Bill:  SB 7 
Legislative Session: 87(R) Council Document: 87R 10764 ADM-F
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Last Action:05/30/2021 H Point of order overruled
Caption Version:House Committee Report
Caption Text:Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Paxton | Perry | Schwertner | Springer
Coauthor:Taylor
Sponsor:Cain | Schofield | Jetton | Klick | Oliverson
Cosponsor:Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | Burns | Burrows | Button | Capriglione | Cason | Cook | Cyrier | Dean | Ellzey | Frank | Frullo | Goldman | Harless | Harris | Hefner | Holland | Hull | Kacal | King, Phil | Krause | Kuempel | Lambert | Landgraf | Leach | Leman | Lozano | Metcalf | Meyer | Middleton | Morrison | Murphy | Murr | Noble | Paddie | Parker | Patterson | Paul | Price | Rogers | Sanford | Schaefer | Shaheen | Shine | Slaton | Slawson | Smith | Smithee | Spiller | Stephenson | Stucky | Swanson | Thompson, Ed | Tinderholt | Toth | VanDeaver | Vasut | White | Wilson
Subjects:Courts--Appellate (I0125)
Courts--County & Statutory (I0115)
Courts--District (I0120)
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)
Elections--Administration (I0277)
Elections--Early Voting (I0260)
Elections--Election Officers (I0305)
Elections--General (I0310)
Elections--Registration & Suffrage (I0265)
Elections--Voting Systems (I0270)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
ELECTION INTEGRITY PROTECTION ACT OF 2021 (PA6QF)
FRAUD (S0166)
INTERNET (S0130)
VIDEO CAMERAS (S0786)
ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)
SUPREME COURT (V0311)
Companion:HB 6 by Cain, Similar
Senate Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
House Committee:Elections
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=4   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/17/2021) Hughes (Chair) | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Kolkhorst | Powell
House Conferees:Appointed (05/19/2021) Cain (Chair) | Canales | Clardy | Collier | Jetton
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Point of order overruled   Rule 13, Section 9(a)(2)   05/30/2021     5466
 House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR 2007   05/30/2021     5464
 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/30/2021     5470
 Record vote      05/30/2021     2924
 Senate adopts conference committee report      05/30/2021     2924
 Remarks ordered printed      05/30/2021     1
 Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 547   05/29/2021     2923
 Record vote      05/29/2021     2895
 Rules suspended      05/29/2021     2895
 Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/29/2021   04:41 PM 
 Corrected Conference committee report filed      05/29/2021     2999
 Conference committee report filed      05/29/2021     2999
 House appoints conferees-reported      05/19/2021     1610
 House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/19/2021     1610
 House appoints conferees      05/19/2021     3431
 House grants request for conference committee      05/19/2021     3431
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/18/2021     3327
 Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/18/2021     3327
 Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/18/2021     3327
 Senate appoints conferees      05/17/2021     1529
 Senate requests conference committee      05/17/2021     1529
 Senate refuses to concur      05/17/2021     1529
 Read      05/17/2021     1529
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/17/2021     1500
 House passage as amended reported      05/14/2021     1456
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/07/2021     2512
 Record vote   RV#848   05/07/2021     2511
 Passed      05/07/2021     2511
 Read 3rd time      05/07/2021     2510
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/07/2021     2496
 Record vote   RV#841   05/07/2021     2495
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/07/2021     2495
 Amended   20-Beckley   05/07/2021     2495
 Amended   19-Clardy   05/07/2021     2494
 Amended   18-Dutton   05/07/2021     2492
 Amended   17-J. Turner   05/07/2021     2491
 Amended   16-Vo   05/07/2021     2491
 Amended   15-Gervin-Hawkins   05/07/2021     2487
 Amended   14-Klick   05/07/2021     2484
 Amended   13-Howard   05/07/2021     2484
 Amended   12-Bucy   05/07/2021     2482
 Amended   11-Bucy   05/07/2021     2482
 Amended   10-Minjarez   05/07/2021     2482
 Amended   9-Bucy   05/07/2021     2480
 Amendment withdrawn   8-Davis   05/07/2021     2480
 Amended   7-Bucy   05/07/2021     2479
 Amended   6-Murr   05/07/2021     2476
 Amended   5-Cain and Schofield   05/07/2021     2476
 Amended   4-Cain and Schofield   05/07/2021     2475
 Amended   3-Cain   05/07/2021     2475
 Amended   2-J.D. Johnson and Cain   05/07/2021     2474
 Laid out as postponed business      05/07/2021     2474
 Postponed   5/6/21 11:30 PM   05/06/2021     2423
 Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)   05/06/2021     2423
 Amendment(s) offered   2-J.D. Johnson and Cain   05/06/2021     2423
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/06/2021     2423
 Record vote   RV#838   05/06/2021     2422
 Amendment fails of adoption   1-J. González   05/06/2021     2422
 Read 2nd time      05/06/2021     2421
 Laid out in lieu of companion   CSHB 6   05/06/2021     2421
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/04/2021    
 Committee report distributed      05/04/2021   04:48 PM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/04/2021     2350
 Reported favorably as substituted      04/29/2021    
 Amendment(s) considered in committee      04/29/2021    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      04/29/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      04/29/2021    
 Referred to Elections      04/12/2021   03:08 PM  973
 Read first time      04/12/2021     973
 Received from the Senate      04/06/2021     857
 Reported engrossed      04/01/2021     584
 Remarks ordered printed      04/01/2021     550
 Record vote      04/01/2021     550
 Passed      04/01/2021     550
 Read 3rd time      04/01/2021     550
 Record vote      04/01/2021     550
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      04/01/2021     550
