EIGHTH DAY (CONTINUED) --- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27, 2025

The house met at 10 a.m. and was called to order by the speaker.

The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 89).

Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.

Absent — Davis, Y.; Garcia, J.; González, M.; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rosenthal.

The invocation was offered by Ron Joy, Texas Department of Public Safety, Leander.

The chair recognized Representative Raymond who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.

The following members were granted leaves of absence for today because of important business in the district:

Gervin-Hawkins on motion of Bowers.

V. Jones on motion of Howard.

A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1).

The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of a family medical emergency:

Noble on motion of Cook.

The chair laid before the house and had read the following special message from the governor:

TO THE SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE EIGHTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, SECOND CALLED SESSION:

WHEREAS, the people of Texas through their state Constitution have placed in the hands of the governor the power to call and set the agenda for special sessions of the legislature; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to a gubernatorial proclamation issued on August 15, 2025, the members of the 89th Legislature convened in a Second Called Session to consider the subjects designated in that proclamation;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, GREG ABBOTT, Governor of the State of Texas, by the authority vested in me by Article III, Section 40, and Article IV, Section 8(a), of the Texas Constitution, do hereby present the following additional subjects to the 89th Legislature, Second Called Session, for consideration:

Legislation that protects law enforcement officers from public disclosure of unsubstantiated complaints and other information maintained in law enforcement agency files.

Legislation relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Greg Abbott

Governor

Austin, Texas

August 26, 2025

On motion of Representative Darby, the house granted the request of the senate for the appointment of a Conference Committee on SB 2.

The chair announced the appointment of the following conference committee, on the part of the house, on SB 2: King, chair; Darby, Geren, McQueeney, and Moody.

On motion of Representative Darby, the house granted the request of the senate for the appointment of a Conference Committee on SB 10.

The chair announced the appointment of the following conference committee, on the part of the house, on SB 10: Meyer, chair; Bonnen, Button, Metcalf, and Muñoz.

Representative Darby moved that the house grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house is in session, through and including tomorrow, pursuant to their committee postings.

Permission to meet was granted.

(Patterson in the chair)

(Y. Davis and Rosenthal now present)

The following congratulatory resolutions were laid before the house:

HCR 3 (by Craddick), Commemorating the dedication of the Children's Emergency Relief International George M. Cowden Building in Austin.

HCR 4 (by Craddick), Congratulating Rickey and Anne Lowe of Horseshoe Bay on their 47th wedding anniversary.

HCR 5 (by Craddick), Congratulating Don Sparks of Midland on receiving the 2025 Chief Roughneck Award from the Independent Petroleum Association of America.

HCR 6 (by Craddick), Congratulating the Senior Life Midland Meals on Wheels program on delivering its five millionth meal.

HCR 8 (by Craddick), Congratulating Charles and Margaret Semple of Midland on their 60th wedding anniversary.

HCR 14 (by Vasut), Congratulating Lori Rickert on her retirement as presiding judge for Brazoria County Court at Law No. 4 and Probate Court.

HCR 16 (by Craddick), Congratulating Barbara Jean Bolden Yarbrough of Midland on the occasion of her 90th birthday.

HR 1 (by Tepper), Honoring Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell for his service as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.

HR 2 (by Tepper), Congratulating Joseph C. Longway on his retirement as the Northwest Region chief of the Texas Department of Public Safety.

HR 3 (by Leo Wilson), Commending Camille McWhorter for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Terri Leo Wilson.

HR 4 (by Schofield), Congratulating Aristoi Classical Academy on being named Best Charter School in the Houston Chronicle's 2025 Best of the Best list.

HR 6 (by Schofield), Congratulating Hemulata Basumatary of Katy on appearing in the Food Network's Super Mega Cakes television series

HR 7 (by Schofield), Commemorating the 15th anniversary of No Label Brewing Co. in Katy.

HR 8 (by Leo Wilson), Commemorating the 2026 Fraternal Order of Eagles No. 3719 Charity BBQ Cook-Off.

