SIXTY-SECOND DAY --- MONDAY, MAY 12, 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 2126).
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.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; 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 — Flores; Schofield.
The invocation was offered by Scot Wall, state minister, Capitol Commission, Austin.
The chair recognized Representative Patterson who led the house in the pledges of allegiance to the United States and Texas flags.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for today to attend a funeral:
Flores on motion of Howard.
The following member was granted leave of absence for today because of illness:
Schofield on motion of Toth.
CAPITOL PHYSICIAN
The chair presented Dr. Hanh-Dieu Nguyen of Plano as the "Doctor for the Day."
The house welcomed Dr. Nguyen and thanked them for their participation in the Physician of the Day Program sponsored by the Texas Academy of Family Physicians.
REGULAR ORDER OF BUSINESS SUSPENDED
On motion of Representative Geren and by unanimous consent, the reading and referral of bills was postponed until just prior to adjournment.
PROVIDING FOR A LOCAL, CONSENT,
AND RESOLUTIONS CALENDAR
Representative Patterson moved to set a local, consent, and resolutions calendar for 10 a.m. Friday, May 16.
The motion prevailed.
COMMITTEES GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Patterson moved that the house grant permission for all committees and subcommittees to meet while the house is in session, pursuant to their committee postings or recess motions. For purposes of this motion, committees and subcommittees scheduled to meet or reconvene today upon final adjournment or recess or during bill referral if permission is granted are authorized to convene upon adoption by the house of today's adjournment motion.
Permission to meet was granted.
Representative King requested permission for the Committee on State Affairs to meet while the house is in session, at 2 p.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
State Affairs, 2 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of important business in the district:
Simmons on motion of Rosenthal.
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
HB 4506 ON THIRD READING
(by Bonnen)
HB 4506, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to electronic delivery of notice for certain municipal zoning changes.
HB 4506 was passed by (Record 2127): 139 Yeas, 0 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Gates; Gervin-Hawkins; Lozano; Morales Shaw; Romero; Thompson; Wu.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2127 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Gates
When Record No. 2127 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
When Record No. 2127 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Morales Shaw
When Record No. 2127 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Thompson
HB 1646 ON THIRD READING
(by Lujan and Metcalf)
HB 1646, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an emergency services district employee without board approval.
HB 1646 was passed by (Record 2128): 106 Yeas, 31 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu.
Nays — Alders; Barry; Cook; Dean; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Patterson; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Virdell.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Cortez; Kitzman; Lozano; Reynolds; Romero; Smithee; Thompson; Vasut; Zwiener.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2128 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Lozano
When Record No. 2128 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Paul
When Record No. 2128 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Smithee
When Record No. 2128 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Thompson
When Record No. 2128 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Zwiener
HB 3185 ON THIRD READING
(by Metcalf and Curry)
HB 3185, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.
HB 3185 was passed by (Record 2129): 131 Yeas, 8 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu.
Nays — Cain; Dorazio; Hopper; LaHood; Lowe; Olcott; Tinderholt; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Ashby; Hayes; Lozano; Paul; Reynolds; Vasut; Zwiener.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2129 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
When Record No. 2129 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Paul
When Record No. 2129 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Vasut
When Record No. 2129 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Zwiener
HB 3388 ON THIRD READING
(by Paul and Capriglione)
HB 3388, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to group property and casualty insurance policies.
HB 3388 was passed by (Record 2130): 144 Yeas, 0 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Lozano; Vo.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2130 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
HB 2761 ON THIRD READING
(by Johnson, Thompson, Little, Cook, L. Garcia, et al.)
HB 2761, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons and continuous trafficking of persons.
HB 2761 was passed by (Record 2131): 145 Yeas, 0 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Lozano.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2131 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
HB 3233 ON THIRD READING
(by Harris)
HB 3233, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to patient data maintained by pharmacy benefit managers.
HB 3233 was passed by (Record 2132): 141 Yeas, 0 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Dean; Gates; Lozano; Schoolcraft; Smithee.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2132 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
When Record No. 2132 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Schoolcraft
HB 1534 ON THIRD READING
(by Campos and J. Garcia)
HB 1534, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
HB 1534 was passed by (Record 2133): 143 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — 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.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Vo.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Gates; Lozano.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2133 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
HB 5129 ON THIRD READING
(by Noble, C. Bell, Capriglione, Shaheen, and Zwiener)
HB 5129, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the security of certain personal identifying information submitted to or retained by a state agency.
HB 5129 - REMARKS
REPRESENTATIVE NOBLE: Members, let's pass the Texas Right to Privacy Act so we, as a state, protect the personal information of Texans who hold occupational licenses.
REPRESENTATIVE ZWIENER: Thank you so much, Representative Noble. I so admire what you're aiming at with this legislation. I know we had big issues around the state with people trying to—or with DPS selling our personal information to vendors, which I don't think any of us support.
NOBLE: Unfortunately, TEA also was giving out personal e-mails and cell phone numbers to others without the consent of the teachers.
ZWIENER: Thank you for giving me that extra piece of information, as well. The concern I had is that we had some amendments go onto this bill yesterday; did we not?
NOBLE: Yes, we did.
ZWIENER: And my understanding is that now there's some concerns that those amendments are going to make it harder for work opportunities for tradespeople to reach them.
NOBLE: So I think that your concerns are unmerited because the bill clearly still states that the agency may not—without written consent—release this information. If someone wants their information to be out there and available to employers, that is still available to them with their own consent.
ZWIENER: Representative Noble, are you aware that for electricians, plumbers, et cetera, this is one of the prime ways employers and employees are connecting right now? How is the agency going to stand up a new process to make sure that they're receiving this information?
NOBLE: This is a really simple checkbox on an application: Do you want this to be sent out there or not for others to see. I think that that is a really simple checkbox when people do their licensing.
ZWIENER: Does that checkbox exist now? Or is this something you envision them creating?
NOBLE: I will have to get back to you on that. I am not advised. I am not sure. I think there's something similar to it, but I don't want to go on the record until I double-check on that. Thank you for asking, though.
ZWIENER: So just to be very clear, your hope is that these agencies that maintain these licenses will offer people the opportunity to consent up front so that they can be connected with those work opportunities. Is that correct?
NOBLE: Absolutely. If someone wants their name, their personal e-mail, and a phone number out there for others, for job opportunities, we do not want to hinder that in any way.
HB 5129 was passed by (Record 2134): 143 Yeas, 0 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Lozano; Moody; Wilson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2134 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
When Record No. 2134 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Wilson
HB 5394 ON THIRD READING
(by Rose)
HB 5394, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and designated caregivers.
HB 5394 was passed by (Record 2135): 144 Yeas, 0 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Kitzman; Lozano.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2135 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Kitzman
When Record No. 2135 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
HB 3619 ON THIRD READING
(by Dean)
HB 3619, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.
HB 3619 was passed by (Record 2136): 144 Yeas, 0 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Hayes; Lozano.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2136 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Lozano
When Record No. 2136 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Smithee
HB 2867 ON THIRD READING
(by Gates, Thompson, J. Lopez, Harris, Muñoz, et al.)
HB 2867, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility.
HB 2867 was passed by (Record 2137): 135 Yeas, 8 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Lopez, R.; Lowe; Martinez Fischer; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bowers; Dorazio; Morales Shaw.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2137 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Anchía
When Record No. 2137 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Tepper
HB 3672 ON THIRD READING
(by Ashby)
HB 3672, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of an extracurricular community education grant program.
HB 3672 was passed by (Record 2138): 97 Yeas, 47 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cunningham; Curry; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bell, K.; Gerdes.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2138 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Curry
When Record No. 2138 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Gerdes
When Record No. 2138 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Metcalf
HB 2434 ON THIRD READING
(by Plesa and Vasut)
HB 2434, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the purchase of service credit by certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
HB 2434 was passed by (Record 2139): 145 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Hickland.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2139 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Hickland
HB 4903 ON THIRD READING
(by Harris Davila, Ordaz, and Button)
HB 4903, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative and the Quad-Agency Child Care Initiative Commission.
HB 4903 was passed by (Record 2140): 137 Yeas, 9 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; 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; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Harrison; Lowe; Olcott; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
HB 3687 ON THIRD READING
(by Harless)
HB 3687, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certification requirements for a fire marshal and any related employee, officer, inspector, and investigator appointed by certain counties and emergency services districts.
HB 3687 was passed by (Record 2141): 117 Yeas, 26 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Bonnen; Cain; Capriglione; DeAyala; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Cook; Dean; Jones, V.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2141 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Hinojosa
When Record No. 2141 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
V. Jones
HB 3675 ON THIRD READING
(by Cook, Leach, Manuel, Moody, and Curry)
HB 3675, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment.
HB 3675 was passed by (Record 2142): 127 Yeas, 19 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Bumgarner; Cain; Harrison; Holt; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2142 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
LaHood
HB 4609 ON THIRD READING
(by Dean)
HB 4609, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to participation in, administration of, contributions to, and benefits under the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
HB 4609 was passed by (Record 2143): 113 Yeas, 32 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Cain; Canales; Cunningham; Harris Davila; Harrison; Holt; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Fairly.
HB 4582 ON THIRD READING
(by K. Bell, Capriglione, Button, Bumgarner, Plesa, et al.)
HB 4582, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by a developer of certain housing developments by certain municipalities and counties.
HB 4582 was passed by (Record 2144): 102 Yeas, 42 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bonnen; Bryant; Bucy; Cain; Canales; Collier; Cook; Davis, A.; Goodwin; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Luther; Martinez Fischer; Money; Morales, C.; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Talarico; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Rosenthal; Virdell.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2144 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Bernal
When Record No. 2144 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Goodwin
When Record No. 2144 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
J. Jones
When Record No. 2144 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Rose
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Zwiener moved to print remarks between Representative Noble and Representative Zwiener on HB 5129.
The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]
HB 3866 ON THIRD READING
(by Landgraf)
HB 3866, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee.
HB 3866 was passed by (Record 2145): 129 Yeas, 14 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Canales; Harrison; Hopper; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Money; Olcott; Schatzline; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bumgarner; Davis, Y.; Reynolds.
HB 4534 ON THIRD READING
(by Metcalf, Plesa, et al.)
HB 4534, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain death benefits for peace officers under public retirement systems.
HB 4534 was passed by (Record 2146): 141 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; 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; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Hayes.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bernal; Campos; González, M.; Vo.
HB 2446 ON THIRD READING
(by Dutton)
HB 2446, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to affidavits concerning cost and necessity of services in civil actions.
HB 2446 was passed by (Record 2147): 79 Yeas, 65 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Barry; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Gerdes; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Fairly; Moody.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2147 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Alders
HB 3984 ON THIRD READING
(by Oliverson)
HB 3984, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the review of claims and recovery of overpayments by Medicaid recovery audit contractors.
HB 3984 was passed by (Record 2148): 143 Yeas, 0 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Dutton; Johnson; King.
HB 700 ON THIRD READING
(by McQueeney)
HB 700, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions and the registration of commercial sales-based financing brokers; authorizing a fee and providing a civil penalty.
HB 700 was passed by (Record 2149): 116 Yeas, 28 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shofner; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Dorazio; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Tinderholt; Toth; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Hunter; Lalani.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2149 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Hunter
When Record No. 2149 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Isaac
HB 4088 ON THIRD READING
(by Bonnen)
HB 4088, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the qualifications for jury service and the establishment of a juror mental health services reimbursement program.
HB 4088 was passed by (Record 2150): 108 Yeas, 33 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; Meza; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Gámez.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bell, C.; Lalani; Lozano; Talarico.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2150 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.
Gámez
When Record No. 2150 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Lozano
HB 229 ON THIRD READING
(by Troxclair, Swanson, Slawson, Hull, Leach, et al.)
HB 229, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
Representative Troxclair moved to postpone consideration of HB 229 until 11:30 a.m. today.
The motion prevailed.
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
SB 2419 ON THIRD READING
(Dean - House Sponsor)
SB 2419, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority of a special district to exercise certain powers and duties following municipal disannexation of certain areas.
SB 2419 was passed by (Record 2151): 137 Yeas, 3 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Hayes; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bell, C.; Leach; Moody; Phelan; Smithee; Talarico.
SB 842 ON THIRD READING
(Phelan - House Sponsor)
SB 842, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events.
SB 842 was passed by (Record 2152): 141 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; 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; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Meza.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bowers; Jones, V.; Leach; Morales Shaw.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2152 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Morales Shaw
SB 1257 ON THIRD READING
(Leach, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 1257, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.
(Harris in the chair)
SB 1257 was passed by (Record 2153): 87 Yeas, 58 Nays, 1 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris(C); 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; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; 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; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Guerra.
SB 2550 ON THIRD READING
(Darby - House Sponsor)
SB 2550, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to an exemption of the transfer of certain rights in water from certain disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of certain interests in real property.
SB 2550 was passed by (Record 2154): 126 Yeas, 17 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Cook; Dorazio; Harrison; Hopper; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Swanson; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — González, M.; Vasut.
SB 996 ON THIRD READING
(C. Bell, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 996, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates.
SB 996 was passed by (Record 2155): 130 Yeas, 11 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Collier; Harless; Lowe; Money; Noble; Olcott; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Cain; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bowers; Morales Shaw; Wharton.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2155 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Tinderholt
POSTPONED BUSINESS
The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business:
SB 529 ON SECOND READING
(Craddick - House Sponsor)
SB 529, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to receive tax revenue from certain establishments located near a hotel and convention center project.
SB 529 was considered in lieu of HB 1186.
SB 529 was read second time.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Craddick offered the following amendment to SB 529:
Amend SB 529 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 351.155, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(c-1) This subsection applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.152(12) that has a population of 130,000 or more. Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a municipality to which this subsection applies may pledge or commit revenue under this section for only two qualified projects.
(2) On page 1, strike line 10 and substitute the following:
Section 351.155(c-1).
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
SB 529, as amended, was passed to third reading.
HB 1186 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Craddick moved to lay HB 1186 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal, Signed by the Speaker, House List No. 9).
CSHB 4327 ON SECOND READING
(by Moody)
CSHB 4327, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of the decedent.
CSHB 4327 was read second time on May 6, postponed until May 9, and was again postponed until 8 a.m. today.
Representative Moody moved to postpone consideration of CSHB 4327 until 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 14.
The motion prevailed.
HB 3221 ON SECOND READING
(by Tepper, Leo Wilson, and Gervin-Hawkins)
HB 3221, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain employer contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
HB 3221 was read second time on May 10, an amendment was offered and disposed of, and HB 3221 was postponed until 8 a.m. today.
(Speaker in the chair)
Amendment No. 2
Representative Barry offered the following amendment to HB 3221:
Amend HB 3221 (house committee printing) by striking page 2, lines 20 and 21, and substituting the following:
SECTION 2. (a) Subject to Subsection (b), this Act applies beginning with the 2025-2026 school year.
(b) The Teacher Retirement System of Texas is required to implement this Act only if the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas finds that the legislature appropriated money to the retirement system in an amount sufficient to cover any increase in the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the retirement system caused by the implementation of this Act. The amount appropriated by the legislature to cover any increase in unfunded actuarial liabilities caused by the implementation of this Act must be in addition to any amounts the state is required to contribute to the retirement system under Subchapter E, Chapter 825, Government Code. If the board of trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas finds that the legislature did not appropriate money in an amount sufficient to cover the cost of implementation without increasing the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the retirement system, the retirement system may not implement this Act.
Amendment No. 2 was adopted by (Record 2156): 80 Yeas, 63 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Money; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Little; Manuel; Wilson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2156 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Curry
When Record No. 2156 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Lozano
When Record No. 2156 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Schoolcraft
HB 3221, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2157): 122 Yeas, 18 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Allen; Bowers; Bryant; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Harrison; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Morales, C.; Morgan; Plesa; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schoolcraft; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Darby; Davis, Y.; Little; Lowe; Troxclair; Wilson.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2157 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Gámez
When Record No. 2157 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Rose
CSSB 541 ON SECOND READING
(Hull - House Sponsor)
CSSB 541, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to cottage food production operations.
CSSB 541 was considered in lieu of CSHB 2588.
CSSB 541 was read second time.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Hull offered the following amendment to CSSB 541:
Amend CSSB 541 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 5, lines 2 through 4, strike "produce, sell, or provide samples directly to a consumer or cottage food vendor of a food" and substitute "produce or sell directly to a consumer or cottage food vendor, or to provide samples directly to a consumer, a food".
(2) Strike page 8, line 27 through page 9, line 2, and substitute the following:
vendor may sell food produced by a cottage food production operation in accordance with Section 437.0194(a-1) directly to consumers at a farmers' market, a farm stand, a food
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Harless offered the following amendment to CSSB 541:
Amend CSSB 541 (house committee report) on page 3, line 2, by striking "$100,000" and substituting "$150,000".
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
CSSB 541, as amended, was passed to third reading.
CSHB 2588 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Hull moved to lay CSHB 2588 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
HR 909 - ADOPTED
(by Button, Vo, Bhojani, and Lalani)
Representative Button moved to suspend all necessary rules to take up and consider at this time HR 909.
The motion prevailed.
The following resolution was laid before the house:
HR 909, Recognizing May 2025 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
(Harris in the chair)
HR 909 was adopted.
SB 552 ON SECOND READING
(Leach, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 552, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.
SB 552 was read second time on May 2, postponed until May 5, postponed until May 6, postponed until May 12 (withdrawn), postponed until May 7, postponed until 9:53 a.m. May 8, postponed until 4 p.m. May 8, postponed until May 9, and was again postponed until 9 a.m. today.
Representative Leach moved to postpone consideration of SB 552 until 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 14.
The motion prevailed.
HB 4870 ON THIRD READING
(by A. Davis, Dutton, LaHood, and Hayes)
HB 4870, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a relative and kinship care grant program administered by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
HB 4870 was read third time on May 10 and was postponed until 9 a.m. today.
HB 4870 was passed by (Record 2158): 99 Yeas, 44 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Gates; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Kerwin; Wharton.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2158 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
C. Bell
When Record No. 2158 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Wharton
CSHB 2494 ON SECOND READING
(by Craddick, Darby, King, and Patterson)
CSHB 2494, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to disannexation of certain areas of a municipality for failure to provide services.
CSHB 2494 was read second time on May 5, postponed until May 7, postponed until May 10, and was again postponed until 9 a.m. today.
Representative Craddick moved to postpone consideration of CSHB 2494 until 5 p.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
HB 3940 ON THIRD READING
(by Johnson, Orr, Oliverson, Hull, L. Garcia, et al.)
HB 3940, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
HB 3940 was read third time on May 10 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
HB 3940 was passed by (Record 2159): 116 Yeas, 29 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shofner; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Cunningham; DeAyala; Gerdes; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; LaHood; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Morgan; Olcott; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2159 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Metcalf
HB 4838 ON THIRD READING
(by Morales Shaw, Lalani, McLaughlin, Flores, J. Lopez, et al.)
HB 4838, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.
HB 4838 was read third time on May 10 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
HB 4838 was passed by (Record 2160): 77 Yeas, 64 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Dyson; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C); Smithee.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Hayes; Hull; Oliverson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2160 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Hunter
When Record No. 2160 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Meyer
HB 3177 ON THIRD READING
(by Anchía, Meyer, Garcia Hernandez, and Button)
HB 3177, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the office of inspector general in certain municipalities and the investigators of those offices.
HB 3177 was read third time on May 10 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
HB 3177 was passed by (Record 2161): 113 Yeas, 29 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Slawson; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Cain; Canales; Cook; Fairly; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Patterson; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Hull; Meyer; Oliverson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2161 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Hunter
When Record No. 2161 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
LaHood
When Record No. 2161 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
J. Lopez
HB 1441 ON THIRD READING
(by Plesa, Curry, Guillen, King, Johnson, et al.)
HB 1441, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school resource officers.
HB 1441 was read third time on May 10 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
HB 1441 was passed by (Record 2162): 101 Yeas, 43 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Turner; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Barry; Bonnen; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Dean; Dorazio; Frank; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Landgraf; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Orr; Paul; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Oliverson.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2162 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
J. Lopez
SB 1841 ON THIRD READING
(Y. Davis - House Sponsor)
SB 1841, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards.
SB 1841 was read third time on May 10 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
SB 1841 was passed by (Record 2163): 142 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 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; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Campos; Dorazio; Garcia, J.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2163 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Campos
When Record No. 2163 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
J. Garcia
CSSB 2004 ON SECOND READING
(Geren, Tinderholt, and Moody - House Sponsors)
CSSB 2004, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the eligibility of the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington for funding under the major events reimbursement program.
CSSB 2004 was considered in lieu of CSHB 3962.
CSSB 2004 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 2164): 88 Yeas, 55 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dyson; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bonnen; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Fairly; Frank; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Hinojosa; Hull.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2164 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Shaheen
CSHB 3962 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Geren moved to lay CSHB 3962 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
HB 2225 ON SECOND READING
(by Buckley, Dyson, Alders, et al.)
HB 2225, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the approval of land use assumptions, capital improvement plans, and impact fees.
HB 2225 was read second time on May 5 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
Representative Buckley moved to postpone consideration of HB 2225 until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
HJR 112 ON SECOND READING
(by Frank, Leach, Capriglione, et al.)
HJR 112, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of parents to raise their children.
HJR 112 was read second time on April 29, postponed until May 6, and was again postponed until 10 a.m. today.
Representative Frank moved to postpone consideration of HJR 112 until 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 14.
The motion prevailed.
CSSB 1012 ON SECOND READING
(Howard - House Sponsor)
CSSB 1012, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of Texas of certain real property located in Austin, Texas.
CSSB 1012 was considered in lieu of CSHB 897.
CSSB 1012 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 2165): 131 Yeas, 12 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Harrison; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Metcalf; Money; Olcott; Patterson; Slawson; Spiller; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C); Hinojosa.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Buckley.
CSHB 897 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Howard moved to lay CSHB 897 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
HB 2695 ON SECOND READING
(by Anchía, Leach, Louderback, and Cook)
HB 2695, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the use of a social media platform in furtherance of an offense involving the delivery of a controlled substance; increasing criminal penalties.
HB 2695 was read second time on May 7 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
Representative Anchía moved to postpone consideration of HB 2695 until 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 14.
The motion prevailed.
(Landgraf in the chair)
CSSB 2269 ON SECOND READING
(Manuel and Lalani - House Sponsors)
CSSB 2269, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to dispute resolution for and enforcement actions against certain long-term care facilities.
CSSB 2269 was considered in lieu of CSHB 4670.
CSSB 2269 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 2166): 110 Yeas, 32 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; DeAyala; Gerdes; Harless; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; LaHood; Little; Lowe; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Shaheen; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Davis, Y.; Harris; Longoria.
CSHB 4670 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Manuel moved to lay CSHB 4670 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
SB 1886 ON SECOND READING
(Louderback and Garcia Hernandez - House Sponsors)
SB 1886, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses.
SB 1886 was considered in lieu of HB 3602.
SB 1886 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 2167): 141 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Buckley; Gervin-Hawkins; Harris; Longoria.
HB 3602 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Louderback moved to lay HB 3602 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
SB 1236 ON SECOND READING
(Hefner and Patterson - House Sponsors)
SB 1236, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and health benefit plan issuers or pharmacy benefit managers.
