SEVENTY-SECOND DAY --- SATURDAY, MAY 24, 2025

The house met at 12 p.m. and was called to order by the speaker.

The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present (Record 3441).

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

Absent, Excused — Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Allen; Bernal; Campos; Collier; Davis, Y.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Hernandez; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Rose; Simmons; Thompson.

The invocation was offered by Scot Wall, state minister, Capitol Commission, Austin.

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

(Thompson now present)

The following member was granted leave of absence for today and tomorrow because of important business:

Kerwin on motion of Harris Davila.

The following member was granted leave of absence for today and tomorrow to attend a wedding:

Meza on motion of Cunningham.

The following member was granted leave of absence for today and tomorrow because of important business in the district:

V. Jones on motion of L. Garcia.

The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today because of important business in the district:

C. Morales on motion of L. Garcia.

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

Johnson on motion of Gámez.

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

Reynolds on motion of Ward Johnson.

Vo on motion of Rosenthal.

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

Paul on motion of Frank.

(Allen and Rose now present)

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

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. 20).

On motion of Representative Geren and by unanimous consent, the reading and referral of bills was postponed until just prior to adjournment.

Representative Patterson moved to set a local, consent, and resolutions calendar for 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 28.

The motion prevailed.

Representative Capriglione requested permission for the Committee on Delivery of Government Efficiency to meet while the house is in session, at 12:45 p.m. today, in 1W.14, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

Permission to meet was granted.

The following committee meeting was announced:

Delivery of Government Efficiency, 12:45 p.m. today, 1W.14, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

(Campos and J. Lopez now present)

Representative Harris requested permission for the Committee on Natural Resources to meet while the house is in session, at 4 p.m. today, in 3W.9, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

Permission to meet was granted.

The following committee meeting was announced:

Natural Resources, 4 p.m. today, 3W.9, for a formal meeting, to consider pending, referred, and committee business.

The chair laid out the following previously adopted resolution:

HR 657, In memory of the 21 victims of the mass shooting that took place at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde on May 24, 2022.

The chair recognized Representative McLaughlin who addressed the house, speaking as follows:

I'll try not to break up in this. Three years ago today, my hometown of Uvalde was forever changed. Nineteen children walked into their classroom and never came home, two teachers gave their lives protecting their students, and 21 families had their world shattered. The resilience of the Uvalde community in the face of such an unimaginable sorrow is a testament to the strength of those who have come together to comfort and support one another. Through these efforts, residents are carrying forward the legacy of the victims while striving for a world where no one must endure a tragedy like this again. For the families, for my community, time has stood still ever since. So today, I ask that we all step into that moment with them to remember the lives taken too soon.

Please join me in honoring the memory of Nevaeh Alyssa Bravo, 10 years old; Jacklyn Jaylen Cazares, nine years old; Makenna Lee Elrod, 10 years old; Jose Manuel Flores, 10 years old; Eliahna Amyah Garcia, nine years old.

The chair recognized Representative Moody who addressed the house, speaking as follows:

Uziyah Sergio Garcia, 10 years old; Amerie Jo Garza, 10 years old; Xavier James Lopez, 10 years old; Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, 10 years old; Tess Marie Mata, 10 years old; Maranda Gail Mathis, 11 years old.

The chair recognized Representative Walle who addressed the house, speaking as follows:

Alithia Haven Ramirez, 10 years old; Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10 years old; Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, 10 years old; Alexandria Aniyah Rubio, 10 years old; Layla Marie Salazar, 11 years old.

The chair recognized Representative Anchía who addressed the house, speaking as follows:

Jailah Nicole Silguero, 10 years old; Eliahna Cruz Torres, 10 years old; Rojelio Fernandez Torres, 10 years old; Irma Linda Garcia, 48 years old; and Eva Mireles, 44 years old.

Representative McLaughlin requested a moment of silence.

Representative Moody moved to print all remarks on HR 657.

The motion prevailed.

(Geren in the chair)

(Bernal and Longoria now present)

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

SB 2405, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.

SB 2405 was passed by (Record 3442): 127 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 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; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bryant; Cole; Collier; Davis, Y.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Hernandez; Lopez, R.; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons; Turner; Wu.

When Record No. 3442 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Garcia Hernandez

When Record No. 3442 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Gates

When Record No. 3442 was taken, I was absent because of important business in the district. I would have voted yes.

R. Lopez

When Record No. 3442 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 2406, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the Sabine River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

SB 2406 was passed by (Record 3443): 123 Yeas, 8 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; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Cain; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Money; Olcott; Schatzline; Tinderholt; Toth.

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

Absent, Excused — Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Collier; Davis, Y.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Hernandez; Lopez, R.; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3443 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Garcia Hernandez

When Record No. 3443 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Gates

When Record No. 3443 was taken, I was absent because of important business in the district. I would have voted yes.

R. Lopez

When Record No. 3443 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

(Collier now present)

SB 2407, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

SB 2407 was passed by (Record 3444): 132 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C).

Absent, Excused — Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Davis, Y.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Hernandez; Lopez, R.; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3444 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Garcia Hernandez

When Record No. 3444 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Gates

When Record No. 3444 was taken, I was absent because of important business in the district. I would have voted yes.

R. Lopez

When Record No. 3444 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

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

SB 2166, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to testing of voting tabulation equipment.

SB 2166 was passed by (Record 3445): 131 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Davis, Y.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Hernandez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons; Turner; Wu.

When Record No. 3445 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Garcia Hernandez

When Record No. 3445 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Gates

When Record No. 3445 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

(Garcia Hernandez and Gates now present)

SB 2148, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the reliability of the electricity supply chain.

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

Y. Davis on motion of Thompson.

SB 2148 was passed by (Record 3446): 132 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C); Plesa.

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Campos; Garcia, J.; Hernandez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3446 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

When Record No. 3446 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.

Plesa

SB 535, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.

Representative McQueeney moved to postpone consideration of SB 535 until 1:15 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

SB 777, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.

SB 777 was passed by (Record 3447): 96 Yeas, 37 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Barry; Cain; Canales; Cook; Cunningham; Darby; Frank; Gates; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wharton.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Garcia Hernandez; Hernandez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons; Tinderholt.

When Record No. 3447 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Dean

When Record No. 3447 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Garcia Hernandez

When Record No. 3447 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

LaHood

When Record No. 3447 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 827, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the audit of an election using an electronic voting system.

Representative DeAyala moved to postpone consideration of SB 827 until 2 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

SB 1141, 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.

SB 1141 was passed by (Record 3448): 122 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Cain; Harrison; Lowe; Patterson; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; Hernandez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3448 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Garcia Hernandez

When Record No. 3448 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 1330, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to billing and reimbursement for certain medical equipment, devices, and supplies provided to Medicare enrollees; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1330 was passed by (Record 3449): 133 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; 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; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Hernandez; Martinez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons; Talarico.

When Record No. 3449 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3449 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 1352, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the deadline for filing an application for certain ad valorem tax exemptions or allocations and the calculation of the penalty for filing a late application for such an exemption or allocation.

Representative McQueeney moved to postpone consideration of SB 1352 until 1:16 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

SB 1664, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to public information regarding the rates of a transmission and distribution utility.

SB 1664 was passed by (Record 3450): 135 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; 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; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Hernandez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3450 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 1862, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to interstate notification by the voter registrar of certain applicants for voter registration.

SB 1862 was passed by (Record 3451): 133 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C); González, M.

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bonnen; Hernandez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3451 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 1936, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the definition of an abuse unit for certain controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.

SB 1936 was passed by (Record 3452): 108 Yeas, 26 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Bernal; Bowers; Bucy; Collier; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; González, J.; González, M.; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Manuel; Moody; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Garcia, L.; Hernandez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3452 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Campos

When Record No. 3452 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 1453, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.

SB 1453 was passed by (Record 3453): 101 Yeas, 32 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Anchía; Barry; Bowers; Bucy; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia Hernandez; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harless; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Hernandez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Romero; Simmons.

When Record No. 3453 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Campos

When Record No. 3453 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Dean

When Record No. 3453 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

J. Garcia

When Record No. 3453 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3453 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

When Record No. 3453 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Turner

SB 1448, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts.

SB 1448 was passed by (Record 3454): 133 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; 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; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Hernandez; Hunter; Jones, J.; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3454 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

J. Jones

When Record No. 3454 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3454 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 1398, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.

SB 1398 was passed by (Record 3455): 133 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bell, K.; Hernandez; Hunter; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3455 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

(Hernandez now present)

SB 2137, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.

SB 2137 was passed by (Record 3456): 91 Yeas, 44 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; King; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Bell, K.; Cain; Canales; Cook; Dorazio; Gates; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Lowe; Lozano; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Patterson; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bhojani; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3456 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Bhojani

When Record No. 3456 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

DeAyala

When Record No. 3456 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 2111, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.

SB 2111 was passed by (Record 3457): 87 Yeas, 47 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Anchía; 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.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bumgarner; Cain; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Gates; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Patterson; Pierson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wharton.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Garcia, J.; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3457 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Cook

When Record No. 3457 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 53, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.

SB 53 was passed by (Record 3458): 136 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; 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; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3458 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 226, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.

SB 226 was passed by (Record 3459): 136 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; 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; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3459 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

Representative VanDeaver moved to suspend Rule 8, Section 5(d), of the House Rules to designate Representative Simmons as an additional sponsor to SB 1677.

The motion prevailed.

SB 1677, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a study on prevention and reduction of diabetes-related amputation.

SB 1677 was passed by (Record 3460): 78 Yeas, 57 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Fairly; Gates; Gerdes; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3460 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.

C. Bell

When Record No. 3460 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

K. Bell

When Record No. 3460 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Curry

When Record No. 3460 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Hefner

When Record No. 3460 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

McLaughlin

When Record No. 3460 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

Representative Hefner moved to suspend Rule 8, Section 5(d), of the House Rules to designate Representatives Little, Raymond, and J. Jones as additional sponsors to SB 1723.

The motion prevailed.

SB 1723, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the establishment of a rapid DNA analysis pilot program in certain counties.

SB 1723 was passed by (Record 3461): 135 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; 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; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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 — Rodríguez Ramos.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3461 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3461 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 1839, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the delivery of records, including a will, in probate proceedings transferred to other courts.

