CS/SB 102 (2021) -  Matters of Great Governmental Concern

General Bill by Community Affairs and Burgess
Matters of Great Governmental Concern: Authorizing the Legislature to declare, by concurrent resolution, that a circumstance or conduct that has caused substantial economic loss or other similar harm to governmental entities in at least a specified number of counties is a matter of great governmental concern; providing that the Attorney General has the sole authority to file certain civil proceedings; authorizing the Attorney General to take certain actions in certain civil proceedings; providing that any award, excluding attorney fees, are subject to full appropriation by the Legislature, etc.
Effective Date: Upon becoming a law
Last Event: 04/30/21 S Died in Rules on Friday, April 30, 2021 2:40 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Community Affairs
    • On agenda for: 03/30/21 3:30 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 5   Nays 4
  • Appropriations
    • On agenda for: 04/19/21 10:00 AM
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 04/20/21 8:30 AM

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 1053 Subject: Attorney General Designation of Matters of Great Governmental Concern Relationship: Compare
Bill #: SB 1874 Subject: Civil Proceedings in Matters Certified as Matters of Great Governmental Concern by the Governor and Cabinet Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations 4/13/2021 9:14:02 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 4/1/2021 11:53:03 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Community Affairs 3/29/2021 3:43:03 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Died in Rules Time: 04/30/2021 - 2:40 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/20/21, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/21/2021 - 2:01 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/19/21, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/14/2021 - 5:26 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/15/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed Time: 04/12/2021 - 2:46 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S Now in Appropriations Time: 04/02/2021 - 1:56 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs read 1st time -SJ 347 Time: 04/01/2021 - 5:01 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 04/01/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: c1
Event: S CS by Community Affairs; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 342 Time: 03/30/2021 - 6:11 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Community Affairs, 03/30/21, 3:30 pm, 37 Senate Building Time: 03/25/2021 - 4:42 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 193 Time: 03/10/2021 - 11:56 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Community Affairs; Appropriations; Rules -SJ 193 Time: 03/04/2021 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Community Affairs Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 02/26/2021 - 4:16 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
16.65 CS/HB 1053, SB 1874