SB 1236 was considered in lieu of CSHB 3317.
SB 1236 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 2168): 142 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; 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.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Allen; Geren; Harrison.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2168 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Allen
CSHB 3317 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Hefner moved to lay CSHB 3317 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
HB 3717 ON SECOND READING
(by Harris, Leach, Phelan, Orr, and VanDeaver)
HB 3717, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy.
HB 3717 was read second time on May 5, postponed until May 7, postponed until May 9, and was again postponed until 10 a.m. today.
Representative Harris moved to postpone consideration of HB 3717 until 1 p.m. today.
The motion prevailed.
HB 3138 ON SECOND READING
(by J. Lopez)
HB 3138, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies.
HB 3138 was read second time on May 6, postponed until May 9, and was again postponed until 10 a.m. today.
Representative J. Lopez moved to postpone consideration of HB 3138 until 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 14.
The motion prevailed.
CSSB 693 ON SECOND READING
(Anchía, Moody, Longoria, and Schofield - House Sponsors)
CSSB 693, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.
CSSB 693 was considered in lieu of CSHB 3704.
CSSB 693 was read second time and was passed to third reading by (Record 2169): 105 Yeas, 35 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; DeAyala; Fairly; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Lowe; McQueeney; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Allen; Cole; Hunter; Martinez; Virdell.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2169 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Hunter
When Record No. 2169 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Kerwin
CSHB 3704 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Anchía moved to lay CSHB 3704 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
CSHB 1403 ON SECOND READING
(by Harris, et al.)
CSHB 1403, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
CSHB 1403 was read second time on May 9 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
CSHB 1403 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2170): 103 Yeas, 32 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bernal; Bowers; Bucy; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Gámez; Garcia Hernandez; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lopez, R.; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bonnen; Bryant; Garcia, L.; Harless; Hinojosa; Rose; Shofner; Swanson; Toth; Virdell.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Allen
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Cortez
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
J. González
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Harless
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Martinez Fischer
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Ordaz
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
V. Perez
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Rose
When Record No. 2170 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Shofner
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Walle
When Record No. 2170 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Zwiener
CSHJR 218 ON SECOND READING
(by Y. Davis)
CSHJR 218, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the use of money from the Texas energy fund for energy efficiency projects conducted to benefit retail electric customers.
CSHJR 218 was read second time on May 10 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
Representative Y. Davis moved to postpone consideration of CSHJR 218 until 1 p.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
HB 4921 ON SECOND READING
(by Y. Davis)
HB 4921, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to restrictions on the use of state funds to benefit private entities that outsource jobs to foreign countries.
HB 4921 was read second time on May 10 and was postponed until 10 a.m. today.
Representative Y. Davis moved to postpone consideration of HB 4921 until 1 p.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
SJR 37 ON THIRD READING
(Noble, Cortez, and Shaheen - House Sponsors)
SJR 37, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
SJR 37 was read third time on May 10 and was postponed until 11 a.m. today.
Representative Noble moved to postpone consideration of SJR 37 until 6 p.m. today.
The motion prevailed.
(Speaker in the chair)
HB 229 ON THIRD READING
(by Troxclair, Swanson, Slawson, Hull, Leach, et al.)
HB 229, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
HB 229 was read third time earlier today and was postponed until this time.
(Landgraf in the chair)
Amendment No. 1
Representative Zwiener offered the following amendment to HB 229:
Amend HB 229 on third reading as follows:
(1) Strike everything below the enacting clause and replace with the following:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that:
(1) in the eyes of the law, men and women are equals and are afforded the same nondiscrimination and equality protections;
(2) women have the right to vote, regardless of a change in name;
(3) women have the right to full financial freedom, such as the freedom to have one's own bank account and access to credit without the reliance on a spouse or parent;
(4) women have the freedom to access high quality education at all levels from pre-kindergarten through post-graduate school without discrimination or harassment;
(5) women have the right to protections from sexual assault, sex trafficking, and modern day slavery;
(6) all people, including women, have an inherent right to control their bodies, including their medical care;
(7) all people, including women, have an inherent right to be safe from physical attack, including sexual assault;
(8) discrimination on the basis of sex is odious and should never be engaged in by the state;
(9) there is a long-standing history of discrimination against women on the basis of sex in this state, the United States, and the world;
(10) this history includes women being prohibited from voting, prohibited from owning property, prohibited from acquiring credit, prohibited from attending certain education institutions, being discriminated against in many workplaces, and being subjected to sex-based violence;
(11) there is no valid biological basis for discrimination against women on the basis of sex;
(12) the state has a responsibility to minimize discrimination in private industry and society against women on the basis of sex;
(13) policies and laws should only distinguish between the sexes when there is an important governmental objective that can only be achieved by the distinction.
Amendment No. 1 - Point of Order
Representative Vasut 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.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Zwiener offered the following amendment to HB 229:
Amend HB 229 on third reading as follows:
(1) Strike everything below the enacting clause and replace with the following:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that:
(1) in the eyes of the law, men and women are equals and are afforded the same nondiscrimination and equality protections;
(2) discrimination on the basis of sex is odious and should never be engaged in by the State;
(3) there is a long-standing history of discrimination against women on the basis of sex in this State, the United States, and the world;
(4) this history includes women being prohibited from voting, prohibited from owning property, prohibited from acquiring credit, prohibited from attending certain education institutions, being discriminated against in many workplaces, and being subjected to sex-based violence;
(5) there is no valid biological basis for discrimination against women on the basis of sex;
(6) policies and laws should only distinguish between the sexes when there is an important governmental objective that can only be achieved by the distinction.
Representative Troxclair moved to table Amendment No. 2.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 2171): 86 Yeas, 55 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; 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; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; 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; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Guerra; Lalani; Martinez; Meyer.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2171 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Cortez
When Record No. 2171 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
E. Morales
Amendment No. 3
Representative Reynolds offered the following amendment to HB 229:
Amend HB 229 (house committee report) on page 2, by striking lines 5 through 8 and substituting the following:
(8) in the context of biological sex, "equal" does not mean "same" or "identical";
Representative Troxclair moved to table Amendment No. 3.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 2172): 85 Yeas, 59 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; Geren; 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; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; 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; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Guerra.
Amendment No. 4
Representative J. González offered the following amendment to HB 229:
Amend HB 229 on third reading on page 3, on line 11, by striking "(19) "Mother" means a parent of the female sex." and renumbering subsequent items accordingly.
Representative Troxclair moved to table Amendment No. 4.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 2173): 87 Yeas, 56 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; 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; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bryant; Guerra.
(Speaker in the chair)
Amendment No. 5
Representative V. Jones offered the following amendment to HB 229:
Amend HB 229 (house committee report) on third reading by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The changes in law made by this Act may not be construed to permit discrimination on the basis of an individual's gender identity, including an individual's identity as an individual who is transgender, nonbinary, or intersex.
Representative Troxclair moved to table Amendment No. 5.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 2174): 86 Yeas, 58 Nays, 1 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; 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; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; 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; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Guerra; Wu.
Amendment No. 6
Representative Wu offered the following amendment to HB 229:
Amend HB 229 on third reading as follows:
(1) On page 3, lines 22 and 23, strike "or for the purpose of gathering public health, crime, economic, or other data".
(2) On page 3, line 24, strike "shall" and substitute "may".
Representative Troxclair moved to table Amendment No. 6.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 2175): 87 Yeas, 55 Nays, 1 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; 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; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Allen; Davis, A.; Guerra; Oliverson.
Amendment No. 7
Representative Gervin-Hawkins offered the following amendment to HB 229:
Amend HB 229 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Insert "This subdivision expires September 1, 2030." immediately following the underlined period in each of the following places:
(A) page 2, line 23;
(B) page 2, line 24;
(C) page 2, line 26;
(D) page 2, line 27;
(E) page 3, line 3;
(F) page 3, line 4; and
(G) page 3, line 6.
(2) On page 3, between lines 17 and 18, add the following:
Sec. 2051.253. EXPIRATION. This subchapter expires September 1, 2030.
Representative Troxclair moved to table Amendment No. 7.
The motion to table prevailed by (Record 2176): 88 Yeas, 56 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; 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; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Guerra; McLaughlin.
HB 229 was passed by (Record 2177): 87 Yeas, 56 Nays, 1 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; 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; Campos; Canales; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Cole; Hernandez; King.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2177 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Cole
When Record No. 2177 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
King
CSSB 2308 ON SECOND READING
(Harris, Leach, Phelan, Orr, VanDeaver, et al. - House Sponsors)
CSSB 2308, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy.
CSSB 2308 was considered in lieu of HB 3717.
CSSB 2308 was read second time.
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Canales moved to print all remarks on HB 229.
The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]
CSSB 2308 - (consideration continued)
Amendment No. 1
Representative Harris offered the following amendment to CSSB 2308:
Amend CSSB 2308 (house committee report) on page 1, between lines 17 and 18, by inserting the following:
(3) "Ibogaine" means ibogaine and ibogaine-based therapeutics, including ibogaine analogs.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
CSSB 2308, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 2178): 141 Yeas, 2 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; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; 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; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison; Lowe.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Capriglione; Jones, V.; Virdell.
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Raymond moved to print all remarks on CSSB 2308.
The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]
HB 3717 - LAID ON THE TABLE SUBJECT TO CALL
Representative Harris moved to lay HB 3717 on the table subject to call.
The motion prevailed.
HJR 138 ON THIRD READING
(by Alders, Meyer, Capriglione, E. Morales, J. Garcia, et al.)
HJR 138, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.
HJR 138 was read third time on May 6, postponed until May 8, and was again postponed until 2 p.m. today.
HJR 138 failed of adoption (not receiving the necessary two-thirds vote) by (Record 2179): 93 Yeas, 47 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; 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; Campos; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Manuel.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Garcia, J.; Lopez, J.; Morales Shaw; Plesa; Talarico.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2179 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Bowers
When Record No. 2179 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Guerra
When Record No. 2179 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
J. Garcia
When Record No. 2179 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
J. Lopez
HJR 144 ON SECOND READING
(by E. Morales)
HJR 144, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law.
HJR 144 was read second time on May 10 and was postponed until 2 p.m. today.
HJR 144 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Tinderholt raised a point of order against further consideration of HJR 144 under Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1), of the House Rules on the grounds that the background and purpose statement in the bill analysis is substantially or materially misleading.
(Harris in the chair)
The point of order was withdrawn.
HJR 144 was adopted by (Record 2180): 104 Yeas, 32 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Bumgarner; Cain; Cunningham; DeAyala; Gerdes; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Collier; Dorazio; Gates; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hull; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Metcalf; Troxclair.
When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Alders
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Alders
When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Buckley
When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Cook
When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no.
Dorazio
When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Metcalf
When Record No. 2180 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Smithee
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Hunter requested permission for the Committee on Calendars to meet while the house is in session, at 5 p.m. today, in 3W.9, to set a calendar.
Permission to meet was granted.
(Speaker in the chair)
CSHB 3892 ON SECOND READING
(by C. Bell, et al.)
CSHB 3892, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to county regulation related to infrastructure planning for subdivisions and county authority to regulate building and set-back lines.
CSHB 3892 was read second time on May 7, postponed until May 8, postponed until May 9, postponed until May 10, and was again postponed until 2 p.m. today.
CSHB 3892 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative M. González raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 3892 under Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1), of the House Rules and under Article III, Section 30, of the Texas Constitution on the grounds that the caption fails to give reasonable notice of the subject of the proposed measure and that the committee substitute changes the original purpose of the bill.
(Landgraf in the chair)
The point of order was withdrawn.
Amendment No. 1
Representatives Vasut, Harris Davila, Zwiener, Patterson, Luther, Troxclair, Noble, Gerdes, M. González, K. Bell, and Wilson offered the following amendment to CSHB 3892:
Amend CSHB 3892 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 6-8 and substitute the following:
SECTION 1. Section 232.101(b), Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(2) On page 1, line 9, between "law," and "a", insert "including Section 232.104,".
(3) On page 1, line 13, strike "placement,".
(4) On page 1, strike lines 19-23 and substitute the following:
(4) the number of residential units that can be built per acre of land;
(5) On page 2, strike lines 3-8.
(6) On page 2, line 16, strike "the road" and substitute "county roads [the road]".
(7) On page 2, strike lines 17-20 and substitute the following:
(b) Except as provided by Section 232.104 and Subchapter A, Chapter 233, the commissioners court may not adopt or enforce an order establishing building or set-back lines.
(8) On page 2, line 26, strike "front".
(9) Strike page 2, line 27 through page 3, line 2 and substitute the following:
set-back lines as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 233 [without the limitation period provided by Section 233.004(c)].
(10) On page 3, strike lines 7-11 and substitute the following:
(1) establish by order building or set-back lines fronting on state or county [the public] roads, including major highways and roads, in the county;
(2) establish by order building or set-back lines on the sides of lot lines; and
(3) [(2)] prohibit the location of a new building within those building or set-back lines.
(11) On page 3, strike lines 15-18 and substitute the following:
on all county [public] roads other than major state highways and county roads; [or]
(2) more than 50 feet from the edge of the right-of-way of major state highways and county roads; or
(3) more than 10 feet from the edge of the side lot line.
(12) Strike page 3, lines 19-21.
(13) On page 3, line 22, strike "SECTION 6" and substitute "SECTION 5".
Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 2181): 125 Yeas, 3 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Guerra; Harrison; Muñoz.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C); Rodríguez Ramos.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bryant; Davis, Y.; Gámez; Geren; Hernandez; Jones, V.; King; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Moody; Morales Shaw; Reynolds; Schatzline; Walle; Wharton.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2181 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
J. Lopez
CSHB 3892, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2182): 80 Yeas, 54 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Guillen; Harris; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Leach; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Raymond; Richardson; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo.
Nays — Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Cole; Collier; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lambert; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lowe; Luther; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Pierson; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Thompson; Turner; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C); Virdell.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Davis, Y.; Kerwin; Lalani; Lopez, J.; Moody; Ordaz; Reynolds; Schatzline; Talarico; Walle.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2182 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Campos
When Record No. 2182 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
J. Garcia
When Record No. 2182 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Kerwin
When Record No. 2182 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
King
When Record No. 2182 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
J. Lopez
When Record No. 2182 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Reynolds
HB 4279 - NOTICE GIVEN
Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 7, Section 43, of the House Rules, Representative Thompson gave notice that she would, on the next legislative day, call from the journal the motion to reconsider the vote by which HB 4279 failed to pass by Record No. 2030 on May 10.
MAJOR STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:
CSHB 4 ON SECOND READING
(by Buckley, Bernal, Ashby, et al.)
CSHB 4, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to public school accountability, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement and public school performance ratings under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Smithee requested permission for the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to meet while the house is in session, at 6 p.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Criminal Jurisprudence, 6 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
CSHB 4 - (consideration continued)
Amendment No. 1
Representatives Buckley and Bernal offered the following amendment to CSHB 4:
Amend CSHB 4 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, between lines 10 and 11, insert the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 11.185(b), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) Each plan adopted under Subsection (a) must:
(1) identify annual goals for students in each group evaluated under the closing the gaps domain under Section 39.053(c)(3);
(2) include annual goals for aggregate student growth on the third grade reading language arts or mathematics assessment instrument, as applicable, administered under Section 39.023 or on an alternative assessment instrument determined by the board of trustees;
(3) provide for targeted professional development for classroom teachers in kindergarten or first, second, or third grade who are assigned to campuses that the board of trustees identifies as not meeting the plan's goals;
(4) assign at least one district-level administrator or employee of the regional education service center for the district's region to:
(A) coordinate implementation of the plan; and
(B) submit an annual report to the board of trustees on the district's progress toward the goals set under the plan; and
(5) be reviewed annually by the board of trustees at a public meeting.
SECTION ____. Section 21.4552(c), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(c) The commissioner shall adopt criteria for selecting teachers who may attend a literacy achievement academy. In adopting selection criteria under this subsection, the commissioner shall:
(1) require a teacher to attend a literacy achievement academy if the teacher provides instruction in reading, mathematics, science, or social studies to students at the sixth, seventh, or eighth grade level at a campus that fails to satisfy any standard under Section 39.054(e) on the basis of student performance on the reading language arts assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023(a) to students in any grade level at the campus;
(2) grant priority to teachers employed by a school district at a campus at which 50 percent or more of the students enrolled are educationally disadvantaged; and
(3) provide a process through which a teacher not employed at a campus described by Subdivision (2) may attend the academy if the academy has available space and the school district employing the teacher pays the costs of the teacher's attendance.
(2) On page 1, line 19, between "reading" and the open bracket, insert "language arts".
(3) On page 1, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 29.056(g), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(g) A district may transfer an emergent bilingual student out of a bilingual education or special language program for the first time or a subsequent time if the student is able to participate equally in a regular all-English instructional program as determined by:
(1) agency-approved tests administered at the end of each school year to determine the extent to which the student has developed oral and written language proficiency and specific language skills in English;
(2) satisfactory performance on the reading language arts assessment instrument under Section 39.023(a) or [an English language arts assessment instrument under Section] 39.023(c), as applicable, with the assessment instrument administered in English, or, if the student is enrolled in the first or second grade, an achievement score at or above the 40th percentile in the reading and language arts sections of an English standardized test approved by the agency; and
(3) agency-approved criterion-referenced tests and the results of a subjective teacher evaluation.
SECTION ____. Section 29.1543, Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 29.1543. EARLY EDUCATION REPORTS. The agency shall produce and make available to the public on the agency's Internet website annual district and campus-level reports containing information from the previous school year on early education in school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. A report under this section must contain:
(1) the information required by Section 29.1532(c) to be reported through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS);
(2) a description of the diagnostic reading instruments administered in accordance with Section 28.006(c) or (c-2);
(3) the number of students who were administered a diagnostic reading instrument administered in accordance with Section 28.006(c) or (c-2);
(4) the number of students whose scores from a diagnostic reading instrument administered in accordance with Section 28.006(c) or (c-2) indicate reading proficiency;
(5) the number of kindergarten students who were enrolled in a prekindergarten program in the previous school year in the same district or school as the district or school in which the student attends kindergarten;
(6) the number and percentage of students who perform satisfactorily on the third grade reading language arts or mathematics assessment instrument administered under Section 39.023, disaggregated by whether the student was eligible for free prekindergarten under Section 29.153;
(7) the number of students described by Subdivision (6) who attended kindergarten in the district, disaggregated by:
(A) whether the student met the kindergarten readiness standard on the reading instrument adopted under Section 28.006;
(B) whether the student attended prekindergarten in the district; and
(C) the type of prekindergarten the student attended, if applicable; and
(8) the information described by Subdivisions (6) and (7) disaggregated by whether the student is educationally disadvantaged.
(4) On page 3, line 7, between "reading" and the underlined comma, insert "language arts".
(5) On page 4, strike lines 1 through 3 and substitute "amending Subsections (a), (a-1), (a-2), (a-3), (a-11), (a-12), (a-13), (b), (b-1), (c), (c-1), (c-8), (g), (h), and (n) and adding Subsections (a-5), (a-10), (o-1), (q), and (r) to read as follows:".
(6) On page 4, line 10, between "reading" and the comma, insert "language arts".
(7) On page 4, line 16, between "reading" and the comma, insert "language arts".
(8) On page 5, line 14, between "reading" and "assessment", insert "language arts".
(9) On page 6, strike lines 3 through 5 and substitute "state curriculum standards and a student's annual through-year instructional growth;".
(10) On page 6, strike lines 6 and 7 and reletter subsequent paragraphs of the subdivision accordingly.
(11) On page 6, between lines 26 and 27, insert the following:
(a-3) The agency may not adopt or develop a nationally norm-referenced or criterion-referenced assessment instrument under this section based on common core state standards as defined by Section 28.002(b-1). This subsection does not prohibit the use of college advanced placement tests or international baccalaureate examinations as those terms are defined by Section 28.051.
(12) On page 8, line 13, between "reading" and the underlined comma, insert "language arts".
(13) On page 8, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
(b) The agency shall [develop or] adopt appropriate nationally norm-referenced [criterion-referenced] alternative assessment instruments to be administered to each student in a special education program under Subchapter A, Chapter 29, for whom an assessment instrument adopted under Subsection (a), even with allowable accommodations, would not provide an appropriate measure of student achievement, as determined by the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee[, including assessment instruments approved by the commissioner that measure growth]. The assessment instruments [developed or] adopted under this subsection[, including the assessment instruments approved by the commissioner,] must, to the extent allowed under federal law, provide a district with options for the assessment of students under this subsection. The agency may not adopt a performance standard that indicates that a student's performance on the alternate assessment does not meet standards if the lowest level of the assessment accurately represents the student's developmental level as determined by the student's admission, review, and dismissal committee.
(b-1) The agency, in conjunction with appropriate interested persons, shall redevelop assessment instruments adopted [or developed] under Subsection (b) for administration to significantly cognitively disabled students in a manner consistent with federal law. An assessment instrument under this subsection may not require a teacher to prepare tasks or materials for a student who will be administered such an assessment instrument. A classroom portfolio method used to assess writing performance may require a teacher to prepare tasks and materials.
(14) On page 8, line 18, between "reading" and the comma, insert "language arts".
(15) Strike page 9, line 24, through page 10, line 21.
(16) On page 10, between lines 21 and 22, insert the following:
(g) The State Board of Education may adopt one appropriate, nationally recognized, norm-referenced assessment instrument in reading language arts and mathematics to be administered to a selected sample of students in the spring. If adopted, a norm-referenced assessment instrument must be a secured test. The state may pay the costs of purchasing and scoring the adopted assessment instrument and of distributing the results of the adopted instrument to the school districts. A district that administers the norm-referenced test adopted under this subsection shall report the results to the agency in a manner prescribed by the commissioner.
(17) On page 11, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following:
(n) This subsection applies only to a student who is determined to have dyslexia or a related disorder and who is an individual with a disability under 29 U.S.C. Section 705(20) and its subsequent amendments. The agency shall adopt [or develop] appropriate norm-referenced [criterion-referenced] assessment instruments designed to assess the ability of and to be administered to each student to whom this subsection applies for whom the assessment instruments adopted under Subsection (a), even with allowable modifications, would not provide an appropriate measure of student achievement, as determined by the committee established by the board of trustees of the district to determine the placement of students with dyslexia or related disorders. The committee shall determine whether any allowable modification is necessary in administering to a student an assessment instrument required under this subsection. The assessment instruments required under this subsection shall be administered on the same schedule as the assessment instruments administered under Subsection (a).
(18) On page 12, line 4, immediately following "prekindergarten,", insert "kindergarten,".
(19) On page 12, line 17, between "reading" and the open bracket, insert "language arts".
(20) On page 13, line 1, between "reading" and the open bracket, insert "language arts".
(21) On page 13, line 7, immediately following "reading", add "language arts".
(22) On page 13, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. Section 39.027(e), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(e) The commissioner shall adopt a norm-referenced [develop an] assessment system that shall be used for evaluating the academic progress, including reading proficiency in English, of all emergent bilingual students, as defined by Section 29.052. A student who is exempt from the administration of an assessment instrument under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) who achieves reading proficiency in English as determined by the assessment system adopted [developed] under this subsection shall be administered the assessment instruments described by Sections 39.023(a) and (c). The performance under the assessment system adopted [developed] under this subsection of students to whom Subsection (a)(1) or (2) applies shall be included in the indicator systems under Section 39.301, as applicable, the performance report under Section 39.306, and the comprehensive biennial report under Section 39.332. This information shall be provided in a manner that is disaggregated by the bilingual education or special language program, if any, in which the student is enrolled.