HR 9 (by Leo Wilson), Commemorating the dedication of an Official Texas Historical Marker for the Texas Rice Festival in Winnie.

HR 11 (by Leo Wilson), Commending the Ball High School Choir from Galveston for performing in the rotunda of the State Capitol on December 6, 2025.

HR 12 (by Leo Wilson), Congratulating Manuel Moreno Jr. of J. Frank Dobie High School on his induction into the Texas Tennis Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

HR 13 (by Leo Wilson), Commemorating the first annual Galveston Pickleball Championship.

HR 14 (by Schofield), Congratulating Brenda Martin on her selection as the City of Katy 2024-2025 Senior Volunteer of the Year.

HR 15 (by Schofield), Commemorating the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Katy Visitors Center.

HR 16 (by Schofield), Commemorating the 20 Year Founder's Day Celebration of the Cy-Fair Republican Women of Harris County.

HR 20 (by Guillen), Congratulating Richard L. Jankovsky III on his retirement from the Texas Department of Public Safety.

HR 22 (by Virdell), Honoring the first responders who provided aid to those impacted by the Texas Hill Country floods of July 2025.

HR 23 (by Virdell), Honoring the Czech urban search-and-rescue team for its assistance in the response to the July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood.

HR 24 (by Virdell), Honoring the search and rescue team from Fundación 911 of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila, Mexico, for its assistance in the response to the July 4, 2025, Hill Country flood.

HR 25 (by Hinojosa), Congratulating Bertha Saucedo of Jaime Padrón Elementary School on her selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of Promise.

HR 26 (by Hinojosa), Congratulating Michael Rye of the Rosedale School on his selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of the Year.

HR 27 (by Hinojosa), Congratulating Elena Cantu of the Rosedale School on her selection as an Austin ISD 2025 Teacher of Promise.

HR 28 (by Hinojosa), Congratulating the Most Reverend Daniel E. Garcia on his appointment as bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Austin.

HR 29 (by Schoolcraft), Congratulating Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin on being chosen the No. 1 restaurant in the Texas Monthly 2025 list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas.

HR 30 (by Little), Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Metrocrest Hospital Authority in Carrollton.

HR 31 (by Schoolcraft), Commemorating the bicentennial of Gonzales.

HR 32 (by C. Bell), Congratulating Horace Hodge on his retirement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

HR 33 (by Meyer), In memory of Blair Elizabeth Harber of Dallas.

HR 45 (by Lujan), Commemorating the 50th anniversary of American Legion Post No. 667 in Universal City.

HR 48 (by Lujan), Commemorating the 10th anniversary of the designation of the San Antonio Missions as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

HR 49 (by Lujan), Congratulating Harlandale ISD superintendent Gerardo Soto on being named the 2025 ESC Region 20 Superintendent of the Year.

HR 51 (by Orr), Commemorating the third annual Cindy Walker Days event in Mexia and commending Texas A&M University for its partnership with the Cindy Walker Foundation.

HR 52 (by Johnson), Congratulating The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on being named the best cancer care facility in the nation by U.S. News & World Report.

HR 55 (by Johnson), Commemorating the centennial of West University Elementary School in Houston ISD.

HR 56 (by Harris Davila), Congratulating Antioch Georgetown on the ground-breaking ceremony for its new church building.

HR 57 (by C. Bell), Congratulating Lieutenant Colonel Dr. Michael Lee Russell on his retirement from the Texas State Guard.

HR 59 (by J. Lopez), Congratulating the Raymondville Early College High School Bearkat Band on being named the 2026 3A Honor Band by the Texas Music Educators Association.

HR 60 (by M. González, Moody, and Ordaz), In memory of Cacique Jose Sierra Sr. of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe in El Paso.

HR 61 (by Wharton), Congratulating Sergeant Daniel Gaskamp on his retirement from the Washington County Sheriff's Office.

