Texas Senate Bill 616 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 6-1)
Status: Passed on June 10 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-10 - See remarks for effective date
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the conditional transfer of the driver licensing program to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, the abolition of the Texas Private Security Board, the transfer of the motorcycle and off-highway vehicle operator training programs to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and the regulation of other programs administered by the Department of Public Safety; imposing an administrative penalty; authorizing and repealing the authorization for fees.

Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas, the conditional transfer of the driver licensing program to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, the abolition of the Texas Private Security Board, the transfer of the motorcycle and off-highway vehicle operator training programs to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, and the regulation of other programs administered by the Department of Public Safety; imposing an administrative penalty; authorizing and repealing the authorization for fees.

Sen. Brian Birdwell [R]	Sen. Dawn Buckingham [R]	Sen. Bob Hall [R]	Sen. Bryan Hughes [R]
Sen. Robert Nichols [R]	Sen. Kirk Watson [D]	Rep. Chris Paddie [R]

2019-05-26 - House - House adopts conference committee report RV#1979 (Y: 146 N: 0 NV: 1 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2019-05-25 - Senate - Senate adopts conference committee report (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-05-17 - House - Read 3rd time RV#1452 (Y: 142 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2019-05-16 - House - Amendment tabled RV#1443 (Y: 74 N: 68 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2019-04-16 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-16 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-16 - Senate - Amendment fails of adoption (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2019-04-16 - Senate - Amendment fails of adoption (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-10		See remarks for effective date
2019-06-10		Signed by the Governor
2019-05-28		Sent to the Governor
2019-05-27	House	Signed in the House
2019-05-27	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2019-05-27	Senate	Reported enrolled
2019-05-26	Senate	House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2019-05-26	House	Record vote RV#1979
2019-05-26	House	House adopts conference committee report
2019-05-26	House	Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2019-05-25	Senate	Record vote
2019-05-25	Senate	Senate adopts conference committee report
2019-05-25	House	Conf. Comm. Report distributed
2019-05-24	Senate	Conference committee report filed
2019-05-23	Senate	House appoints conferees-reported
2019-05-23	Senate	House grants request for conf comm-reported
2019-05-23	House	House appoints conferees
2019-05-23	House	House grants request for conference committee
2019-05-23	House	Senate appoints conferees-reported
2019-05-23	House	Senate requests conference committee-reported
2019-05-23	House	Senate refuses to concur-reported
2019-05-23	Senate	Senate appoints conferees
2019-05-23	Senate	Senate requests conference committee
2019-05-23	Senate	Senate refuses to concur
2019-05-23	Senate	Read
2019-05-23	Senate	House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2019-05-17	Senate	House passage as amended reported
2019-05-17	House	Record vote RV#1452
2019-05-17	House	Passed
2019-05-17	House	Read 3rd time
2019-05-16	House	Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2019-05-16	House	Amendment withdrawn 4-Israel
2019-05-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2019-05-16	House	Record vote RV#1443
2019-05-16	House	Amendment tabled 3-Calanni
2019-05-16	House	Amended 2-Paddie
2019-05-16	House	Amended 1-Paddie
2019-05-16	House	Read 2nd time
2019-05-16	House	Placed on Major State Calendar
2019-05-14	House	Considered in Calendars
2019-05-14	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2019-05-13	House	Committee report distributed
2019-05-13	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2019-05-09	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2019-05-09	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2019-05-09	House	Considered in formal meeting
2019-04-24	House	Left pending in committee
2019-04-24	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2019-04-24	House	Considered in public hearing
2019-04-24	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2019-04-17	House	Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety
2019-04-17	House	Read first time
2019-04-17	House	Received from the Senate
2019-04-16	Senate	Reported engrossed
2019-04-16	Senate	Record vote
2019-04-16	Senate	Passed
2019-04-16	Senate	Read 3rd time
2019-04-16	Senate	Record vote
2019-04-16	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2019-04-16	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2019-04-16	Senate	Passed to engrossment as amended
2019-04-16	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2019-04-16	Senate	Amended
2019-04-16	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA7 Johnson
2019-04-16	Senate	Record vote
2019-04-16	Senate	Amendment fails of adoption
2019-04-16	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA6 Johnson
2019-04-16	Senate	Record vote
2019-04-16	Senate	Amendment fails of adoption
2019-04-16	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA5 Johnson
2019-04-16	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2019-04-16	Senate	Amended
2019-04-16	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA4 Hinojosa
2019-04-16	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2019-04-16	Senate	Amended
2019-04-16	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA3 Lucio
2019-04-16	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2019-04-16	Senate	Amended
2019-04-16	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA2 Watson
2019-04-16	Senate	Vote recorded in Journal
2019-04-16	Senate	Amended
2019-04-16	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Menéndez
2019-04-16	Senate	Read 2nd time
2019-04-16	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2019-04-16	Senate	Co-author authorized
2019-04-11	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2019-04-09	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2019-04-09	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2019-04-03	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2019-03-20	Senate	Left pending in committee
2019-03-20	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2019-03-20	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2019-03-20	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2019-03-01	Senate	Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security
2019-03-01	Senate	Read first time
2019-02-27	Senate	Co-author authorized
2019-02-22	Senate	Filed
2019-02-22	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

HB1530 (Same As) 2019-03-04 - Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=SB616
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00616I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00616S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00616E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00616H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00616F.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/86r/pdf/86RSJ04-16-F.PDF#page=37
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/86r/pdf/86RSJ04-16-F.PDF#page=38
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/86r/pdf/86RSJ04-16-F.PDF#page=39
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=SB616&RcdVtNo=1443&Ch=H&Dt=05/16/2019
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=SB616&RcdVtNo=1452&Ch=H&Dt=05/17/2019
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=86R&Bill=SB616&RcdVtNo=1979&Ch=H&Dt=05/26/2019
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/86r/pdf/86RSJ05-25-F.PDF#page=83