(23) On page 14, line 10, between "may" and "modify", insert "not".
(24) On page 14, line 12, strike "only with the express approval of the legislature" and substitute "unless the legislature provides written approval for the modification".
(25) On page 15, line 23, between "reading" and "or", insert "language arts".
(26) On page 17, line 19, between "reading" and the underlined comma, insert "language arts".
(27) On page 18, line 17, between "activities" and the underlined semicolon, insert "consistent with the findings of the extracurricular and cocurricular student activity indicator study required under Section 39.0533, as that section existed immediately before September 1, 2023".
(28) On page 21, strike lines 6 through 9 and substitute the following:
eight:
(A) attribute not less than 50 percent of the domain performance rating for the student achievement domain under Section 39.053(c)(1) to the indicators adopted under Section 39.053(c)(1)(A);
(B) attribute 100 percent of the score for the indicators adopted under Section 39.053(c)(1)(A) to student performance on end-of-year assessment instruments and may not consider the results of beginning-of-year and middle-of-year assessment instruments when scoring those indicators; and
(C) attribute 100 percent of the score for the indicator adopted under Section 39.053(c)(2)(A) to student performance on annual through-year instructional growth in assigning the domain performance rating for the school progress domain under Section 39.053(c)(2);
(29) On page 21, line 27, strike "reviews, adjusts, and recalculates" and substitute "shall review, adjust, and recalculate".
(30) On page 22, strike line 4 and substitute the following:
(2) the overall performance rating and each domain performance rating an elementary school, middle or junior high school, or high school campus receives has minimal
(31) On page 23, line 20, immediately following "standards", add ". If the commissioner does not adopt performance standards by the date required under this subsection for a school year, district and campus performance ratings for that school year shall be based on the performance standards in effect for the preceding school year".
(32) On page 25, immediately following line 27, insert the following:
(d) A court may grant any appropriate relief to a prevailing party in an action brought by a school district or open-enrollment charter school described by Subsection (a).
(33) On page 26, line 7, strike "[English language arts]" and substitute "[English] language arts".
(34) On page 26, between lines 8 and 9, insert the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
SECTION ____. Section 39A.064(a), Education Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding [Section 39A.0545(b) or] any other law, the commissioner may require a school district or open-enrollment charter school to comply with all requirements of the strong foundations grant program under Section 29.0881 at a campus that:
(1) includes students at any grade level from prekindergarten through fifth grade;
(2) is assigned an overall performance rating of D or F; and
(3) is in the bottom five percent of campuses in the state based on student performance on the grade three reading language arts assessment administered under Section 39.023(a) during the previous school year, as determined by the commissioner.
(35) Renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Buckley offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:
Amend Amendment No. 1 by Buckley to CSHB 4 on page 3, line 12, between "agency-approved" and "criterion-referenced" by inserting "norm-referenced or".
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
Amendment No. 1, as amended, was adopted.
Amendment No. 3
Representative Geren offered the following amendment to CSHB 4:
Amend CSHB 4 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 26.005, Education Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b) to read as follows:
(b) The agency shall make available to a parent the results of their child's state assessment tests by no more than one click from a website maintained by the agency. Student identifying information needed to access assessment information must meet agency security protocols, be unique to the student, and be in control of a parent or guardian without the need to secure additional information from any third party.
Amendment No. 3 was adopted.
Amendment No. 4
Representative Zwiener offered the following amendment to CSHB 4:
Amend CSHB 4 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.02301 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.02301. OPTIONAL USE OF WRITING PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT. (a) A school district may elect to use a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for students enrolled in the district as an alternative to administering a portion of a reading assessment instrument under Section 39.023(a) or reading end-of-course assessment instrument under Section 39.023(c) that is not presented in a multiple choice format.
(b) A school district that elects to use a writing portfolio assessment under this section shall design the assessment in consultation with a public or private institution of higher education and submit the assessment to the agency for approval. The agency shall approve the assessment if the assessment is:
(1) determined by the public or private institution of higher education that consulted on the design of the assessment to be valid and reliable; and
(2) designed to assess:
(A) a student's mastery of the essential knowledge and skills in writing through timed writing samples;
(B) improvement of a student's writing skills from the beginning of the school year to the end of the school year;
(C) a student's ability to follow the writing process from rough draft to final product; and
(D) a student's ability to produce more than one type of writing style.
(c) A school district that elects to use a writing portfolio assessment under this section may adopt a policy allowing the assessment to be scored by a classroom teacher assigned to the same campus as the student to whom the assessment is administered. The district may coordinate with the regional education service center for the district's region in grading the assessments.
(d) A school district that elects to use a writing portfolio assessment under this section is not required to administer the portion of a reading assessment instrument under Section 39.023(a) or reading end-of-course assessment instrument under Section 39.023(c) that is not presented in a multiple choice format during the period the district is administering the writing portfolio assessment. The agency shall, to the greatest extent practicable, apply cost savings that result from the exemption under this subsection to offset the costs accrued under this section.
(e) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Amendment No. 4 was adopted.
Amendment No. 5
Representative Hinojosa offered the following amendment to CSHB 4:
Amend CSHB 4 (house committee printing) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.0511 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.0511. WAIVER REQUEST FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL ACCOUNTABILITY-RELATED REQUIREMENTS. (a) This section applies to a school district campus in which at least 90 percent of the students receive special education services under Subchapter A, Chapter 29.
(b) Not later than January 1, 2026, the commissioner shall apply to the United States Department of Education for a waiver of requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act (20 U.S.C. Section 6301 et seq.) related to the rate of participation in the assessment program and high school graduation rates for each school district campus to which this section applies.
(c) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Amendment No. 5 was adopted.
Amendment No. 6
Representative Ashby offered the following amendment to CSHB 4:
Amend CSHB 4 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39.0531 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.0531. INDUSTRY CERTIFICATION LIST. (a) The agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and Texas Workforce Commission shall jointly develop and make available a list of industry certifications that are eligible for purposes of Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(v). In developing the list, the agencies shall:
(1) adhere to the requirements for inclusion in the credential library established under Section 2308A.007, Government Code; and
(2) consider the inventory of industry-recognized certifications developed under Section 312.003, Labor Code.
(b) The industry certifications included in the list under Subsection (a) must:
(1) be aligned to a program of study that, according to labor market data, prepares students for high-wage, high-skill, in-demand occupations;
(2) allow students to demonstrate mastery of the skills required for occupations within an approved program of study; and
(3) be obtained through an assessment of the knowledge and skills provided by or determined by an independent, third-party certifying entity using predetermined standards for knowledge, skills, and competencies.
(c) The agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and Texas Workforce Commission shall regularly review and, if necessary, update the eligibility of industry certifications under Subsection (a), including whether the programs of study for those certifications still meet the requirements under that subsection:
(1) in consultation with the advisory council established under Chapter 312, Labor Code; and
(2) to the extent practicable, concurrently with the modification of performance standards under Section 39.053(f-1).
(d) If, after reviewing an industry certification under Subsection (c), the agency, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and Texas Workforce Commission jointly determine the certification is no longer eligible for purposes of Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(v) and should be removed from the list maintained under Subsection (a), the agencies shall, to the extent practicable, post on the agencies' respective Internet websites information regarding the removal of the certification not later than two years before the date the agencies intend to remove the certification from the list.
(e) During the three years following a determination under Subsection (d) that an industry certification is no longer eligible for purposes of Section 39.053(c)(1)(B)(v), a school district may receive the benefit of achievement indicators based on that industry certification for purposes of Section 39.053(c) only for a cohort of students who:
(1) were participating in the program of study aligned with that certification during the school year the agency determines the certification is no longer eligible; and
(2) earn the certification within the three-year period.
SECTION ____. Section 2308A.007, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2308A.007. CREDENTIAL LIBRARY. (a) The coordinating board and the commission jointly shall [may] establish a publicly accessible web-based library of credentials, such as diplomas, certificates, certifications, digital badges, apprenticeships, licenses, or degrees, that are:
(1) delivered, issued, funded, or governed by the state;
(2) aligned with recognized skills and industry standards;
(3) available to residents of the state; and
(4) used by employers in the state.
(a-1) The [A] credential library established under this section must:
(1) include:
(A) the information included in the electronic tools or platforms developed by the coordinating board under Section 61.09022(a), Education Code; and
(B) the list of industry certifications developed under Section 39.0531, Education Code; and
(2) ensure data interoperability between relevant state agencies.
(b) The coordinating board and the commission jointly shall [may] designate a host agency to contract with an experienced and recognized third-party vendor [or operating entity] for the [a] credential library established under this section.
(c) In establishing the [a] credential library under this section, the coordinating board and the commission shall solicit input from the agency and relevant stakeholders.
Amendment No. 6 was adopted.
Amendment No. 7
Representative Talarico offered the following amendment to CSHB 4:
Amend CSHB 4 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 39A, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 39A.1111 to read as follows:
Sec. 39A.1111. GRACE PERIOD FOR CERTAIN CAMPUSES. (a) Notwithstanding Section 39A.111, the commissioner may not take action under that section against a campus ordered to prepare and submit a campus turnaround plan under Section 39A.101 during the 2024-2025 school year until the second anniversary of the date on which the campus implements a campus turnaround plan.
(b) This section expires September 1, 2031.
Amendment No. 7 was adopted.
CSHB 4, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2183): 143 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf(C); 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Harrison.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — González, J.; Shaheen.
REMARKS ORDERED PRINTED
Representative Plesa moved to print all remarks on CSHB 4.
The motion prevailed. [The text of the debate was not available at the time of printing.]
CSHB 46 ON SECOND READING
(by King, et al.)
CSHB 46, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.
Amendment No. 1
Representative King offered the following amendment to CSHB 46:
Amend CSHB 46 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 4, between lines 19 and 20, insert the following:
(f) A location previously approved by the department as a patient pickup location before September 1, 2025, is considered to be approved as a satellite location under Subsection (b) for purposes of this section and is permitted to:
(1) operate as a patient pickup location; and
(2) securely store low-THC cannabis for distribution.
(2) On page 4, line 22, between "(d)," and "(e)", insert "(d-1),".
(3) On page 5, line 3, strike "11" and substitute "15".
(4) On page 5, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
(d-1) The department shall issue initial licenses to dispensing organizations under this section based on a competitive evaluation of applicant qualifications relative to other applicants.
(5) On page 6, strike lines 4 and 5 and substitute the following:
SECTION 9. Section 487.105, Health and Safety Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsection (c-1) to read as follows:
(6) On page 6, between lines 17 and 18, insert the following:
(c-1) This section does not apply to a director, owner, manager, member, or employee who does not exercise direct control over the daily operations of the dispensing organization.
(7) On page 6, strike lines 18 through 22.
(8) On page 7, strike lines 11 through 14.
(9) On page 8, strike lines 9 through 15, and substitute the following:
contains not more than one percent by weight of tetrahydrocannabinols in each dosage unit.
(10) On page 11, between lines 22 and 23, insert the following:
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, low-THC cannabis prescribed under Subsection (a) for pulmonary inhalation may exceed one percent by weight of tetrahydrocannabinols in each dosage unit of the substance to be aerosolized or vaporized. The prescription under Subsection (a) must specify the amount of tetrahydrocannabinols in each dosage unit to be administered by pulmonary inhalation that is medically necessary based on the patient's condition.
(11) On page 11, line 23, strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".
(12) Strike page 11, line 26, through page 12, line 1, and substitute the following:
(2) establishing a reasonable timeline for reviewing and granting approval for medical devices for pulmonary inhalation.
(13) On page 12, between lines 9 and 10, add the following SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. Provided that applicants for a license to operate as a dispensing organization have met the requirements for approval provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 487, Health and Safety Code, as amended by this Act, the Department of Public Safety shall:
(1) not later than December 1, 2025, license at least nine new dispensing organizations from applications submitted before July 1, 2025; and
(2) not later than April 1, 2026, in addition to any licenses issued by the Department of Public Safety under Subdivision (1) of this section, license at least three new dispensing organizations from applications submitted at any time.
(14) Renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars:
Hunter on motion of Raymond.
The following members were granted leaves of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence:
Cook on motion of Muñoz.
Little on motion of Muñoz.
Louderback on motion of Muñoz.
Moody on motion of Muñoz.
Smithee on motion of Muñoz.
CSHB 46 - (consideration continued)
Amendment No. 2
Representative Oliverson offered the following amendment to CSHB 46:
Amend CSHB 46 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 169, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Section 169.0031 to read as follows:
Sec. 169.0031. PRESCRIPTION MONITORING. (a) For each prescription issued for low-THC cannabis under this chapter, the physician must submit prescribing information to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy to be included in the official prescription information under Section 481.076, Health and Safety Code, in the same manner as for a prescription issued under Section 481.074 of that code.
(b) Information submitted to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy under this section may be accessed only as provided under Section 481.076, Health and Safety Code.
(c) The Texas State Board of Pharmacy may adopt rules to implement this subsection.
SECTION ____. (a) Not later than December 1, 2025, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules to implement Section 169.0031, Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
(b) Section 169.0031, Occupations Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a prescription issued on or after January 1, 2026.
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following members were granted leaves of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars:
Canales on motion of Ashby.
Gerdes on motion of Ashby.
Harris on motion of Ashby.
Hernandez on motion of Ashby.
Johnson on motion of Ashby.
Leach on motion of Ashby.
J. Lopez on motion of Ashby.
Romero on motion of Ashby.
Rose on motion of Ashby.
Tepper on motion of Ashby.
(Cook, Little, Louderback, Moody, and Smithee now present)
CSHB 46 - (consideration continued)
CSHB 46, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2184): 118 Yeas, 16 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Cain; Cook; Dorazio; Hayes; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Paul; Slawson; Troxclair.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Canales; Gerdes; Harris; Hernandez; Hunter; Johnson; Leach; Lopez, J.; Romero; Rose; Tepper.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2184 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Kerwin
When Record No. 2184 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee of Calendars. I would have voted yes.
Romero
When Record No. 2184 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Shofner
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS CALENDAR
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
SECOND READING
The following resolutions were laid before the house and read second time:
HJR 35 ON SECOND READING
(by Craddick)
HJR 35, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of and use of money in the Grow Texas fund and allocating certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund.
HJR 35 was adopted by (Record 2185): 101 Yeas, 32 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf(C); Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bowers; Bryant; Cain; Frank; Goodwin; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Olcott; Oliverson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Canales; Gerdes; Harris; Hernandez; Hunter; Johnson; Leach; Lopez, J.; Romero; Rose; Tepper.
Absent — Dorazio; Wu.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2185 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Dorazio
When Record No. 2185 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee of Calendars. I would have voted yes.
Romero
HJR 47 ON SECOND READING
(by Landgraf)
HJR 47, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and certain other funds and accounts.
(Speaker in the chair)
(Canales, Gerdes, Harris, Johnson, Leach, J. Lopez, Romero, and Tepper now present)
HJR 47 was adopted by (Record 2186): 104 Yeas, 27 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dyson; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Cain; Dorazio; Frank; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Wu.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez; Hunter; Rose.
Absent — Bryant; Campos; Cortez; Dutton; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Isaac; King; Leach; Morales, E.
(Rose now present)
HJR 182 ON SECOND READING
(by Patterson)
HJR 182, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Veterans' Land Board to issue general obligation bonds in an aggregate principal amount that is greater than amounts previously authorized.
HJR 182 was adopted by (Record 2187): 127 Yeas, 11 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Cook; Harrison; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Olcott; Oliverson; Richardson; Slawson; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez; Hunter.
Absent — Bryant; Geren; González, J.; Lopez, J.; Schatzline; Virdell.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2187 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Geren
(Hernandez now present)
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
HOUSE BILLS
SECOND READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read second time:
HB 4234 ON SECOND READING
(by Shofner, Lalani, Cole, et al.)
HB 4234, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a requirement that a student's postsecondary transcript include the average or median grade awarded in each class.
(Landgraf in the chair)
HB 4234 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2188): 89 Yeas, 39 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Dean; Dorazio; Frank; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; González, M.; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Raymond; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Ashby; Barry; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Capriglione; Cook; Cunningham; Darby; Davis, A.; DeAyala; Dutton; Gámez; Goodwin; Guerra; Harless; Hickland; Johnson; Jones, V.; Lambert; Lowe; Meza; Morales, C.; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Perez, V.; Pierson; Plesa; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Slawson; Turner; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hunter.
Absent — Anchía; Bernal; Bryant; Craddick; Curry; Davis, Y.; Dyson; Fairly; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Hernandez; Jones, J.; Martinez; Morales Shaw.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2188 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Anchía
When Record No. 2188 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Dean
When Record No. 2188 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Gates
When Record No. 2188 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Geren
When Record No. 2188 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Metcalf
When Record No. 2188 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Rose
CSHB 722 ON SECOND READING
(by Bucy and Morgan)
CSHB 722, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the disclosure of total loss evaluation materials by automobile insurers.
CSHB 722 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2189): 127 Yeas, 10 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Little; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Harrison; Leo Wilson; Olcott; Patterson; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hunter.
Absent — Bumgarner; Darby; Geren; Harless; Hull; Leach; Lopez, J.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2189 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no.
Geren
HB 4136 ON SECOND READING
(by Darby and Capriglione)
HB 4136, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.
Representative Darby moved to postpone consideration of HB 4136 until 10 a.m. Friday, July 4.
The motion prevailed.
HB 4105 ON SECOND READING
(by Harless)
HB 4105, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority of certain counties to consider a prospective contractor's principal place of business when awarding certain contracts.
HB 4105 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2190): 99 Yeas, 39 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Gates; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hunter.
Absent — Buckley; DeAyala; Geren; Leach; Lopez, J.; Turner.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2190 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Buckley
When Record No. 2190 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Geren
When Record No. 2190 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Oliverson
When Record No. 2190 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Swanson
When Record No. 2190 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Turner
CSHB 4413 ON SECOND READING
(by Paul)
CSHB 4413, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to mass balance attribution of renewable biomass feedstocks used to produce renewable chemicals.
CSHB 4413 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2191): 142 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — 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.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hunter.
Absent — Geren; Leach.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2191 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Geren
CSHB 170 ON SECOND READING
(by Guillen, Bumgarner, Gerdes, Virdell, et al.)
CSHB 170, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.
CSHB 170 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2192): 117 Yeas, 20 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; González, J.; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Bowers; Bryant; Collier; Cook; Goodwin; Howard; Jones, J.; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Oliverson; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Tepper; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C); Morales Shaw.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hunter.
Absent — Dutton; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Johnson; Leach; Turner.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2192 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Cook
When Record No. 2192 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Geren
When Record No. 2192 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Oliverson
When Record No. 2192 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Tepper
HB 551 ON SECOND READING
(by Swanson, et al.)
HB 551, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Swanson offered the following amendment to HB 551:
Amend HB 551 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 14, strike "(e-1)" and substitute "(e-2)".
(2) On page 1, line 24, immediately following the period, add the following:
[The address information removed must remain available on the report maintained in the commission's office but may not be available electronically at that office.]
(3) On page 2, strike lines 1 through 4 and substitute the following:
(e-2) The address information the commission removes under Subsection (e) must remain available on the report maintained in the commission's office but may not be available electronically at that office.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 551, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2193): 141 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hunter.
Absent — Bowers; Geren; Leach.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2193 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Geren
(Hunter now present)
HB 2858 ON SECOND READING
(by R. Lopez and Darby)
HB 2858, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of a temporary guest worker program in this state.
Representative R. Lopez moved to postpone consideration of HB 2858 until 6:30 p.m. today.
The motion prevailed.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today because of illness:
Gervin-Hawkins on motion of Geren.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1).
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS
The following committee meetings were announced:
Criminal Jurisprudence, scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. today will convene at 8 p.m. in the announced location.
Land and Resource Management, upon final adjournment today, Desk 15, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Smithee requested permission for the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to meet while the house is in session, at 8 p.m, today, in 1W.14, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
Permission to meet was granted.
FIVE-DAY POSTING RULE SUSPENDED
Representative Buckley moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Public Education to consider SB 571 and SB 2920 at 8 a.m. tomorrow in JHR 140.
The motion prevailed.
Representative Button moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development to consider SB 1802 at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 14 in E2.014.
The motion prevailed.
Representative Capriglione moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency to consider SB 2373 at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 14 in E2.010.
The motion prevailed.
HB 3053 ON SECOND READING
(by Virdell, Cain, Hickland, Louderback, Ashby, et al.)
HB 3053, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.
Pursuant to Rule 5, Section 28, of the House Rules, Representative Wu requested an extension of speaking time on HB 3053.
The request was granted by (Record 2194): 81 Yeas, 56 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harris; Harrison; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bell, C.; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Paul; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C); McLaughlin.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bryant; Dean; DeAyala; Hunter; Lopez, J.; Romero.
HB 3053 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2195): 90 Yeas, 49 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; 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; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bernal; Bowers; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bryant; King; Lambert; Morgan; Pierson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2195 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Allen
When Record No. 2195 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Bhojani
When Record No. 2195 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Lambert
When Record No. 2195 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Pierson
When Record No. 2195 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Turner
POSTPONED BUSINESS
The following resolutions were laid before the house as postponed business:
SJR 37 ON THIRD READING
(Noble, Cortez, and Shaheen - House Sponsors)
SJR 37, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
SJR 37 was read third time on May 10, postponed until 11 a.m. May 12, and was again postponed until this time.
(Speaker in the chair)
SJR 37 was adopted by (Record 2196): 102 Yeas, 14 Nays, 22 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Bowers; Davis, Y.; González, M.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Rose; Rosenthal; Thompson; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Anchía; Bhojani; Bryant; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Goodwin; Hernandez; Howard; Johnson; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Turner; Walle.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bernal; Campos; Cortez; Davis, A.; González, J.; Hinojosa; Talarico; Vo.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2196 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Allen
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
(consideration continued)
HB 3142 ON SECOND READING
(by Isaac, Holt, Pierson, J. Lopez, Dorazio, et al.)
HB 3142, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, and licensure and training requirements.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Isaac offered the following amendment to HB 3142:
Amend HB 3142 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike page 1, line 5 through page 2, line 5.
(2) On page 2, strike lines 12 through 24 and substitute the following:
is certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code, and is either:
(1) an employee of the school district or open-enrollment charter school; or
(2) a school district or open-enrollment charter school volunteer who is:
(A) an honorably discharged veteran or active duty member of the armed forces of the United States;
(B) a peace officer;
(C) a reserve law enforcement officer, as defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code; or
(D) a retired peace officer, as defined by Section 1701.3161, Occupations Code [and certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code].
(3) On page 3, lines 6 through 8, strike ", if the person is required to hold that license as a condition of the person's school marshal license".
(4) On page 3, lines 11 through 13, strike ", if the person is required to hold that license as a condition of the person's school marshal license under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code".
