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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to a complaint filed with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct."
+description: "Relating to a complaint filed with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 4344"
+citation: "Texas HB 4344 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Courts--Judges (I0140)", "JUDICIAL CONDUCT", "STATE COMMISSION ON (V0014)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Jetton", "Zaffirini"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-03-12"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/70d46f68-b416-4c1f-9494-d9c562b9ee5e"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04300_HB04399/HB 4344.xml"
+source_hash: "292da2f98839e404a7dfb133f53583d29015cd1e6ead78ef0d9d67d2eb697175"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 4344 (87) — Relating to a complaint filed with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04344I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04344E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04344H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04344S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04344F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **147–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Jetton — primary (person)
+- Zaffirini — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-29** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-06** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-08** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-08** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-19** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-23** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-26** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-26** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-27** Record vote
+- **2021-04-27** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-27** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-04** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-13** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-13** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-24** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-24** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/70d46f68-b416-4c1f-9494-d9c562b9ee5e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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