 Record vote      04/01/2021     545
 Passed to engrossment as amended      04/01/2021     545
 Record vote      04/01/2021     545
 Amendment adopted as amended   FA22 Hall   04/01/2021     545
 Record vote      04/01/2021     544
 Amendment amended      04/01/2021     544
 Amendment to amendment offered   FA31 Hall   04/01/2021     544
 Amendment(s) offered   FA22 Hall   04/01/2021     544
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     544
 Amendment adopted as amended   FA18 West   04/01/2021     544
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     544
 Amendment amended      04/01/2021     544
 Amendment to amendment offered   FA30 West   04/01/2021     544
 Amendment(s) offered   FA18 West   04/01/2021     543
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     543
 Amendment adopted as amended   FA17 Hall   04/01/2021     543
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     543
 Amendment amended      04/01/2021     543
 Amendment to amendment offered   FA29 Hall   04/01/2021     543
 Amendment(s) offered   FA17 Hall   04/01/2021     542
 Record vote      04/01/2021     542
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     542
 Amendment(s) offered   FA28 Alvarado   04/01/2021     542
 Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     541
 Amendment(s) offered   FA27 Hall   04/01/2021     541
 Record vote      04/01/2021     541
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     541
 Amendment(s) offered   FA26 Eckhardt   04/01/2021     536
 Record vote      04/01/2021     536
 Amended      04/01/2021     536
 Amendment(s) offered   FA25 Buckingham   04/01/2021     534
 Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     534
 Amendment(s) offered   FA24 Hall   04/01/2021     534
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     534
 Amended      04/01/2021     534
 Amendment(s) offered   FA23 Hall   04/01/2021     533
 Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     533
 Amendment(s) offered   FA22 Hall   04/01/2021     533
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     533
 Amended      04/01/2021     533
 Amendment(s) offered   FA21 Hall   04/01/2021     532
 Record vote      04/01/2021     532
 Amended      04/01/2021     532
 Amendment(s) offered   FA20 Hall   04/01/2021     532
 Record vote      04/01/2021     532
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     532
 Amendment(s) offered   FA19 Eckhardt   04/01/2021     530
 Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     530
 Amendment(s) offered   FA18 West   04/01/2021     530
 Amendment withdrawn      04/01/2021     530
 Amendment(s) offered   FA17 Hall   04/01/2021     529
 Record vote      04/01/2021     529
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     529
 Amendment(s) offered   FA16 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     529
 Record vote      04/01/2021     529
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     529
 Amendment(s) offered   FA15 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     528
 Record vote      04/01/2021     528
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     528
 Amendment(s) offered   FA14 West   04/01/2021     528
 Record vote      04/01/2021     528
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     528
 Amendment(s) offered   FA13 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     527
 Record vote      04/01/2021     527
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     527
 Amendment(s) offered   FA12 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     527
 Record vote      04/01/2021     526
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     526
 Amendment(s) offered   FA11 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     525
 Record vote      04/01/2021     525
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     525
 Amendment(s) offered   FA10 Powell   04/01/2021     525
 Record vote      04/01/2021     525
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     525
 Amendment(s) offered   FA9 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     524
 Record vote      04/01/2021     524
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     524
 Amendment(s) offered   FA8 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     523
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     523
 Amended      04/01/2021     523
 Amendment(s) offered   FA7 Taylor   04/01/2021     523
 Vote recorded in Journal      04/01/2021     522
 Amended      04/01/2021     522
 Amendment(s) offered   FA6 Zaffirini   04/01/2021     522
 Record vote      04/01/2021     522
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     522
 Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     522
 Record vote      04/01/2021     521
 Amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     521
 Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Hinojosa   04/01/2021     521
 Record vote   FA2 Hughes   04/01/2021     521
 Amended   FA2 Hughes   04/01/2021     521
 Record vote      04/01/2021     521
 Amendment to amendment fails of adoption      04/01/2021     521
 Co-author authorized      04/01/2021     545
 Amendment to amendment offered   FA3 West   03/31/2021     520
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Hughes   03/31/2021     518
 Vote recorded in Journal      03/31/2021     518
 Amended      03/31/2021     518
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Menéndez   03/31/2021     518
 Read 2nd time      03/31/2021     518
 Record vote      03/31/2021     518
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/31/2021     517
 Placed on intent calendar      03/30/2021    
 Committee report printed and distributed      03/29/2021   11:57 AM 
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/29/2021     477
 Testimony taken in committee      03/26/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      03/26/2021    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/26/2021    
 Tagged      03/22/2021    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/22/2021    
 Referred to State Affairs      03/11/2021     212
 Read first time      03/11/2021     212
 Filed      03/11/2021    
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/11/2021