(5) On page 4, strike lines 3 through 14 and substitute the following:
is certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code, and is either:
(1) an employee of the school; or
(2) a school volunteer who is:
(A) an honorably discharged veteran or active duty member of the armed forces of the United States;
(B) a peace officer;
(C) a reserve law enforcement officer, as defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code; or
(D) a retired peace officer, as defined by Section 1701.3161, Occupations Code [and certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code].
(6) On page 4, lines 18 through 20, strike ", if the person is required to hold that license as a condition of the person's school marshal license".
(7) On page 4, lines 23 through 25, strike ", if the person is required to hold that license as a condition of the person's school marshal license under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code".
(8) On page 5, strike lines 15 through 26, and substitute the following:
applicant who is certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code, and is either:
(1) an employee of the public junior college; or
(2) a volunteer of the public junior college who is:
(A) an honorably discharged veteran or active duty member of the armed forces of the United States;
(B) a peace officer;
(C) a reserve law enforcement officer, as defined by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code; or
(D) a retired peace officer, as defined by Section 1701.3161, Occupations Code [and certified as eligible for appointment under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code].
(9) On page 6, lines 8 through 10, strike ", if the person is required to hold that license as a condition of the person's school marshal license".
(10) On page 6, lines 13 through 15, strike ", if the person is required to hold that license as a condition of the person's school marshal license under Section 1701.260, Occupations Code".
(11) On page 7, strike lines 1 through 21.
(12) Renumber SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 3142, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2197): 92 Yeas, 52 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Wharton.
(Harris in the chair)
POSTPONED BUSINESS
The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business:
HB 2858 ON SECOND READING
(by R. Lopez and Darby)
HB 2858, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of a temporary guest worker program in this state.
HB 2858 was read second time earlier today and was postponed until this time.
The vote of the house was taken on passage to engrossment of HB 2858 and the vote was announced yeas 70, nays 73.
A verification of the vote was requested and was granted.
The roll of those voting yea and nay was again called and the verified vote resulted, as follows (Record 2198): 65 Yeas, 76 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Cortez; Hinojosa; Vo.
The chair stated that HB 2858 failed to pass to engrossment by the above vote.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2198 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no.
Harris
(Speaker in the chair)
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today because of important business in the district:
Hinojosa on motion of Rosenthal.
GENERAL STATE CALENDAR
(consideration continued)
HB 3180 ON SECOND READING
(by Dutton)
HB 3180, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the contents of a request for disclosure in a civil action brought under the Family Code.
HB 3180 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2199): 139 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — 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; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; 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; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Meza.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Hinojosa; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Cortez; Hefner; Slawson; Vo.
(Geren in the chair)
CSHB 3722 ON SECOND READING
(by Hefner)
CSHB 3722, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the height of a structure near certain airspace designated for use by Department of Defense contractors.
CSHB 3722 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Wu raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 3722 under Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1), of the House Rules on the grounds that the background and purpose statement in the bill analysis is substantially or materially misleading. The point of order was withdrawn.
CSHB 3722 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Zwiener raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 3722 under Rule 1, Section 4, and Rule 8, Section 6, of the House Rules on the grounds that the bill was not properly referred. The point of order was withdrawn.
CSHB 3722 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2200): 85 Yeas, 54 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Gates; Gerdes; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Rose; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bhojani; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Collier; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Harless; Hernandez; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Lalani; Lambert; Louderback; Lozano; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Geren(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Hinojosa; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bernal; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Money.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2200 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Bowers
When Record No. 2200 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Louderback
When Record No. 2200 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Martinez Fischer
When Record No. 2200 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Walle
HB 2200 ON SECOND READING
(by Hernandez)
HB 2200, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the cremation of human remains by natural organic reduction.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Hernandez offered the following amendment to HB 2200:
Amend HB 2200 (house committee report) by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 8, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Chapter 717 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 717. NATURAL ORGANIC REDUCTION
Sec. 717.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "commission" means the Texas Funeral Service Commission.
Sec. 717.002. NATURAL ORGANIC REDUCTION. (a) The commission by rule shall authorize the reduction of human remains through natural organic reduction.
(b) The commission shall adopt rules to implement Subsection (a), including rules governing the natural organic reduction process, natural organic reduction facilities, and vessels used in the natural organic reduction process.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 31, 2025, the Texas Funeral Service Commission shall adopt rules to implement Chapter 717, Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
LEAVE OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today because of important State Affairs business:
King on motion of Darby.
HB 2200 - (consideration continued)
HB 2200 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Hayes raised a point of order against further consideration of HB 2200 under Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1), of the House Rules.
(Hinojosa now present)
The speaker overruled the point of order, announcing his decision to the house as follows:
Mr. Hayes raises a point of order against further consideration of HB 2200 under Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1), on the grounds that the caption fails to give reasonable notice of the subject of the proposed measure.
Among other things, the bill adds "natural organic reduction" to definitions of terms related to cremation under current law. The Texas Funeral Service Commission is empowered to "establish the requirements for cremation through natural organic reduction." The caption puts members and the public on reasonable notice that the bill relates to natural organic reduction. See 86 H. Jour. 3130 (2019).
Accordingly, the point of order is respectfully overruled.
COMMITTEE GRANTED PERMISSION TO MEET
Representative Smithee requested permission for the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to meet while the house is in session, at 9 p.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.
Permission to meet was granted.
COMMITTEE MEETING ANNOUNCEMENT
The following committee meeting was announced:
Criminal Jurisprudence, scheduled to meet at 8 p.m. today, will convene at 9 p.m. in the announced location.
HB 2200 - (consideration continued)
HB 2200, as amended, failed to pass to engrossment by (Record 2201): 43 Yeas, 87 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Longoria; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Turner; VanDeaver; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Geren(C); Morales, C.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bryant; Fairly; Hunter; Kitzman; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Thompson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2201 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Goodwin
When Record No. 2201 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Guerra
When Record No. 2201 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Manuel
When Record No. 2201 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
M. Perez
FIVE-DAY POSTING RULE SUSPENDED
Representative Smithee moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to consider SB 614, SB 955, SB 2595, SB 127, SB 1936, SB 1937, SB 1372, and SB 2798 at 8 a.m. tomorrow in E2.014.
The motion prevailed.
CSHB 1794 ON SECOND READING
(by Tepper, et al.)
CSHB 1794, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the premises of certain polling places on the day of an election or while early voting is in progress.
CSHB 1794 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Wu raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 1794 under Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1), of the House Rules on the grounds that the background and purpose statement in the bill analysis is substantially or materially misleading.
(Harris in the chair)
The point of order was withdrawn.
CSHB 1794 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2202): 87 Yeas, 53 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; 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; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Canales; Dutton; Plesa.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2202 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Button
When Record No. 2202 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Canales
When Record No. 2202 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Plesa
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 2).
CSHB 1784 ON SECOND READING
(by Bucy)
CSHB 1784, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to measures to assist students enrolled at public institutions of higher education who are homeless or who are or were in foster care.
CSHB 1784 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2203): 78 Yeas, 63 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Pierson; Wilson.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2203 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Lujan
HB 1581 ON SECOND READING
(by Guerra, Talarico, Plesa, Dutton, Garcia Hernandez, et al.)
HB 1581, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.
HB 1581 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2204): 86 Yeas, 49 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bonnen; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; DeAyala; Dorazio; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bumgarner; Darby; Dutton; Fairly; Geren; Richardson; Smithee; Walle.
CSHB 2530 ON SECOND READING
(by Cook)
CSHB 2530, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Hull offered the following amendment to CSHB 2530:
Amend CSHB 2530 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 6, line 23, strike "four", and substitute "two".
(2) On page 6, line 25, strike "from one or more of", and substitute "in".
(3) On page 6, line 26, strike "domestic violence", and substitute "the dynamics of family violence".
(4) On page 7, line 1, strike "or", and substitute "and".
(5) On page 7, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:
(____) Continuing legal education described by Subsection (a)(2)(A) must be developed in consultation with a statewide family violence advocacy organization.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
CSHB 2530, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2205): 128 Yeas, 11 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Hopper; Metcalf; Morgan; Olcott; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Garcia, L.; Geren; Manuel; Walle.
CSHB 4308 ON SECOND READING
(by Gates, McQueeney, Curry, Guillen, and Reynolds)
CSHB 4308, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of industrial development districts in certain counties; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or taxes.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Gates offered the following amendment to CSHB 4308:
Amend CSHB 4308 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 3, line 6, strike "Certain counties" and substitute "Counties".
(2) On page 3, lines 8 and 9, strike "to those counties, and those" and substitute "because".
(3) On page 4, lines 4 and 5, strike "location and development in certain counties" and substitute "development".
(4) On page 4, line 24, strike "with a population of not more than three million".
(5) On page 9, line 13, immediately after the underlined period, add the following: All board members of the nonprofit corporation must reside in the county that created the district.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Gates offered the following amendment to CSHB 4308:
Amend CSHB 4308 (house committee report) on page 18, between lines 26 and 27, by inserting the following:
(e) As an alternative to Subsections (b) through (d), the commissioners court shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the commissioners court by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment or taxation by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls if all bonds of the district or other debts of the district have been paid.
Amendment No. 2 was adopted by (Record 2206): 84 Yeas, 53 Nays, 3 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; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bernal; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C); Hickland.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Allen; Bhojani; Geren; Guerra; Walle.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2206 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Allen
Amendment No. 3
Representative Olcott offered the following amendment to CSHB 4308:
Amend CSHB 4308 (house committee report) on page 5, between lines 12 and 13, by inserting the following:
(c) The ballot must include the following language: "If approved, the _____________ County Industrial District No. ___________ will have the authority to issue bonds and impose assessments, fees, and taxes."
Amendment No. 3 was withdrawn.
CSHB 4308, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2207): 76 Yeas, 61 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hickland; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rose; Shaheen; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Alders; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dutton; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; González, J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Jones, J.; Kerwin; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Olcott; Oliverson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Turner; Vasut; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C); Virdell.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Fairly; Geren; Lambert; Lowe; Walle.
HB 1896 ON SECOND READING
(by Cole)
HB 1896, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a mental health leave policy for certain telecommunicators.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Cole offered the following amendment to HB 1896:
Amend HB 1896 (house committee report) by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following:
SECTION 1. Section 614.015, Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 614.015. MENTAL HEALTH LEAVE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES [PEACE OFFICERS AND TELECOMMUNICATORS]. (a) In this section, "public safety employee" means a peace officer, fire fighter, detention officer, county jailer, or emergency medical services employee of this state or a political subdivision of this state. The term includes a person[:
[(1)
"Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.
[(2)
"Telecommunicator" means a person] authorized to act as a telecommunicator under Section 1701.405, Occupations Code, or a person acting in a similar capacity under Chapter 773, Health and Safety Code.
(b) Each entity [law enforcement agency, and each agency] of the state or of a political subdivision of the state that employs a public safety employee [full-time telecommunicator,] shall develop and adopt a policy allowing the use of mental health leave by the public safety employees [peace officers and full-time telecommunicators, as applicable,] employed by the entity [agency] who experience a traumatic event in the scope of that employment.
(c) A mental health leave policy adopted under this section must:
(1) provide clear and objective guidelines establishing the circumstances under which a public safety employee [peace officer or telecommunicator] is granted and may use mental health leave;
(2) entitle a public safety employee [peace officer or telecommunicator] to mental health leave without a deduction in salary or other compensation;
(3) enumerate the number of mental health leave days available to a public safety employee [peace officer or telecommunicator]; and
(4) detail the level of anonymity for a public safety employee [peace officer or telecommunicator] who takes mental health leave.
(d) A mental health leave policy adopted under this section may provide a list of mental health services available to public safety employees [peace officers and telecommunicators] in the area of the [law enforcement or] employing entity [agency].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 1896, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2208): 126 Yeas, 11 Nays, 2 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; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Hopper; Lowe; Olcott; Oliverson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Slawson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Campos; Fairly; Geren; Leo Wilson; McLaughlin; Walle.
HB 2974 ON SECOND READING
(by Craddick)
HB 2974, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for a hotel and convention center project and to receive certain tax revenue related to the project.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Craddick offered the following amendment to HB 2974:
Amend HB 2974 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 352.002, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (ii) to read as follows:
(ii) The commissioners court of a county that borders Oklahoma and is bisected by United States Highway 62 may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Craddick offered the following amendment to HB 2974:
Amend HB 2974 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, lines 13 and 14, strike "adding Subsection (b-1)" and substitute "amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (b-1)".
(2) On page 1, between lines 14 and 15, insert the following:
(a) In this section, "qualified establishment" means an establishment:
(1) that is located on land:
(A) owned by a municipality; or
(B) owned by:
(i) any person if the establishment is located in a municipality described by Section 351.152(3) or (22);
(ii) the federal government if the establishment is located in a municipality described by Section 351.152(6); or
(iii) a nonprofit corporation, including a public facility corporation, that is acting as or on behalf of, or that is controlled by, a municipality, if the establishment is located in a municipality described by Section 351.152(5);
(2) the nearest exterior wall of which is located not more than 1,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of a qualified hotel or qualified convention center facility;
(3) that is constructed:
(A) on or after the date the municipality commences a qualified project under this subchapter; or
(B) at any time if the establishment is located in a municipality described by Section 351.152(3);
(4) that is not a sports stadium; and
(5) that is the type of establishment described by Subsection (c-1) from which the municipality is entitled to receive revenue under Subsection (d).
(3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 351.153(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.152(5), (6), (22), (29), or (58).
Amendment No. 3
Representative Craddick offered the following amendment to HB 2974:
Amend HB 2974 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 334.0082, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) to read as follows:
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and subject to this subsection, this section also applies to a municipality that has a population of at least 70,000 but not more than 180,000 and that is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico. A municipality described by this subsection may impose a tax as authorized under Subsection (b)(2) only to finance a convention center constructed before January 1, 2023. The authority of the municipality to impose the tax as authorized under Subsection (b)(2) expires on the earlier of:
(1) the date the debt issued for the convention center described by this subsection is repaid; or
(2) January 1, 2054.
(e) Subsection (d) and this subsection expire January 1, 2054.
(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and subject to this subsection, this section also applies to a municipality that has a population of not more than 25,000, that contains a cultural heritage museum, and that is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico. A municipality described by this subsection may impose a tax as authorized under Subsection (b)(2) only to finance a convention center constructed before January 1, 2025. The authority of the municipality to impose the tax as authorized under Subsection (b)(2) expires on the earlier of:
(1) the date the debt issued for the convention center described by this subsection is repaid; or
(2) January 1, 2056.
(g) Subsection (f) and this subsection expire January 1, 2056.
SECTION ____. Sections 351.101(a) and (q), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) Revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax may be used only to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry, and that use is limited to the following:
(1) the acquisition of sites for and the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of convention center facilities or visitor information centers, or both;
(2) the furnishing of facilities, personnel, and materials for the registration of convention delegates or registrants;
(3) advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity;
(4) the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and application of the arts, including instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording, and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms;
(5) historical restoration and preservation projects or activities or advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums:
(A) at or in the immediate vicinity of convention center facilities or visitor information centers; or
(B) located elsewhere in the municipality or its vicinity that would be frequented by tourists and convention delegates;
(6) expenses, including promotion expenses, directly related to a sporting event in which the majority of participants are tourists who substantially increase economic activity at hotels and motels within the municipality or its vicinity if:
(A) the municipality is located in a county with a population of one million or less;
(B) the municipality has a population of more than 67,000 and is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county with a population of at least four million; [or]
(C) the municipality has a population of at least 200,000 and shares a border with:
(i) a municipality with a population of at least 62,000 that:
(a) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and
(b) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of less than 110,000; and
(ii) Lake Ray Hubbard; or
(D) the municipality:
(i) has a population of at least 9,000;
(ii) is wholly located in a county in which the State Capitol is located; and
(iii) is adjacent to or bisected by State Highway 71;
(7) subject to Section 351.1076, the promotion of tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of existing sports facilities or fields if:
(A) the municipality owns the facilities or fields;
(B) the municipality:
(i) has a population of 80,000 or more and is located in a county that has a population of 610,000 or less;
(ii) has a population of at least 80,000 but not more than 125,000 and is located in a county that has a population of less than 240,000 but more than 233,500;
(iii) has:
(a) a population of at least 10,000 and is located in a county that has a population of more than 70,000 and borders Lake Livingston; or
(b) a population of 36,000 or more and is located in a county with a population of less than 95,000 that borders Oklahoma;
(iv) has a population of at least 13,000 but less than 48,000 and is located in a county that has a population of at least 200,000;
(v) has a population of at least 70,000 but less than 90,000 and no part of which is located in a county with a population greater than 150,000;
(vi) is located in a county that:
(a) is adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border;
(b) has a population of at least 500,000; and
(c) does not have a municipality with a population greater than 500,000;
(vii) is located in a county that has a population of 100,000 or less and the municipality has a population of:
(a) more than 24,400 and less than 25,000; or
(b) more than 28,150 and less than 31,000;
(viii) is located in a county that has a population of [not] more than 90,000, is adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River [300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located];
(ix) has a population of at least 40,000 and the San Marcos River flows through the municipality;
(x) has a population of more than 67,000 and is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county with a population of at least four million;
(xi) contains an intersection of Interstates 35E and 35W and at least two public universities; or
(xii) is described by Subdivision (6)(C); and
(C) the sports facilities and fields have been used, in the preceding calendar year, a combined total of more than 10 times for district, state, regional, or national sports tournaments;
(8) for a municipality with a population of at least 70,000 but less than 90,000, no part of which is located in a county with a population greater than 150,000, the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility;
(9) signage directing the public to sights and attractions that are visited frequently by hotel guests in the municipality;
(10) the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility, if the municipality:
(A) has a population of at least 90,000 but less than 120,000; and
(B) is located in two counties, at least one of which contains the headwaters of the San Gabriel River; and
(11) for a municipality with a population of more than 175,000 but less than 225,000 that is located in two counties, each of which has a population of less than 200,000, the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility and related infrastructure or a venue, as defined by Section 334.001(4), Local Government Code, that is related to the promotion of tourism.
(q) In addition to the purposes provided by Subsections (a) and (e), a municipality described by Section 351.152(75) or a municipality with a population of more than 10,000 that has a city hall located less than three miles from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government and that is wholly located in a county with a population of four million or more may use revenue from the hotel occupancy tax for the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, renovating, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility and related infrastructure or a venue, as defined by Section 334.001(4), Local Government Code, that is related to the promotion of tourism, including a hotel, resort, or convention center facility located on land owned by the municipality or a nonprofit corporation acting on behalf of the municipality. This subsection does not authorize a municipality described by Section 351.152(75) to use revenue from the hotel occupancy tax for the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, renovating, repairing, operation, or maintenance of a road, street, or water or sewer facility.
SECTION ____. Section 351.1066(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality with a population of at least 3,500 but less than 5,500 that is the county seat of a county with a population of less than 50,000 that borders a county with a population of more than 1.6 million;
(2) a municipality with a population of at least 2,800 but less than 3,500 that is the county seat of a county with a population of less than 22,000 that is bordered by the Trinity River and includes a state park and a portion of a wildlife management area;
(3) a municipality with a population of at least 8,000 that is located in a county that borders the Pecos River and that has a population of not more than 15,000;
(4) a municipality with a population of not more than 15,000 that is located in a county through which the Frio River flows and an interstate highway crosses, and that has a population of at least 15,000;
(5) a municipality with a population of not less than 7,500 that is located in a county with a population of not less than 40,000 but less than 250,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of less than 750;
(6) a municipality that is the county seat of a county with a population of at least 8,500 and that county contains part of the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area; [and]
(7) a municipality that has a population of not more than 25,000, that contains a cultural heritage museum, and that is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico;
(8) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of at least 9,000;
(B) is wholly located in a county in which the State Capitol is located; and
(C) is adjacent to or bisected by State Highway 71; and
(9) a municipality that is the county seat of a county with a population of more than 10,000 that contains a state park featuring sandhills.
SECTION ____. Section 351.10712(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality with a population of at least 95,000 that is located in a county that is bisected by United States Highway 385 and has a population of not more than 170,000; and
(2) a municipality located in a county that has a population of [not] more than 90,000, is adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River [300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located].
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 351.111 to read as follows:
Sec. 351.111. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality that is the county seat of a county that borders New Mexico and contains a portion of a state park that is located in two counties.
(b) Subject to Subsections (c) and (e), in addition to other authorized uses, a municipality to which this section applies may use revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion of tourism by funding public improvement projects that directly benefit the hotel and tourism industry.
(c) A municipality to which this section applies may not use municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue under this section:
(1) to fund more than 25 percent of the total costs of a public improvement project described by Subsection (b); or
(2) in an amount that causes the total amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue used for the purposes described by Section 351.101(a) during a calendar year to be less than the average annual amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue used by the municipality for those purposes during the 36-month period preceding the municipality's use of the revenue under Subsection (b).
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, on or after the eighth anniversary of the date a municipality first uses municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for a public improvement project described by Subsection (b), the municipality may not impose a municipal hotel occupancy tax at a rate that exceeds two percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.
(e) A municipality to which this section applies may not use municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for a public improvement project described by Subsection (b) after December 31, 2034.