HR 62 (by Flores), Congratulating El Mercado restaurant in Austin on its 40th anniversary.

HR 63 (by J. Lopez), Commemorating the 50th anniversary of Brownsville Coffee Shop No. 2.

HR 64 (by Dyson), Honoring Angela Sanchez for her work as the cofounder of the Parent-Teacher Organization at International Leadership of Texas Aggieland High School in College Station.

HR 65 (by Dyson), Honoring Leslea Hoffpauir for her work as the cofounder of the Parent-Teacher Organization at International Leadership of Texas Aggieland High School in College Station.

HR 66 (by Dyson), Congratulating Ed and Sandra Udell of College Station on their 60th wedding anniversary.

HR 70 (by Harless), Congratulating Bryan Collier on his retirement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HR 71 (by J. Lopez), Congratulating the West Brownsville Little League Junior Softball All-Stars on winning the 2025 Texas West State Tournament championship and advancing to the Junior League Southwest Region Tournament.

HR 72 (by Moody and Harris Davila), Honoring Amber Cervantes for her work to raise awareness of Huntington's disease.

HR 74 (by Patterson), Congratulating Sadie Schiermeyer of Richardson on her selection as Miss Texas 2025.

The resolutions were adopted.

The following memorial resolutions were laid before the house:

HCR 2 (by Virdell), In memory of the victims of the July 2025 Hill Country floods.

HCR 7 (by Craddick), In memory of Richard Augustus Hewitt of San Antonio.

HR 10 (by Leo Wilson), In memory of John Wilbur Franklin of Galveston.

HR 21 (by C. Bell), In memory of Kenneth Allen Griffin of Katy.

HR 35 (by Meyer), In memory of Virginia Wynne Naylor of Richardson.

HR 36 (by Meyer), In memory of Eloise Elizabeth Peck of Dallas.

HR 37 (by Meyer), In memory of Lila James Bonner of Dallas.

HR 38 (by Meyer), In memory of Hadley Rebecca Hanna of University Park.

HR 39 (by Meyer), In memory of Jane Marie Hunt of Dallas.

HR 40 (by Meyer), In memory of Hanna Rose Lawrence and Rebecca Mark Lawrence of Dallas.

HR 42 (by Meyer), In memory of Brooke Catherine Harber of Dallas.

HR 43 (by Meyer), In memory of William Michael "Mike" Harber of Dallas.

HR 44 (by Meyer), In memory of Charlene Cravotta Harber of Dallas.

HR 46 (by Lujan), In memory of legendary accordionist Flaco Jiménez.

HR 47 (by Lujan), In memory of Eulogio G. Flores of San Antonio.

HR 50 (by Orr), In memory of Nelma Jean Speed Bonner of Fairfield.

HR 53 (by Johnson), In memory of Dr. Robert M. Stein of Rice University.

HR 54 (by Johnson), In memory of Sarah Blakely McCrory of Houston.

HR 67 (by Lujan), In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio.

HR 69 (by Leo Wilson), In memory of Domingo T. Orozco of Texas City.

HR 75 (by Dyson), In memory of Richard W. B. Davis of College Station.

The resolutions were unanimously adopted by a rising vote.

(Speaker in the chair)

(Reynolds now present)

The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:

CSHB 25, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.

Representative Zwiener raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 25 under Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1), of the House Rules on the grounds that the caption fails to give reasonable notice of the subject of the proposed measure. The point of order was withdrawn.

Representative Zwiener offered the following amendment to CSHB 25:

Amend CSHB 25 (house committee report) on page 1, between lines 18 and 19, by inserting the following appropriately numbered section and reordering subsequent sections as necessary:

Representative Little raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 1 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment is not germane. The point of order was withdrawn.

Amendment No. 1 was withdrawn.

The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of illness:

Vo on motion of Bernal.

Representative Anchía offered the following amendment to CSHB 25:

Amend CSHB 25 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:

SECTION ____.  This Act shall be cited as the Darwin Awards Act.

