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HB1613   Failed to pass both chambers
This bill would cost taxpayers $24,500,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Finance Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Shine; Martinez Fischer; Kuempel; Ordaz; Slawson
Co-authors: Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, Cecil; Bell, Keith; Bernal; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Darby; Davis; Dean; Dorazio; Frank; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, Mary; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, Caroline; Harris, Cody; Hefner; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson, Ann; Johnson, Julie; Kacal; King, Ken; King, Tracy O.; Kitzman; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, Janie; Lopez, Ray; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Metcalf; Meza; Moody; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Muñoz, Jr.; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Ortega; Patterson; Plesa; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Romero, Jr.; Rose; Sherman, Sr.; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, Ed; Thompson, Senfronia; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson
Sponsors: Flores
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Wed 1/25/2023


(H) Filed
(H) Hugh Shine signed onto the bill as Author
 

Tue 2/14/2023


(H) Claudia Ordaz signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) John Kuempel signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Shelby Slawson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Trey Martinez Fischer signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 3/7/2023


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

Thu 3/23/2023


(H) Abel Herrero signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Alma Allen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Andrew Murr signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Angie Button signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ann Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Armando "Mando" Martinez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Barbara Gervin-Hawkins signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ben Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Brad Buckley signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Briscoe Cain signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Brooks Landgraf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Candy Noble signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Carl Sherman, Sr. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Carl Tepper signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Caroline Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cecil Bell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Charles "Doc" Anderson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Charlie Geren signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Chris Turner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Christina Morales signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cody Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cody Vasut signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cole Hefner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Craig Goldman signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) David Cook signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) David Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) DeWayne Burns signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Diego Bernal signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Donna Howard signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Drew Darby signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ed Thompson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Eddie Morales signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ellen Troxclair signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ernest Bailes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Evelina "Lina" Ortega signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Four Price signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Gary Gates signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Gary VanDeaver signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Gina Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Glenn Rogers signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) J.M. Lozano signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) James Frank signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Janie Lopez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jared Patterson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jay Dean signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jeff Leach signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Joe Moody signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) John Bucy signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) John Lujan signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) John Raney signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) John Smithee signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Josey Garcia signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Julie Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Justin Holland signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Keith Bell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ken King signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Kronda Thimesch signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Kyle Kacal signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lacey Hull signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Liz Campos signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lynn Stucky signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Mark Dorazio signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Mary González signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Mihaela Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Oscar Longoria signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Philip Cortez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) R. D. Guerra signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Rafael Anchía signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ramon Romero, Jr. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ray Lopez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Reggie Smith signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Rhetta Bowers signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Richard Peña Raymond signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ryan Guillen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Sam Harless signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Senfronia Thompson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Sergio Muñoz, Jr. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Shawn Thierry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Sheryl Cole signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Stan Gerdes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Stan Kitzman signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Stan Lambert signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Steve Allison signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Steve Toth signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Terry Canales signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Terry Meza signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Terry Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Tom Craddick signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Tom Oliverson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Toni Rose signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Tony Tinderholt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Tracy King signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Travis Clardy signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Trent Ashby signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Valoree Swanson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Vikki Goodwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Will Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Yvonne Davis signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 4/10/2023


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

Thu 4/27/2023


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

Sat 5/6/2023


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

Tue 5/9/2023


(H) Carrie Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 5/10/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1456 (CSHB 1613 was passed to engrossment)

RV#1456: Yeas 135 (R 73, D 62) - Nays 9 (R 9, 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; 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.; 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; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Oliverson; Schaefer; Tinderholt; Toth; Wilson

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

Cain: "When Record No. 1456 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Hefner: "When Record No. 1456 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Isaac: "When Record No. 1456 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Vasut: "When Record No. 1456 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Wilson: "When Record No. 1456 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Thu 5/11/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1496 (HB 1613 was passed)

RV#1496: Yeas 136 (R 74, D 62) - Nays 9 (R 9, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; 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.; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; 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; 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; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Isaac; Leo-Wilson; Schaefer; Schatzline; Tinderholt; Toth

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

Bhojani: "When Record No. 1496 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)


 

Fri 5/12/2023


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

Thu 5/18/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 5/22/2023


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

Senate Vote: Yeas 29 (R 17, D 12) - Nays 2 (R 2, D 0)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

Nay - Creighton; Springer


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Allen, Mark for self (with City of Cibolo)
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Ayala, Juan for City of San Antonio
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Blackburn, David for Bell County
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Blomquist, Michael for City of Harker Heights
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Boyle, Stosh for self (with City of cibolo)
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Cagle, Kent for City of Killeen
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Cagle, Kent for City of Killeen
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Carpenter, Wayne for self (with City of Belton)
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Carr, Snapper for Texas Mayors of Military Communities
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Carroll, Bobby for Lampasas County
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Carroll, Bobby for Lampasas County
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Escajeda, Kara for City of Nolanville
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Fuller, Mitch for Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Fuller, Mitch for self (with Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW))
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Haverlah, Ryan for City of Copperas Cove
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Haverlah, Ryan for City of Copperas Cove
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Hoyer, Randall for Lampasas County
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Miller, Roger for self (with Coryell County)
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Mitchell, David for City of Harker Heights
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Mitchell, David for City of Harker Heights
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Sledd, Keith for Chair Governor's Committee to Support the Military
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Sledd, Keith for Heart of Texas Defense Alliance
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Smart, James Larry for Lampasas County
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Smith, Spencer for City of Harker Heights
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Tallant, Tragina for Lampasas County
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Williams, Andy for self (with City of Nolanville)
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Woliver, Tim for City of San Antonio
(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Woliver, Tim for self
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Allison, Jim for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Bark, Jerry for City of Harker Heights
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Brownson, Amanda for Texas Association of School Business Officials
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Calvert, Raif for Texas Association of School Boards
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Caroll, Bobby for Lampasas County
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Cuellar, Guadalupe for City of El Paso
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Cuellar, Guadalupe for City of El Paso
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Halabi, Sam for self (with City of Harker Heights)
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Haynes, Adam for Conference of Urban Counties
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Head, Ray for Texas Association of Property Tax Professionals
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Islam, Nadia for City of San Antonio
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Kieschnick, Kevin for self (with Office of Nueces County Tax Assessor Collector)
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Montanez, Manuel for self (with Copperas Cove City Counsel)
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Patterson, TJ for City of Fort Worth
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Pittenger, Randy for self (with Belton Area Chamber of Commerce)
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Shannon, Fred for City of Temple
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Shine, Hilary for self
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Sparks, Clifford for City of Dallas
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Tamayo, Elisa M. for El Paso County
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Terry, Mark for Texas Elementary Principals and Supervisors Association
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Thompson, Rick for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Woliver, Tim for self (with City of San Antonio, Military & Veteran Affairs)
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Wright, Christine for City of San Antonio
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Wynn, Monty for Texas Municipal League
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Young, Christopher for Linebarger
 

On

(Mon 4/10/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Arey, Howard for self
(Thu 5/18/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Arey, Howard for self
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Graf, Keith for Office of the Governor, Texas Military Preparedness Commission
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Malone, Tom for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Mon 4/10/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Mansfield, Allison for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Thu 5/18/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Mansfield, Allison for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts



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