SECTION ____. Section 351.152, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 351.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to:
(1) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(B);
(2) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(D);
(3) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(E);
(3-a) a municipality described by Section 351.001(11);
(4) a municipality described by Section 351.102(e)(3);
(5) a municipality that contains more than 70 percent of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or more;
(6) a municipality with a population of 175,000 or more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in at least one county with a population of 125,000 or more;
(7) a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more but less than one million that is located in one county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(8) a municipality with a population of 180,000 or more that:
(A) is located in two counties, each with a population of 100,000 or more; and
(B) contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum;
(9) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more that is located in a county that borders Lake Palestine;
(10) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more that is located in a county that contains the headwaters of the San Gabriel River;
(11) a municipality with a population of at least 95,000 that is located in a county that is bisected by United States Highway 385 and has a population of not more than 170,000;
(12) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or more but less than 135,000 at least part of which is located in a county with a population of less than 135,000;
(13) a municipality with a population of 28,000 or more but less than 31,000 that is located in two counties, each of which has a population of 900,000 or more and a southern border with a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(14) a municipality with a population of 200,000 or more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of the Texas Tech University System;
(15) a municipality with a population of 95,000 or more that:
(A) is located in more than one county; and
(B) borders Lake Lewisville;
(16) a municipality with a population of 45,000 or more that:
(A) contains a portion of Cedar Hill State Park;
(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of 2.5 million or more and one of which has a population of 190,000 or more; and
(C) has adopted a capital improvement plan for the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
(17) a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 that:
(A) is almost wholly located in a county with a population of 900,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(B) is partially located in a county with a population of 2.1 million or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(C) has a visitor center and museum located in a 19th-century rock building in the municipality's downtown; and
(D) has a waterpark open to the public;
(18) a municipality with a population of 60,000 or more that:
(A) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and
(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of less than 110,000;
(19) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or more that:
(A) borders Clear Lake; and
(B) is primarily located in a county with a population of less than 355,000;
(20) a municipality with a population of less than 2,000 that:
(A) is located adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico;
(B) is located in a county with a population of 290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more; and
(C) has a boardwalk on the bay;
(21) a municipality with a population of 75,000 or more that:
(A) is located wholly in one county with a population of 800,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more; and
(B) has adopted a capital improvement plan for the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
(22) a municipality with a population of less than 70,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has a population of four million or more;
(23) an eligible coastal municipality with a population of 2,900 or more but less than 5,000;
(24) a municipality with a population of [90,000 or more but] less than 70,000 that is in three counties, at least one of which has a population of at least four million [150,000 that:
[(A)
is located in three counties; and
[(B)
contains a branch campus of a component institution of the University of Houston System];
(25) a municipality that is:
(A) primarily located in a county with a population of four million or more; and
(B) connected by a bridge to a municipality described by Subdivision (20);
(26) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more but less than 30,000 that:
(A) contains a portion of Mustang Bayou; and
(B) is wholly located in a county with a population of less than 500,000;
(27) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or more but less than 90,000 that is located in two counties, one of which has a population of four million or more and the other of which has a population of less than 50,000;
(28) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or more that:
(A) is wholly located in a county with a population of four million or more; and
(B) has a city hall located less than three miles from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government;
(29) a municipality that is the county seat of a county:
(A) through which the Pedernales River flows; and
(B) in which the birthplace of a president of the United States is located;
(30) a municipality that contains a portion of U.S. Highway 79 and State Highway 130;
(31) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or more but less than 115,000 that is located in two counties, one of which has a population of 1.1 million or more but less than 1.9 million;
(32) a municipality with a population of less than 25,000 that contains a museum of Western American art;
(33) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of the Sam Houston National Forest;
(34) a municipality with a population of less than 25,000 that:
(A) contains a cultural heritage museum; and
(B) is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico;
(35) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that:
(A) has a population of 115,000 or more;
(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.1 million or more; and
(C) hosts an annual peach festival;
(36) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that:
(A) has a population of 800,000 or more; and
(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more;
(37) a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 that:
(A) contains a component university of The Texas A&M University System; and
(B) is located in a county adjacent to a county that borders Oklahoma;
(38) a municipality with a population of less than 17,000 that:
(A) is located in two counties, each of which has a population of 900,000 or more but less than two million; and
(B) hosts an annual Cajun Festival;
(39) a municipality with a population of 13,000 or more that:
(A) is located on an international border; and
(B) is located in a county:
(i) with a population of less than 400,000; and
(ii) in which at least one World Birding Center site is located;
(40) a municipality with a population of 3,200 or more that:
(A) is located on an international border; and
(B) is located not more than five miles from a state historic site that serves as a visitor center for a state park that contains 300,000 or more acres of land;
(41) a municipality with a population of 36,000 or more that is adjacent to at least two municipalities described by Subdivision (15);
(42) a municipality with a population of 28,000 or more that is located in a county with a population of 240,000 or more that contains a portion of the Blanco River and in which is located a historic railroad depot and heritage center;
(43) a municipality located in a county that has a population of [not] more than 90,000, is adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River [300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located];
(44) a municipality with a population of less than 500,000 that is:
(A) located in two counties; and
(B) adjacent to a municipality described by Subdivision (31);
(45) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of more than 67,000; and
(B) is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county with a population of at least four million;
(46) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of 100,000 or more; and
(B) is wholly located in, but is not the county seat of, a county with a population of one million or more:
(i) in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and
(ii) that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(47) a municipality that is the county seat of a county bordering the Gulf of Mexico and the United Mexican States;
(48) a municipality that is bisected by the Guadalupe River and is the county seat of a county with a population of 170,000 or more;
(49) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or more but less than 150,000 that borders Joe Pool Lake;
(50) a municipality with a population of 115,000 or more that borders the Neches River;
(51) a municipality described by Section 351.101(k);
(52) a municipality that is the county seat of a county:
(A) through which the Brazos River flows; and
(B) in which a national monument is located;
(53) a municipality with a population of 45,000 or more that:
(A) is not the county seat of a county;
(B) is located in a single county; and
(C) contains a portion of Lake Lewisville;
(54) a municipality that is the county seat of a county with a population of more than 900,000 that is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million;
(55) a municipality that hosts an annual wine festival and is located in three counties, each of which has a population of more than 900,000;
(56) a municipality that has a population of at least 150,000 but less than 1,300,000 and is partially located in a county that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir;
(57) a municipality that is located in a county that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and in which a private college is located;
(58) a municipality that is the county seat of a county:
(A) with a population of one million or more;
(B) in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and
(C) that is located adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(59) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and borders a county with a population of more than 240,000;
(60) a municipality with a population of more than 80,000 but less than 150,000 that is located in a county with a population of more than 369,000 but less than 864,000 that contains part of an active duty United States Army installation;
(61) a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more that is located in a county with a population of 1.5 million or less;
(62) a municipality with a population of less than 7,000 that contains a country music hall of fame;
(63) a municipality with a population of 35,000 or more that contains a railroad museum and is located in a county that:
(A) has a population of 800,000 or more; and
(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more; [and]
(64) a municipality:
(A) that is the county seat of a county:
(i) with a population of 60,000 or less; and
(ii) that borders the Rio Grande; and
(B) in which is located a United States military fort listed in the National Register of Historic Places;
(65) a municipality through which the Comal River flows;
(66) a municipality with a population of 7,000 or more that contains Lake Marble Falls;
(67) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of more than 130,000 but less than 1.3 million; and
(B) is located in three counties, each of which has a population of more than 900,000;
(68) a municipality with a population of 47,000 or more that:
(A) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of 2.1 million or more and one of which has a population of 179,000 or more; and
(B) is bisected by State Highway 174;
(69) a municipality with a population of more than 240,000 but less than 270,000 that borders a man-made lake that has a surface area of more than 20,000 acres;
(70) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that:
(A) has a population of 600,000 or more; and
(B) is adjacent to the county that contains the State Capitol;
(71) a municipality described by Section 334.0082(a)(2), Local Government Code;
(72) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of 10,000 or more but less than 75,000;
(B) is located in two counties, one of which is a county in which the State Capitol is located; and
(C) hosts an annual German festival;
(73) a municipality that:
(A) is located in a county with a population of 600,000 or more that is adjacent to the county that contains the State Capitol; and
(B) has a population of more than 16,000 but less than 27,000;
(74) a municipality with a population of more than 16,000 but less than 18,000 that is located in a county with a population of more than 2.5 million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 2.1 million;
(75) a municipality with a population of more than 285,000 that is wholly located in two counties, each with a population of more than 900,000; and
(76) a municipality with a population of 15,000 or more but less than 30,000, that is bisected by United States Highway 75, and that is wholly located in a county:
(A) with a population of 750,000 or more;
(B) in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and
(C) that is adjacent to a county with a population of two million or more.
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 351.1535 to read as follows:
Sec. 351.1535. EXCEPTIONS APPLICABLE TO ELIGIBLE BARRIER ISLAND COASTAL MUNICIPALITY. (a) This section applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.001(11).
(b) Sections 351.151(2)(B) and (C) do not apply to a facility:
(1) that otherwise meets the requirements of a qualified convention center facility under Section 351.151;
(2) that is:
(A) wholly owned by a municipality to which this section applies or the county in which a municipality to which this section applies is located; and
(B) not owned in undivided interest;
(3) for which the nearest qualified hotel is located near a natural impediment, including open water or protected wetlands, that makes it impractical for the facility to be located not more than 1,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of the qualified hotel; and
(4) that has an exterior wall that is located not more than 2,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of a qualified hotel.
(c) Sections 351.151(3)(A) and (B) do not apply to a hotel:
(1) that otherwise meets the requirements of a qualified hotel under Section 351.151;
(2) that is located on land owned by the designating municipality or the county in which the designating municipality is located;
(3) for which the nearest qualified convention center facility is located near a natural impediment, including open water or protected wetlands, that makes it impractical for the hotel to be located not more than 1,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of the qualified convention center facility; and
(4) that has an exterior wall that is located not more than 2,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of a qualified convention center facility.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 351.151(4)(B)(i)(b), a parking area or structure that otherwise meets the requirements of a qualified project under Section 351.151 may be located not more than 2,000 feet from the nearest property line of a qualified convention center facility or qualified hotel if the facility or hotel is located near a natural impediment, including open water or protected wetlands, that makes it impractical to acquire, lease, construct, repair, remodel, expand, or equip a parking area or structure located not more than 1,000 feet from the facility or hotel.
(e) Section 351.151(4)(B)(ii)(b) does not apply to infrastructure:
(1) for which the qualified convention center facility or qualified hotel is located near a natural impediment, including open water or protected wetlands, that makes it impractical to acquire, construct, repair, remodel, or expand infrastructure located not more than 1,000 feet from the facility or hotel; and
(2) that is located not more than 2,000 feet from the nearest property line of the qualified convention center facility or qualified hotel.
SECTION ____. Section 351.155(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to:
(1) a municipality with a population of 175,000 or more; or
(2) a municipality described by Section 351.152(12) that has a population of 130,000 or more.
SECTION ____. Section 351.157, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) In addition to the municipalities described by Subsection (b), this section applies to a municipality described by Section 351.155(d)(2).
SECTION ____. Section 351.158, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 351.158. PERIOD OF ENTITLEMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a [A] municipality is entitled to receive revenue as provided by Sections 351.156 and 351.157 until the 10th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel to which the entitlement relates is open for initial occupancy.
(b) A municipality described by Section 351.152(46) is entitled to receive revenue as provided by Sections 351.156 and 351.157 until the 20th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel to which the entitlement relates is open for initial occupancy.
SECTION ____. Section 351.161(a), Tax Code, as added by Chapter 1030 (SB 627), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.152(5) or (75).
SECTION ____. Section 351.162, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), on [On] the 20th anniversary of the date a hotel designated as a qualified hotel by a municipality as part of a qualified project to which this section applies is open for initial occupancy, the comptroller shall determine:
(1) the total amount of state tax revenue received under Section 351.156 and, if applicable, under Section 351.157 by the municipality from the qualified project during the period for which the municipality was entitled to receive that revenue; and
(2) the total amount of state tax revenue described by Subdivision (1) received by the state during the period beginning on the 10th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel opened for initial occupancy and ending on the 20th anniversary of that date from the same sources from which the municipality received the revenue described by Subdivision (1).
(b-1) On the 40th anniversary of the date a hotel designated as a qualified hotel by a municipality described by Section 351.152(46) as part of a qualified project to which this section applies is open for initial occupancy, the comptroller shall determine:
(1) the total amount of state tax revenue received under Section 351.156 and, if applicable, under Section 351.157 by the municipality from the qualified project during the period for which the municipality was entitled to receive that revenue; and
(2) the total amount of state tax revenue described by Subdivision (1) received by the state during the period beginning on the 20th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel opened for initial occupancy and ending on the 40th anniversary of that date from the same sources from which the municipality received the revenue described by Subdivision (1).
(c) If the amount determined under Subsection (b)(1) or (b-1)(1), as applicable, exceeds the amount determined under Subsection (b)(2) or (b-1)(2), as applicable, the comptroller shall promptly provide written notice to the municipality stating that the municipality must remit to the comptroller the difference between those two amounts in the manner provided by this subsection. The municipality shall, using money lawfully available to the municipality for the purpose, remit monthly payments to the comptroller in an amount equal to the total amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue received by the municipality from the qualified hotel in the preceding month until the amount remitted to the comptroller equals the total amount due as stated in the notice. The first payment required under this subsection must be made not later than the 30th day after the date the municipality receives the notice from the comptroller. Subsequent payments are due on the 20th day of each month until the total amount stated in the notice is paid. The comptroller shall prescribe the procedure a municipality must use to remit a payment required by this subsection to the comptroller.
SECTION ____. Section 352.002, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (gg), (hh), (ii), (jj), and (kk) to read as follows:
(a) The commissioners courts of the following counties by the adoption of an order or resolution may impose a tax on a person who, under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a room that is in a hotel, costs $2 or more each day, and is ordinarily used for sleeping:
(1) a county that has a population of more than 3.3 million;
(2) a county that has a population of 90,000 or more, borders the United Mexican States, does not border the Gulf of Mexico, and does not have four or more cities that each have a population of more than 25,000;
(3) a county in which there is no municipality;
(4) a county in which there is located an Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government;
(5) a county that has a population of 30,000 or less, that has no more than one municipality with a population of less than 2,500, and that borders two counties located wholly in the Edwards Aquifer Authority established by Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993;
(6) a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico, other than a county authorized to impose the tax under Subdivision (30);
(7) a county that has a population of less than 5,000, that borders the United Mexican States, and in which there is located a major observatory;
(8) a county that has a population of 12,000 or less and borders the Toledo Bend Reservoir;
(9) a county that has a population of less than 12,500 and an area of less than 275 square miles and does not border a county that borders Arkansas and Louisiana;
(10) a county that has a population of 30,000 or less and borders Possum Kingdom Lake;
(11) a county that borders a county with a population of more than 300,000 and the United Mexican States and has a population of more than 300,000 and less than 900,000;
(12) a county that has a population of 35,000 or more and borders or contains a portion of Lake Fork Reservoir;
(13) a county that borders the United Mexican States and in which there is located a national recreation area;
(14) a county that borders the United Mexican States and in which there is located a national park of more than 400,000 acres;
(15) a county that has a population of 28,000 or less, that has no more than four municipalities, and that is located wholly in the Edwards Aquifer Authority established by Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993;
(16) a county that has a population of 25,000 or less, whose territory is less than 750 square miles, and that has two incorporated municipalities, each with a population of 800 or less, at least one of which is located on the Frio River;
(17) a county that has a population of 34,000 or more and borders Lake Buchanan;
(18) a county that has a population of more than 45,000 and less than 75,000, that borders the United Mexican States, and that borders or contains a portion of Falcon Lake;
(19) a county with a population of 22,000 or less that borders the Neches River and in which there is located a national preserve;
(20) a county that has a population of 28,000 or less and that borders or contains a portion of Lake Livingston;
(21) a county through which the Pedernales River flows and in which the birthplace or the childhood home of a president of the United States is located;
(22) a county that has a population of 35,000 or less and borders Lake Buchanan;
(23) a county with a population of less than 11,000 that is bordered by the Sulphur River;
(24) a county that has a population of 16,000 or more and borders the entire north shore of Lake Somerville;
(25) a county that has a population of 20,000 or less and that is bordered by the Brazos and Navasota Rivers;
(26) a county that has a population of more than 15,000 and less than 25,000 and is located on the Trinity and Navasota Rivers;
(27) a county that has a population of less than 15,000 and that is bordered by the Trinity and Navasota Rivers;
(28) a county that borders or contains a portion of the Neches River, the Sabine River, and Sabine Lake; [and]
(29) a county that borders Whitney Lake; and
(30) a county that has a population of more than 90,000, is located adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River.
(gg) The commissioners court of a county in which the headwaters of the Guadalupe River are located may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel.
(hh) The commissioners court of a county in which the confluence of the Llano River and the James River is located may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel.
(ii) The commissioners court of a county that borders Oklahoma and is bisected by United States Highway 62 may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel.
(jj) The commissioners court of a county that has a population of more than 125,000, borders the Red River, and has a county seat with a population of more than 100,000 may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). This subsection expires September 1, 2030.
(kk) The commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 100,000 that borders the Navasota River and in which an annual renaissance festival is held may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a).
SECTION ____. Section 352.003, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsections (ff), (gg), and (hh) to read as follows:
(ff) The tax rate in a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(jj) may not exceed two percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel. This subsection expires September 1, 2030.
(gg) The tax rate in a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(kk) may not exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel, except that the tax rate may not exceed two percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel if the hotel is located in:
(1) a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel; or
(2) the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality that imposes a tax under Section 351.0025 applicable to the hotel.
(hh) The tax rate in a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(a)(30) may not exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel, except that the tax rate may not exceed two percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel if the hotel is located in:
(1) a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel; or
(2) the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality that imposes a tax under Section 351.0025 applicable to the hotel.
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 352, Tax Code, is amended by adding Sections 352.119 and 352.120 to read as follows:
Sec. 352.119. USE OF REVENUE: CERTAIN COUNTIES BORDERING THE NAVASOTA RIVER. In addition to the purposes authorized by this chapter, the revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(kk) may be used for:
(1) the construction, enlarging, equipping, improvement, maintenance, repairing, and operation of a civic center with an arena used for rodeos, livestock shows, or agricultural expositions to enhance hotel activity and encourage tourism;
(2) advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists or convention delegates to the county, any of which may be conducted by the county or through a contract with a person or organization selected by the county; and
(3) encouraging, promoting, and improving historical preservation and restoration efforts.
Sec. 352.120. USE OF REVENUE: CERTAIN COUNTIES THROUGH WHICH GUADALUPE RIVER FLOWS. (a) In addition to the purposes authorized by this chapter, the revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(a)(30) may be used to make repairs and improvements to the county airport or to provide reimbursement for repairs and improvements to the airport.
(b) A county to which this section applies may not use revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter for a purpose described by Subsection (a) in a total amount that would exceed the amount of hotel revenue in the county that is likely to be reasonably attributed to guests traveling through the airport during the 20-year period beginning on the date the county first uses the tax revenue for that purpose.
(c) A county to which this section applies may not use revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter for a purpose described by Subsection (a) after the 20th anniversary of the date the county first uses the revenue for that purpose.
SECTION ____. (a) Section 351.1035, Tax Code, is repealed.
(b) The change in law made by this section applies only to revenue collected on or after the effective date of this Act. Revenue collected before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the revenue was collected, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION ____. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, that the amendments made by this Act be harmonized with another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes.
Amendment No. 3 was adopted.
Amendment No. 4
Representative Craddick offered the following amendment to HB 2974:
Amend HB 2974 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Sections 351.101(a) and (q), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) Revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax may be used only to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry, and that use is limited to the following:
(1) the acquisition of sites for and the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of convention center facilities or visitor information centers, or both;
(2) the furnishing of facilities, personnel, and materials for the registration of convention delegates or registrants;
(3) advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity;
(4) the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and application of the arts, including instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording, and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms;
(5) historical restoration and preservation projects or activities or advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums:
earlier of:
(1) the date the debt issued for the convention center described by this subsection is repaid; or
(2) January 1, 2056.
(g) Subsection (f) and this subsection expire January 1, 2056.
SECTION ____. Sections 351.101(a) and (q), Tax Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) Revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax may be used only to promote tourism and the convention and hotel industry, and that use is limited to the following:
(1) the acquisition of sites for and the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of convention center facilities or visitor information centers, or both;
(2) the furnishing of facilities, personnel, and materials for the registration of convention delegates or registrants;
(3) advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists and convention delegates or registrants to the municipality or its vicinity;
(4) the encouragement, promotion, improvement, and application of the arts, including instrumental and vocal music, dance, drama, folk art, creative writing, architecture, design and allied fields, painting, sculpture, photography, graphic and craft arts, motion pictures, radio, television, tape and sound recording, and other arts related to the presentation, performance, execution, and exhibition of these major art forms;
(5) historical restoration and preservation projects or activities or advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to encourage tourists and convention delegates to visit preserved historic sites or museums:
(A) at or in the immediate vicinity of convention center facilities or visitor information centers; or
(B) located elsewhere in the municipality or its vicinity that would be frequented by tourists and convention delegates;
(6) expenses, including promotion expenses, directly related to a sporting event in which the majority of participants are tourists who substantially increase economic activity at hotels and motels within the municipality or its vicinity if:
(A) the municipality is located in a county with a population of one million or less;
(B) the municipality has a population of more than 67,000 and is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county with a population of at least four million; [or]
(C) the municipality has a population of at least 200,000 and shares a border with:
(i) a municipality with a population of at least 62,000 that:
(a) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and
(b) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of less than 110,000; and
(ii) Lake Ray Hubbard; or
(D) the municipality:
(i) has a population of at least 9,000;
(ii) is wholly located in a county in which the State Capitol is located; and
(iii) is adjacent to or bisected by State Highway 71;
(7) subject to Section 351.1076, the promotion of tourism by the enhancement and upgrading of existing sports facilities or fields if:
(A) the municipality owns the facilities or fields;
(B) the municipality:
(i) has a population of 80,000 or more and is located in a county that has a population of 610,000 or less;
(ii) has a population of at least 80,000 but not more than 125,000 and is located in a county that has a population of less than 240,000 but more than 233,500;
(iii) has:
(a) a population of at least 10,000 and is located in a county that has a population of more than 70,000 and borders Lake Livingston; or
(b) a population of 36,000 or more and is located in a county with a population of less than 95,000 that borders Oklahoma;
(iv) has a population of at least 13,000 but less than 48,000 and is located in a county that has a population of at least 200,000;
(v) has a population of at least 70,000 but less than 90,000 and no part of which is located in a county with a population greater than 150,000;
(vi) is located in a county that:
(a) is adjacent to the Texas-Mexico border;
(b) has a population of at least 500,000; and
(c) does not have a municipality with a population greater than 500,000;
(vii) is located in a county that has a population of 100,000 or less and the municipality has a population of:
(a) more than 24,400 and less than 25,000; or
(b) more than 28,150 and less than 31,000;
(viii) is located in a county that has a population of [not] more than 90,000, is adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River [300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located];
(ix) has a population of at least 40,000 and the San Marcos River flows through the municipality;
(x) has a population of more than 67,000 and is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county with a population of at least four million;
(xi) contains an intersection of Interstates 35E and 35W and at least two public universities; or
(xii) is described by Subdivision (6)(C); and
(C) the sports facilities and fields have been used, in the preceding calendar year, a combined total of more than 10 times for district, state, regional, or national sports tournaments;
(8) for a municipality with a population of at least 70,000 but less than 90,000, no part of which is located in a county with a population greater than 150,000, the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility;
(9) signage directing the public to sights and attractions that are visited frequently by hotel guests in the municipality;
(10) the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility, if the municipality:
(A) has a population of at least 90,000 but less than 120,000; and
(B) is located in two counties, at least one of which contains the headwaters of the San Gabriel River; and
(11) for a municipality with a population of more than 175,000 but less than 225,000 that is located in two counties, each of which has a population of less than 200,000, the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility and related infrastructure or a venue, as defined by Section 334.001(4), Local Government Code, that is related to the promotion of tourism.
(q) In addition to the purposes provided by Subsections (a) and (e), a municipality described by Section 351.152(75) or a municipality with a population of more than 10,000 that has a city hall located less than three miles from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government and that is wholly located in a county with a population of four million or more may use revenue from the hotel occupancy tax for the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, renovating, repairing, operation, and maintenance of a coliseum or multiuse facility and related infrastructure or a venue, as defined by Section 334.001(4), Local Government Code, that is related to the promotion of tourism, including a hotel, resort, or convention center facility located on land owned by the municipality or a nonprofit corporation acting on behalf of the municipality. This subsection does not authorize a municipality described by Section 351.152(75) to use revenue from the hotel occupancy tax for the construction, improvement, enlarging, equipping, renovating, repairing, operation, or maintenance of a road, street, or water or sewer facility.
