris | Villarreal | Vo | Walle
Sponsor:Ellis
Subjects:Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Communications & Press (I0073)
Courts--Civil Procedure (I0135)
Companion:SB 915 by Ellis, Identical
House Committee:Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Committee:Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective immediately      05/13/2009    
E   Signed by the Governor      05/13/2009     3680
E   Sent to the Governor      05/04/2009     2554
S   Signed in the Senate      05/04/2009     1947
H   Signed in the House      05/04/2009     2429
H   Reported enrolled      05/04/2009   07:57 AM  2554
S   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported      04/30/2009     1872
H   Text of Senate Amendment(s)       04/30/2009     2160
H   Record vote   RV#411   04/30/2009     2160
H   House concurs in Senate amendment(s)      04/30/2009     2160
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      04/28/2009   10:26 PM 
H   Senate Amendments printed and distributed      04/28/2009   10:05 PM 
H   Senate passage as amended reported      04/28/2009     2007
S   Record vote       04/28/2009     1707
S   Passed       04/28/2009     1707
S   Read 3rd time       04/28/2009     1707
S   Record vote       04/28/2009     1706
S   Three day rule suspended       04/28/2009     1706
S   Vote recorded in Journal       04/28/2009     1706
S   Passed to 3rd reading       04/28/2009     1706
S   Amendment withdrawn       04/28/2009     1706
S   Motion withdrawn      04/28/2009     1706
S   Motion to table      04/28/2009     1706
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Williams   04/28/2009     1705
S   Read 2nd time      04/28/2009     1705
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/28/2009     1705
S   Placed on intent calendar      04/22/2009    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/20/2009   02:55 PM 
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      04/20/2009    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      04/20/2009     1226
S   Testimony taken in committee      04/15/2009    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/15/2009    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      04/15/2009    
S   Referred to Jurisprudence      04/07/2009     911
S   Read first time      04/07/2009     911
S   Received from the House      04/06/2009     888
H   Reported engrossed      04/03/2009   07:50 AM  1093
H   Record vote   RV#91   04/02/2009     1045
H   Passed as amended      04/02/2009     1045
H   Amended   1-Martinez Fischer   04/02/2009     1045
H   Read 3rd time      04/02/2009     1044
H   Record vote   RV#86   04/01/2009     1022
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      04/01/2009     1022
H   Amended   1-Martinez Fischer   04/01/2009     1022
H   Read 2nd time      04/01/2009     1022
H   Placed on Major State Calendar      04/01/2009    
H   Considered in Calendars      03/30/2009    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      03/27/2009    
H   Committee report printed and distributed      03/26/2009   10:45 PM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      03/26/2009     989
H   Reported favorably as substituted      03/23/2009    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/23/2009    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      03/23/2009    
H   Vote reconsidered in committee      03/23/2009    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/23/2009    
H   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)      03/16/2009    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/16/2009    
H   Left pending in committee      03/02/2009    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/02/2009    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/02/2009    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/02/2009    
H   Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence      02/18/2009     330
H   Read first time      02/18/2009     330
H   Filed      01/16/2009