CS/SB 1660 -  Translation Services

General Bill by Judiciary and Torres
Translation Services: Authorizing courts to contract with a third-party translation service provider to provide translation services; providing that such services may be made available to any party requesting them, regardless of whether represented by counsel; providing that a court is not required to provide translation services, etc.
Effective Date: 07/01/2024
Last Event: 02/28/24 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 1393 -SJ 504 on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 3:56 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Judiciary
    • On agenda for: 01/29/24 4:00 PM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Rules
    • On agenda for: 02/14/24 9:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 16   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: HB 987 Subject: Court-related Functions Relationship: Similar
Bill #: HB 1393 Subject: Court Interpreter Services Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • D 528446 , Torres Date Filed: 02/27/24, Line#: 0 Senate: Withdrawn 2/28/2024 3:07:45 PM
  • Original Filed Version
    • D 714748 , Judiciary, Torres Date Filed: 01/26/24, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Substitute Amendment 01/31/2024 10:08 AM
    • SD 508464 , Judiciary, Torres Date Filed: 01/29/24, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/31/2024 10:08 AM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/15/2024 8:33:51 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Rules 2/13/2024 8:33:25 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/30/2024 4:42:19 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Judiciary 1/26/2024 3:07:41 PM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, refer to HB 1393 -SJ 504 Time: 02/28/2024 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted HB 1393 -SJ 504 Time: 02/28/2024 - 3:56 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 503 Time: 02/28/2024 - 3:55 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/28/24 Time: 02/26/2024 - 8:02 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading Time: 02/15/2024 - 9:42 AM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 Time: 02/14/2024 - 1:49 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/14/24, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 02/09/2024 - 2:23 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S CS by Judiciary read 1st time Time: 02/01/2024 - 5:58 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: c1
Event: S Now in Rules Time: 01/30/2024 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Remaining references corrected to Rules Time: 01/30/2024 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Rules Version: c1
Event: S Original reference(s) removed: Criminal Justice Time: 01/30/2024 - 6:57 PM Member: Committee: Criminal Justice Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/30/2024 - 4:46 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S CS by Judiciary; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 Time: 01/29/2024 - 6:19 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 01/29/24, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/24/2024 - 2:19 PM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Introduced Time: 01/11/2024 - 4:57 PM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S Referred to Judiciary; Criminal Justice; Rules Time: 01/11/2024 - 7:56 AM Member: Committee: Judiciary Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 01/05/2024 - 6:58 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
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