SB 1574 (2009) -  Legislature/Oaths and Affirmations [SPSC]

General Bill by Villalobos
Legislature/Oaths and Affirmations [SPSC]: Eliminates the authority of members of a legislative committee to administer certain oaths and affirmations to witnesses. Eliminates penalties for false swearing before a legislative committee. Requires that persons addressing a legislative committee take an oath or affirmation of truthfulness. Requires that a member of the legislative committee administer the oath or affirmation, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2009
Last Event: Died in Governmental Affairs Policy Committee on Saturday, May 2, 2009 12:00 AM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 03/18/09 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Criminal Justice
    • On agenda for: 04/01/09 1:30 PM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 8   Nays 0

House Referrals

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 1499 Subject: Legislature Relationship: Identical

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Criminal Justice 4/2/2009 7:52:52 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 3/18/2009 4:55:55 PM

Vote History

Chamber Date Yeas Nays Action Action 2 Vote Detail Barcode
Chamber: Senate Date: 04/29/2009 11:32 AM   Yeas: 40 Nays: 0 Action: Action 2: Vote Detail: Vote [Seq# 55] Barcode:

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: H Died in Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration Time: 05/02/2009 - 12:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H 1st Reading Time: 04/30/2009 - 9:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: H Now in Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Time: 04/29/2009 - 11:14 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H Referred to Policy Council Time: 04/29/2009 - 11:14 PM Member: Committee: Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Time: 04/29/2009 - 11:14 PM Member: Committee: Criminal & Civil Justice Policy Council Version: __
Event: H Referred to Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Time: 04/29/2009 - 11:14 PM Member: Committee: Governmental Affairs Policy Committee Version: __
Event: H In Messages Time: 04/29/2009 - 1:07 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00761 Time: 04/29/2009 - 11:32 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 3rd time -SJ 00761 Time: 04/29/2009 - 11:31 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 00692 Time: 04/28/2009 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar Time: 04/24/2009 - 8:09 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 04/23/2009 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 00485 Time: 04/23/2009 - 2:14 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Rules -SJ 00292 Time: 04/02/2009 - 10:30 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 00292 Time: 04/01/2009 - 4:21 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 04/01/09, 1:30 pm, 37-S Time: 03/27/2009 - 3:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Now in Criminal Justice -SJ 00162 Time: 03/19/2009 - 8:44 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 00162 Time: 03/18/2009 - 11:22 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/18/09, 9:00 am, 110-S Time: 03/13/2009 - 3:22 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Introduced, referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules -SJ 00094 Time: 03/02/2009 - 6:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules Time: 02/26/2009 - 3:12 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/13/2009 - 1:52 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
0011.143
0011.1435