SB 1839 was passed by (Record 3462): 136 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; 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; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3462 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 36, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety.

(Metcalf in the chair)

SB 36 was passed by (Record 3463): 83 Yeas, 36 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Goodwin; Guillen; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Anchía; Bryant; Bucy; Collier; Davis, A.; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Harless; Hernandez; Lalani; Leach; Louderback; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Ordaz; Phelan; Simmons; Tinderholt; Toth.

When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Bhojani

When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Dean

When Record No. 3463 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

DeAyala

When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

J. Garcia

When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Louderback

When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted present, not voting.

Morales Shaw

When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Schofield

When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Tinderholt

When Record No. 3463 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Toth

Representative Leach moved to suspend Rule 8, Section 5(d), of the House Rules to designate as joint sponsors and co-sponsors for SB 38 all joint authors and co-authors for HB 32.

The motion prevailed.

SB 38, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises.

Representative Wu raised a point of order against further consideration of SB 38 under Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1), of the House Rules on the grounds that the caption fails to give reasonable notice of the subject of the proposed measure.

(Geren in the chair)

The point of order was withdrawn.

SB 38 was passed by (Record 3464): 85 Yeas, 44 Nays, 3 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; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; 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; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Geren(C); Lopez, R.

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Guerra; Hernandez; Little; Longoria; Louderback; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Schofield; Simmons.

When Record No. 3464 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3464 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Louderback

When Record No. 3464 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Morales Shaw

When Record No. 3464 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Ordaz

When Record No. 3464 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Raymond

The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business:

SB 535, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.

SB 535 was read third time earlier today and was postponed until this time.

Representative Spiller moved to postpone consideration of SB 535 until 3 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

SB 1352, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the deadline for filing an application for certain ad valorem tax exemptions or allocations and the calculation of the penalty for filing a late application for such an exemption or allocation.

SB 1352 was read third time earlier today and was postponed until this time.

Representative Spiller moved to postpone consideration of SB 1352 until 3 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

SB 827, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the audit of an election using an electronic voting system.

SB 827 was read third time earlier today and was postponed until this time.

Representative DeAyala moved to postpone consideration of SB 827 until 3:30 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

Representative Dean moved to suspend Rule 8, Section 5(d), of the House Rules to designate as joint sponsors and co-sponsors for SB 815 all joint authors and co-authors for HB 2922.

The motion prevailed.

SB 815, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the use of certain automated systems in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process.

SB 815 was passed by (Record 3465): 116 Yeas, 13 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; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gámez; 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; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Fairly; Harrison; Hull; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Money; Schatzline; Shofner; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Villalobos; Virdell.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Canales; Guerra; Hernandez; King; Little; Louderback; Martinez; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons.

When Record No. 3465 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Canales

When Record No. 3465 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Leo Wilson

When Record No. 3465 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes.

Louderback

When Record No. 3465 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Lowe

When Record No. 3465 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

(Oliverson now present)

SB 1856, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a capacity cost recovery rider for certain electric utilities.

SB 1856 was passed by (Record 3466): 129 Yeas, 4 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; 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; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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 — Bowers; Goodwin; Jones, J.; Rodríguez Ramos.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Gerdes; Guerra; Hernandez; Little; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3466 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business:

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, postponed until May 12, postponed until May 14, postponed until May 16, postponed until May 19, postponed until May 20, postponed until May 21, postponed until May 22, postponed until May 23, and was again postponed until 10 a.m. today.

Representative Leach moved to postpone consideration of SB 552 until 9 a.m. tomorrow.

The motion prevailed.

SB 646, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

SB 646 was read second time on May 20, postponed until 3:30 p.m. May 20, postponed until 5 p.m. May 20, postponed until May 21, postponed until May 22, and was again postponed until 2 p.m. today.

Representative A. Davis moved to postpone consideration of SB 646 until 10 a.m. Tuesday, May 27.

The motion prevailed.

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

CSSB 37, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman.

Representative M. González raised a point of order against further consideration of CSSB 37 under Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1), of the House Rules on the grounds that the caption fails to give reasonable notice of the subject of the proposed measure.

(C. Morales now present)

The point of order was withdrawn.

REPRESENTATIVE SHAHEEN: CSSB 37 ensures degrees earned in Texas are of value and prepare students for success, both in life and in the workforce. This proposed legislation makes clear what Texas students, parents, and taxpayers should expect when educating our future workforce. CSSB 37 requires courses in Texas colleges be foundational and fundamental to a sound postsecondary education, be necessary to prepare students for civic and professional life, equip students for participation in the workforce and the betterment of society, and ensure a breadth of knowledge while meeting educational standards. To ensure Texas universities are used to educate students to serve the interests of the Lone Star State in having well-formed, productive citizens, CSSB 37 addresses the following problems. Currently, there's a lack of oversight and review of general education curriculum, leading to courses that may be outdated or misaligned with workforce needs. Some degrees and certification programs lack workforce relevance and have low enrollment. Faculty senates sometimes operate without clear definitions of their roles, potentially leading to conflicts or encroachment on administrative responsibilities. There are gaps in understanding of governance responsibilities. Finally, universities lack a centralized mechanism for handling compliance and complaints. These problems are addressed by CSSB 37 by having governing boards conduct reviews of curriculums at least once every five years and consider the cost and time to complete a degree. Presidents shall review minor degrees and certification programs once every five years to identify programs with low enrollment that may require consolidation or elimination. The governing boards will approve or deny those decisions. Governing boards will approve or deny the hiring of the provost or deputy, associate, and assistant provost and may overturn hiring decisions for vice president or dean. Faculty senates are advisory only, with no decision-making authority. Although the governing board exercises ultimate authority over institutional oversight, financial stewardship, and policy, there is shared governance allowing for the appropriate consultation with faculty, administrators, and other stakeholders. And presidents will conduct annual evaluations of vice presidents, provosts, and deans. Lastly, members, the Higher Education Coordinating Board must create an office of the Ombudsman that will act as an intermediary between institutions, the public, and the legislature and investigate complaints. Members, the focus of CSSB 37 is to ensure degrees earned in Texas are of value and prepare our students for success both in life and in the workforce.

REPRESENTATIVE HOWARD: First of all, thank you, Mr. Shaheen. That last sentence you stated about the institutions––what did you say?

SHAHEEN: It is to ensure degrees earned in Texas are of value and prepare students for success both in life and in the workforce.

HOWARD: Is there some question that that is not happening right now?

SHAHEEN: I think if you look across the State of Texas, there are varying degrees. And so the objective of this legislation is to provide consistency with respect to our curriculum and the degrees that we're offering our students.

HOWARD: Would you not recognize that we are the eighth largest economy in the world with some of the most highly respected institutions in the world, and that they are truly the engines of our economic prosperity?

SHAHEEN: Oh, I absolutely would. They're one of the large reasons why we have so many companies moving to the state of Texas, because of the workforce that they produce. I would absolutely agree with that.

HOWARD: So there is some concern then about what the purpose of this bill is and how it might impact that. Would you agree––I know you talked about shared governance––that it actually changes the governance structure to where it's more of a top-down structure where the faculty is now more advisory? Is that not the case?

SHAHEEN: Well, the faculty senates were always intended to be advisory in nature. What I would say is look at the board of regents as your governing board of either a public or a private entity. That's really the idea that's meant for boards of regents. So this legislation affirms that.

HOWARD: So boards of regents are going to be involved with a lot of hiring decisions, apparently, in this bill. Could you clarify how giving governing boards veto power over department hires like vice presidents and deans improves student outcomes?

SHAHEEN: Absolutely. The governing board has mission statements, and they're the leadership with respect to the institutions. They'll have that oversight so their mission as a university will, in fact, be implemented by the leadership of those institutions. Again, they're only doing the top level, the leadership, so it's not like they're going down into the several hundred positions that might be open at an institution.

HOWARD: But it is something they don't currently do?

SHAHEEN: I'm sorry?

HOWARD: It is something that they do not currently do?

SHAHEEN: Today, they only have oversight over the selection of the president. This legislation takes that down to the provost and assistant provost, and they also can reverse the hiring decision of a vice president and a dean.

HOWARD: So those are decisions that are currently made by the president, who is responsible to the board of regents?

SHAHEEN: That's accurate.

HOWARD: But now the board of regents is going to be making decisions about hires that the president normally would have made.

SHAHEEN: But I would only view it as oversight. The president would still go through that process. I would view the board of regents as more of an oversight function for this.

HOWARD: I know in the bill it indicates the faculty senate is going to be limited to 60 faculty, with half of them appointed by the board. Did you know that UT Austin has almost double that number––so significantly reducing the size of the faculty senate and changing how the faculty senate is determined because only 30 members would be elected by faculty and the rest would be appointed by the board, whereas currently they have 113 members? Did you know that?

SHAHEEN: It is accurate that it's limiting the number to 60. That is accurate. The feeling is that's a sufficient number to reflect the desires of the faculty at large.

HOWARD: Based on what?

SHAHEEN: If you look across the State of Texas at the average size of the faculty senates.

HOWARD: Don't we have institutions of varying sizes, though?

SHAHEEN: That's true.

HOWARD: So one size fits all here, no matter what the size?

SHAHEEN: That's just the maximum.

HOWARD: I'm sorry?

SHAHEEN: I think it's maximum of 60.

HOWARD: Just another couple of questions, then I'm going to turn it over to some others. Looking at what is involved with curriculum decisions, is it correct that this bill requires governing boards to review and approve decisions as granular as changes to the general education curriculum or minor certificate program offerings? I know in the language in the bill it says, "require that minor degree and certificate programs have specific industry data to substantiate workforce demand to avoid consideration for consolidation or elimination." That would really severely impact a whole lot of offerings our higher educations make. Would it not?

SHAHEEN: The portion of the bill that you're referring to is where the president is required at least once every five years to review those minor degrees and certificates and ensure that they're in alignment with the workforce needs. So it's once every five years.

REPRESENTATIVE GERVIN-HAWKINS: This bill is quite important. It impacts not just today but into the future. I just want to get clarity. I have a constituency base that are concerned, naturally, but I hope today we can resolve some of those concerns. One of my questions is: Are we collecting any data about the fiscal impact of this bill to the university and/or to the greater community where those universities are located? Does this bill do any of that?