SECTION ____. Section 351.1066(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality with a population of at least 3,500 but less than 5,500 that is the county seat of a county with a population of less than 50,000 that borders a county with a population of more than 1.6 million;
(2) a municipality with a population of at least 2,800 but less than 3,500 that is the county seat of a county with a population of less than 22,000 that is bordered by the Trinity River and includes a state park and a portion of a wildlife management area;
(3) a municipality with a population of at least 8,000 that is located in a county that borders the Pecos River and that has a population of not more than 15,000;
(4) a municipality with a population of not more than 15,000 that is located in a county through which the Frio River flows and an interstate highway crosses, and that has a population of at least 15,000;
(5) a municipality with a population of not less than 7,500 that is located in a county with a population of not less than 40,000 but less than 250,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of less than 750;
(6) a municipality that is the county seat of a county with a population of at least 8,500 and that county contains part of the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area; [and]
(7) a municipality that has a population of not more than 25,000, that contains a cultural heritage museum, and that is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico;
(8) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of at least 9,000;
(B) is wholly located in a county in which the State Capitol is located; and
(C) is adjacent to or bisected by State Highway 71; and
(9) a municipality that is the county seat of a county with a population of more than 10,000 that contains a state park featuring sandhills.
SECTION ____. Section 351.10712(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality with a population of at least 95,000 that is located in a county that is bisected by United States Highway 385 and has a population of not more than 170,000; and
(2) a municipality located in a county that has a population of [not] more than 90,000, is adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River [300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located].
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 351.111 to read as follows:
Sec. 351.111. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality that is the county seat of a county that borders New Mexico and contains a portion of a state park that is located in two counties.
(b) Subject to Subsections (c) and (e), in addition to other authorized uses, a municipality to which this section applies may use revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion of tourism by funding public improvement projects that directly benefit the hotel and tourism industry.
(c) A municipality to which this section applies may not use municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue under this section:
(1) to fund more than 25 percent of the total costs of a public improvement project described by Subsection (b); or
(2) in an amount that causes the total amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue used for the purposes described by Section 351.101(a) during a calendar year to be less than the average annual amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue used by the municipality for those purposes during the 36-month period preceding the municipality's use of the revenue under Subsection (b).
(d) Notwithstanding any other law, on or after the eighth anniversary of the date a municipality first uses municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for a public improvement project described by Subsection (b), the municipality may not impose a municipal hotel occupancy tax at a rate that exceeds two percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel.
(e) A municipality to which this section applies may not use municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for a public improvement project described by Subsection (b) after December 31, 2034.
SECTION ____. Section 351.152, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 351.152. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to:
(1) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(B);
(2) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(D);
(3) a municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(E);
(3-a) a municipality described by Section 351.001(11);
(4) a municipality described by Section 351.102(e)(3);
(5) a municipality that contains more than 70 percent of the population of a county with a population of 1.5 million or more;
(6) a municipality with a population of 175,000 or more but less than 200,000 that is partially located in at least one county with a population of 125,000 or more;
(7) a municipality with a population of 250,000 or more but less than one million that is located in one county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(8) a municipality with a population of 180,000 or more that:
(A) is located in two counties, each with a population of 100,000 or more; and
(B) contains an American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame and Museum;
(9) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more that is located in a county that borders Lake Palestine;
(10) a municipality with a population of 96,000 or more that is located in a county that contains the headwaters of the San Gabriel River;
(11) a municipality with a population of at least 95,000 that is located in a county that is bisected by United States Highway 385 and has a population of not more than 170,000;
(12) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or more but less than 135,000 at least part of which is located in a county with a population of less than 135,000;
(13) a municipality with a population of 28,000 or more but less than 31,000 that is located in two counties, each of which has a population of 900,000 or more and a southern border with a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(14) a municipality with a population of 200,000 or more but less than 300,000 that contains a component institution of the Texas Tech University System;
(15) a municipality with a population of 95,000 or more that:
(A) is located in more than one county; and
(B) borders Lake Lewisville;
(16) a municipality with a population of 45,000 or more that:
(A) contains a portion of Cedar Hill State Park;
(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of 2.5 million or more and one of which has a population of 190,000 or more; and
(C) has adopted a capital improvement plan for the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
(17) a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 that:
(A) is almost wholly located in a county with a population of 900,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(B) is partially located in a county with a population of 2.1 million or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(C) has a visitor center and museum located in a 19th-century rock building in the municipality's downtown; and
(D) has a waterpark open to the public;
(18) a municipality with a population of 60,000 or more that:
(A) borders Lake Ray Hubbard; and
(B) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of less than 110,000;
(19) a municipality with a population of 110,000 or more that:
(A) borders Clear Lake; and
(B) is primarily located in a county with a population of less than 355,000;
(20) a municipality with a population of less than 2,000 that:
(A) is located adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico;
(B) is located in a county with a population of 290,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more; and
(C) has a boardwalk on the bay;
(21) a municipality with a population of 75,000 or more that:
(A) is located wholly in one county with a population of 800,000 or more that is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more; and
(B) has adopted a capital improvement plan for the construction or expansion of a convention center facility;
(22) a municipality with a population of less than 70,000 that is located in three counties, at least one of which has a population of four million or more;
(23) an eligible coastal municipality with a population of 2,900 or more but less than 5,000;
(24) a municipality with a population of [90,000 or more but] less than 70,000 that is in three counties, at least one of which has a population of at least four million [150,000 that:
[(A)
is located in three counties; and
[(B)
contains a branch campus of a component institution of the University of Houston System];
(25) a municipality that is:
(A) primarily located in a county with a population of four million or more; and
(B) connected by a bridge to a municipality described by Subdivision (20);
(26) a municipality with a population of 25,000 or more but less than 30,000 that:
(A) contains a portion of Mustang Bayou; and
(B) is wholly located in a county with a population of less than 500,000;
(27) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or more but less than 90,000 that is located in two counties, one of which has a population of four million or more and the other of which has a population of less than 50,000;
(28) a municipality with a population of 10,000 or more that:
(A) is wholly located in a county with a population of four million or more; and
(B) has a city hall located less than three miles from a space center operated by an agency of the federal government;
(29) a municipality that is the county seat of a county:
(A) through which the Pedernales River flows; and
(B) in which the birthplace of a president of the United States is located;
(30) a municipality that contains a portion of U.S. Highway 79 and State Highway 130;
(31) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or more but less than 115,000 that is located in two counties, one of which has a population of 1.1 million or more but less than 1.9 million;
(32) a municipality with a population of less than 25,000 that contains a museum of Western American art;
(33) a municipality with a population of 50,000 or more that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of the Sam Houston National Forest;
(34) a municipality with a population of less than 25,000 that:
(A) contains a cultural heritage museum; and
(B) is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico;
(35) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that:
(A) has a population of 115,000 or more;
(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.1 million or more; and
(C) hosts an annual peach festival;
(36) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that:
(A) has a population of 800,000 or more; and
(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more;
(37) a municipality with a population of less than 10,000 that:
(A) contains a component university of The Texas A&M University System; and
(B) is located in a county adjacent to a county that borders Oklahoma;
(38) a municipality with a population of less than 17,000 that:
(A) is located in two counties, each of which has a population of 900,000 or more but less than two million; and
(B) hosts an annual Cajun Festival;
(39) a municipality with a population of 13,000 or more that:
(A) is located on an international border; and
(B) is located in a county:
(i) with a population of less than 400,000; and
(ii) in which at least one World Birding Center site is located;
(40) a municipality with a population of 3,200 or more that:
(A) is located on an international border; and
(B) is located not more than five miles from a state historic site that serves as a visitor center for a state park that contains 300,000 or more acres of land;
(41) a municipality with a population of 36,000 or more that is adjacent to at least two municipalities described by Subdivision (15);
(42) a municipality with a population of 28,000 or more that is located in a county with a population of 240,000 or more that contains a portion of the Blanco River and in which is located a historic railroad depot and heritage center;
(43) a municipality located in a county that has a population of [not] more than 90,000, is adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River [300,000 and in which a component university of the University of Houston System is located];
(44) a municipality with a population of less than 500,000 that is:
(A) located in two counties; and
(B) adjacent to a municipality described by Subdivision (31);
(45) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of more than 67,000; and
(B) is located in two counties with 90 percent of the municipality's territory located in a county with a population of at least 800,000, and the remaining territory located in a county with a population of at least four million;
(46) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of 100,000 or more; and
(B) is wholly located in, but is not the county seat of, a county with a population of one million or more:
(i) in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and
(ii) that is adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(47) a municipality that is the county seat of a county bordering the Gulf of Mexico and the United Mexican States;
(48) a municipality that is bisected by the Guadalupe River and is the county seat of a county with a population of 170,000 or more;
(49) a municipality with a population of 70,000 or more but less than 150,000 that borders Joe Pool Lake;
(50) a municipality with a population of 115,000 or more that borders the Neches River;
(51) a municipality described by Section 351.101(k);
(52) a municipality that is the county seat of a county:
(A) through which the Brazos River flows; and
(B) in which a national monument is located;
(53) a municipality with a population of 45,000 or more that:
(A) is not the county seat of a county;
(B) is located in a single county; and
(C) contains a portion of Lake Lewisville;
(54) a municipality that is the county seat of a county with a population of more than 900,000 that is adjacent to two counties, each of which has a population of more than 1.8 million;
(55) a municipality that hosts an annual wine festival and is located in three counties, each of which has a population of more than 900,000;
(56) a municipality that has a population of at least 150,000 but less than 1,300,000 and is partially located in a county that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir;
(57) a municipality that is located in a county that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and in which a private college is located;
(58) a municipality that is the county seat of a county:
(A) with a population of one million or more;
(B) in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and
(C) that is located adjacent to a county with a population of 2.5 million or more;
(59) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that contains a portion of Cedar Creek Reservoir and borders a county with a population of more than 240,000;
(60) a municipality with a population of more than 80,000 but less than 150,000 that is located in a county with a population of more than 369,000 but less than 864,000 that contains part of an active duty United States Army installation;
(61) a municipality with a population of 750,000 or more that is located in a county with a population of 1.5 million or less;
(62) a municipality with a population of less than 7,000 that contains a country music hall of fame;
(63) a municipality with a population of 35,000 or more that contains a railroad museum and is located in a county that:
(A) has a population of 800,000 or more; and
(B) is adjacent to a county with a population of four million or more; [and]
(64) a municipality:
(A) that is the county seat of a county:
(i) with a population of 60,000 or less; and
(ii) that borders the Rio Grande; and
(B) in which is located a United States military fort listed in the National Register of Historic Places;
(65) a municipality through which the Comal River flows;
(66) a municipality with a population of 7,000 or more that contains Lake Marble Falls;
(67) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of more than 130,000 but less than 1.3 million; and
(B) is located in three counties, each of which has a population of more than 900,000;
(68) a municipality with a population of 47,000 or more that:
(A) is located in two counties, one of which has a population of 2.1 million or more and one of which has a population of 179,000 or more; and
(B) is bisected by State Highway 174;
(69) a municipality with a population of more than 240,000 but less than 270,000 that borders a man-made lake that has a surface area of more than 20,000 acres;
(70) a municipality that is the county seat of a county that:
(A) has a population of 600,000 or more; and
(B) is adjacent to the county that contains the State Capitol;
(71) a municipality described by Section 334.0082(a)(2), Local Government Code;
(72) a municipality that:
(A) has a population of 10,000 or more but less than 75,000;
(B) is located in two counties, one of which is a county in which the State Capitol is located; and
(C) hosts an annual German festival;
(73) a municipality that:
(A) is located in a county with a population of 600,000 or more that is adjacent to the county that contains the State Capitol; and
(B) has a population of more than 16,000 but less than 27,000;
(74) a municipality with a population of more than 16,000 but less than 18,000 that is located in a county with a population of more than 2.5 million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 2.1 million;
(75) a municipality with a population of more than 285,000 that is wholly located in two counties, each with a population of more than 900,000; and
(76) a municipality with a population of 15,000 or more but less than 30,000, that is bisected by United States Highway 75, and that is wholly located in a county:
(A) with a population of 750,000 or more;
(B) in which all or part of a municipality with a population of one million or more is located; and
(C) that is adjacent to a county with a population of two million or more.
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 351, Tax Code, is amended by adding Section 351.1535 to read as follows:
Sec. 351.1535. EXCEPTIONS APPLICABLE TO ELIGIBLE BARRIER ISLAND COASTAL MUNICIPALITY. (a) This section applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.001(11).
(b) Sections 351.151(2)(B) and (C) do not apply to a facility:
(1) that otherwise meets the requirements of a qualified convention center facility under Section 351.151;
(2) that is:
(A) wholly owned by a municipality to which this section applies or the county in which a municipality to which this section applies is located; and
(B) not owned in undivided interest;
(3) for which the nearest qualified hotel is located near a natural impediment, including open water or protected wetlands, that makes it impractical for the facility to be located not more than 1,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of the qualified hotel; and
(4) that has an exterior wall that is located not more than 2,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of a qualified hotel.
(c) Sections 351.151(3)(A) and (B) do not apply to a hotel:
(1) that otherwise meets the requirements of a qualified hotel under Section 351.151;
(2) that is located on land owned by the designating municipality or the county in which the designating municipality is located;
(3) for which the nearest qualified convention center facility is located near a natural impediment, including open water or protected wetlands, that makes it impractical for the hotel to be located not more than 1,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of the qualified convention center facility; and
(4) that has an exterior wall that is located not more than 2,000 feet from the nearest exterior wall of a qualified convention center facility.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 351.151(4)(B)(i)(b), a parking area or structure that otherwise meets the requirements of a qualified project under Section 351.151 may be located not more than 2,000 feet from the nearest property line of a qualified convention center facility or qualified hotel if the facility or hotel is located near a natural impediment, including open water or protected wetlands, that makes it impractical to acquire, lease, construct, repair, remodel, expand, or equip a parking area or structure located not more than 1,000 feet from the facility or hotel.
(e) Section 351.151(4)(B)(ii)(b) does not apply to infrastructure:
(1) for which the qualified convention center facility or qualified hotel is located near a natural impediment, including open water or protected wetlands, that makes it impractical to acquire, construct, repair, remodel, or expand infrastructure located not more than 1,000 feet from the facility or hotel; and
(2) that is located not more than 2,000 feet from the nearest property line of the qualified convention center facility or qualified hotel.
SECTION ____. Section 351.155(d), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to:
(1) a municipality with a population of 175,000 or more; or
(2) a municipality described by Section 351.152(12) that has a population of 130,000 or more.
SECTION ____. Section 351.157, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b-1) In addition to the municipalities described by Subsection (b), this section applies to a municipality described by Section 351.155(d)(2).
SECTION ____. Section 351.158, Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 351.158. PERIOD OF ENTITLEMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a [A] municipality is entitled to receive revenue as provided by Sections 351.156 and 351.157 until the 10th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel to which the entitlement relates is open for initial occupancy.
(b) A municipality described by Section 351.152(46) is entitled to receive revenue as provided by Sections 351.156 and 351.157 until the 20th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel to which the entitlement relates is open for initial occupancy.
SECTION ____. Section 351.161(a), Tax Code, as added by Chapter 1030 (SB 627), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows:
(a) This section applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.152(5) or (75).
SECTION ____. Section 351.162, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsections (b) and (c) and adding Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), on [On] the 20th anniversary of the date a hotel designated as a qualified hotel by a municipality as part of a qualified project to which this section applies is open for initial occupancy, the comptroller shall determine:
(1) the total amount of state tax revenue received under Section 351.156 and, if applicable, under Section 351.157 by the municipality from the qualified project during the period for which the municipality was entitled to receive that revenue; and
(2) the total amount of state tax revenue described by Subdivision (1) received by the state during the period beginning on the 10th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel opened for initial occupancy and ending on the 20th anniversary of that date from the same sources from which the municipality received the revenue described by Subdivision (1).
(b-1) On the 40th anniversary of the date a hotel designated as a qualified hotel by a municipality described by Section 351.152(46) as part of a qualified project to which this section applies is open for initial occupancy, the comptroller shall determine:
(1) the total amount of state tax revenue received under Section 351.156 and, if applicable, under Section 351.157 by the municipality from the qualified project during the period for which the municipality was entitled to receive that revenue; and
(2) the total amount of state tax revenue described by Subdivision (1) received by the state during the period beginning on the 20th anniversary of the date the qualified hotel opened for initial occupancy and ending on the 40th anniversary of that date from the same sources from which the municipality received the revenue described by Subdivision (1).
(c) If the amount determined under Subsection (b)(1) or (b-1)(1), as applicable, exceeds the amount determined under Subsection (b)(2) or (b-1)(2), as applicable, the comptroller shall promptly provide written notice to the municipality stating that the municipality must remit to the comptroller the difference between those two amounts in the manner provided by this subsection. The municipality shall, using money lawfully available to the municipality for the purpose, remit monthly payments to the comptroller in an amount equal to the total amount of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue received by the municipality from the qualified hotel in the preceding month until the amount remitted to the comptroller equals the total amount due as stated in the notice. The first payment required under this subsection must be made not later than the 30th day after the date the municipality receives the notice from the comptroller. Subsequent payments are due on the 20th day of each month until the total amount stated in the notice is paid. The comptroller shall prescribe the procedure a municipality must use to remit a payment required by this subsection to the comptroller.
SECTION ____. Section 352.002, Tax Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (gg), (hh), (ii), (jj), and (kk) to read as follows:
(a) The commissioners courts of the following counties by the adoption of an order or resolution may impose a tax on a person who, under a lease, concession, permit, right of access, license, contract, or agreement, pays for the use or possession or for the right to the use or possession of a room that is in a hotel, costs $2 or more each day, and is ordinarily used for sleeping:
(1) a county that has a population of more than 3.3 million;
(2) a county that has a population of 90,000 or more, borders the United Mexican States, does not border the Gulf of Mexico, and does not have four or more cities that each have a population of more than 25,000;
(3) a county in which there is no municipality;
(4) a county in which there is located an Indian reservation under the jurisdiction of the United States government;
(5) a county that has a population of 30,000 or less, that has no more than one municipality with a population of less than 2,500, and that borders two counties located wholly in the Edwards Aquifer Authority established by Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993;
(6) a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico, other than a county authorized to impose the tax under Subdivision (30);
(7) a county that has a population of less than 5,000, that borders the United Mexican States, and in which there is located a major observatory;
(8) a county that has a population of 12,000 or less and borders the Toledo Bend Reservoir;
(9) a county that has a population of less than 12,500 and an area of less than 275 square miles and does not border a county that borders Arkansas and Louisiana;
(10) a county that has a population of 30,000 or less and borders Possum Kingdom Lake;
(11) a county that borders a county with a population of more than 300,000 and the United Mexican States and has a population of more than 300,000 and less than 900,000;
(12) a county that has a population of 35,000 or more and borders or contains a portion of Lake Fork Reservoir;
(13) a county that borders the United Mexican States and in which there is located a national recreation area;
(14) a county that borders the United Mexican States and in which there is located a national park of more than 400,000 acres;
(15) a county that has a population of 28,000 or less, that has no more than four municipalities, and that is located wholly in the Edwards Aquifer Authority established by Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1993;
(16) a county that has a population of 25,000 or less, whose territory is less than 750 square miles, and that has two incorporated municipalities, each with a population of 800 or less, at least one of which is located on the Frio River;
(17) a county that has a population of 34,000 or more and borders Lake Buchanan;
(18) a county that has a population of more than 45,000 and less than 75,000, that borders the United Mexican States, and that borders or contains a portion of Falcon Lake;
(19) a county with a population of 22,000 or less that borders the Neches River and in which there is located a national preserve;
(20) a county that has a population of 28,000 or less and that borders or contains a portion of Lake Livingston;
(21) a county through which the Pedernales River flows and in which the birthplace or the childhood home of a president of the United States is located;
(22) a county that has a population of 35,000 or less and borders Lake Buchanan;
(23) a county with a population of less than 11,000 that is bordered by the Sulphur River;
(24) a county that has a population of 16,000 or more and borders the entire north shore of Lake Somerville;
(25) a county that has a population of 20,000 or less and that is bordered by the Brazos and Navasota Rivers;
(26) a county that has a population of more than 15,000 and less than 25,000 and is located on the Trinity and Navasota Rivers;
(27) a county that has a population of less than 15,000 and that is bordered by the Trinity and Navasota Rivers;
(28) a county that borders or contains a portion of the Neches River, the Sabine River, and Sabine Lake; [and]
(29) a county that borders Whitney Lake; and
(30) a county that has a population of more than 90,000, is located adjacent to a bay connected to the Gulf of Mexico, and contains a portion of the Guadalupe River.
(gg) The commissioners court of a county in which the headwaters of the Guadalupe River are located may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel.
(hh) The commissioners court of a county in which the confluence of the Llano River and the James River is located may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel.
(ii) The commissioners court of a county that borders Oklahoma and is bisected by United States Highway 62 may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel.
(jj) The commissioners court of a county that has a population of more than 125,000, borders the Red River, and has a county seat with a population of more than 100,000 may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). This subsection expires September 1, 2030.
(kk) The commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 100,000 that borders the Navasota River and in which an annual renaissance festival is held may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a).
SECTION ____. Section 352.003, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsections (ff), (gg), and (hh) to read as follows:
(ff) The tax rate in a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(jj) may not exceed two percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel. This subsection expires September 1, 2030.
(gg) The tax rate in a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(kk) may not exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel, except that the tax rate may not exceed two percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel if the hotel is located in:
(1) a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel; or
(2) the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality that imposes a tax under Section 351.0025 applicable to the hotel.
(hh) The tax rate in a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(a)(30) may not exceed seven percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel, except that the tax rate may not exceed two percent of the price paid for a room in a hotel if the hotel is located in:
(1) a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel; or
(2) the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality that imposes a tax under Section 351.0025 applicable to the hotel.
SECTION ____. Subchapter B, Chapter 352, Tax Code, is amended by adding Sections 352.119 and 352.120 to read as follows:
Sec. 352.119. USE OF REVENUE: CERTAIN COUNTIES BORDERING THE NAVASOTA RIVER. In addition to the purposes authorized by this chapter, the revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(kk) may be used for:
(1) the construction, enlarging, equipping, improvement, maintenance, repairing, and operation of a civic center with an arena used for rodeos, livestock shows, or agricultural expositions to enhance hotel activity and encourage tourism;
(2) advertising and conducting solicitations and promotional programs to attract tourists or convention delegates to the county, any of which may be conducted by the county or through a contract with a person or organization selected by the county; and
(3) encouraging, promoting, and improving historical preservation and restoration efforts.
Sec. 352.120. USE OF REVENUE: CERTAIN COUNTIES THROUGH WHICH GUADALUPE RIVER FLOWS. (a) In addition to the purposes authorized by this chapter, the revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter by a county authorized to impose the tax under Section 352.002(a)(30) may be used to make repairs and improvements to the county airport or to provide reimbursement for repairs and improvements to the airport.
(b) A county to which this section applies may not use revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter for a purpose described by Subsection (a) in a total amount that would exceed the amount of hotel revenue in the county that is likely to be reasonably attributed to guests traveling through the airport during the 20-year period beginning on the date the county first uses the tax revenue for that purpose.
(c) A county to which this section applies may not use revenue from a tax imposed under this chapter for a purpose described by Subsection (a) after the 20th anniversary of the date the county first uses the revenue for that purpose.
SECTION ____. (a) Section 351.1035, Tax Code, is repealed.
