Texas · House Bill 1421 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for a peace officer who fails to report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly…

  1. Introduced Jan 18, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 3, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for a peace officer who fails to report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. HouseReferred to Human Services

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

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