SHAHEEN: This bill is silent on that issue. However, I will tell you one of the larger objectives as they're reviewing the curriculums, as they're reviewing the degrees, is to come up with ways that these degrees can be achieved faster and at less cost. So that's the objective, but there is no mechanism here to measure it.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: The overall impact?

SHAHEEN: No, but that doesn't mean somebody can't do that. The objective is to get degrees faster. They're more valuable, and they're less expensive.

Representative Wu offered the following amendment to CSSB 37:

Amend CSSB 37 (house committee printing) on page 12 as follows:

(1)  On line 6, between "of" and "association", insert "expression or".

(2)  On line 7, strike the underlined period and substitute the following:

REPRESENTATIVE WU: Out of respect for the members who have been negotiating on this bill, I will pull this down, but I want to talk about it for a few seconds. This particular amendment deals with an issue that's very important to me, and that is academic freedom to speak. This is an issue that we have tackled again and again and again about whether employees of the state, employees of public institutions, have the right to speak their minds and how much freedom they have to do that. The amendment itself is about faculty's ability to speak up against what is happening in their school––about the governance, about their policies, about their decisions. This is talking about a larger issue. I think there is an overall attempt to silence our academic leaders, to silence our teachers, and to silence people that people don't agree with.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: I think your amendment hit on my question I was trying to get in terms of professors––because we want them to be clear that they're not in violation of certain things. I think it's important based on the rewrite, and I did hear from Representative Wilson that things have gotten better, it's more open, and I love that. But will a professor get into trouble through certain actions they may take? And when you read the rewrite, were there any protections for them? Because we want to make sure our professors are not in violation.

WU: That is the real fear of this bill––that there are so many provisions in here that could be used improperly. Because of the ambiguity of the way it's drafted and the definitions are worded, you could find reasons to use this new legislation to go after faculty members, and especially faculty members who disagree with the school for whatever reason. They may not have anything to do, in particular, with their performance or with their job, but simply saying, "I disagree with the school's policy on 'x'. I disagree with the school's policy on campus protests or free speech" or whatever it is. Or "I disagree with the way they're handling grants. I disagree with how much money they're keeping in endowment and everything else."

GERVIN-HAWKINS: So, Representative Wu, if they bring up any race questions or race theories, will they get in trouble?

WU: That is the point of this. That the fear is––teachers or professors, faculty who bring up issues that are champions of issues that may be uncomfortable for other people, whether they champion rights for minority communities, whether they're championing LGBTQ rights, whether they're championing political issues, maybe they're a big gun control advocate, whatever it is––the fear is they would use those opportunities, use those things, and use what is in this bill to find a way to silence them and then creating fear and a chilling effect through the rest of the faculty.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: Representative Wu, are you saying that based on your interpretation of the bill as it still stands today, that if there was a history lesson on African Americans, on Black history, on slavery, that that professor may get in trouble?

WU: It is a potential. But I think what I am more concerned about is the ability and the right of employees and of faculty and of any state and public official to go home and make statements on what their own personal political beliefs are, what they believe in, the causes that they want to support. Again, the amendment here specifically talks about faculty who have disagreements with the school––about the way the school is being run because we can foresee that is going to be one of the issues that most likely annoy a school, annoy the administration, and say "Hey, we need to do something about this person." So the point of this amendment, even though it doesn't cover all that much and doesn't cover free speech in its entirety, the point of it is saying that especially speech that is about the operation of the school, that is about the administration, that is about their policies or the way the faculty senate is being run, or anything like that––

GERVIN-HAWKINS: So, Representative Wu, you don't believe that the bill in its current status, updated, protects those professors that may talk about race, sexual identity, social, political, and religious beliefs? You don't believe that the protections are there?

WU: I do not. And I do not support this bill. I think the existing law that we have provides all the protections that are needed both for the professor, the faculty, and staff but also for the public. Institutions have a right to police what their employees do. But at the same time we want to recognize that they have a right to speak.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: My final question is––because I'm concerned we won't have time to hear from the bill author about what it will do to these people. Who would be the complainer? Could that be anyone? Could that be a disgruntled colleague? Could that be a student who could raise an issue?

WU: I think the way the bill was originally, yes. I'm not 100 percent sure on what is being proposed right now. I think that things are being worked out. So, again, the point is I believe this bill has a very strong chilling effect on speech. It sends a loud and clear message to those in the academic world that they are not free to speak. And I think that's a very bad thing.

Amendment No. 1 was withdrawn.

HOWARD: I rise today in respectful opposition to CSSB 37. At its core, this bill drastically shifts how we govern our higher education institutions by layering additional top-down oversight on curriculum development, hiring, and faculty governance. While I recognize the intent may be to increase transparency and ensure accountability, I urge you to take a closer look at what this bill actually does and the message it sends to our public universities and colleges.

The bill mandates that every five years university governing boards must conduct a sweeping review of general education curricula, essentially reopening decisions that are already made by experts on each campus. It allows boards to overturn faculty decisions and weigh in on course content, including vague language around what can and cannot be promoted in terms of race, sex, or religion. Our institutions already go through rigorous curriculum review processes. They're held to accreditation standards that demand broad-based knowledge and workforce readiness. Injecting politically appointed governing boards, often composed of individuals without subject matter expertise, into the process of approving or rejecting general education requirements risks politicizing what should be an academic conversation.

When we talk about workforce readiness, we can't ignore the review process for so-called low enrollment degrees and certificates. While I agree that our institutions must be responsive to our workforce needs, this bill imposes a rigid process that could eliminate valuable academic programs, particularly in the humanities and social sciences. These programs cultivate critical thinking, civic engagement, and cultural literacy. In fact, many, if not most, of us in this room, in this building, for example, actually have degrees in the humanities or social sciences, and I would suggest that we are here doing the people's business using critical thinking skills that we got as a result of those degrees. These are essential to a strong democracy and a healthy economy.

Further, this bill drastically redefines shared governance, not by affirming its importance but by essentially gutting it. Faculty senates, which have long served as voices for academic standards and student success, are reduced to advisory-only bodies, and we are eliminating existing faculty councils across Texas institutions unless they are explicitly reapproved by governing boards. That is not governance. That is control. Faculty are not political operatives. They are researchers, teachers, and innovators––many who left the private sector to serve the next generation. We are sending them a message that they are no longer trusted to do their jobs, and I worry what message that sends to future faculty candidates deciding whether or not to come to Texas.

I also want to express concerns about the creation of a new Office of the Ombudsman at the coordinating board––an office that can investigate complaints, recommend budget freezes, and issue civil investigative demands. We already have accountability structures in place, including accreditation, legislative oversight, and institutional audits. Do we really need another layer of enforcement with such broad and undefined authority? How DOGE is that?

Mr. Speaker and members, I want to be very clear. I believe in accountability. I believe in efficiency. I believe in preparing students for the workforce. But I also believe in local governance, institutional autonomy, and entrusting our experts to do the job that they've been hired to do. The bill is not about improving education. It is about increasing control. It threatens academic freedom, it undermines faculty voices, and it injects politics into the classroom at a time when we should be laser-focused on expanding access, improving student outcomes, and restoring trust in our education systems. So I ask you, please consider whether this bill strengthens our higher education system or whether it erodes the very foundations of what makes us one of the best in the country. If this passes, are we biting the hand that feeds us? I respectfully urge you to vote no on CSSB 37.

REPRESENTATIVE V. PEREZ: Members, I rise in opposition to CSSB 37 because of its potential to do lasting damage to our colleges, our economy, and our Texas values. For those who value academic excellence and freedom of thought, I urge you to vote against CSSB 37. First, let's start with principles. Academic freedom is not an abstract luxury. It is the lifeblood of a great university and a free society. The U.S. Supreme Court recognized that "teachers and students must always remain free to inquire, to study, and to evaluate . . . otherwise, our civilization will stagnate and die." CSSB 37 flies in the face of that ideal. It empowers bureaucrats and political appointees in Austin to intimidate educators and second-guess curricula. We've heard warnings in committee that this bill will lead professors to self-censor and students will learn less about the world. Do we really want a future where Texas students only get a state-sanctioned, sanitized version of history or science? Where controversial topics are avoided for fear of some tipline complaint? That is not education.

What problem are we solving here? Some of CSSB 37's backers are concerned about indoctrination at our universities and ensuring that degrees have value. We all support quality education and workforce readiness, but our universities are already delivering that. Texas higher education is a success story. Twenty-two of Texas' universities rank among the world's best. Our public campuses drive innovation, including entrepreneurs, teachers, engineers, and scholars who fuel our economy. If anything, other states envy Texas. Yet instead of celebrating that, this bill would micromanage and politicize a system that isn't broken.

The people who actually work in our colleges overwhelmingly say please do not do this. They know it will invite a tsunami of meritless complaints and meddling that will drive away talent. Top professors who might come to Texas or stay here will instead choose states that value academic freedom. And, members, let me remind you, our own University of Texas chancellor, Chancellor Milliken, left our state and The University of Texas System for California. Whatever that reason is, we need to ask ourselves, why is our top talent here from the State of Texas leaving our state for states like California? We risk a brain drain just when we've worked to build a world-class research university system. The fiscal cost of that brain drain and lost grants, lost business, and lost intellectual capital will dwarf any benefit of this bill.

Proponents also argue about accountability, but we already have robust oversight in higher education. We must ask ourselves, do we trust Texas' own university leaders, or do we think a new state committee in Austin knows better than what it is at Sul Ross or at Prairie View A&M University? Then there's the glaring financial costs. CSSB 37 creates an ombudsman's office to investigate campuses––five new state employees, nearly $800,000 a year in taxpayer costs. In addition, it creates unfunded mandates for our universities, who have to respond to new complaints from this new government office in the ombudsman. This is less money that makes its way to students. Who ultimately is going to pay for those additional complaints? Our universities. Remember, every dollar we force universities to spend defending against frivolous complaints or reorganizing curricula is a dollar that is not going to scholarships, labs, or campus safety. And if a university actually lost funding under this bill's penalties, who are we punishing? Students and local economies.

