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2025R: HB1519

TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HIRING AND CONTRACTING OF EMPLOYEES FOR THE STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT, STATE BANK DEPARTMENT, AND STATE SECURITIES DEPARTMENT.

Latest action: Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.

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Sponsor	Role
Cavenaugh	lead
Gilmore	primary
Beaty Jr.	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Feb 18, 2025, 1:22 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Feb 18, 2025, 4:52 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on INSURANCE & COMMERCE- HOUSE
Mar 11, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 11, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 11, 2025, 10:39 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 19, 2025, 3:08 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 20, 2025, 2:54 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 20, 2025, 6:18 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 20, 2025, 6:18 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE
Apr 3, 2025, 1:47 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 8, 2025, 9:02 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and failed. ·
Apr 8, 2025, 9:03 p.m. CT	Senate	Motion to Expunge the Vote by which HB1519 failed to pass. Motion failed.
Apr 8, 2025, 9:04 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as Failed to Pass
Apr 9, 2025, 11:40 a.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate having failed to pass.
May 5, 2025, 8:46 a.m. CT	House	Died in House at Sine Die adjournment.

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 19, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Insurance and Commerce Committee · Committee Room 149	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 20, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 3, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate State Agencies and Govt'l Affairs · Old Supreme Court	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 8, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Video Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Cavenaugh, filed Mar 10, 2025, 1:22 p.m. CT: Hall of the House of Representatives 95th General Assembly - Regular Session, 2025 Amendment Form ______________________________________________________________________ Subtitle of House Bill 1519 TO ALLOW THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE HIRING A.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Cavenaugh	Mar 10, 2025, 1:22 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Apr 3, 2025, 1:47 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Mar 19, 2025, 3:08 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 1002

Tuesday, April 8, 2025 9:02:28 PM · arkleg

13Yea

13Nay

6Not voting

2Present

1Excused

Yea (13)

Nay (13)

Present (2)

Reginald Murdock (D)
Stephanie Flowers (D)

Excused (1)

Bryan King (R)

Not voting (6)

House · RCS 694

Thursday, March 20, 2025 2:54:00 PM · arkleg

95Yea

0Nay

5Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (95)

Not voting (5)

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