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TX SB12 (2023)
Relating to the authority to regulate sexually oriented performances and to restricting those performances on the premises of a commercial enterprise, on public property, or in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Relating to the authority to regulate sexually oriented performances and to restricting those performances on the premises of a commercial enterprise, on public property, or in th…
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Session
- 88th Legislature Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Signed by the Governor
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
Censorship: Drag Ban
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Mar 10, 2023)(opens another site)
- Comm Sub text (Mar 30, 2023)(opens another site)
- Engrossed text (Apr 5, 2023)(opens another site)
- Comm Sub text (May 17, 2023)(opens another site)
- Enrolled text (May 29, 2023)(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Received by the Secretary of the Senate | |
| Senate | Filed | |
| Senate | Read first time | |
| Senate | Referred to State Affairs | |
| Senate | Co-author authorized | |
| Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | |
| Senate | Considered in public hearing | |
| Senate | Testimony taken in committee | |
| Senate | Left pending in committee | |
| Senate | Considered in public hearing | |
| Senate | Vote taken in committee | |
| Senate | Reported favorably as substituted | |
| Senate | Committee report printed and distributed | |
| Senate | Co-author authorized | |
| Senate | Placed on intent calendar | |
| Senate | Co-author authorized | |
| Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Read 2nd time | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Passed to engrossment as amended | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Co-author authorized | |
| Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Read 3rd time | |
| Senate | Passed | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Remarks ordered printed | |
| Senate | Reported engrossed | |
| House | Received from the Senate | |
| House | Read first time | |
| House | Referred to State Affairs | |
| House | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | |
| House | Considered in public hearing | |
| House | Committee substitute considered in committee | |
| House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | |
| House | Left pending in committee | |
| House | Considered in formal meeting | |
| House | Committee substitute considered in committee | |
| House | Reported favorably as substituted | |
| House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | |
| House | Committee report distributed | |
| House | Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| House | Considered in Calendars | |
| House | Placed on Major State Calendar | |
| House | Read 2nd time | |
| House | Passed to 3rd reading | |
| House | Record vote RV#1917 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| House | Read 3rd time | |
| House | Passed | |
| House | Record vote RV#2241 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | House passage as amended reported | |
| Senate | House amendment(s) laid before the Senate | |
| Senate | Read | |
| Senate | Senate refuses to concur | |
| Senate | Senate requests conference committee | |
| Senate | Senate appoints conferees | |
| House | Senate refuses to concur-reported | |
| House | Senate requests conference committee-reported | |
| House | Senate appoints conferees-reported | |
| House | House grants request for conference committee | |
| House | House appoints conferees | |
| Senate | House grants request for conf comm-reported | |
| Senate | House appoints conferees-reported | |
| Senate | Conference committee report filed | |
| House | Conf. Comm. Report distributed | |
| Senate | Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds SR 704 | |
| Senate | Senate adopts conference committee report | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| House | Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported | |
| House | House adopts resolution to go outside bounds HR 2462 | |
| House | House adopts conference committee report | |
| House | Record vote RV#2241 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | House adopts conf. comm. report-reported | |
| Senate | Reported enrolled | |
| Senate | Signed in the Senate | |
| House | Signed in the House | |
| Sent to the Governor | ||
| Signed by the Governor | ||
| Effective on 9/1/23 |
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