Process for Senate Bills Texas Legislature

SENATE HOUSE Filed & 1st Reading Received & 1st Reading Bill is filed, numbered, read, and referred to Engrossed bill is received from the Senate, read, and committee by the Lieutenant Governor referred to committee by the Speaker of the House

Committee Action Committee Action Committee may hold hearings and may vote on bills Committee may hold hearings and may vote on bills

No hearing No hearing No Substitute Vote No Substitute Vote or left or left Amendment or fails Amendment or fails Amendment pending Amendment pending

Printing & Distribution Printing & Distribution Committee report printed and distributed and Committee report printed and distributed and added to the regular order of business sent to appropriate calendar committee

Floor Consideration Floor Consideration Requires placement on the intent calendar and 5/9 Requires placement on a House calendar vote to suspend the regular order of business

2nd Reading 2nd Reading 2nd reading, debate, amendment, and passage 2nd reading, debate, amendment, and passage to 3rd reading to 3rd reading

3rd Reading 3rd Reading 3rd reading, debate, amendment, and final 3rd reading, debate, amendment, and final passage by the Senate passage by the House

Engrossed If bill passes on 3rd reading, it is engrossed and If Amended If Not Amended any amendment is incorporated

House Amendments Enrolled Printed and distributed By Secretary of the Senate

Signed Senate Refuses Senate to Concur Concurs By Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House

Conference Committee Sent to Governor If a conference committee is appointed, each chamber names 5 members to the committee

Vetoes Bill Signs Bill Takes No Conference Committee Report Action CCRs printed and distributed

Veto Bill Dies Overridden

CCR not adopted by CCR adopted in one or both chambers Senate and House Bill Becomes Law