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Bill Relating to the publication of certain photographs of human remains by certain individuals for a purpose other than an authorized purpose; providing a civil penalty. Relating to the publication of certain photographs of human remains by certain individuals for a purpose other than an authorized purpose; providing a civil penalty. us/states/tx Texas Legislature 88 SB 997 Texas SB 997 (88)
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Communications & Press (I0073)
Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)
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KOBE AND GIANNA BRYANT ACT (PC4U1)
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Leach
West
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Texas SB 997 (88) — Relating to the publication of certain photographs of human remains by certain individuals for a purpose other than an authorized purpose; providing a civil penalty.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • passage — 1371 (pass) · lower
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 997 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — 301 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Leach — primary (person)
  • West — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2023-02-17 Received by the Secretary of the Senate filing, introduction
  • 2023-02-17 Filed filing
  • 2023-03-03 Read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2023-03-03 Referred to State Affairs referral-committee
  • 2023-04-11 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  • 2023-04-11 Considered in public hearing
  • 2023-04-11 Left pending in committee
  • 2023-04-13 Considered in public hearing
  • 2023-04-13 Vote taken in committee
  • 2023-04-18 Reported favorably as substituted committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-04-18 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  • 2023-04-18 Committee report printed and distributed
  • 2023-04-25 Placed on intent calendar
  • 2023-04-27 Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  • 2023-04-26 Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  • 2023-04-26 Vote recorded in Journal
  • 2023-04-26 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment reading-2
  • 2023-04-26 Vote recorded in Journal
  • 2023-04-26 Three day rule suspended
  • 2023-04-26 Record vote
  • 2023-04-26 Read 3rd time reading-3
  • 2023-04-26 Passed passage
  • 2023-04-26 Record vote
  • 2023-04-26 Reported engrossed
  • 2023-04-26 Received from the Senate introduction
  • 2023-05-06 Read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2023-05-06 Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence referral-committee
  • 2023-05-09 Posting rule suspended
  • 2023-05-10 Considered in public hearing
  • 2023-05-10 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  • 2023-05-10 Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent referral-committee
  • 2023-05-10 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable
  • 2023-05-17 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator filing
  • 2023-05-17 Committee report distributed
  • 2023-05-18 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 Passed to 3rd reading
  • 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 reported passage
  • 2023-05-25 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; origin ocd-bill/08b40833-4831-4f97-9503-568ac08a4711. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).