Let me be clear on course content. Racism or sexism has no place in teaching. On that, we all agree. But our universities are not teaching hate. When our universities are doing their job well, they should be confronting the hard truths in our history and our society. We should be encouraging more of that instead of taking steps toward government policing on the exchange of ideas.

In closing, I urge you to look beyond the political pressure of this moment. We, as lawmakers, are the governing board of the people of Texas. But we shouldn't be the governing board for every university classroom. CSSB 37 would set a dangerous precedent––eroding the tradition of shared governance in higher education. Once we do that, what message do we send to the nation and to the world? That Texas no longer trusts its educators? That we prefer state control reminiscent, frankly, of countries that we consider far less free? We'd be imitating the very tendencies we warn our students about––heavy-handed government that stifles the free exchange of ideas. We all believe in a strong Texas––a Texas that leads. Our universities are a big reason why companies move here and why families stay here. Let's not cripple them out of fear that a course in women's studies or ethnic studies turns someone into a raging liberal. Let's have the confidence in our students to reject CSSB 37. Texas doesn't need a capital thought police to get a good education. We need freedom and openness, which have made our higher education system great. With that, members, I urge you to vote against CSSB 37 and preserve the academic freedom that has made Texas great.

REPRESENTATIVE FLORES: Thank you for your comments. And don't you agree that universities are supposed to be centers of excellence and exchange? A place where students can have curiosity and learn about different issues and topics?

V. PEREZ: Our universities need to be hubs of freedom of thought and freedom of expression. No doubt that's ultimately what makes universities great. The concerning aspect of this bill is that it creates curriculum review committees. To me, this is just the most anti-Texas thing that you can put in a bill. It creates curriculum review committees where you put bureaucrats who are going to oversee and potentially overturn certain aspects and certain courses. So the question we need to ask ourselves––how many courses in women's studies is too much? How many courses in ethnic studies are too much? How many are foundational? How many contribute to the workforce? We're leaving those types of questions up to bureaucrats and not educators. And, to me, that's a very dangerous precedent.

FLORES: Wouldn't you say that we are limiting the students' choices of taking––like my sister, for example, who got her degree in philosophy because she wanted to learn about what the great minds thought and the philosophers thought. Where are new philosophers going to come from if not through our universities? Isn't that true?

V. PEREZ: Absolutely. Again, originally, this bill was much more expansive in scope. The current version of the bill––it gives a provision that it's going to focus on general core curriculum. But then there's another line right after that that says but then pretty much any other course that leads to a degree requirement. So, really, any sort of elective, any sort of degree major, is going to be affected by this bill. This bill does not just affect the general core curriculum; it opens up every potential course. Every course leading to a degree, every course leading to an elective is going to be potentially reviewed up to an appointed committee.

REPRESENTATIVE TOTH: Representative, could you finish this statement for me? "From the river to the sea." Can you finish that for me? "From the river to the sea." Can you finish that statement for me?

V. PEREZ: No.

TOTH: You can't? You don't think there's any hatred being spewed at our college campuses?

V. PEREZ: That is not being taught. Is that a course that's being taught?

TOTH: It's being taught to our children.

V. PEREZ: Or are you conflating student expression and courses that are being taught? I just want the record to show the gentleman came and asked a question then walked away from the podium. But he's conflating the freedom of expression made by students on a campus versus actual course content, and that is the real danger with this bill.

SHAHEEN: Members, this is a bill you can be proud to vote for. This does absolutely nothing to dampen free expression by faculty or teachers. What it does do––this is a bill about governance. And the end result is going to be the degrees your children and grandchildren graduate with are going to be more valuable. They're going to be able to get those degrees faster. And they're going to be less expensive, and those degrees are going to be more in alignment with the future needs of employers in the State of Texas. And with that, I move passage.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTTON: As I understand this bill, this puts the board of regents more into the day-to-day operation of the university. Is that fair to say?

SHAHEEN: I would characterize it more as it's stronger oversight because the day-to-day operations are still left to the leadership––to the president, the vice presidents, the deans.

DUTTON: Yeah, but they already have the oversight of that, correct?

SHAHEEN: Yes, but there's oversight that they haven't been doing in the past that this legislation is having them do––like the curriculum reviews, the president reviewing the degrees, and the like.

DUTTON: Well, that seems to me to be putting the board of regents more into the operation of the university, though.

SHAHEEN: No, the day-to-day operations are still very much by the president and the other leadership. They're acting more like how a board of directors at a corporation would.

DUTTON: But is that not what they were doing already or supposed to be doing, at least?

SHAHEEN: They were supposed to. For example, the reviews of the curriculums, looking at degrees every five years to see if they're aligned well with the needs of the workforce––some universities were doing that and, quite frankly, some weren't. And so this puts structure around that so that those types of items are executed.

DUTTON: So when you say "puts structure around it," you mean that the university president, for example, and staff could make a decision that the board of regents could override?

SHAHEEN: There are some cases where that's true, that's right.

DUTTON: I just wonder if you had any comment about––I had a bill that your chairman didn't let get heard, which would have allowed the TSU Thurgood Marshall School of Law to report directly to the board of regents. I don't know if you were aware of that or not.

SHAHEEN: No, sir.

DUTTON: Okay, because it seems to me that what this does is in the same spirit in which I offered that bill, but it simply didn't get a hearing. And I was curious as to why?

SHAHEEN: I'm sorry, sir. I'm not advised. I'm not aware of that. I'm sorry.

DUTTON: And, finally, is there another state that employs the same process as what this bill does in terms of its universities and board of regents?

SHAHEEN: I haven't really looked at other states. The intent here is to do these reviews so that these degrees are more in alignment with the workforce, you can get there faster, and they're less expensive. Whether other states are doing that or not, I'm not aware.

DUTTON: So there are no other states that are actually doing this the way Texas would be doing it under this bill?

SHAHEEN: I haven't done an evaluation of what other states do.

DUTTON: Okay.

SHAHEEN: So I don't have the answer to your question.

DUTTON: Right, but the reason for this bill, if I could understand it, is that you believe all those things are not being––I know some of these people are already being held hostage to voting for this bill. But I think this is important to most of the people here that we don't find another state that engages the process the way this bill anticipates. Is that correct?

SHAHEEN: I'm sorry, say that one more time. Are you asking me if there are other states implementing this?

DUTTON: The way this bill presupposes that the university would conduct itself is not being done by any other states.

SHAHEEN: I don't have the answer to your question.

DUTTON: Okay, and if that's true, though, that would cause Texas not to be able to attract the kind of university professors we would like to have in this state.

SHAHEEN: I would totally disagree with that.

DUTTON: You don't believe that would happen?

SHAHEEN: I believe that if this is implemented, you have a curriculum that's way more in alignment with the needs of the State of Texas now and that we develop a workforce that aligns with the workforce needs 20, 30, 40 years from now. Quite frankly, I think professors from across the nation would want to be a part of that. So I don't agree with your conclusion.

DUTTON: That presupposes, though, that the board of regents knows better than the people in the university.

SHAHEEN: They have an oversight role to play, but, again, they're leaving the day-to-day management to the president, the vice president, the dean, the provost. They're just playing a very appropriate oversight role.

DUTTON: Yeah, but most of the people on the board of regents have other jobs. They don't limit themselves––

SHAHEEN: So do most corporate boards.

DUTTON: Right, and so––what I want to be sure of is, though, that we are not harming the universities in the State of Texas.

SHAHEEN: The universities in the State of Texas, after this is implemented, are going to be stronger.

DUTTON: Do you think they'll be better off?

SHAHEEN: One hundred percent. The degrees that are going to be offered are going to be more valuable. Our students are going to have greater opportunity for their careers in the State of Texas. And it's going to attract more professors, more jobs, and more individuals. There are already 1,000 people moving to the State of Texas every day. The changes in our careers, the changes in our job titles, the changes in technology are happening rapidly. Corporations are struggling to keep up with that. So what this bill does, 100 percent, aligns the curriculum, aligns their degrees, and aligns our certificates with what the employers in this state and the future employers of the state need. One hundred percent, absolutely.

DUTTON: And you feel comfortable that this bill will do that?

SHAHEEN: Yes, and the reason why I do is because we received input from multiple universities across the State of Texas, and they were very much a part of crafting this legislation. So this legislation was not done in a silo. We received input from several universities across the State of Texas.

DUTTON: And would you say the universities like this bill?

SHAHEEN: They're neutral on the bill. But I will tell you that they provided a significant amount of input, and their input was received. But, officially, they're neutral on the bill.

DUTTON: That's kind of what we kind of require in the legislature––for them to take a neutral position. But I guess my question is more intensive than that––is whether they would like to see this bill passed?

SHAHEEN: I will tell you that me and Chairman Wilson have spent countless hours with multiple universities from across our state. We've received their input that they've provided. I don't think they'll be disappointed in the passage of this bill at all.

DUTTON: And if somehow or another you are wrong, will you come back to this legislature and see if we can't undo this? Because what I'm afraid of is that Texas universities are able to compete, in most cases, with universities all over this country, and that's their past history. And so now we're making such a change; it concerns me that they could no longer occupy that position if this passes.

SHAHEEN: Our universities are going to be significantly stronger with this implemented, because they're going to produce the workforce. Decades from now, they're going to be more in alignment with the needs of our employers than if we were not to do this. So I can promise you right now, the universities in the State of Texas are going to be much stronger. The degrees that they offer are going to be more valuable. And the students that graduate with these degrees are going to have greater careers than if this bill doesn't pass.

CSSB 37 was passed to third reading by (Record 3467): 83 Yeas, 53 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Simmons; Vasut; Walle.

When Record No. 3467 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Morales Shaw

When Record No. 3467 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Vasut

The following bills were laid before the house as postponed business:

SB 535, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.

SB 535 was read third time earlier today, postponed until 1:15 p.m. today, and was again postponed until this time.

SB 535 was passed by (Record 3468): 135 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; 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; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Fairly; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Orr; Simmons.

When Record No. 3468 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

E. Morales

When Record No. 3468 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 1352, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the deadline for filing an application for certain ad valorem tax exemptions or allocations and the calculation of the penalty for filing a late application for such an exemption or allocation.

SB 1352 was read third time earlier today, postponed until 1:16 p.m. today, and was again postponed until this time.

