They stayed up all night and voted along party lines to advance SB 7 at roughly 6 a.m.
The Senate bypassed its normal rules on Saturday in a rush to approve the measure. TEXAS TAKE: Get political headlines from across the state sent directly to your inbox It would have removed restrictions on partisan poll watchers, prevented local governments from sending out absentee ballot applications that hadn’t been asked for, and made it easier to overturn elections. The final version of the bill, released Saturday afternoon, would have cut back on a number of new voting methods, including drive-thru voting and 24/7 polling places.
Amended versions of the measure passed the Senate in April and the House in May, and members agreed to create a conference committee to work out their differences. The Legislature considered two major elections bills this session: House Bill 6 and Senate Bill 7, later combined into one. Abbott must sign any bills that have passed the Legislature before they can take effect. Dan Patrick, and House Speaker Dade Phelan. Here’s a roundup of several key priorities set by Abbott, Lt. Other bills missed key deadlines, including one that would make it harder for those accused of committing violent crimes to bail out of jail, and another that would ban transgender student-athletes from playing on teams aligning with their gender identity. Democrats tanked a massive voting restrictions bill late Sunday after staging a dramatic walkout in the Texas House. Abbott threatens to veto legislative salaries in response to Democrats' walkoutīut as the session wound down, some priorities didn’t make it across the finish line. Lawmakers also approved the so-called “constitutional carry” bill allowing Texans to carry handguns in public without a permit, and they shielded businesses from COVID-related lawsuits. Greg Abbott signed the measure about two weeks ago. They included an anti-abortion bill banning the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy, now law in Texas after Gov. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File) Eric Gay, STF / Associated Pressĭespite a last-minute showstopper by Democrats, the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature is closing out the legislative session with many of its conservative priorities heading to the governor’s desk. The Republican-dominated Legislature approved the measure Monday, sending it to Gov. Texas lawmakers have given final approval to allowing people carry handguns without a license, and the background check and training that go with it. Greg Abbott gives his State of the State Address in the House Chamber in Austin, Texas. With limited time left in the legislative session, it is uncertain whether it will be scheduled for a vote.FILE - In this Feb. The Committee report was sent to Calendars, where it would be scheduled for a House vote but it has not yet. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, has made it further than Cain’s and was reported favorably by the House Committee on Transportation. It was read in the House for the first time in February and was referred to the House Committee on Transportation for further action. Briscoe Cain, R-Deer Park, filed HB 521, nearly 60 of Bricoe’s Republican colleagues and one Democratic colleague sponsored the bill. This story got national attention, and a few months later, two Texas lawmakers filed duplicate bills (HB 1744 and HB 521) to allow pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes with only their unborn fetuses.Īfter Texas Rep. “I said, ‘Well, not trying to throw a political mix here, but with everything going on, this counts as a baby,’” Brandy Bottone told a Dallas station, referring to the recent Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. She fought the citation because she argued her unborn fetus should count as another passenger.
In July 2022, an officer pulled over a pregnant woman for driving in an HOV lane without a passenger. Pregnant women can drive in High Occupancy Vehicle lanes
#Texas legislative session 2021 update#
With the end of the 89th legislative session nearing, we wanted to update you on how they are doing. AUSTIN (KXAN) – Last November, KXAN perused the new bills pre-filed by Texas legislators and pulled four that we thought were peculiar.
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