CS/SB 2196 (2007) -  Truth in Government Act [LPCC]

General Bill by Judiciary and Villalobos
Truth in Government Act [LPCC]: provides short title; eliminates authority for members of legislative committee to administer certain oaths & affirmations to witnesses; requires persons who address legislative committee to take oath or affirmation of truthfulness; provides exceptions; requires member of said committee to administer oath or affirmation; provides criminal penalties for certain false statements before said committee, etc. Amends 11.143; creates 11.1435.
Effective Date: 07/01/2007
Last Event: Died in Messages on Friday, May 4, 2007 4:12 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/27/07 12:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 2
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/10/07 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1145 Subject: Legislature Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/10/2007 5:07:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/28/2007 11:34:13 AM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/26/2007 11:28 AM   Yeas: 36 Nays: 3 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 13] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Messages Time: 05/04/2007 - 4:12 PM Member: Committee: Version:
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/27/2007 - 6:25 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 3 -SJ 00577 Time: 04/26/2007 - 11:28 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 00577 Time: 04/26/2007 - 10:50 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Ordered engrossed -SJ 00537 Time: 04/25/2007 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Amendment(s) adopted (592964) -SJ 00537 Time: 04/25/2007 - 2:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 00537 Time: 04/25/2007 - 2:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar Time: 04/23/2007 - 4:28 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/20/2007 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 00506 Time: 04/20/2007 - 11:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 00328 Time: 04/11/2007 - 8:51 AM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 00328 Time: 04/10/2007 - 12:24 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/10/07, 9:00 am, 401-S Time: 04/04/2007 - 4:27 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00258 Time: 03/28/2007 - 5:00 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) Time: 03/28/2007 - 1:04 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS read 1st time on 03/28/07 -SJ 00267 Time: 03/27/2007 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 2 -SJ 00258 Time: 03/27/2007 - 2:54 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/27/07, 12:30 pm, 110-S Time: 03/22/2007 - 5:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 00145 Time: 03/14/2007 - 4:19 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1
Event: S Filed Time: 02/26/2007 - 2:10 PM Member: Committee: Version: e1

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0011.143
0011.1435