SB 1352 was passed by (Record 3469): 137 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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 — Guerra.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3469 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Guerra

When Record No. 3469 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SB 827, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the audit of an election using an electronic voting system.

SB 827 was read third time earlier today, postponed until 2 p.m. today, and was again postponed until this time.

SB 827 was passed by (Record 3470): 137 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 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; Flores; 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; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; 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.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Geren(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bryant; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3470 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Bryant

When Record No. 3470 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Hinojosa

When Record No. 3470 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3470 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

Representative Howard moved to print all remarks on CSSB 37.

The motion prevailed.

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

SJR 84, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.

SJR 84 was adopted by (Record 3471): 129 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; 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; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Anchía; Craddick; Davis, A.; Dutton; Gámez; Lopez, R.; Morales Shaw; Oliverson; Simmons; Talarico; Walle.

When Record No. 3471 was taken, I was absent because of important business in the district. I would have voted yes.

R. Lopez

When Record No. 3471 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Morales Shaw

SJR 87, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

Representative Little moved to postpone consideration of SJR 87 until 10 a.m. Monday, May 26.

The motion prevailed.

CSSJR 27, A joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.

Representative Leach moved to postpone consideration of CSSJR 27 until 8 a.m. tomorrow.

The motion prevailed.

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

SB 8, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.

Representatives Spiller and Louderback offered the following amendment to SB 8:

Amend SB 8 (house committee report) by striking all below the enacting clause and substituting the following:

SECTION 1.  Title 7, Government Code, is amended by adding Chapter 753 to read as follows:

(1)  "Immigration enforcement agency" means the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

(1)  $5,000 for a county with a population of 99,999 or less;

Sec. 753.201.  REPORTING. Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the comptroller shall prepare a written report on sheriffs participating in immigration law enforcement agreements under Subchapter B using information provided to the comptroller under Subchapters C and D and submit the report to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives.

SECTION 2.  Not later than December 1, 2026, the sheriff of each county shall comply with Subchapter B, Chapter 753, Government Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.

Representative Romero offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:

Amend Amendment No. 1 by Spiller to SB 8 as follows:

(1)  On page 2, line 6, between "DONATIONS." and "The" insert "(a)".

(2)  On page 2, between lines 9 and 10, insert the following:

Amendment No. 2 was adopted by (Record 3472): 131 Yeas, 1 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, 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; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; 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 — Isaac.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Anchía; Louderback; Luther; Morales Shaw; Orr; Schatzline; Simmons.

Representative Romero offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:

Amend Amendment No. 1 by Spiller to SB 8 on page 3, between lines 13 and 14, by inserting the following:

Amendment No. 3 was adopted by (Record 3473): 116 Yeas, 20 Nays, 2 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; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hunter; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Alders; Cain; Harris Davila; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Lozano; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Orr; Schatzline; Simmons.

Representative Moody offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 1:

Amend Amendment No. 1 by Spiller to SB 8 as follows:

(1)  On page 2, line 29, between "AGREEMENTS." and "A", insert "(a)".

(2)  On page 3, between lines 3 and 4, insert the following:

Representative Spiller moved to table Amendment No. 4.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3474): 86 Yeas, 49 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

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

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

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Geren(C); Lopez, J.

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Gervin-Hawkins; Louderback; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3474 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes.

J. Lopez

Amendment No. 1, as amended, was adopted by (Record 3475): 111 Yeas, 24 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Nays — Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Campos; Cole; Collier; Dutton; Garcia, J.; Gervin-Hawkins; Guerra; Hernandez; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Morales, C.; Perez, M.; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Walle; Wu.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Anchía; Bernal; Louderback; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

(Speaker in the chair)

SB 8, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 3476): 89 Yeas, 50 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; 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; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3476 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3476 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

E. Morales

When Record No. 3476 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Morales Shaw

(Harris in the chair)

SB 10, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

Representative Goodwin offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, strike lines 7 through 9 and substitute the following:

(2)  On page 2, line 13, strike "A public elementary or secondary school" and substitute "A policy adopted under Subsection (a) must provide that each campus of a school district or open-enrollment charter school".

(3)  On page 2, line 15, strike "Subsection (a)" and substitute "the policy".

(4)  On page 2, strike lines 23 through 27 and substitute the following:

(5)  On page 3, strike lines 1 and 2.

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

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 1.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3477): 82 Yeas, 47 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; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Guillen; Harrison; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Simmons; Thompson.

When Record No. 3477 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Guillen

When Record No. 3477 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Lozano

When Record No. 3477 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Rodríguez Ramos

Representative Wu offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 7, between "TEN COMMANDMENTS" and the underlined period, insert "AND THE YAMAS AND NIYAMAS OF HINDUISM".

(2)  Add "and the Yamas and Niyamas of Hinduism" after "Ten Commandments" in each of the following places it appears:

(A)  Page 1, line 10;

(B)  Page 1, line 12;

(C)  Page 1, line 14;

(D)  Page 1, lines 19 and 20;

(E)  Page 2, lines 14 and 15;

(F)  Page 2, line 17; and

(G)  Page 2, lines 24 and 25.

(3)  On page 2, line 12, between "neighbor's." and the underlined quotation mark, insert the following:

Representative Little raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 2 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules. The speaker sustained the point of order, announcing his decision to the house as follows:

Mr. Little raises a point of order against further consideration of the Wu Amendment (Amendment No. 2) under Rule 11, Section 2, on the grounds that the amendment is not germane to the bill.

The bill requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The amendment would require the display of certain Hindu texts, adding a new, distinct proposition. See 45 H. Jour. 617 (1937). Thus, the amendment is not germane.

Accordingly, the point of order is well-taken and sustained.

The ruling precluded further consideration of Amendment No. 2.

Representative Wu offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 7, between "COMMANDMENTS" and the underlined period, insert "AND FIVE PILLARS OF ISLAM".

(2)  On page 1, line 10, between "Commandments" and "that", insert "and the Five Pillars of Islam".

(3)  On page 1, between lines 11 and 12, insert the following:

(4)  On page 1, line 12, immediately following "Commandments", insert "or the Five Pillars of Islam".

(5)  On page 1, line 14, between "Commandments" and "as", insert "or the Five Pillars of Islam".

(6)  On page 1, line 15, between "(c)" and "in", insert "or (d), as applicable,".

(7)  On page 2, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:

(8)  On page 2, line 15, between "Commandments" and "as", insert "and the Five Pillars of Islam".

(9)  On page 2, line 17, between "Commandments" and "provided", insert "or the Five Pillars of Islam, as applicable,".

(10)  On page 2, line 25, between "Commandments" and "as", insert "and the Five Pillars of Islam".

Representative Cain raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 3 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules. The speaker sustained the point of order, announcing his decision to the house as follows:

Mr. Cain raises a point of order against further consideration of the Wu Amendment (Amendment No. 3) under Rule 11, Section 2, on the grounds that the amendment is not germane to the bill.

The bill requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The amendment would require the display of certain Islamic texts, adding a new, distinct proposition. See 45 H. Jour. 617 (1937). Thus, the amendment is not germane.

Accordingly, the point of order is well-taken and sustained.

The ruling precluded further consideration of Amendment No. 3.

Representative Wu offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 2, between lines 12 and 13, insert the following:

(2)  On page 2, line 25, strike "as required by Subsection (a)" and substitute "or the Four Noble Truths of Buddhism as required by Subsections (a) and (c-1)".

Representative Troxclair raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 4 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules. The speaker sustained the point of order, announcing his decision to the house as follows:

Ms. Troxclair raises a point of order against further consideration of the Wu Amendment (Amendment No. 4) under Rule 11, Section 2, on the grounds that the amendment is not germane to the bill.

The bill requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms. The amendment would require the display of certain Buddhist texts, adding a new, distinct proposition. See 45 H. Jour. 617 (1937). Thus, the amendment is not germane.

Accordingly, the point of order is well-taken and sustained.

The ruling precluded further consideration of Amendment No. 4.

Representative Dutton offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee printing) on page 1 as follows:

(1)  On line 15, between "Subsection (c)" and "in", insert "and the translations described by Subdivision (3)".

(2)  On line 17, strike "and".

(3)  On line 18, between "tall" and the underlined period, insert the following:

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

(Speaker in the chair)

The point of order was withdrawn.

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 5.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3478): 83 Yeas, 48 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Longoria; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bucy; Geren; Guerra; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Simmons; Virdell; Walle.

Representative Rosenthal offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee report) on page 1, line 15, between "(c)" and "in", by inserting ", of the Catholic version of the Ten Commandments, and of the Jewish version of the Ten Commandments".

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 6.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3479): 84 Yeas, 49 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; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; King; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bucy; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3479 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Lozano

Representative Rosenthal offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee report) on page 2, between lines 12 and 13, by inserting the following appropriately lettered subsection and relettering subsequent subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 7.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3480): 83 Yeas, 49 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

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

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bucy; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3480 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Lozano

Representative J. González offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 2, immediately following line 27, insert the following:

(2)  On page 3, line 1, strike "(f)" and substitute "(g)".

Representative Holt raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 8 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment is not germane.

(Landgraf in the chair)

The point of order was withdrawn.

Amendment No. 8 was withdrawn.

Representative Turner offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 7, strike "Subject" and substitute "Except as provided by Subsection (g) and subject".

(2)  On page 3, between lines 2 and 3, insert the following:

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 9.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3481): 72 Yeas, 54 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

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

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lambert; Longoria; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Canales; Fairly; González, J.; Guerra; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Simmons; Virdell; Walle.

When Record No. 3481 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Canales

When Record No. 3481 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Lozano

When Record No. 3481 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Manuel

Representative V. Perez offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, strike lines 14 through 17 and substitute the following:

(2)  On page 2, immediately following line 27, insert the following appropriately lettered subsection and reletter subsequent subsections accordingly:

(____)  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section, including rules to ensure:

Representative Pierson raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 10 under Rule 11, Section 2, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment is not germane. The point of order was withdrawn.

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 10.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3482): 84 Yeas, 51 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; 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, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bucy; Morales Shaw; Shofner; Simmons.

When Record No. 3482 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Shofner

Representative Goodwin offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 2, immediately following line 27, insert the following:

(2)  On page 3, line 1, strike "(f)" and substitute "(g)".