Representative Cain raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 2 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment is not germane. The point of order was withdrawn.

(Vasut in the chair)

Representative Shofner moved to table Amendment No. 2.

(Harris in the chair)

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 90): 86 Yeas, 51 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Noble; Vo.

Absent — Campos; Garcia, J.; González, M.; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Rodríguez Ramos.

When Record No. 90 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted no.

Gervin-Hawkins

Representative Zwiener offered the following amendment to CSHB 25:

Amend CSHB 25 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 15, between "law" and the underlined comma, insert "except as provided by Subsection (c)".

(2)  On page 1, between lines 18 and 19, insert the following:

Representative Little raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 3 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment is not germane. The point of order was withdrawn.

(Meyer in the chair)

Representative Shofner moved to table Amendment No. 3.

(Harris in the chair)

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 91): 83 Yeas, 52 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Noble; Vo.

Absent — Campos; Garcia, J.; González, M.; Hickland; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos.

When Record No. 91 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted no.

Gervin-Hawkins

When Record No. 91 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Richardson

Representative Collier offered the following amendment to CSHB 25:

Amend CSHB 25 (house committee report) as follows:

On line 14, after "ivermectin" replace the "." and add:

", and documentation that supports a pharmacist's position that they acted in a reasonably prudent manner."

Representative Shofner moved to table Amendment No. 4.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 92): 85 Yeas, 51 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Noble; Vo.

Absent — Campos; Garcia, J.; González, M.; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Rodríguez Ramos; Virdell.

When Record No. 92 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted no.

Gervin-Hawkins

When Record No. 92 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Virdell

The following committee meeting was announced:

Calendars, 1:15 p.m. today, 3W.9, for a formal meeting, to set a calendar.

Representative Dutton offered the following amendment to CSHB 25:

Amend CSHB 25 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 7, immediately following "IVERMECTIN" insert "AND BIRTH CONTROL".

(2)  On page 1, line 8, between "IVERMECTIN" and "WITHOUT" insert "AND BIRTH CONTROL".

(3)  On page 1, line 10, between "ivermectin" and "to" insert "or birth control".

(4)  On page 1, line 14, between "ivermectin" and the underlined period insert "or birth control".

(5)  On page 1, line 18, between "ivermectin" and "in" insert "or birth control".

Representative Little raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 5 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment is not germane. The point of order was withdrawn.

Amendment No. 5 was withdrawn.

Representative Rosenthal moved to print all remarks on CSHB 25.

The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]

(Speaker in the chair)

(M. González now present)

CSHB 25 was passed to engrossment by (Record 93): 88 Yeas, 51 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Jones, V.; Noble; Vo.

Absent — Campos; Garcia, J.; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Rodríguez Ramos.

When Record No. 93 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted no.

Gervin-Hawkins

When Record No. 93 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted no.

C. Morales

When Record No. 93 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted no.

Rodríguez Ramos

HB 48, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems.

Representative Plesa offered the following amendment to HB 48:

Amend HB 48 (house committee printing) on page 1, line 21, between "systems" and "operated" by inserting, ",and available data in the State of Texas Emergency Assistance Registry,".

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

Representative Ward Johnson offered the following amendment to HB 48:

Amend HB 48 (house committee report) on page 2, between lines 5 and 6, by inserting the following:

(b-1)  The study required by Subsection (a) of this section must also include an evaluation of the effective operation of the alert notification systems described by Subsection (a) of this section with respect to certain populations, including persons who are hard of hearing, persons with chronic illness, and senior citizens. As needed, the working group may include legislative recommendations in the study on improving the effective operation of the alert notification systems for those populations.

Amendment No. 2 was adopted.

The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business:

Hernandez on motion of Walle.

HB 48, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 94): 131 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Harrison.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Hernandez; Jones, V.; Noble; Vo.

Absent — Campos; DeAyala; Garcia, J.; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schatzline; Slawson; Swanson.

