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Just doing a little research at the TLO site, and 3142 was passed by more than 2/3 in each house. It was sent to the governor on May 27. He has not taken any action yet. It will become effective immediately on the governor's signature, immediately upon his filing it without signature, or on June 16 (if I counted correctly) if the governor does not do anything. He could also veto it within that time frame.

On bills that contain the clause to make them effective immediately, the engrossed version of the text available at that site will contain the certification with the vote count. I think the vote on the conference committee report is the one that counts, if there was a conference committee. The actual vote will count if the two houses agreed and passed the same bill without a conference committee.

If you go to this page: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/Reports/General.aspx" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;, you can see when a bill is effective. I think it will only be in the effective files when it has been signed or filed by the governor.