Thu 1/19/2023

(H) Filed
(H) Jon Rosenthal signed onto the bill as Author
 

Fri 3/3/2023

(H) Referred to the House Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Thu 3/16/2023

(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Tue 3/28/2023

(H) House Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Wilson; Lopez, Ray; Bumgarner; Dorazio; Frank; Garcia; Morales Shaw; Muñoz, Jr.; Slaton)
 

Wed 4/5/2023

(H) Referred to the House Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 4/11/2023

(H) Josey Garcia signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Philip Cortez signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Terry Wilson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Sat 5/6/2023

(H) Eddie Morales signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mon 5/8/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1255 (HB 1457 was passed)

RV#1255: Yeas 124 (R 62, D 62) - Nays 18 (R 18, D 0) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Smith; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bell, K.; Cain; Craddick; Dean; Dorazio; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Metcalf; Oliverson; Paul; Schaefer; Schatzline; Slawson; Spiller; Stucky; Toth; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Jetton: "When Record No. 1255 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

Wed 5/10/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate Veteran Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 5/16/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
(H) Penny Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Fri 5/19/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 31 (R 19, D 12) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0) Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Mon 5/22/2023

(H) Signed in the House
 

Tue 5/23/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Gordon, Denise for self (with Texas Democratic Veterans Caucus)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Price, Steven for self (with VOICE of Our Veterans)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Chenelle, Rebekah for Dallas County Commissioners Court
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Cunningham, James for self (with Military Officers Association of America)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Dunn, Jessica for self (with MOAA)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Enzel, Lenore for self (with Military Officers Association of America)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Fuller, Mitch for self (with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW))
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Veteran Affairs as Fuller, Mitch for self (with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW))
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Gill, Hannah for NAMI Texas
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Stewart, Susan for self
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as West, William for American Legion
 

(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Defense & Veterans' Affairs as Dr. Harris, Blake for Texas Veterans Commission
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Veteran Affairs as Harris, PhD, Blake for Texas Veterans Commission