Files
2026-07-06 17:28:03 -04:00

119 lines
5.5 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an employment preference for members of the military and their spouses for positions at state agencies."
description: "Relating to an employment preference for members of the military and their spouses for positions at state agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 1376"
citation: "Texas SB 1376 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)", "Military & Veterans (I0535)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "State Employees (I0626)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Parker", "Wilson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d329e9b0-489b-4b97-b42d-a14507daf49c"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01300_SB01399/SB 1376.xml"
source_hash: "3dd27397786aee5c89628551647ca60692ccc57fc2257d0282522ba7f093ee63"
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 SB 1376 (88) — Relating to an employment preference for members of the military and their spouses for positions at state agencies.
## 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/88R/billtext/html/SB01376I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01376E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01376H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01376S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01376F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **1380** (pass) · lower
- passage — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Parker — primary (person)
- Wilson — primary (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2023-03-01** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-16** Referred to Vet Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-04-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-04** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-04-05** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-05** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-04-05** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-04-12** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-04-18** Co-author authorized
- **2023-04-18** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2023-04-20** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-04-20** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-04-20** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2023-04-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-04-20** Record vote
- **2023-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-20** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-20** Record vote
- **2023-04-20** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-21** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-28** Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2023-05-16** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-05-16** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-05-16** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-18** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-19** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2023-05-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2023-05-24** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-24** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-25** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2023-05-27** Read
- **2023-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2023-05-27** Record vote
- **2023-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2023-05-27** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-18** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d329e9b0-489b-4b97-b42d-a14507daf49c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).