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Texas Senate Bill 4 was first introduced into the Texas Legislature on November 15, 2016. [7] It passed the Texas Senate on February 8, 2017, by a vote of 20–10. [ 8 ] The bill then went to the Texas House of Representatives , where it passed on April 27, 2017, by a vote of 94–53, with one representative voting "present."
After the U.S. Supreme Court allowed Senate Bill 4 to go into effect in Texas on Tuesday, that same night, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals put the same bill on hold.. There’s plenty to examine ...
The Texas Senate passed SB 4 and a Senate Joint Resolution, both filed by state Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston. Bettencourt authored the bill that passed last legislative session that included a ...
2017 Dallas Cowboys season; 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball championship game; 2017–18 Dallas Mavericks season; A. ... Texas Senate Bill 4; H. 2017 Heart of ...
The hotly debated SB 4 was passed by the Texas House earlier this week and Gov. Greg Abbott said he plans to sign SB 4 into law, which critics say could lead to racial profiling and feeds "anti ...
The 85th Texas Legislature began on January 10, 2017. All members of the House and Senate were elected in the general election held on November 8, 2016. Party summary
The 5th Circuit is currently considering whether to allow Texas to enforce Senate Bill 4 while it weighs the larger question of whether the law violates the US Constitution. A three-judge panel at ...
The Senate passed the final bill, 51–48, on December 20, 2017; all Senate Republicans voted for the bill except Sen. John McCain, who was absent for health reasons. [91] On the same day, a re-vote was held in the House; the bill passed, 224–201. [92] [93] President Trump then signed the bill into law on December 22, 2017. [94]