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Senate Amendments Printed and distributed Conference Committee If a conference committee is appointed, each chamber names 5 members to the committee CCR adopted in House and Senate CCR not adopted by one or both chambers House Concurs House Refuses to Concur Conference Committee Report CCRs printed and distributed Sent to Governor Enrolled By House Clerk Signed By Speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor Signs Bill Takes No Action Vetoes Bill Bill Dies Veto Overridden SENATE Received & 1st Reading Engrossed bill is received from the House, read, and referred to committee by the Lieutenant Governor Committee Action Committee may hold hearings and may vote on bills If Amended If Not Amended Filed & 1st Reading Bill is filed, numbered, read, and referred to committee by the Speaker of the House Committee Action Committee may hold hearings and may vote on bills 2nd Reading 2nd reading, debate, amendment, and passage to 3rd reading 3rd Reading 3rd reading, debate, amendment, and final passage by the House Printing & Distribution Committee report printed and distributed and sent to appropriate calendar committee Floor Consideration Requires placement on a House calendar Engrossed If bill passes on 3rd reading, it is engrossed and any amendment is incorporated Substitute or Amendment No Amendment No hearing or left pending Vote fails 2nd Reading 2nd reading, debate, amendment, and passage to 3rd reading 3rd Reading 3rd reading, debate, amendment, and final passage by the Senate Printing & Distribution Committee report printed and distributed and added to the regular order of business Floor Consideration Requires placement on the intent calendar and 5/9 vote to suspend the regular order of business Process for House Bills Texas Legislature HOUSE Substitute or Amendment No Amendment No hearing or left pending Vote fails Bill Becomes Law

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Senate AmendmentsPrinted and distributed

Conference Committee If a conference committee is appointed, each chamber names 5 members to the committee

CCR adopted inHouse and Senate

CCR not adopted by one or both chambers

House Concurs

House Refusesto Concur

Conference Committee Report CCRs printed and distributed

Sent to Governor

EnrolledBy House Clerk

SignedBy Speaker of the House and Lieutenant Governor

Signs Bill Takes No ActionVetoes Bill

Bill Dies Veto Overridden

SENATEReceived & 1st ReadingEngrossed bill is received from the House, read, and referred to committee by the Lieutenant Governor

Committee ActionCommittee may hold hearings and may vote on bills

If Amended If Not Amended

Filed & 1st ReadingBill is filed, numbered, read, and referred to committee by the Speaker of the House

Committee ActionCommittee may hold hearings and may vote on bills

2nd Reading2nd reading, debate, amendment, and passage to 3rd reading

3rd Reading3rd reading, debate, amendment, and final passage by the House

Printing & DistributionCommittee report printed and distributed and sent to appropriate calendar committee

Floor ConsiderationRequires placement on a House calendar

EngrossedIf bill passes on 3rd reading, it is engrossed and any amendment is incorporated

Substitute or

Amendment

NoAmendment

No hearing or left

pendingVotefails

2nd Reading2nd reading, debate, amendment, and passage to 3rd reading

3rd Reading3rd reading, debate, amendment, and final passage by the Senate

Printing & DistributionCommittee report printed and distributed and added to the regular order of business

Floor ConsiderationRequires placement on the intent calendar and 5/9 vote to suspend the regular order of business

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Substitute or

Amendment

NoAmendment

No hearing or left

pendingVotefails

Bill Becomes Law