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HB 3974 Placed on General Order

Government Tort Claims Act; housing of inmates; counties; cities; emergency.

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20 actions
  1. Apr 23, 2026 upper
    Placed on General Order
  2. Apr 21, 2026 upper
    Reported Do Pass Judiciary committee; CR filed
  3. Apr 1, 2026 upper
    Second Reading referred to Judiciary
  4. Mar 26, 2026 upper
    First Reading
  5. Mar 26, 2026 lower
    Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  6. Mar 25, 2026 lower
    Referred for engrossment
  7. Mar 25, 2026 lower
    Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 86 Nays: 6
  8. Mar 25, 2026 lower
    Emergency added
  9. Mar 25, 2026 lower
    Amended
  10. Mar 25, 2026 lower
    General Order
  11. Mar 25, 2026 lower
    House Rule suspended
  12. Feb 26, 2026 lower
    Authored by Senator Paxton (principal Senate author)
  13. Feb 26, 2026 lower
    Coauthored by Representative(s) Strom
  14. Feb 26, 2026 lower
    CR; Do Pass Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight Committee
  15. Feb 5, 2026 lower
    Coauthored by Representative(s) Cantrell, Kane
  16. Feb 5, 2026 lower
    Policy recommendation to the Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight committee; Do Pass Civil Judiciary
  17. Feb 3, 2026 lower
    Referred to Civil Judiciary
  18. Feb 3, 2026 lower
    Second Reading referred to Judiciary and Public Safety Oversight
  19. Feb 2, 2026 lower
    Authored by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
  20. Feb 2, 2026 lower
    First Reading
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