HB 65 (2017) -  Civil Remedies for Terrorism

General Bill by Fischer and White (CO-SPONSORS) Byrd; Cortes, B.; Fine; Gonzalez; Metz; Plakon; Renner
Civil Remedies for Terrorism: Creates cause of action relating to terrorism; specifies measure of damages; prohibits claims by specified individuals; provides for attorney fees & court costs; provides construction.
Effective Date: July 1, 2017
Last Event: Chapter No. 2017-44 on Friday, June 2, 2017 6:02 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: SB 898 Subject: Civil Remedies for Terrorism Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 6/5/2017 9:51:36 AM
Chamber: House Committee: Final Bill Analysis 5/9/2017 1:58:29 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/21/2017 7:24:29 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/17/2017 3:03:50 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Judiciary Committee 2/16/2017 2:27:54 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 1/26/2017 2:36:58 PM
Chamber: House Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee 1/23/2017 3:21:56 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: House Date: 03/23/2017 02:27 PM   Yeas: 114 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Passage Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 25] Barcode:
Chamber: Senate Date: 05/03/2017 11:41 AM   Yeas: 37 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 22] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: Chapter No. 2017-44 Time: 06/02/2017 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Approved by Governor Time: 06/02/2017 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: Signed by Officers and presented to Governor Time: 05/18/2017 - 2:51 PM Member: Committee: Version: er
Event: H Ordered enrolled Time: 05/03/2017 - 12:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 05/03/2017 - 12:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 726 Time: 05/03/2017 - 11:41 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 726 Time: 05/03/2017 - 11:36 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on 3rd reading Time: 05/02/2017 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 647 Time: 05/02/2017 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Substituted for SB 898 -SJ 647 Time: 05/02/2017 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 647 Time: 05/02/2017 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules -SJ 647 Time: 05/02/2017 - 5:31 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Received -SJ 280 Time: 03/30/2017 - 5:06 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Rules -SJ 280 Time: 03/30/2017 - 1:57 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S In Messages Time: 03/29/2017 - 7:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Message sent to senate Time: 03/29/2017 - 7:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Passed; YEAS 114, NAYS 0 Time: 03/23/2017 - 2:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 3rd time Time: 03/23/2017 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Third Reading Calendar Time: 03/22/2017 - 3:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Placed on 3rd reading Time: 03/22/2017 - 2:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Read 2nd time Time: 03/22/2017 - 2:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill added to Special Order Calendar (3/22/2017) Time: 03/16/2017 - 5:50 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Added to Second Reading Calendar Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 03/07/2017 - 10:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Bill released to House Calendar Time: 02/21/2017 - 7:26 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Judiciary Committee Time: 02/21/2017 - 7:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Judiciary Committee Time: 02/21/2017 - 7:10 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 02/15/2017 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Removed from Meeting Agenda of Judiciary Committee Time: 02/15/2017 - 6:21 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Added to Judiciary Committee agenda Time: 02/14/2017 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Now in Judiciary Committee Time: 01/26/2017 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Reported out of Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 01/26/2017 - 2:38 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Favorable by Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 01/26/2017 - 11:40 AM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Added to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee agenda Time: 01/19/2017 - 4:02 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Now in Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 01/09/2017 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Judiciary Committee Time: 01/09/2017 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Time: 01/09/2017 - 2:26 PM Member: Committee: Civil Justice & Claims Subcommittee Version: __
Event: H Filed Time: 11/30/2016 - 2:18 PM Member: Fischer Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
772.13 SB 898