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 11.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3483): 79 Yeas, 48 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; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bucy; Fairly; Harrison; Hickland; Jones, J.; Lalani; Louderback; Lozano; Martinez; Morales Shaw; Shofner; Simmons; Swanson.

When Record No. 3483 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

J. Jones

When Record No. 3483 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Lozano

When Record No. 3483 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Shofner

When Record No. 3483 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Swanson

Representative J. González offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, lines 7 and 8, strike "Subject to Subsection (e)," and substitute "Subject to Subsections (e) and (f),".

(2)  On page 2, immediately following line 27, insert the following subsection and reletter subsequent subsections of added Section 1.0041, Education Code, accordingly:

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 12.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3484): 83 Yeas, 52 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; 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; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Fairly; Hayes; Morales Shaw; Schofield; Simmons.

Representative J. González offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee printing) as follows:

(1)  On page 2, immediately following line 27, insert the following:

(2)  On page 3, line 1, strike "(f)" and substitute "(g)".

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 13.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3485): 85 Yeas, 50 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; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bernal; Fairly; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

Representative Flores offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee report) on page 2, between lines 12 and 13, by adding the following appropriately lettered subsection and relettering subsequent subsections and cross-references to those subsections accordingly:

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 14.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3486): 79 Yeas, 53 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; 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; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson.

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

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Bell, K.; Button; Morales Shaw; Schatzline; Shofner; Simmons; Virdell.

When Record No. 3486 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Shofner

Representatives Collier, Bowers, Thompson, Ward Johnson, Rose, J. Garcia, Allen, Gervin-Hawkins, Manuel, Cole, and A. Davis offered the following amendment to SB 10:

Amend SB 10 (house committee report) on page 2, lines 10 and 11, by striking "nor his manservant, nor his maidservant,".

REPRESENTATIVE COLLIER: This is an amendment that is near and dear and very personal to several of us members on this floor. This amendment removes reference to a time in history when owning another individual was considered a reality. It would remove reference to "manservant" and "maidservant," which in translation means "male slave" or "female slave." We have worked very hard in this country to eliminate references to slavery. We have worked hard to have equality. And to have a document hang in the classrooms of our public schools that references a time in history that was very hurtful and painful to many people will continue to perpetuate that hurt. And the students are unlikely to understand what it means not to "covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his cattle, nor anything that is thy neighbor's"—all referencing ownership of other people and other things. So this amendment would remove reference for the 246 years of slavery in the United States—400 years of the transatlantic slave trade. This amendment would remove that reference to avoid confusion, hurt, and pain.

REPRESENTATIVE MANUEL: In reference to what you were talking about—a misinterpretation—are you aware of the misinterpretation of the son of Ham—of why Black people were considered—and are still considered by some people—to be a subservient caste of human beings?

COLLIER: You're referencing the mark?

MANUEL: Yes.

COLLIER: Yes, I am very familiar. Please explain that further.

MANUEL: And are you aware that this was used to subjugate us—to tell our ancestors—us—that if we were good servants, then we would go to heaven to be with our white masters and so would our offspring?

COLLIER: That's correct.

MANUEL: And if I'm understanding, this is just to make sure that we are not condoning or allowing someone to have the misinterpretation that anyone could be a slave—not just Black people—but anyone?

COLLIER: That's right.

MANUEL: Are you aware of the saying—for Jewish people today, they say, "Never again," and they recognize that what happened to their ancestors is what happened to them. And so they say, "We will never go through that again" or "We will never go through bondage as they did during the time of Moses."

COLLIER: That's right. Never again.

MANUEL: I appreciate you for making sure that the body understands that for us, we want to make sure that this never happens again.

COLLIER: Never again. We've worked so hard for the Civil Rights Movement, for our ancestors, for the right to vote, for the right to even sit in this chamber. We've worked so hard. And to reference a time where the reality was slavery—that is no longer in existence—is hurtful.

MANUEL: Right. And also so that we don't condone it in this country.

COLLIER: That is right. We do not condone slavery today or in the future.

MANUEL: Thank you. I know our ancestors are smiling.

REPRESENTATIVE NOBLE: I, 100 percent, love you, and I'm so glad that slavery is a past tense in our country. We fight every day in here to make sure that human trafficking isn't happening as a result of that. I did do a quick Google search on the term "maidservant," and according to the Cambridge Thesaurus, it can mean maid, housemaid, female servant, domestic, or hired girl. So they don't even include the definition that you did in your amendment; therefore, I move to table.

Representative Noble moved to table Amendment No. 15.

COLLIER: The Britannica definition does include slave. I went to biblestudy.com, and it says, "manservant" references a male servant or slave; "maidservant" references a female servant or slave. And they also reference biblical sections of the Bible where these words were used. So I ask that you consider what we are doing today. Are we all equal?

REPRESENTATIVE GERVIN-HAWKINS: Representative Collier, as you bring to our attention these two words and those two lines, would you say that when a member says, "I love you; I care about you," that they would be willing to modify words that are offensive—if they truly believed those words that they said?

COLLIER: I would hope so.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: To not accept this amendment is truly a slap in the face in terms of using offensive words that could be easily removed and still does not change the content of what the bill's intent is.

COLLIER: That is correct.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: And when we find things that are offensive and that need to be changed, we, as policymakers—wouldn't you agree that it takes good judgment and courage to make those corrections?

COLLIER: Yes, it does.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: So it's very difficult, would you agree, to function in this body while we're still using words that are offensive to one another, yet we say we love one another?

COLLIER: That is correct. I feel that.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: Representative Collier, together we're asking the author to remove those two sentences—it does not change her bill at all—so that our children and our children's children will not be offended, as long as ourselves existing here today. Would you agree with that?

COLLIER: I would—and that they would not repeat the wrongs of history.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: And they would correct those things that are wrong. Would you agree with that?

COLLIER: Yes.

GERVIN-HAWKINS: That's a great amendment. And I believe that, indeed, if the author of this bill is sincere about the love of God and the sanctity of this institution, that that would be removed from this bill. Would you agree?

COLLIER: Yes.

REPRESENTATIVE BUCY: Are you aware that the very first president of the United States, George Washington, in 1789, in his travel journal on his way to New York for his first inauguration, wrote that he set out about 10 o'clock, accompanied by Mr. Thompson, the secretary of Congress; Colonel Humphries; and, he said, his manservant Billy Lee? Bill Lee was an enslaved man entirely. Are you aware that he said that?

COLLIER: I am now, yes.

BUCY: So our very first president of the United States used this term to refer to slaves.

COLLIER: Absolutely. And these are not even words that we use today.

BUCY: Thank you for your amendment.

COLLIER: Members, I know that there's a motion to table. So you can vote yes to keep slavery or vote no to end it. Thank you.

The motion to table prevailed by (Record 3487): 77 Yeas, 56 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Curry; DeAyala; Lozano; Morales Shaw; Pierson; Schatzline; Simmons.

When Record No. 3487 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Craddick

When Record No. 3487 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Pierson

When Record No. 3487 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Schatzline

Representative Hunter requested permission for the Committee on Calendars to meet while the house is in session, at 8 p.m. today, in 3W.9, to set a calendar.

Permission to meet was granted.

SB 10 was passed to third reading by (Record 3488): 88 Yeas, 49 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; 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; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent — Hernandez; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3488 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3488 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Morales Shaw

Representative Ward Johnson submitted the following reason for vote to be printed in the journal:

Growing up, and throughout my adult life, my faith has always been incredibly important to me—as it is to countless families and individuals in my district. The Ten Commandments are good rules to live by, and ones that I strive to follow in my daily life. However, my faith—how I share it with my kids and how I share it with my community—is a personal decision that I have made. There are countless teachers, students, and families that have different beliefs than I do, and that's a good thing. Just because parents decide to raise their child in a different faith system does not make them a bad parent, and just because a teacher doesn't practice my faith does not make them a bad teacher. SB 10 is a gross overreach by the state, forcing an inherently religious display in public classrooms with no consideration for other faiths that students, teachers, and staff may practice. While we thought this was already settled law as decided in 1980, this issue is back again while we have countless other issues facing our state that require our attention. Voting against SB 10 isn't voting against my religion or others that practice it. It's simply protecting the millions of Texas students and teachers that have different beliefs than I do from feeling targeted, left out, or ostracized because the book they read doesn't have the same ten commandments word for word.

Representative Thompson moved to print all remarks on Amendment No. 15 on SB 10.

The motion prevailed.

SB 227, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

SB 227 was passed to third reading.

CSSB 261, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.

Representative Wu raised a point of order against further consideration of CSSB 261 under Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1), of the House Rules.

(Speaker in the chair)

The speaker overruled the point of order, announcing his decision to the house as follows:

Mr. Wu raises a point of order against further consideration of the committee substitute for CSSB 261 under Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1), on the grounds that the background and purpose statement in the bill analysis is substantially or materially misleading.

The bill sponsor demonstrated that each claim in the background and purpose statement was provided to the committee. The bill sponsor additionally demonstrated that studies exist that support the claims made. Whether those studies are sufficient support for the claims is a policy dispute, not a procedural one. See 89 H. Jour. ____-____ (daily ed.)

Accordingly, the point of order is respectfully overruled.

(Vasut in the chair)

CSSB 261 was passed to third reading.

The following member was granted leave of absence temporarily for today to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars:

Hunter on motion of Thompson.

The following member was granted leave of absence for the remainder of today to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars:

Hernandez on motion of Thompson.

CSSB 15, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

Representative Gates moved to postpone consideration of CSSB 15 until 9:30 p.m. today.

The motion prevailed.

(Hunter now present)

CSSB 12, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to parental rights in public education, including the imposition of certain requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties.

Representative J. González raised a point of order against further consideration of CSSB 12 under Rule 4, Section 18(b), and Rule 4, Section 32(b)(10), of the House Rules on the grounds that the witness list is inaccurate.

(Landgraf in the chair)

The point of order was withdrawn.

Representative M. González raised a point of order against further consideration of CSSB 12 under Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2), of the House Rules on the grounds that the bill analysis is substantially or materially misleading. The point of order was withdrawn.