(b) The change in law made by this section applies only to revenue collected on or after the effective date of this Act. Revenue collected before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect when the revenue was collected, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
SECTION ____. It is the intent of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, that the amendments made by this Act be harmonized with another Act of the 89th Legislature, Regular Session, 2025, relating to nonsubstantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes.
Amendment No. 4 was adopted.
HB 2974, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2209): 108 Yeas, 31 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bryant; Cain; Cook; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morales, C.; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harless; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Fairly; Hull; Virdell.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
The following members were granted leaves of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence:
Money on motion of Harless.
Smithee on motion of Harless.
HB 3359 ON SECOND READING
(by J. Garcia)
HB 3359, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to identifying an individual with veteran's status and providing notice to the Texas Veterans Commission.
HB 3359 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2210): 116 Yeas, 22 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Barry; Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Metcalf; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Fairly; Virdell.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2210 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Bowers
When Record No. 2210 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Schoolcraft
CSHB 4580 ON SECOND READING
(by Harless)
CSHB 4580, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
CSHB 4580 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2211): 105 Yeas, 32 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Metcalf; Morgan; Olcott; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Fairly; Morales Shaw; Virdell.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2211 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Bowers
When Record No. 2211 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Metcalf
HB 2458 ON SECOND READING
(by Virdell, Guillen, et al.)
HB 2458, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of aggravated assault.
HB 2458 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2212): 113 Yeas, 24 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bryant; Collier; Davis, Y.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Turner; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Allen; Bowers; Dutton; Fairly.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2212 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Allen
When Record No. 2212 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Bowers
When Record No. 2212 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Rose
HB 2215 ON SECOND READING
(by LaHood, Lujan, Johnson, Pierson, Louderback, et al.)
HB 2215, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain retired attorneys representing the state.
HB 2215 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2213): 107 Yeas, 28 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bryant; Bucy; Collier; Davis, Y.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C); Perez, V.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Davis, A.; Fairly; Garcia, L.; Harless.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2213 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Bowers
HB 3332 ON SECOND READING
(by E. Morales)
HB 3332, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation of the Maverick County Regional Mobility Authority; authorizing a fee.
HB 3332 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2214): 97 Yeas, 40 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Walle; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Ashby; Bowers; Fairly; Hefner.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2214 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Ashby
When Record No. 2214 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted yes.
Bowers
When Record No. 2214 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Hefner
HB 2278 ON SECOND READING
(by Capriglione)
HB 2278, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the home production of certain alcoholic beverages.
HB 2278 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2215): 104 Yeas, 32 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, M.; Guillen; Harless; Harrison; Hayes; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bryant; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Davis, Y.; Frank; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; Guerra; Harris Davila; Leo Wilson; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Noble; Oliverson; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Walle.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C); Hinojosa.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Goodwin; Hefner; Morales Shaw.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2215 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Ashby
When Record No. 2215 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no.
Bowers
When Record No. 2215 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Morales Shaw
When Record No. 2215 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Tepper
HB 3015 ON SECOND READING
(by Alders, et al.)
HB 3015, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the inclusion of direct primary care fees as qualified medical expenses applied toward insurance deductibles in certain state health benefit plans.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Alders offered the following amendment to HB 3015:
Amend HB 3015 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 21, strike "include" and substitute "includes".
(2) On page 2, strike lines 1 through 7, and substitute the following:
Sec. 1551.502. APPLICATION OF DIRECT PRIMARY CARE FEES TO DEDUCTIBLES. (a) A direct fee paid to a direct primary care provider must apply to a participant's deductible for a health benefit plan provided under the group benefits program.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the board of trustees believes that applying a direct fee paid to a direct primary care provider for a participant's deductible under this subchapter would cause the high deductible health plan, as that term is defined by Section 223, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to no longer qualify for a health savings account under that section, the board of trustees shall seek an opinion from the attorney general regarding the applicability of this subchapter to that high deductible health plan. If the attorney general confirms that the high deductible health plan would be disqualified, this subchapter will not apply to the high deductible health plan.
(3) On page 2, line 11, strike "1575.601" and substitute "1575.551".
(4) On page 2, line 23, strike "include" and substitute "includes".
(5) Strike page 2, line 27, through page 3, line 6, and substitute the following:
Sec. 1575.552. APPLICATION OF DIRECT PRIMARY CARE FEES TO DEDUCTIBLES. (a) A direct fee paid to a direct primary care provider must apply to an enrollee's deductible for a basic plan provided under the group program.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the trustee believes that applying a direct fee paid to a direct primary care provider for an enrollee's deductible under this subchapter would cause the high deductible health plan, as that term is defined by Section 223, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to no longer qualify for a health savings account under that section, the trustee shall seek an opinion from the attorney general regarding the applicability of this subchapter to that high deductible health plan. If the attorney general confirms that the high deductible health plan would be disqualified, this subchapter will not apply to the high deductible health plan.
(6) On page 3, strike lines 7-9 and substitute the following appropriately numbered SECTION:
SECTION ____. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to a plan year that commences on or after January 1, 2026.
(7) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Chapter 1579, Insurance Code, is amended by adding Subchapter H to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER H. DIRECT PRIMARY CARE SERVICES
Sec. 1579.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Direct fee" means a fee charged by a physician to a patient or a patient's designee for primary medical care services provided by, or to be provided by, the physician to the patient. The term includes a fee in any form, including a:
(A) monthly retainer;
(B) membership fee;
(C) subscription fee;
(D) fee paid under a medical service agreement; or
(E) fee for a service, visit, or episode of care.
(2) "Direct primary care" means a primary medical care service provided by a physician to a patient in return for payment in accordance with a direct fee. The term includes telemedicine medical services and telehealth services, as those terms are defined by Section 111.001, Occupations Code, provided using a technology platform.
Sec. 1579.352. APPLICATION OF DIRECT PRIMARY CARE FEES TO DEDUCTIBLES. (a) A direct fee paid to a direct primary care provider must apply to an enrollee's deductible for a health coverage plan provided under this chapter.
(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the trustee believes that applying a direct fee paid to a direct primary care provider for an enrollee's deductible under this subchapter would cause the high deductible health plan, as that term is defined by Section 223, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to no longer qualify for a health savings account under that section, the trustee shall seek an opinion from the attorney general regarding the applicability of this subchapter to that high deductible health plan. If the attorney general confirms that the high deductible health plan would be disqualified, this subchapter will not apply to the high deductible health plan.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 3015, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2216): 138 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; 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; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Dutton; Frank.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2216 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted yes.
Bowers
HB 3151 ON SECOND READING
(by Hull, et al.)
HB 3151, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by managed care plan issuers and Medicaid managed care organizations.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Hull offered the following amendment to HB 3151:
Amend HB 3151 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) Strike page 1, line 6, through page 6, line 16.
(2) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 540.0656, Government Code, is amended by amending Subsections (a) and (d) to read as follows:
(a) In this section, "applicant provider" means a physician or other health care provider, including a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(1)(2)(B) or a health care provider for the federally qualified health center, applying for expedited credentialing.
(d) To qualify for expedited credentialing and payment under Subsection (e), an applicant provider must:
(1) have a current contract with a Medicaid managed care organization or be a member of or a health care provider for one of the following that has a current contract with a Medicaid managed care organization:
(A) an established health care provider group; or
(B) a federally qualified health center as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396d(l)(2)(B) [an established health care provider group that has a current contract with a Medicaid managed care organization];
(2) be a Medicaid-enrolled provider;
(3) agree to comply with the terms of the contract described by Subdivision (1); and
(4) submit all documentation and other information the Medicaid managed care organization requires as necessary to enable the organization to begin the credentialing process the organization requires to include a provider in the organization's provider network.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 3151, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2217): 136 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Harris(C); Wilson.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Harrison; Jones, J.; Lopez, J.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2217 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted yes.
Bowers
(Speaker in the chair)
HB 1368 ON SECOND READING
(by V. Jones, Buckley, Allen, Reynolds, and Guerra)
HB 1368, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
HB 1368 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2218): 86 Yeas, 52 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bell, C.; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Gerdes; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Dean; Hefner; Kerwin.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2218 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted yes.
Bowers
When Record No. 2218 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Dean
When Record No. 2218 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Hefner
CSHB 40 ON SECOND READING
(by Landgraf, Meyer, Leach, Schofield, and LaHood)
CSHB 40, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the business court.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Landgraf offered the following amendment to CSHB 40:
Amend CSHB 40 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 21, strike lines 18 through 23, and substitute the following:
SECTION 43. Section 25A.001(14), Government Code, is amended to read as follows:
(2) On page 23, line 23, strike "(e),".
(3) On page 26, line 24, strike ", regardless of the amount in controversy".
(4) Strike page 26, line 25 through page 27, line 3.
(5) On page 28, lines 4 and 5, strike ", other than a claim described by Subsection (b)(9)(B)".
(6) On page 28, strike lines 7 through 9 and substitute the following:
(C) the Family Code;
(D) the Insurance Code; or
(E) Chapter 53 and Title 9, Property Code;
(7) On page 30, line 22, strike "Section 25A.006(a), Government Code, is" and substitute "Sections 25A.006(a) and (f), Government Code, are".
(8) On page 31, between lines 7 and 8, insert the following:
(f) A party may file an agreed notice of removal at any time during the pendency of the action. If all parties to the action have not agreed to remove the action, the notice of removal must be filed:
(1) not later than the 30th day after the later of:
(A) the date the party requesting removal of the action was served with process in accordance with rules adopted by the supreme court; or
(B) the date the party requesting removal of the action discovered, or reasonably should have discovered, facts establishing the business court's jurisdiction over the action; or
(2) if an application for temporary injunction is pending on the date the party requesting removal of the action discovered, or reasonably should have discovered, facts establishing the business court's jurisdiction over the action, not later than the 30th day after the date the application is granted, denied, or denied as a matter of law.
(9) On page 32, line 14, strike "remaining" and substitute "[remaining]".
(10) On page 33, line 20, between "request the" and "presiding", insert "administrative".
(11) On page 37, strike lines 7 though 26 and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
(12) Strike page 44, line 25 through page 45, line 3 and substitute the following:
(d-1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or other law, a judge of a division of the business court who serves as administrative presiding judge under Section 25A.009 is entitled to an annual base salary from the state in the amount provided under Subsection (a) or (b) and an additional annual amount equal to the amount provided under Subsection (d) to a local administrative district judge for a number of district courts equal to the total number of business court judges.
(13) On page 45, strike lines 7 through 9 and substitute the following:
(2) Section 25A.007(b); and
(3) Section 25A.014(b).
(14) On page 45, between lines 9 and 10, add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.
SECTION ____. Section 6(b), Chapter 380 (HB 19), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is repealed.
(15) On page 45, lines 14 and 15, strike "Except as provided by Section 25A.021, Government Code, as added by this Act, the" and substitute "The".
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
Amendment No. 2
Representative Johnson offered the following amendment to CSHB 40:
Amend CSHB 40 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 35, line 24, strike "may seek" and substitute "is entitled to".
(2) On page 35, lines 26-27, and page 36, lines 1-2, strike "A county shall include the reasonably anticipated requirements of the business court in the planning for and implementation of additions and improvements to the county's courtrooms and facilities." and substitute the following:
"A county shall consider the reasonably anticipated requirements of the business court in the planning for and implementation of additions and improvements to the county's courtrooms and facilities only if the business court is currently operational in that county."
Amendment No. 2 was adopted.
CSHB 40, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2219): 88 Yeas, 49 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Morales, E.; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Cortez; Harris; Jones, V.; Virdell.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2219 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no.
Bowers
CSHB 101 ON SECOND READING
(by Guillen)
CSHB 101, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to creating the Texas State Guard Professionalization Task Force.
CSHB 101 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2220): 139 Yeas, 1 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; 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; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Canales.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Harris.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2220 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted yes.
Bowers
CSHB 112 ON SECOND READING
(by Button, Capriglione, Hunter, Bonnen, Ordaz, et al.)
CSHB 112, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the creation and operation of a science park district in certain counties.
CSHB 112 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2221): 88 Yeas, 48 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Talarico; Tepper; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Wharton.
Nays — Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Davis, Y.; Guerra; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Lalani; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Martinez; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Pierson; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Schoolcraft; Spiller; Swanson; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Harris; Hull; Luther; Slawson; Zwiener.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2221 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted yes.
Bowers
When Record No. 2221 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Hickland
When Record No. 2221 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Lalani
When Record No. 2221 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Patterson
When Record No. 2221 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Shofner
When Record No. 2221 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Slawson
When Record No. 2221 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Tepper
CSHB 146 ON SECOND READING
(by Geren and Troxclair)
CSHB 146, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the required approval by the State Preservation Board of certain traffic changes near the state capitol.
CSHB 146 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2222): 102 Yeas, 32 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; 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; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Rose; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bhojani; Bryant; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Y.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, V.; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Talarico; Turner; Vo; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Garcia, L.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bernal; Bonnen; Bowers; Fairly; Harris; Hernandez; Walle.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2222 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Allen
When Record No. 2222 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no.
Bowers
HB 168 ON SECOND READING
(by Rosenthal, Johnson, Hayes, Orr, et al.)
HB 168, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry.
Representative Rosenthal moved to postpone consideration of HB 168 until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
CSHB 214 ON SECOND READING
(by Guillen)
CSHB 214, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the prosecution of the criminal offenses of firearm and ammunition smuggling and terrorism.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Guillen offered the following amendment to CSHB 214:
Amend CSHB 214 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. The heading to Section 46.06, Penal Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 46.06. UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OR ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN WEAPONS.
SECTION ____. Sections 46.06(a) and (d), Penal Code, are amended to read as follows:
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to any person knowing that the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered intends to use it unlawfully or in the commission of an unlawful act;
(2) intentionally or knowingly sells, rents, leases, or gives or offers to sell, rent, lease, or give to any child younger than 18 years of age any firearm, club, or location-restricted knife;
(3) intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who is intoxicated;
(4) knowingly sells a firearm or ammunition for a firearm to any person who has been convicted of a felony before the fifth anniversary of the later of the following dates:
(A) the person's release from confinement following conviction of the felony; or
(B) the person's release from supervision under community supervision, parole, or mandatory supervision following conviction of the felony;
(5) sells, rents, leases, loans, or gives a handgun to any person knowing that an active protective order is directed to the person to whom the handgun is to be delivered;
(6) knowingly purchases, rents, leases, or receives as a loan or gift from another a handgun while an active protective order is directed to the actor; [or]
(7) while prohibited from possessing a firearm under state or federal law, knowingly makes a material false statement on a form that is:
(A) required by state or federal law for the purchase, sale, or other transfer of a firearm; and
(B) submitted to a firearms dealer licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923; or
(8) acquires a firearm with intent to deliver the firearm to a person knowing that the person to whom the firearm is to be delivered is prohibited from possessing the firearm by state law.
(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor, except that:
(1) an offense under Subsection (a)(2) is a state jail felony if the weapon that is the subject of the offense is a handgun; and
(2) an offense under Subsection (a)(7) or (8) is a state jail felony.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
CSHB 214, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2223): 128 Yeas, 12 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Bryant; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Howard; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Tinderholt.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Davis, Y.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2223 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no.
Bowers
When Record No. 2223 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote present, not voting.
Morales Shaw
When Record No. 2223 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Tinderholt
HB 413 ON SECOND READING
(by J. Jones, Curry, Cain, Moody, Money, et al.)
HB 413, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
HB 413 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2224): 111 Yeas, 26 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Cook; Cunningham; Darby; Frank; Harless; Harris Davila; Hickland; Hopper; Isaac; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Paul; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Tepper; Toth; Troxclair; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Curry; Fairly; Martinez Fischer; Virdell.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2224 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted yes.
Bowers
When Record No. 2224 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Dean
When Record No. 2224 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Metcalf
CSHB 1523 ON SECOND READING
(by Gerdes)
CSHB 1523, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Gerdes offered the following amendment to CSHB 1523:
Amend CSHB 1523 (house committee printing) as follows:
(1) On page 1, line 8, strike "CERTAIN AUTHORIZATIONS PROHIBITED" and substitute "RESTRICTION ON AUTHORIZATIONS OF USE OF CERTAIN CLASS V INJECTION WELLS".
(2) Strike page 1, line 9, through page 2, line 2, and substitute the following:
section applies only to a Class V injection well that is:
(1) located in any portion of the territory of a groundwater conservation district that is located wholly or partly in a county that:
(A) has a population of more than 70,000 and less than 100,000 and contains a portion of the Colorado River; and
(B) is adjacent to a county that has a population of one million or more; and
(2) used for an aquifer storage and recovery project operated by a municipally owned utility that primarily provides water to a municipality that:
(A) has a population of 750,000 or more; and
(B) is located in a county adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1).
(b) As a condition of authorizing the use of a Class V injection well for an aquifer storage and recovery project, the commission shall require that:
(1) the project withdraw no more water than is injected into the aquifer;
(2) the project establish monitoring wells;
(3) water quality testing be conducted in accordance with Section 27.156 and commission rules adopted under that section; and
(4) well monitoring data obtained under Subdivision (2) and water quality testing data obtained under Subdivision (3) be provided to the groundwater conservation district described by Subsection (a)(1).
(c) Before authorizing the use of a Class V injection well for an aquifer storage and recovery project, the commission shall hold a public meeting in the county in which the injection well is proposed to be located.
(d) The commission may not authorize the use of a Class V injection well for an aquifer storage and recovery project if the authorization does not include the terms provided by Subsection (b).
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
CSHB 1523, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2225): 111 Yeas, 26 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, M.; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bryant; Cole; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Frank; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Jones, V.; Manuel; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Bowers; Dutton; Fairly; Lalani; Perez, V.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2225 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no.
Bowers
When Record No. 2225 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Hickland
CSHB 493 ON SECOND READING
(by Shaheen and Capriglione)
CSHB 493, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher.
CSHB 493 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative V. Perez raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 493 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the committee substitute is not germane.
(Landgraf in the chair)
The point of order was withdrawn.
CSHB 493 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2226): 82 Yeas, 53 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Landgraf(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Money; Smithee.
Absent — Ashby; Bowers; Campos; Capriglione; Paul; Troxclair.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2226 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Allen
When Record No. 2226 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no.
Bowers
When Record No. 2226 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Campos
When Record No. 2226 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Troxclair
CSHB 521 ON SECOND READING
(by Guillen, et al.)
CSHB 521, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense.
Amendment No. 1
Representatives Bucy and Guillen offered the following amendment to CSHB 521:
Amend CSHB 521 (house committee report) on page 3, line 16, by striking "knowingly" and substituting "intentionally".
(Money and Smithee now present)
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
CSHB 521, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2227): 85 Yeas, 53 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Davis, A.; Fairly; Lowe; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Ward Johnson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2227 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Lowe
When Record No. 2227 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Morales Shaw
HB 594 ON SECOND READING
(by Cortez)
HB 594, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the positions designated as exempt from sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.
HB 594 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2228): 125 Yeas, 13 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Bumgarner; Harrison; Hickland; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Morales Shaw; Olcott; Oliverson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Tinderholt; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Cain; Hopper; Kerwin; Morales, C.; Ward Johnson; Wharton.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2228 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Morales Shaw
CSHB 557 ON SECOND READING
(by J. Jones, et al.)
CSHB 557, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt and the accrual of interest on certain child support arrearages.
CSHB 557 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2229): 101 Yeas, 30 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Dean; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hull; Leo Wilson; Louderback; Lowe; Metcalf; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Allen; Davis, A.; Fairly; Gerdes; Hopper; Kerwin; LaHood; Lopez, J.; McQueeney; Morales, C.; Morgan; Pierson; Ward Johnson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2229 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Gerdes
When Record No. 2229 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
J. Lopez
When Record No. 2229 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
McQueeney
CSHB 305 ON SECOND READING
(by Hayes)
CSHB 305, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.
CSHB 305 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2230): 140 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; 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; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Lowe.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Hopper; Kerwin; Ward Johnson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2230 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Hopper
When Record No. 2230 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.
Kerwin
HB 549 ON SECOND READING
(by Vasut, et al.)
HB 549, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the availability and use of airway clearance devices at public school campuses.
HB 549 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2231): 137 Yeas, 7 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Frank; Harrison; Morgan; Olcott; Schatzline; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
CSHB 854 ON SECOND READING
(by Garcia Hernandez and Morgan)
CSHB 854, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to payment of the replacement cost of lost or damaged property under a homeowner's, renter's, or condominium owner's insurance policy.
CSHB 854 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2232): 89 Yeas, 52 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Little; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gerdes; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Louderback; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Lopez, J.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Davis, A.; Lowe.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2232 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Lowe
HB 1057 ON SECOND READING
(by Bhojani, Ashby, Talarico, Kerwin, and Allen)
HB 1057, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers.
HB 1057 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2233): 117 Yeas, 25 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Cain; Cook; Fairly; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Leo Wilson; McQueeney; Metcalf; Morgan; Olcott; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Hull; Lowe.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2233 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Holt
When Record No. 2233 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Lowe
HB 1052 ON SECOND READING
(by Bhojani, Vo, Oliverson, Cortez, and Harris Davila)
HB 1052, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state.
HB 1052 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2234): 107 Yeas, 37 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; DeAyala; Fairly; Gerdes; Harris; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Leach; Lowe; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
HB 842 ON SECOND READING
(by Lalani)
HB 842, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a study and report on burying power lines in the Gulf Coast region.
HB 842 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2235): 77 Yeas, 66 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Dyson; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Frank; Gerdes; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Geren.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2235 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Ward Johnson
HB 3174 ON SECOND READING
(by Rose)
HB 3174, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to county and hospital district disease control pilot programs to reduce the risk of certain infectious and communicable diseases; authorizing fees.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Rose offered the following amendment to HB 3174:
Amend HB 3174 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. This Act may be cited as the Honorable Ruth Jones McClendon Act.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 3174, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2236): 72 Yeas, 65 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Fairly; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gerdes; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Virdell.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Buckley; Cook; Davis, A.; Harris; Noble; Raymond.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2236 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Buckley
When Record No. 2236 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Cook
When Record No. 2236 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Guillen
When Record No. 2236 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
McQueeney
When Record No. 2236 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Noble
CSHB 3311 ON SECOND READING
(by Swanson, Hayes, Leach, Dutton, et al.)
CSHB 3311, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to priority of claims against a decedent's estate and to payment of the family allowance from the estate.
CSHB 3311 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Moody raised a point of order against further consideration of CSHB 3311 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the committee substitute is not germane.
(Hefner in the chair)
The point of order was withdrawn.
Representative Swanson moved to postpone consideration of CSHB 3311 until 10 a.m. Saturday, January 15, 2061.
The motion prevailed.
HB 2486 ON SECOND READING
(by Hefner)
HB 2486, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.
HB 2486 - POINT OF ORDER
Representative Moody raised a point of order against further consideration of HB 2486 under Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2), of the House Rules on the grounds that the bill analysis is substantially or materially misleading.
(Speaker in the chair)
The point of order was withdrawn.
