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HB1747   Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing
Referred to House Corrections Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Leach; Jones, Venton
Co-authors:
Sponsors:
Co-sponsors:

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
(H) House Corrections Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Wed 4/5/2023


(H) House Corrections Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Herrero; Kacal; Allen; Jones, Venton; Lopez, Ray; Sherman, Sr.; Swanson; Toth) Absents (Murr)
 

Tue 4/11/2023


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

Fri 4/14/2023


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

Tue 5/2/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 830 (HB 1747 was passed)

RV#830: Yeas 137 (R 78, D 59) - Nays 5 (R 4, D 1)
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; 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; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; 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; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Canales; Holland; Slaton; Tinderholt; Toth

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

Isaac: "When Record No. 830 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Swanson: "When Record No. 830 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)

V. Jones: "When Record No. 830 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)

Wilson: "When Record No. 830 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Thu 5/4/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Stewart, Susan for self
 

For

(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Franz, Eddie for Jail To Jobs
(Thu 3/16/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Norton, Kaden for Prison Fellowship Ministries
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Carter, Jennifer for self
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Emerick, David for JP Morgan Chase
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections 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 Johnson, Lauren for self (with ACLU of Texas)
(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 Monroe, Renee for Texas C.U.R.E., Inc.
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Place, Allen for self (with Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA))
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Pressley, Nikki for Texas Public Policy Foundation
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Rodriguez, Jennifer for North Texas Commission
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Shannon, Fred for Walmart
(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 Soberon, Luis for Texas 2036
(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
 

On

(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Hartman, Kristina for Windham School District
(Thu 3/16/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Zamora, April for Texas Department of Criminal Justice



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