Representative Leach offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 4, strike lines 24 and 25, and substitute the following:

(2)  On page 4, line 26, strike "(1)" and substitute "(A)".

(3)  On page 5, line 2, strike "(2)" and substitute "(B)".

(4)  On page 5, line 5, strike "(3)" and substitute "(C)".

(5)  Strike page 5, lines 7 and 8, and substitute the following:

(i)  for the purpose of student recruitment efforts by colleges and universities designated as historically black colleges and universities in collaboration with school districts or open-enrollment charter schools; or

(6)  On page 5, line 9, strike "(4)" and substitute "(D)".

(7)  On page 5, between lines 25 and 26, insert the following:

(8)  On page 5, between lines 26 and 27, insert the following appropriately numbered subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions and cross-references to those subdivisions accordingly:

(9)  On page 6, line 13, strike "or".

(10)  On page 6, line 24, between "club" and the underlined period, insert the following:

that is in compliance with the requirements of Section 33.0815; or

(11)  Strike page 28, lines 1 through 16, and substitute the following:

(12)  On page 31, line 25, between "ON" and "INSTRUCTION", insert "CLASSROOM".

(13)  On page 31, line 26, between "(a)" and "A school", insert the following:

(14)  On page 32, line 1, between "party" and "to", insert "to whom the district or school has delegated teaching responsibility".

(15)  On page 32, strike line 2 and substitute "classroom instruction regarding sexual".

(16)  On page 32, line 5, strike "(b)" and substitute "(c)".

(17)  On page 32, between lines 5 and 6, insert the following appropriately numbered subdivision and renumber subsequent subdivisions accordingly:

(18)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 33.0815 to read as follows:

Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 3489): 132 Yeas, 2 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.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; 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; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Muñoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodríguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.

Nays — Harrison; Lozano.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — Morales Shaw; Romero; Schatzline; Simmons; Virdell.

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Ashby

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Bumgarner

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Holt

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Hopper

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

LaHood

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Morgan

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Olcott

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Orr

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Pierson

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Richardson

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Schoolcraft

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Slawson

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Tinderholt

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Toth

When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

Virdell

Representative J. González offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 1, line 7, strike "Sections 1.007 and 1.009" and substitute "Sections 1.007, 1.009, and 1.011".

(2)  On page 2, between lines 6 and 7, insert the following:

Amendment No. 2 failed of adoption by (Record 3490): 49 Yeas, 83 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; 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; Fairly; Frank; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — Campos; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gervin-Hawkins; Morales Shaw; Simmons; Virdell.

When Record No. 3490 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes.

Allen

When Record No. 3490 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Gates

Representative J. Garcia offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) by striking page 4, line 27, through page 5, line 1, and substituting the following:

Amendment No. 3 failed of adoption by (Record 3491): 51 Yeas, 82 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; 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; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — Davis, A.; Gates; Lopez, R.; McLaughlin; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3491 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Gates

Representative Bowers offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) on page 5, by striking lines 7 and 8, and substituting the following:

(A)  for policies, procedures, trainings, activities, or programs that include the teaching of historical and present discrimination more broadly; or

Amendment No. 4 failed of adoption by (Record 3492): 50 Yeas, 84 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — Gervin-Hawkins; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

Representative Manuel offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) on page 5, line 16, between "person" and the underlined semicolon by inserting "whose professional duties or professional code of ethics do not require the discussion, assessment, or consideration of race, gender, ethnicity, or sexuality while conducting assessments and coordinating interventions related to the health, well-being, and safety of students, school personnel, or staff"

Amendment No. 5 failed of adoption by (Record 3493): 50 Yeas, 83 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — González, J.; King; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

Representative Money offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) on page 6, lines 12 and 13, by striking "the district's plans adopted under Section 11.185 or 11.186 or by".

Amendment No. 6 was adopted by (Record 3494): 83 Yeas, 48 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dean; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; 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; Darby; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — DeAyala; Geren; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons.

Representatives Toth, Schatzline, Money, Richardson, Virdell, Alders, Tinderholt, Cain, Swanson, Schofield, Holt, Hopper, McLaughlin, Wilson, Lowe, and Schoolcraft offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  On page 17, line 14, between "well-being" and the underlined period, insert ", including any suspected instances of the student social transitioning. For purposes of this section, "social transitioning" means an act by which a student adopts or espouses a gender identity that differs from the student's biological sex at birth. The term includes a change in name or pronouns or other expressions of gender that deny or encourage a denial of the person's biological sex at birth".

(2)  On page 17, line 27, between "well-being" and the underlined semicolon, insert ", including any social transitioning".

(3)  On page 18, line 17, between "well-being" and the underlined period, insert ", including any social transitioning".

(4)  On page 32, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:

(5)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTIONS to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Section 261.001, Family Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (1-a) and amending Subdivision (4) to read as follows:

(4)  "Neglect" means an act or failure to act by a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare evidencing the person's blatant disregard for the consequences of the act or failure to act that 'results in harm to the child or that creates an immediate danger to the child's physical health or safety and:

(A)  includes:

(i)  the leaving of a child in a situation where the child would be exposed to an immediate danger of physical or mental harm, without arranging for necessary care for the child, and the demonstration of an intent not to return by a parent, guardian, or managing or possessory conservator of the child;

(ii)  the following acts or omissions by a person:

(a)  placing a child in or failing to remove a child from a situation that a reasonable person would realize requires judgment or actions beyond the child's level of maturity, physical condition, or mental abilities and that results in bodily injury or an immediate danger of harm to the child;

(b)  failing to seek, obtain, or follow through with medical care for a child, with the failure resulting in or presenting an immediate danger of death, disfigurement, or bodily injury or with the failure resulting in an observable and material impairment to the growth, development, or functioning of the child;

(c)  the failure to provide a child with food, clothing, or shelter necessary to sustain the life or health of the child, excluding failure caused primarily by financial inability unless relief services had been offered and refused;

(d)  placing a child in or failing to remove the child from a. situation in which the child would be exposed to an immediate danger of sexual conduct harmful to the child; or

(e)  placing a child in or failing to remove the child from a situation in which the child would be exposed to acts or omissions that constitute abuse under Subdivision (1)(E), (F), (G), (H), or (K) committed against another child;

(iii)  the failure by the person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare to permit the child to return to the child's home without arranging for the necessary care for the child after the child has been. absent from the home for any reason, including having been in residential placement or having run away; or

(iv)  a negligent act or omission by an employee, volunteer, or other individual working under the auspices of a facility or program, including failure to comply with an individual treatment Plan, Plan of care, or individualized service plan, that causes or may cause substantial emotional harm or physical injury to, or the death of, a child served by the facility or program as further described by rule or policy; and

(B)  does not include:

(i)  the refusal by a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare to permit the child to remain in or return to the child's home resulting in the placement of the child in the conservatorship of the department if:

(a)  the child has a severe emotional disturbance;

(b)  the person's refusal is based solely on the person's inability to obtain mental health services necessary to protect the safety and well-being of the child; and

(c)  the person has exhausted all reasonable means available to the person to obtain the mental health services described by Sub-subparagraph (b);

(ii)  allowing the child to engage in independent activities that are appropriate and typical for the child's level of maturity, physical condition, developmental abilities, or culture; [or]

(iii)  a decision by a person responsible for a child's care, custody, or welfare to:

(a)  obtain an opinion from more than one medical provider relating to the child's medical care;

(b)  transfer the child's medical care to a new medical provider; or

(c)  transfer the child to another health care facility; or

Representative Zwiener raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 7 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. 7 was withdrawn.

Representative Dutton offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) on page 19, between lines 8 and 9, by inserting the following:

(h-1)  This subsection applies only to a survey or questionnaire relating to school safety or climate under Section 37.115 or 38.351. A school district must post a survey or questionnaire on the district's Internet website before the district may administer the survey or questionnaire to a student. Notwithstanding any other law, a school district that requests parental consent to administer a survey or questionnaire to a student and does not receive a response before the 15th day after the date the request is sent shall:

(1)  send a second request for consent to the student's parent;

(2)  administer the survey or questionnaire to the student if the parent does not respond to the second request before the 10th day after the date the second request is sent; and

Amendment No. 8 failed of adoption by (Record 3495): 49 Yeas, 75 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Hickland; Jones, J.; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons; Virdell.

When Record No. 3495 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted no.

Dorazio

When Record No. 3495 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Gates

When Record No. 3495 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes.

J. Jones

When Record No. 3495 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

J. Lopez

When Record No. 3495 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no.

Smithee

Representatives Schatzline, Toth, Cain, Harrison, Hopper, Richardson, Holt, Schoolcraft, Money, Olcott, Shofner, Pierson, Lozano, Louderback, Luther, Little, Lowe, Tinderholt, and Morgan offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) on page 23, by striking lines 8 through 13 and substituting the following:

Amendment No. 9 was adopted by (Record 3496): 85 Yeas, 50 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; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

Representative Schoolcraft offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) by adding the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Subchapter D, Chapter 33, Education Code, is amended by adding Section 33.0816 to read as follows:

Sec. 33.0816.  CERTAIN STUDENT CLUBS PROHIBITED. A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not authorize or sponsor a student club based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

Representative Zwiener raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 10 under Rule 11, Section 3, of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment changes the original purpose of the bill.

(Vasut in the chair)

The point of order was withdrawn.

Representative Turner offered the following amendment to Amendment No. 10:

Amend Amendment No. 10 by Schoolcraft to CSSB 12 on page 1, line 9, between "identity" and the underlined period by inserting "or anti-vaccination theory".

Amendment No. 11 failed of adoption by (Record 3497): 50 Yeas, 85 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Simmons.

When Record No. 3497 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no.

Vasut

Representative Zwiener raised a point of order against further consideration of Amendment No. 10 under Rule 11, Section 8(b), of the House Rules on the grounds that the amendment does not satisfy the conditions for affecting matter previously inserted. The point of order was withdrawn.

Amendment No. 10 was withdrawn.

(Speaker in the chair)

Representative Toth offered the following amendment to CSSB 12:

Amend CSSB 12 (house committee report) as follows:

(1)  Strike page 7, line 20, and substitute the following:

SECTION 7.  Section 12.104, Education Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (b-5) to

(2)  On page 10, between lines 20 and 21, insert the following:

(3)  Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:

SECTION ____.  Chapter 11, Education Code, is amended by adding Subchapter I to read as follows:

Amendment No. 12 was adopted by (Record 3498): 82 Yeas, 48 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson.

