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Abbott signs hurricane relief, $250 million budget and groping penalty bills before veto deadline
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>>>Click through to see some of the most significant bills signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during the latest session of the Texas Legislature.
(Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle )
>>>Click through to see some of the most significant bills signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during the latest session of the Texas Legislature.(Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle )
Photo: Jon Shapley, Staff / Houston Chronicle
>>>Click through to see some of the most significant bills signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during the latest session of the Texas Legislature.
(Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle )
>>>Click through to see some of the most significant bills signed into law by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott during the latest session of the Texas Legislature.
(Jon Shapley / Houston Chronicle )
Photo: Jon Shapley, Staff / Houston Chronicle
The deadline for Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to sign or veto bills from the latest session of the Texas Legislature has come and gone.
The state’s two governing chambers have spent months and in some cases, years trying to get these bills to the governor’s desk for a signature of approval.
So, by the time the dust settled on Sunday, June 16, which bills had been signed?
On HoustonChronicle.com: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed bill into law that toughens penalties for groping
The Texas Legislature officially concluded during Memorial Day weekend.
And Abbott’s willingness to provide his John Hancock came in three informal phases.
During the first days of June, several significant pieces of legislation became law. Not even a week later another round of bills earned the governor’s signature.
Some bills, such as those focused on reform of issues like social media, confederate monuments and the death penalty failed because they missed key deadlines.
However, you can see some of the most notable bills Governor Abbott did sign into law.
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All of the bills above will be enacted on Sept. 1, 2019 unless otherwise noted. In addition, unless otherwise noted, those laws only impact situations or offenders after that date.
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