| Chamber | Action | Comments | ↓ Date ↑ |
| H | Filed | 01/06/1997 | |
| H | Read first time | 01/27/1997 | |
| H | Referred to Appropriations | 01/27/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . | 03/07/1997 | |
| H | Meeting cancelled | 03/07/1997 | |
| H | Posting rule suspended | 03/06/1997 | |
| H | Considered in public hearing | 03/06/1997 | |
| H | Committee substitute considered in committee | 03/06/1997 | |
| H | Reported favorably as substituted | 03/06/1997 | |
| H | Committee report filed with Chief Clerk | 03/07/1997 | |
| H | Committee report printed and distributed | 03/07/1997 | |
| H | Committee report sent to Calendars | 03/10/1997 | |
| H | Considered in Calendars | 03/12/1997 | |
| H | Calendars Committee rule adopted | 03/17/1997 | |
| H | Placed on Major State Calendar | 03/19/1997 | |
| H | Read 2nd time | 03/19/1997 | |
| H | Amended | 1-Junell | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 2-Wise | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 3-Wise | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 2-Wise | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 4-Holzheauser | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 5-Eiland | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 6-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 7-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 8-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 9-Dutton | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment tabled | 10-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment tabled | 11-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 12-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 13-Talton | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 03/19/1997 | |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 12-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 03/19/1997 | |
| H | Amendment tabled | 14-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 03/19/1997 | |
| H | Amended | 15-Delisi | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 16-Greenberg* | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 17-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 18-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment to amendment tabled | 19-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 18-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 20-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 21-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 22-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 21-Howard | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 23-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 24-Grusendorf | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 25-Grusendorf | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 26-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 27-Grusendorf | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 28-Hawley | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment to amendment withdrawn | 29-Hawley | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 30-Hawley | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 28-Hawley | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 31-Grusendorf | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 32-Greenberg | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 31-Grusendorf | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 33-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 34-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 35-Grusendorf | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 36-Grusendorf | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 35-Grusendorf | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 37-Greenberg | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 38-Wise | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 39-Greenberg | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 40-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 41-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 42-Clark | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 43-Cuellar | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 44-Cuellar | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 45-Allen | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment tabled | 46-Keel | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Record vote | RV #57 | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 47-Kubiak* | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 48-R. Lewis | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 49-R. Lewis | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 50-R. Lewis | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 51-Coleman* | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 50-R. Lewis | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 52-Davis | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 53-Dutton | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 54-Dutton | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 55-Hochberg | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 54-Dutton | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 56-Serna | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 57-Serna | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 03/19/1997 | |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 56-Serna | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 03/19/1997 | |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 58-Carter | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 59-Carter | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 58-Carter | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 60-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 61-Oliveira | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 62-Heflin | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 63-Farrar | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 64-Farrar | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 65-Greenberg | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 66-Averitt | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 67-Tillery | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 68-Greenberg | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 69-Maxey | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 70-Grusendorf | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment withdrawn | 71-Junell | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal | 03/19/1997 | |
| H | Amended | 72-Carter | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 73-Raymond | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 74-Kubiak | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 75-Swinford | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 76-Heflin | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 77-Heflin | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 78-Coleman | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 79-Stiles | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 80-Stiles | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 81-Stiles | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 82-Coleman | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 83-King/Coleman | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 84-Gutierrez | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 85-Gallego | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 84-Gutierrez | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 86-Goodman | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 87-Thompson | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 88-Davis* | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 89-Giddings* | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amended | 90-Hilderbran | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 91-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment to amendment offered | 92-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Substitute amendment to amendment adopted | 93-Kubiak | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment to amendment adopted as substituted | 92-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 91-Madden | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 94-Swinford | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 95-Swinford | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment adopted as amended | 94-Swinford | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment(s) offered | 96-West | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 97-West | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Amendment amended | 96-West | 03/19/1997 |
| H | Passed to engrossment as amended | 03/19/1997 | |
| H | Read 3rd time | 03/20/1997 | |
| H | Passed | 03/20/1997 | |
| H | Subject to Art.III Sec.49a Tx. Constitution | 03/20/1997 | |
| H | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 03/20/1997 | |
| H | Rules suspended | 03/20/1997 | |
| H | Reported engrossed | 03/20/1997 | |
| S | Received from the House | 03/20/1997 | |
| S | Read first time | 03/20/1997 | |
| S | Referred to Finance | 03/20/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . | 03/25/1997 | |
| S | Considered in public hearing | 03/25/1997 | |
| S | Testimony taken in committee | 03/25/1997 | |
| S | Reported favorably as substituted | 03/26/1997 | |
| S | Committee report printed and distributed | 03/26/1997 | |
| S | Placed on intent calendar | 04/01/1997 | |
| S | Rules suspended | 04/01/1997 | |
| S | Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading | 04/01/1997 | |
| S | Rules suspended | 04/01/1997 | |
| S | Record vote | 04/01/1997 | |
| S | Read 3rd time | 04/01/1997 | |
| S | Passed | 04/01/1997 | |
| S | Record vote | 04/01/1997 | |
| H | Senate passage as amended reported | 04/01/1997 | |
| H | Printing rule suspended | 04/01/1997 | |
| H | House refuses to concur in Senate amendments | 04/03/1997 | |
| H | House requests conference committee | 04/03/1997 | |
| H | House appoints conferees | 04/03/1997 | |
| S | House refuses to concur-reported | 04/03/1997 | |
| S | House requests conference committee-reported | 04/03/1997 | |
| S | House appoints conferees-reported | 04/03/1997 | |
| S | Senate grants request for conference comm. | 04/03/1997 | |
| S | Senate appoints conferees | 04/03/1997 | |
| H | Senate grants request for conf comm-reported | 04/07/1997 | |
| H | Senate appoints conferees-reported | 04/07/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/08/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/09/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/10/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/11/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/14/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/15/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/16/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/18/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/21/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/22/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/23/1997 | |
| H | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/25/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/26/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/28/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/29/1987 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 04/30/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/01/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/02/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/05/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/06/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/07/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/08/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/09/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/12/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/13/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/14/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/15/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/16/1997 | |
| S | Scheduled for conference committee meeting | 05/26/1997 | |
| S | Conference committee report filed | 05/27/1997 | |
| H | Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed | 05/27/1997 | |
| S | Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds | SR 916 | 05/29/1997 |
| H | House adopts resolution to go outside bounds | HR 1228 | 05/29/1997 |
| S | Senate adopts conference committee report | 05/29/1997 | |
| H | Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported | 05/29/1997 | |
| H | House adopts conference committee report | 05/29/1997 | |
| H | Record vote | RV #594 | 05/29/1997 |
| H | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | 05/29/1997 | |
| S | House adopts conf. comm. report-reported | 05/29/1997 | |
| H | Reported enrolled | 06/01/1997 | |
| H | Signed in the House | 06/02/1997 | |
| S | Signed in the Senate | 06/02/1997 | |
| E | Sent to the Comptroller | 06/02/1997 | |
| E | Sent to the Governor | 06/10/1997 | |
| E | Signed by the Governor/line item veto | 06/20/1997 | |
| E | Effective on 9/1/97 | 06/20/1997 |
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