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

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — Bonnen; Campos; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Guillen; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Raymond; Rodríguez Ramos; Simmons.

When Record No. 3498 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Bonnen

When Record No. 3498 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes.

Guillen

Representative Gervin-Hawkins raised a point of order against further consideration of CSSB 12 under Rule 8, Section 3, of the House Rules.

The proceedings continued after 12 a.m., and the following actions occurred on Sunday, May 25:

The speaker overruled the point of order, announcing his decision to the house as follows:

Ms. Gervin-Hawkins raises a point of order against further consideration of the CSSB 12 under Rule 8, Section 3, on the grounds that the bill contains more than one subject.

CSSB 12 is a parental rights education bill that, among other things, contains provisions making it easier for parents to be engaged in their child's education. Ms. Gervin-Hawkins argues that Section 2 of the bill is on a different subject than the rest of the bill. Section 2 requires certain information to be reported and publicized about school facilities. This public report contains information that is useful to parents who want to know more about, and become more engaged in, their child's education. The section is on the same subject. See 86 H. Jour. 6240 (2019).

Accordingly, the point of order is respectfully overruled.

CSSB 12, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 3499): 85 Yeas, 48 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; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; King; 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; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Wharton; Wilson.

Nays — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Dutton; Flores; Gámez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Howard; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Martinez; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Plesa; Rodríguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener.

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

Absent, Excused — Davis, Y.; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Meza; Paul; Reynolds; Vo.

Absent, Excused, Committee Meeting — Hernandez.

Absent — Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Morales Shaw; Simmons; Walle.

When Record No. 3499 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted yes.

Kerwin

When Record No. 3499 was taken, I was absent because of important business in the district. I would have voted no.

R. Lopez

When Record No. 3499 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no.

Martinez Fischer

When Record No. 3499 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no.

Morales Shaw

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

TO THE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATE OF THE EIGHTY-NINTH TEXAS LEGISLATURE, REGULAR SESSION:

Pursuant to Article IV, Section 14, of the Texas Constitution, I, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas, do hereby disapprove and veto House Bill No. 353 of the 89th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, due to the following objections:

Keeping Texas children safe is one of the most sacred responsibilities of our government. The adult lurking along the playground fence seeking to lure a child away should be kept at bay. But this law does not target him.

Instead, this bill would make a criminal of anyone merely present near a school or day-care center—even absent an unlawful or threatening act. In fact, the bill sweeps more broadly than that. The criminal prohibition applies to "any grounds or buildings on which an activity sponsored by the school or day-care center is being conducted" and any "public property located within 250 feet."

The problem? Schools sponsor activities on the Capitol Grounds—and in other places—daily. By the bill's plain terms, the tourist inspecting the Heroes of the Alamo Monument, an Austin resident listening to an orchestra performance in the rotunda, and the Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House arriving for work—all of them must obtain written consent or court criminal liability. That is surely not what legislators intended. But it is what they wrote down.

I look forward to working with the author to draft a more tailored approach to protecting Texas children—without criminalizing ordinary conduct in public spaces. Until then, Texas law already contains a criminal trespass offense that allows school officials and law enforcement to remove individuals who do not belong on school grounds or who pose a risk to student safety.

Since you remain gathered in regular session and continue to conduct formal business, I am delivering this disapproval message directly to you along with the unsigned official enrolled copy of the bill.

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Greg Abbott

Governor of Texas

Austin, Texas

May 24, 2025

Representative J. Lopez moved to recommit SB 2188 to the Committee on State Affairs.

The motion prevailed.

Representative Isaac moved to recommit SB 16 to the Committee on Elections.

The motion prevailed.

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. 21).

Representative J. Lopez moved that the house adjourn until 2 p.m. today in memory of Arturo Eduardo Sanchez of San Benito.

The motion prevailed.

The house accordingly, at 12:27 a.m. Sunday, May 25, adjourned until 2 p.m. today.

The following bills and resolutions were today signed in the presence of the house by the speaker:

House List No. 20

HB 1393, HB 1734, HB 1894, HB 1965, HB 2286, HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2529, HB 2564, HB 2760, HB 2765, HB 2842, HB 2898, HB 3088, HB 3146, HB 3479, HB 3575, HB 3687, HB 3788, HB 3800, HB 4490, HB 5057, HB 5534, HB 5668

House List No. 21

HB 12, HB 33, HB 34, HB 39, HB 45, HB 47, HB 130, HB 148, HB 285, HB 305, HB 742, HB 908, HB 1024, HB 1318, HB 1443, HB 1533, HB 1866, HB 1902, HB 2001, HB 2355, HB 2402, HB 2434, HB 2440, HB 2492, HB 2560, HB 2697, HB 2733, HB 2775, HB 2802, HB 2894, HB 3161, HB 3228, HB 3421, HB 3424, HB 3510, HB 3986, HB 4042, HB 4076, HB 4238, HB 4344, HB 4413, HB 4426, HB 4429, HB 4783, HB 4850, HB 4945, HB 4996, HB 5515

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

MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

SENATE CHAMBER

Austin, Texas

Saturday, May 24, 2025

The Honorable Speaker of the House

House Chamber

Austin, Texas

Mr. Speaker:

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

THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:

Relating to public education and public school finance.

(Committee Substitute/Amended)

Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code.

(Committee Substitute)

Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties.

(Committee Substitute/Amended)

Relating to the certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency and the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency.

(Committee Substitute)

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.

Relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency.

Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.

(Committee Substitute)

Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.

Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Relating to the execution of a warrant issued for certain releasees who violate a condition of parole or mandatory supervision related to the electronic monitoring of the releasee.

Relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border region.

(Amended)

Relating to the care, custody, and display of the letter known as the victory or death letter, the Texas Constitution, and the Texas Declaration of Independence.

(Committee Substitute/Amended)

Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.

Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes.

Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.

Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains.

Relating to the right to repurchase from a condemning entity certain real property for which ad valorem taxes are delinquent.

(Amended)

Relating to the disclosure or release of certain information received by the attorney general regarding an application for compensation from the crime victims' compensation fund.

Relating to the determination of fees, charges, and rates for certain benefits under Medicaid.

Relating to the purchase of service credit by certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

Relating to the authority of a state agency or the state's air quality state implementation plan to impose certain restrictions with respect to a motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered by an engine.

Relating to the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes involving family violence may be held after bond is posted.

Relating to creation of the Adopt-a-County Road program.

Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.

(Committee Substitute)

Relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.

Relating to test years used for ratemaking purposes by certain water and sewer utilities.

(Amended)

Relating to hiring and employment requirements for persons in direct contact with children at certain facilities.

(Committee Substitute)

Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

Relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts.

Relating to the ad valorem taxation of certain dealer's heavy equipment inventory.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of providing or possessing with the intent to provide an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility, taking an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug into a correctional facility, and taking a controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility.

(Committee Substitute)

Relating to a deduction from the amount of taxable sales used to calculate the amount of sales and use taxes that the owners of restaurants that purchase Texas farm-raised oysters are required to remit to the comptroller of public accounts.

(Committee Substitute)

Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 6 in Brazos County as the Sergeant Mark Butler Memorial Highway.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 83 in Mission as the Corporal Speedy Espericueta Memorial Highway.

Relating to the applicability of certain safety provisions and regulatory fees administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to gas distribution pipelines.

Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.

Relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of a person to be appointed to the department's release review panel and the authority of a panel member.

(Committee Substitute)

Relating to mass balance attribution of renewable biomass feedstocks used to produce renewable chemicals.

Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway.

Relating to a study by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to certain members of the retirement system engaged in wildland firefighting or employed in positions related to wildland firefighting.

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of refusal to execute the release of a fraudulent lien or claim.

Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund.

(Committee Substitute)

Relating to restrictions on freight and shipping costs included in the price of instructional materials for public schools.

Relating to communications between the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the governor, the lieutenant governor, or a member of the legislature.

Respectfully,

Patsy Spaw

Secretary of the Senate

Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:

Criminal Jurisprudence - SB 816, SB 1152, SB 1790, SB 1980, SB 2595, SB 2611

Culture, Recreation, and Tourism - HCR 153, HCR 155

Delivery of Government Efficiency - SB 438, SB 2425

Elections - SB 618, SB 1494

Energy Resources - SB 290

Environmental Regulation - SB 1758, SB 2050

Human Services - SB 596, SB 1681

Intergovernmental Affairs - SB 427, SB 2183, SB 2367, SB 2764, SB 3048, SB 3050, SB 3052, SB 3053, SB 3056

Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence - SB 30, SB 835, SB 1539, SB 2501

Land and Resource Management - SB 1708, SB 2215

Natural Resources - SB 612

Pensions, Investments, and Financial Services - SB 414, SB 621

Public Education - SB 735, SB 784, SB 875

Public Health - SB 2207

State Affairs - SB 6, SB 1897, SB 1999, SB 3070

Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development - SB 315, SB 1228, SB 1244, SB 1484, SB 1802, SB 1860

Transportation - SB 876, SB 1013, SB 1230, SB 1394, SB 1919, SB 2080, SB 2199, SB 2200, SB 2243, SB 2245, SB 2246, SB 2515, SB 2705, SB 2707, SB 2790

Ways and Means - SB 1030, SB 1163, SB 1277, SB 2063, SB 2322, SB 2519, SB 2520, SB 2532, SB 2538, SB 2539, SB 2900

May 23 - HB 1393, HB 1734, HB 1894, HB 1965, HB 2286, HB 2467, HB 2468, HB 2529, HB 2564, HB 2760, HB 2765, HB 2842, HB 2898, HB 3088, HB 3146, HB 3479, HB 3575, HB 3687, HB 3788, HB 3800, HB 4490, HB 5057, HB 5534, HB 5668

May 23 - HB 247, HB 793, HB 1275, HB 1700, HB 2254, HB 2340, HB 2350, HB 3104, HB 3260, HB 4163, HB 4205, HB 4370, HB 4655, HB 4809, HB 5195

May 23 - HJR 34