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HB159   Passed the House But Died in Senate After Public Hearing
Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the procedure by which a taxing unit is required to provide public notice of certain ad valorem tax-related information.
Republican Bill, authored by Landgraf
Co-authors:
Sponsors: Bettencourt
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Mon 11/14/2022


(H) Filed
 

Thu 2/23/2023


(H) Referred to the House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Mon 3/20/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Ways & Means Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Tue 4/4/2023


(H) House Ways & Means Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Meyer; Thierry; Button; Craddick; Gervin-Hawkins; Hefner; Muñoz, Jr.; Noble; Raymond; Shine; Turner)
 

Thu 4/13/2023


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

Tue 4/25/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 492 (CSHB 159 was passed to engrossment)

RV#492: Yeas 145 (R 82, D 63) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Harrison: "When Record No. 492 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)

Rogers: "When Record No. 492 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 4/26/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 529 (HB 159 was passed)

RV#529: Yeas 149 (R 85, D 64) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; 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; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

 

Mon 5/1/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 5/16/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Haynes, Adam for Conference of Urban Counties
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Local Government as Aragonez, Alexa for Mayor's Office, City of Houston
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Local Government as Patterson, TJ for City of Fort Worth
 

For

(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Baggett, Donnis for self (with Texas Press Association)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Local Government as Bodine, Brian for self
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Davis, Joy for Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Local Government as Davis, Joy for Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Head, Ray for Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Kaplan, David for self (with Citizens For Appraisal Reform)
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Woomer, Eric for Daily Court Review/Daily Commercial Record
 

On

(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Parker, Rick for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts



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