Representative Hefner moved to postpone consideration of HB 2486 until 8 a.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
CSHB 3196 ON SECOND READING
(by J. Lopez, Muñoz, Guillen, Raymond, and Lujan)
CSHB 3196, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Gerdes offered the following amendment to CSHB 3196:
Amend HB 3196 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering the SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 351.157(b), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(b) This section applies only to:
(1) a municipality described by Section 351.152(3);
(1-a) a municipality described by Section 351.152(5);
(2) a municipality described by Section 351.152(6);
(3) a municipality described by Section 351.152(7);
(4) a municipality described by Section 351.152(10);
(4-a) a municipality described by Section 351.152(14);
(5) a municipality described by Section 351.152(16);
(6) a municipality described by Section 351.152(22);
(7) a municipality described by Section 351.152(25);
(8) a municipality described by Section 351.152(34);
(9) a municipality described by Section 351.152(35);
(10) a municipality described by Section 351.152(36);
(11) a municipality described by Section 351.152(38);
(11-a) a municipality described by Section 351.152(41);
(12) a municipality described by Section 351.152(43);
(13) a municipality described by Section 351.152(46);
(14) a municipality described by Section 351.152(47);
(15) a municipality described by Section 351.152(49);
(15-a) a municipality described by Section 351.152(51);
(16) a municipality described by Section 351.152(53);
(17) a municipality described by Section 351.152(54);
(18) a municipality described by Section 351.152(56); and
(19) a municipality described by Section 351.152(58).
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
CSHB 3196, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2237): 91 Yeas, 38 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Orr; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; DeAyala; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Alders; Bell, C.; Fairly; Hull; Lalani; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; Meza; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Plesa; Smithee; Virdell.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2237 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.
Alders
When Record No. 2237 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
C. Bell
When Record No. 2237 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Plesa
When Record No. 2237 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Smithee
CSHB 824 ON SECOND READING
(by J. Jones, Leo Wilson, Allen, Cunningham, LaHood, et al.)
CSHB 824, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.
CSHB 824 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2238): 123 Yeas, 18 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Hickland; Hull; Lowe; Metcalf; Olcott; Oliverson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Fairly; Pierson; Romero.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2238 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Alders
HB 1039 ON SECOND READING
(by E. Morales)
HB 1039, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
Amendment No. 1
Representative E. Morales offered the following amendment to HB 1039:
Amend HB 1039 by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 352.002, Tax Code, is amended by adding Subsection (kk) to read as follows:
(kk) The commissioners court of a county that borders the United Mexican States and contains a portion of the West Nueces River may impose a tax as provided by Subsection (a). A tax imposed under this subsection does not apply to a hotel located in a municipality that imposes a tax under Chapter 351 applicable to the hotel.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 1039, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2239): 99 Yeas, 41 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bell, C.; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; DeAyala; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Virdell.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — González, M.; Lalani; Moody.
HB 2529 ON SECOND READING
(by Dean)
HB 2529, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.
HB 2529 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2240): 100 Yeas, 36 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Cain; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McQueeney; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Button; Cook; González, M.; Hull; Jones, V.; Lambert; Moody; Smithee.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2240 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
Cook
When Record No. 2240 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
J. Lopez
HB 2713 ON SECOND READING
(by Darby, Metcalf, and Spiller)
HB 2713, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Darby offered the following amendment to HB 2713:
Amend HB 2713 (house committee report) on page 1, line 8, by striking "70,000" and substituting "50,000".
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 2713, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2241): 112 Yeas, 21 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu.
Nays — Allen; Bucy; Canales; Garcia, L.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, V.; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Money; Morales, C.; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Romero; Schoolcraft; Talarico; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Virdell.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bonnen; Capriglione; Cortez; Dutton; Leo Wilson; Moody; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Rose; Slawson.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2241 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Cortez
When Record No. 2241 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
E. Morales
When Record No. 2241 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Morales Shaw
When Record No. 2241 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Slawson
CSHB 4936 ON SECOND READING
(by Curry, Capriglione, Rodríguez Ramos, Tinderholt, and Cook)
CSHB 4936, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a study by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office regarding the creation of the Department of Marketing Services.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Capriglione offered the following amendment to CSHB 4936:
Amend CSHB 4936 (house committee report) on page 2 of the substitute as follows:
(1) On line 1, between "purposes" and the semicolon, insert "and the total cost of each state-sponsored grant or loan program that specifically allocates money for marketing purposes by state agencies".
(2) Strike lines 4 through 6 and substitute the following:
duties and salaries of each of these positions;
(3) all other costs associated with the creation of a Department of Marketing Services;
(4) the results of the marketing efforts of each state agency and the method used to measure those results; and
(5) the potential cost savings to the state if the marketing services of each state agency, and any related full-time equivalent positions, are consolidated into a Department of Marketing Services.
(3) Strike lines 11 and 12 and substitute the following:
(b) The report must include:
(1) the findings and recommendations of the study conducted under Section 2 of this Act;
(2) a complete description of each method used to measure the marketing results obtained by each state agency;
(3) an analysis of the total costs described by Section 2(b)(1) of this Act, with separate line items for each state agency describing the marketing-related travel expenses, other direct and indirect marketing and advertising expenses, marketing consulting costs, and costs associated with each related full-time equivalent position for that agency; and
(4) a description of the overall feasibility of, and the estimated cost savings, if any, attributable to, the consolidation of the marketing efforts by each state agency into a Department of Marketing Services.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
CSHB 4936, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2242): 116 Yeas, 25 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Cain; Harrison; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Virdell.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Hull; Morgan.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2242 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Harless
When Record No. 2242 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Schoolcraft
When Record No. 2242 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Spiller
CSHB 4995 ON SECOND READING
(by Wilson)
CSHB 4995, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies.
CSHB 4995 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2243): 126 Yeas, 15 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bowers; Cole; González, J.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Rodríguez Ramos; Rosenthal; Turner; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Garcia, L.; Hernandez; Lalani.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2243 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Manuel
HB 4830 ON SECOND READING
(by Phelan)
HB 4830, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the regulation of service contracts and service contract providers and administrators.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Phelan offered the following amendment to HB 4830:
Amend HB 4830 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 1, strike lines 13 and 14 and substitute the following:
SECTION 2. Section 1304.004(a), Occupations Code, is amended by amending Subdivisions (2) and (4) and adding Subdivision (5) to read as follows:
(2) On page 4, between lines 1 and 2, insert the following:
(5) "Residential service contract provider" means a provider who is contractually obligated to a service contract holder under the terms of a residential service contract and may also offer service contracts that cover appliances attached to or located on the residential property with or without coverage for structural components or an electrical, plumbing, heating, cooling, or air-conditioning system of a residential property.
(3) On page 8, strike lines 11 through 15 and substitute the following:
(b-4) The amount of the security deposit required under Subsection (b) may not be less than $25,000 for a [provider of a] residential service contract provider.
(4) Strike page 10, lines 1 and 2 and substitute the following:
(B) if the provider or administrator does not initiate the performance of services, furnishes the contract holder a documented explanation of the reason the performance of the requested services was not initiated.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 4830, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2244): 112 Yeas, 32 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Cain; Cook; Harrison; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
HB 4864 ON SECOND READING
(by Metcalf)
HB 4864, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the eligibility of a person to serve as an arbitrator in a binding arbitration of an appeal of an appraisal review board order.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Metcalf offered the following amendment to HB 4864:
Amend HB 4864 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. Section 41A.061(a), Tax Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) The comptroller shall include a qualified arbitrator in the registry until the second anniversary of the date the person was added to the registry. To continue to be included in the registry after the second anniversary of the date the person was added to the registry, the person must renew the person's agreement with the comptroller to serve as an arbitrator on or as near as possible to the date on which the person's license or certification issued under Chapter 901, 1101, [or] 1103, or 1151, Occupations Code, is renewed.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
HB 4864, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2245): 139 Yeas, 1 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — 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.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Dorazio.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Virdell.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Dean; Garcia Hernandez; Harrison.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2245 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.
Dorazio
When Record No. 2245 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.
Garcia Hernandez
CSHB 5219 ON SECOND READING
(by Martinez)
CSHB 5219, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the water resources in certain counties.
Amendment No. 1
Representative McLaughlin offered the following amendment to CSHB 5219:
Amend CSHB 5219 (house committee report) on page 2 as follows:
(1) On line 9, following the semicolon, strike "and".
(2) On line 13, between "policies" and the period, insert the following:
; and
(9) review the process for applying for financial assistance under the economically distressed areas program under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, Water Code, including the application process's impact on the board's rate of denial of financial assistance under that program
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
CSHB 5219, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2246): 103 Yeas, 37 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Dorazio; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Kerwin; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — DeAyala; Isaac; Jones, V.; Lopez, J.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2246 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.
DeAyala
When Record No. 2246 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
Isaac
When Record No. 2246 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
J. Lopez
HB 5263 ON SECOND READING
(by Geren and Leo Wilson)
HB 5263, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the accessibility of results from the state assessment.
HB 5263 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2247): 141 Yeas, 0 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; 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, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Dorazio; Hayes; Tepper.
CSHB 5154 ON SECOND READING
(by Wilson)
CSHB 5154, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the Joint Admission Medical Program Council.
CSHB 5154 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2248): 131 Yeas, 12 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Cain; Harrison; Hopper; Kerwin; Little; Lowe; Money; Morales, C.; Olcott; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; King; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Swanson.
HB 2674 ON SECOND READING
(by Cook, Luther, Leo Wilson, Buckley, Kerwin, et al.)
HB 2674, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to prohibiting the regulation of homeschool programs.
Amendment No. 1
Representative Cook offered the following amendment to HB 2674:
Amend HB 2674 (house committee report) on page 1 as follows:
(1) On line 5, strike "1.007" and substitute "1.010".
(2) Strike lines 6 through 11 and substitute the following:
Sec. 1.010. PROHIBITION ON REGULATION OF HOME SCHOOLS. The Texas Education Agency, the State Board of Education, or any other educational institution described by Section 1.001(a) may not adopt a rule or policy that regulates an educational program of a home school.
Amendment No. 1 was adopted.
(King now present)
Amendment No. 2
Representative Martinez Fischer offered the following amendment to HB 2674:
Amend HB 2674 (house committee report) on page 1, lines 10 and 11, by striking "Sec. 29.916(a)(1)" and substituting "Section 29.916(a)(1), except as authorized by Subchapter J, Chapter 29, for an educational program paid for using state money distributed under that subchapter".
Amendment No. 2 failed of adoption by (Record 2249): 64 Yeas, 78 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — 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; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — King; Pierson; Virdell.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2249 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Morgan
HB 2674, as amended, was passed to engrossment by (Record 2250): 94 Yeas, 44 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.
Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Ward Johnson; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Bell, K.; Dean; DeAyala; Frank; Gámez; Geren; King.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2250 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Bhojani
When Record No. 2250 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.
DeAyala
When Record No. 2250 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Romero
CSHB 5525 ON SECOND READING
(by J. Jones)
CSHB 5525, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to parole guidelines and procedures for inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age.
CSHB 5525 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2251): 78 Yeas, 64 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Lalani; Little; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Wharton; Wilson.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Capriglione; Lambert; Landgraf.
STATEMENTS OF VOTE
When Record No. 2251 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Hunter
When Record No. 2251 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
Vasut
CSHB 5623 ON SECOND READING
(by Y. Davis)
CSHB 5623, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the provision of grants from the Texas energy fund for certain energy efficiency projects.
Representative Y. Davis moved to postpone consideration of CSHB 5623 until 1 p.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed.
FIVE-DAY POSTING RULE SUSPENDED
Representative Smithee moved to suspend the five-day posting rule to allow the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence to consider SB 1278 and SB 2580 at 8 a.m. tomorrow in E2.014.
The motion prevailed.
PROVIDING FOR ADJOURNMENT
At 10:46 p.m., Representative Smithee moved that, at the conclusion of the reading of bills and resolutions on first reading and referral to committees, the house adjourn until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
The motion prevailed by (Record 2252): 102 Yeas, 37 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Anchía; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia Hernandez; Gerdes; Geren; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Allen; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Gates; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Alders.
Absent, Excused — Flores; Gervin-Hawkins; Schofield; Simmons.
Absent — Ashby; Garcia, L.; Johnson; Leach; Vasut.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 2252 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.
J. Lopez
BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS ON FIRST READING
AND REFERRAL TO COMMITTEES
RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
Bills and joint resolutions were at this time laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees. Resolutions were at this time laid before the house and referred to committees. (See the addendum to the daily journal, Referred to Committees, List Nos. 1 and 2.)
ADJOURNMENT
In accordance with a previous motion, the house, at 10:52 p.m., adjourned until 10 a.m. tomorrow.
ADDENDUM
REFERRED TO COMMITTEES
The following bills and joint resolutions were today laid before the house, read first time, and referred to committees, and the following resolutions were today laid before the house and referred to committees. If indicated, the chair today corrected the referral of the following measures:
List No. 1
SB 375 to Intergovernmental Affairs.
SB 383 to State Affairs.
SB 410 to Natural Resources.
SB 672 to Public Health.
SB 715 to State Affairs.
SB 777 to Intergovernmental Affairs.
SB 1013 to Transportation.
SB 1373 to Public Health.
SB 1454 to Intergovernmental Affairs.
SB 1586 to Environmental Regulation.
SB 1704 to Criminal Jurisprudence.
SB 1856 to State Affairs.
SB 1999 to State Affairs.
SB 2138 to Higher Education.
SB 2165 to Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
SB 2337 to Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
SB 2340 to State Affairs.
SB 2342 to Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
SB 2367 to Intergovernmental Affairs.
SB 2452 to Ways and Means.
SB 2501 to Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
SB 2520 to Ways and Means.
SB 2521 to Ways and Means.
SB 2538 to Ways and Means.
SB 2539 to Ways and Means.
SB 2615 to Higher Education.
SB 2633 to Licensing and Administrative Procedures.
SB 2703 to Land and Resource Management.
SB 2713 to Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development.
SB 2781 to State Affairs.
SB 2782 to State Affairs.
SB 2835 to Land and Resource Management.
SB 2903 to Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence.
SB 2959 to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
SB 2965 to Land and Resource Management.
SB 3016 to Intergovernmental Affairs.
SB 3029 to Land and Resource Management.
SCR 19 to Culture, Recreation, and Tourism.
SCR 48 to Natural Resources.
List No. 2
HCR 147 (By Craddick), Congratulating Jim and Doris Stewart of Lubbock on their 50th wedding anniversary.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1090 (By Wu), Commending Anna Port for her service as a communications intern in the office of State Representative Gene Wu.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1091 (By Morgan), Recognizing March 2025 as March4Water Month.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1092 (By Dyson), Congratulating the boys' golf team of Allen Academy in Bryan on winning the 2025 TAPPS 2A state championship.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1093 (By Tepper), Congratulating Lubbock Fire Rescue Captain Chris Kemp on his retirement.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1094 (By Wu), Commending Isabella Carrascal for her service as a communications intern in the office of State Representative Gene Wu.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1095 (By Wu), Commending Beatriz Copello for her service as a communications intern in the office of State Representative Gene Wu.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1096 (By Orr), Commending Audrey Burchett for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Angelia Orr.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1097 (By Wu), Commending Aaron W. Lurin for his service as a communications intern in the office of State Representative Gene Wu.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1098 (By Harless), Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Fast Track Specialties.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1099 (By Dutton), Recognizing the members of the Cobb Sixth Grade Campus honor society and student council on the occasion of their visit to the State Capitol.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1100 (By Lujan), Congratulating the Randolph High School girls' track team on winning the 3A championship at the 2025 UIL Track & Field State Meet.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1101 (By Lujan), Congratulating Taylor Nunez of Randolph High School on winning four gold medals at the 2025 UIL Track & Field State Meet.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1102 (By Oliverson), Recognizing May 13, 2025, as Falun Dafa Day.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1103 (By Leo Wilson), Congratulating Victoria Novak of Barbers Hill High School on her receipt of a scholarship from the Mont Belvieu Area Chamber of Commerce.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1104 (By Leo Wilson), Congratulating Rosalyn Kelly on her receipt of a scholarship from the Mont Belvieu Area Chamber of Commerce.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1105 (By Leo Wilson), Congratulating Diego Gutierrez on his receipt of a scholarship from the Mont Belvieu Area Chamber of Commerce.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1106 (By Leo Wilson), Congratulating Abigail Melton of Barbers Hill High School on her receipt of a scholarship from the Mont Belvieu Area Chamber of Commerce.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1107 (By Simmons), In memory of the Reverend Perry Cameron Colston.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1108 (By Villalobos), In memory of Adriana Lucila Lekosky of Corpus Christi.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1109 (By Shofner), Honoring the James Haggard Chapter of the National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century for its placement of a historical marker at the Durst-Taylor Historic House and Gardens in Nacogdoches.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1110 (By Louderback), In memory of George Hugh Johnson of Inez.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
HR 1111 (By V. Perez), Honoring the Pipe and Drum Corps of Bel Air High School in El Paso on the occasion of the Celebration of Bagpipes event on May 17, 2025.
To Local and Consent Calendars.
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The following bills and resolutions were today signed in the presence of the house by the speaker:
House List No. 9
HB 22, HB 136, HB 166, HB 331, HB 353, HB 467, HB 767, HB 1089, HB 1244, HB 1392, HB 1399, HB 1672, HB 1708, HB 2000, HB 2018, HB 2143, HB 2198, HB 2415, HB 2457, HB 2523, HB 2723, HB 2730, HB 2763, HB 3093, HB 3096, HB 3135, HB 3248, HB 3513, HCR 6, HCR 12, HCR 29, HCR 50, HCR 55, HCR 56, HCR 58, HCR 70, HCR 71, HCR 74, HCR 78, HCR 80, HCR 107, HCR 116, HCR 117, HJR 98, HJR 99
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:
Message No. 1
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Monday, May 12, 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:
HB 206
Craddick
SPONSOR: Birdwell
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Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.
HB 451
Thompson
SPONSOR: Paxton
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Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.
(Committee Substitute/Amended)
HB 517
Harris Davila
SPONSOR: Schwertner
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Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.
HB 2756
Thompson
SPONSOR: Huffman
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Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
HB 3204
Metcalf
SPONSOR: Schwertner
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Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs.
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
HCR 66
Craddick
SPONSOR: Sparks
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Congratulating Tevis and Patricia Herd of Midland on their 60th wedding anniversary.
Relating to reporting by school districts regarding special education legal proceedings in which a certain amount of legal fees has been incurred by the district.
Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate.
Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.
Relating to the regulation of laser hair removal.
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 377 in Hood and Johnson Counties as the Bob Cornett Parkway.
Relating to a study on measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program.
Relating to the eligibility of a trustee of certain school districts for employment by those districts.
Relating to physical examination requirements for patients admitted to an inpatient mental health facility.
Relating to the recovery of damages for injuries arising out of certain uses of force or deadly force.
Relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor grant program.
Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.
Relating to warning labels for opioid prescription drugs.
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for operating a motor vehicle under certain circumstances causing a tire of the vehicle to spin, lose traction, or leave the surface of a highway.
Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.
Relating to the certification of discovery issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings by the commission.
Relating to investigations conducted and actions brought by the attorney general under the Texas Free Enterprise and Antitrust Act of 1983.
Relating to information provided to a purchaser of a manufactured home regarding the ability to elect to treat the home as real property or personal property.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
Message No. 2
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Monday, May 12, 2025 - 2
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 fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.
Relating to prohibiting the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein; providing penalties.
Relating to the establishment of a rapid DNA analysis pilot program in certain counties.
Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation.
Relating to publication by the Texas Board of Nursing and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of certain nursing education data.
Relating to ad valorem tax protests and appeals on the ground of the unequal appraisal of property.
Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses.
Relating to the disclosure and posting of certain information regarding multifamily residential developments that receive certain tax exemptions and the eligibility of those developments to receive those exemptions.
Relating to the requirements for the operational plan for certain general residential operations licensed by the Health and Human Services Commission.
Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem taxes and on the issuance of certain bonds supported by ad valorem taxes.
Relating to the status of certain documents or instruments concerning real or personal property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations for those offenses; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing a criminal penalty.
Relating to disclosures about certain automated posts on social media platforms; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.
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, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
Relating to the displacement of student financial aid at a public institution of higher education.
Relating to the creation of La Cima Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission.
THE SENATE HAS CONCURRED IN THE HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
APPENDIX
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
May 10
Corrections - SB 1666, SB 2405
Criminal Jurisprudence - HB 31, HB 2046, HB 2698, HB 3566, HB 3744, HB 4933, HB 5465, SB 482
Culture, Recreation, and Tourism - HB 370, HB 1886, HCR 59, HCR 81, HCR 83, HCR 84, HCR 89, HCR 109, HCR 111, HCR 135, HCR 142, SB 1350, SB 2112, SCR 1, SCR 6, SCR 43
Delivery of Government Efficiency - HCR 141
Elections - HB 4508, SB 16 (corrected)
Environmental Regulation - HB 3868
Higher Education - HB 2860, SB 60, SB 1241
Human Services - HB 5396, SB 1952, SB 2269
Insurance - HB 712, HB 813, SB 213
Intergovernmental Affairs - HB 1630, HB 4188, SB 2778
Land and Resource Management - HB 5695, SB 1012
Licensing and Administrative Procedures - HB 2204, SB 378, SB 764, SB 917
Natural Resources - SB 2550
Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services - HB 1342, HB 4820, HB 5632
Public Education - HB 1551, HB 2336, HB 3622, HB 4746, HB 4893, SB 991, SB 2929
Public Health - HB 2677, HB 3829, HB 5459, SB 541
Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development - HB 875, HB 1026, HB 3874, HB 4415, HB 5545, SB 2925
Transportation - HB 1772, HB 2959, HB 3365, HB 3726, HB 4164, HB 4401, HB 4402, HB 4578, HB 4663, HB 4880, HB 4906, HB 4950, HB 5577, HB 5603, SB 296, SB 682, SB 1351, SB 1423, SB 1816
Ways and Means - HB 982, HB 3504, HB 3830, HB 3879, HB 4659, HB 4682, HB 4979, HB 5478, HJR 73, SB 2173
ENGROSSED
May 10 - HB 21, HB 49, HB 216, HB 321, HB 346, HB 361, HB 464, HB 565, HB 573, HB 644, HB 678, HB 954, HB 1233, HB 1306, HB 1443, HB 1527, HB 1557, HB 1650, HB 1664, HB 1677, HB 1777, HB 1837, HB 1936, HB 2025, HB 2073, HB 2088, HB 2151, HB 2180, HB 2186, HB 2239, HB 2271, HB 2294, HB 2440, HB 2462, HB 2560, HB 2598, HB 2621, HB 2686, HB 2725, HB 2876, HB 2963, HB 3032, HB 3057, HB 3062, HB 3134, HB 3161, HB 3225, HB 3334, HB 3462, HB 3658, HB 3709, HB 3787, HB 3815, HB 3848, HB 3898, HB 4023, HB 4027, HB 4112, HB 4157, HB 4170, HB 4172, HB 4176, HB 4202, HB 4205, HB 4285, HB 4329, HB 4331, HB 4377, HB 4429, HB 4763, HB 4802, HB 4904, HB 5014, HB 5134, HB 5137, HB 5149, HB 5200, HB 5294, HB 5320, HB 5424, HB 5639, HB 5651, HB 5662, HB 5668, HB 5670, HB 5672, HB 5674, HB 5676, HB 5679, HB 5688, HCR 108
ENROLLED
May 10 - HB 1089, HB 1244, HB 1392, HCR 12, HCR 29, HCR 50, HCR 55, HCR 56, HCR 58, HCR 70