When Record No. 94 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Gervin-Hawkins

When Record No. 94 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.

C. Morales

When Record No. 94 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.

Rodríguez Ramos

When Record No. 94 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Schatzline

When Record No. 94 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Slawson

When Record No. 94 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Swanson

HB 149, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the governor's review of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems.

HB 149 was passed to engrossment by (Record 95): 127 Yeas, 5 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Collier; Harrison; Lowe; Money; Olcott.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Hernandez; Jones, V.; Noble; Vo.

Absent — Cain; Campos; DeAyala; Dutton; Garcia, J.; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Rodríguez Ramos; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair.

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Gervin-Hawkins

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.

C. Morales

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.

Rodríguez Ramos

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Tinderholt

When Record No. 95 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Toth

HB 254, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.

HB 254 was passed to engrossment by (Record 96): 136 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Harrison.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Hernandez; Jones, V.; Noble; Vo.

Absent — Campos; Garcia, J.; Lambert; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Rodríguez Ramos.

When Record No. 96 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Gervin-Hawkins

When Record No. 96 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.

C. Morales

When Record No. 96 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted yes.

Rodríguez Ramos

At 1:12 p.m., the chair announced that the house would stand recessed until 2 p.m. today.

The house met at 2:22 p.m. and was called to order by the speaker.

CSHB 26, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

CSHB 26 was passed to engrossment by (Record 97): 95 Yeas, 29 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Anchía; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Lalani; Longoria; Lowe; Manuel; Martinez; Meza; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Romero; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Hernandez; Jones, V.; Noble; Vo.

Absent — Bernal; Bowers; Campos; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Y.; Garcia, J.; González, J.; González, M.; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Shaheen; Shofner.

When Record No. 87 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Bhojani

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Bowers

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Bryant

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Collier

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Y. Davis

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted no.

Gervin-Hawkins

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Johnson

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted no.

C. Morales

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

E. Morales

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Ordaz

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Reynolds

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted no.

Rodríguez Ramos

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Rose

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Shofner

When Record No. 97 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Walle

CSHB 192, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties.

Representative Schofield offered the following amendment to CSHB 192:

Amend CSHB 192 as follows:

On page 4, line 3, insert the following:

Amendment No. 1 was adopted.

Representative Dutton raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 192 under Article III, Section 40, of the Texas Constitution on the grounds that the subject matter of the bill is not included in the field of legislation designated by the governor's proclamation.

(Landgraf in the chair)

The point of order was withdrawn.

The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of illness:

Johnson on motion of Moody.

CSHB 192, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 98): 88 Yeas, 45 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C); Money.

Absent, Excused — Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Hernandez; Johnson; Jones, V.; Noble; Vo.

Absent — Campos; Garcia, J.; Howard; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos.

When Record No. 98 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Bhojani

When Record No. 98 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted no.

Gervin-Hawkins

When Record No. 98 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted no.

C. Morales

When Record No. 98 was taken, I was away from my desk in protest of the special session. I would have voted no.

Rodríguez Ramos

(Speaker in the chair)

Representative Ward Johnson moved to print all remarks on CSHB 192.

The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]

Representative Darby moved that the house adjourn until 2:45 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

The house accordingly, at 2:41 p.m., adjourned until 2:45 p.m. today.

The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

SENATE CHAMBER

Austin, Texas

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

The Honorable Speaker of the House

House Chamber

Austin, Texas

Mr. Speaker:

I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the following action:

THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.

Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.

THE SENATE HAS REFUSED TO CONCUR IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING MEASURES AND REQUESTS THE APPOINTMENT OF A CONFERENCE COMMITTEE TO ADJUST THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO HOUSES:

Senate Conferees: Perry - Chair/Blanco/Flores/Hinojosa, Adam/Schwertner

Senate Conferees: Bettencourt - Chair/Birdwell/Hagenbuch/Nichols/Paxton

Respectfully,

Patsy Spaw

Secretary of the Senate