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May 15, 2009 |
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As of midnight hundreds of house bills appear to be dead for the 81st Texas Legislative Session. While these bills can no longer pass in their current form, they still may be resurrected in their Senate Companions or as amendments to germane bills.
The Texas Catholic Conference Staff have been carefully monitoring the house floor activity this evening and we're happy to report that several good bills did get the votes to make it another day. These three bills have to pass on third reading by midnight May 15:
HB 2267: Prohibits Death Penalty for Law of Parties
HB 498: Innocence Commission
HB 2962: CHIP and Medicaid Eligibility
Unfortunately, these two bills from our tracking list did not survive the 2nd reading deadline:
HB 2632: Project to Prevent Social Isolation for Elderly
HB 2659: Project to promote father's participation in care of unborn children
In the Senate your support calls helped to pass SB 2573, which will require reporting by state agencies engaged in stem cell research in Texas.
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