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HB1743   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Corrections Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to assess the eligibility of certain inmates for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits on discharge or release from confinement.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Leach; Noble; Jones, Venton; Collier; Thompson, Senfronia
Co-authors: Allen; Anchía; Anderson; Bernal; Garcia; Lopez, Ray; Morales, Christina; Morales, Eddie; Plesa
Sponsors: West
Co-sponsors: Blanco; Hinojosa; LaMantia; Menéndez

View at Texas Legislature Online

Thu 1/26/2023


(H) Filed
(H) Jeff Leach signed onto the bill as Author
 

Tue 3/7/2023


(H) Referred to the House Corrections Committee, chaired by a Democrat
 

Thu 3/16/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
 

Tue 3/21/2023


(H) Alma Allen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 3/22/2023


(H) Ray Lopez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 3/23/2023


(H) Charles "Doc" Anderson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 3/28/2023


(H) Rafael Anchía signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 4/5/2023


(H) Christina Morales signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) House Corrections Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Herrero; Kacal; Allen; Jones, Venton; Lopez, Ray; Sherman, Sr.; Swanson; Toth) Absents (Murr)
 

Thu 4/6/2023


(H) Diego Bernal signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/11/2023


(H) Candy Noble signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Venton Jones signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mon 4/17/2023


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

Tue 4/18/2023


(H) Mihaela Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 4/20/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 382 (CSHB 1743 was passed to engrossment)

RV#382: Yeas 142 (R 78, D 64) - Nays 2 (R 2, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; 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; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; 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; 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; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Dorazio; Tinderholt

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

Slaton: "When Record No. 382 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


(H) Eddie Morales signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Josey Garcia signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Nicole Collier signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Senfronia Thompson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Fri 4/21/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 408 (HB 1743 was passed)

RV#408: Yeas 127 (R 67, D 60) - Nays 13 (R 13, 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; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gerdes; Geren; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Herrero; Hinojosa; 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; 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; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Smith; Spiller; Stucky; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Dean; Dorazio; Gates; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Schaefer; Slaton; Slawson; Toth; Vasut; Wilson

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

C. Bell: "When Record No. 408 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Isaac: "When Record No. 408 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Metcalf: "When Record No. 408 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Wilson: "When Record No. 408 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Tue 4/25/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 5/17/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Fri 5/19/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 5/22/2023


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

Senate Vote: Yeas 27 (R 15, D 12) - Nays 4 (R 4, D 0)

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

Nay - Creighton; Hall; Hughes; Middleton

 

Thu 5/25/2023


(H) Signed in the House
 

Fri 5/26/2023


(S) Signed in the Senate


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Johnson, Lauren for self (with ACLU of Texas)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Malouff, Charlie for Texas C.U.R.E., Inc.
(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Norton, Kaden for Prison Fellowship Ministries
(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Olson, Jamie for Feeding Texas
(Wed 5/17/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Olson, Jamie for Feeding Texas
(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Toon, Jennifer for self (with Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Zapata, Mandi for self (with Lioness, Statewide Leadership Council)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Abrams, Aerin for Texas Fair Defense Project
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Carter, Jennifer for Goodwill Central Texas
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Carter, Jennifer for self
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Castillo, Alycia for Texas Center for Justice and Equity
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Castillo, Alycia for self (with Texas Center for Justice and Equity)
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Cooper, Rachel for Every Texan
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Corbett, Beth for Central Texas Food Bank
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Dunkelberg, Anne for Every Texan
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Eby French, Emily for Texas Civil Rights Project
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Foxman, Emily for self (with Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty)
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Garcia, Matthew for Dallas Regional Chamber
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Harris, Ashley for United Ways of Texas
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Harris, Ashley for United Ways of Texas
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Henning, Lori for self
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Houston, Joshua for Texas Impact
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Houston, Joshua for Texas Impact
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Johnson, Lauren for self (with ACLU of Texas)
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Kohler, Rob for Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Laroche, Sebastien for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Litzinger, Amy for self (with Texas Parent to Parent)
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Litzinger, Linda for self (with Texas Parent to Parent)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Litzler, John for Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Luna, Maggie for self (with Statewide Leadership Council)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Martinez, Jorge for self (with LIBRE Initiative)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Meyer, Cole for self (with Texas Appleseed)
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Milligan, Maureen for Teaching hospitals of texas
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Molnar, Mary Sue for self (with Texas Voices for Reason and Justice)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Monroe, Renee for Texas C.U.R.E., Inc.
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Morales, Veronica for self
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Norton, Kaden for Prison Fellowship Ministries
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Nye, Katherine for Baylor Collaborative on Hunger and Poverty
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Rose, Denise for No Kid Hungry Texas
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Sheetz, Samuel for self (with Americans for prosperity)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Simmons, Marci for self (with Lioness Justice Impacted Women's Alliance)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Simons, Cynthia for self (with Texas Women's Justice Coalition)
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Sorensen, Sarah for San Antonio Food Bank
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Stewart, Susan for self
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Story, Wesley for self (with Feeding Texas)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Taylor, Philip for self
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Tucker, Terra for Alliance for Safety and Justice
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Yanas, Christine for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
 

On

(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Davis, Hilary for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Davis, Hilary for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Golden, Leslie for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Zamora, April for Texas Department of Criminal Justice



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