Mon 2/6/2023

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

Wed 3/8/2023

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

Wed 3/22/2023

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

Mon 4/3/2023

(H) House State Affairs Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Geren; Guillen; Raymond; Spiller; Thompson, Senfronia; Turner) Nays (Metcalf; Slawson; Smithee) Absents (Dean)
 

Thu 4/6/2023

(H) Joe Moody signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Morgan Meyer signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Thu 4/13/2023

(H) Ray Lopez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 4/17/2023

(H) Referred to the House Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican
(H) Janie Lopez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/18/2023

(H) Philip Cortez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 5/9/2023

(H) Jared Patterson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Toni Rose signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 5/10/2023

(H) Point of order withdrawn
Rule 4, Section 32(c): Except for the general appropriations bill, each committee report on a bill or joint resolution, including a complete committee substitute, and, to the extent considered necessary by the committee, a committee report on any other resolution, must include in summary or section-by-section form a detailed analysis of the subject matter of the bill or resolution.
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Leach amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 1448 (Amendment No. 1 (Leach) was adopted)

RV#1448: Yeas 98 (R 53, D 45) - Nays 30 (R 25, D 5) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. J.; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Oliverson; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Rose; Schofield; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Troxclair; Turner; Vo; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Anderson; Bonnen; Bryant; Burns; Burrows; Cain; Capriglione; Craddick; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Goodwin; Hayes; Hefner; Hinojosa; Isaac; Leo-Wilson; Metcalf; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Noble; Price; Schaefer; Shaheen; Slawson; Stucky; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. J. Lopez: "When Record No. 1448 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) Neave Criado: "When Record No. 1448 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) Romero: "When Record No. 1448 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) Schatzline: "When Record No. 1448 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 2) from Moody was withdrawn.
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 3) from Goldman amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 1449 (Amendment No. 3 (Goldman) was adopted)

RV#1449: Yeas 97 (R 50, D 47) - Nays 37 (R 32, D 5) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; 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; Kuempel; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Rose; Schofield; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Vo; Walle; Zwiener

Nay - Anderson; Ashby; Bonnen; Bryant; Burns; Burrows; Cain; Capriglione; Craddick; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Hayes; Hefner; Isaac; Klick; Lambert; Leo-Wilson; Lujan; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Noble; Ordaz; Price; Ramos; Schaefer; Shaheen; Slawson; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Manuel: "When Record No. 1449 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) Neave Criado: "When Record No. 1449 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) Romero: "When Record No. 1449 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) Schatzline: "When Record No. 1449 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 4) from Turner amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 1450 (Amendment No. 4 (Turner) was adopted)

RV#1450: Yeas 99 (R 43, D 56) - Nays 42 (R 40, D 2) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; 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; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Murr; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Anderson; Ashby; Bonnen; Burns; Burrows; Cain; Capriglione; Craddick; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harless; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Isaac; Klick; Leo-Wilson; Lujan; Metcalf; Morales, E.; Morrison; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Paul; Price; Raney; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. J. Lopez: "When Record No. 1450 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) Manuel: "When Record No. 1450 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Neave Criado: "When Record No. 1450 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) Romero: "When Record No. 1450 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)

(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 5) from Thompson, S. was withdrawn.
(H) Record Vote No. 1451 (HB 1942, as amended, was passed to engrossment)

RV#1451: Yeas 84 (R 36, D 48) - Nays 52 (R 45, D 7) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Bailes; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; 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; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rose; Schofield; Smith; Talarico; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Vo; Walle; Zwiener

Nay - Anderson; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Burns; Burrows; Cain; Capriglione; Craddick; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Isaac; Klick; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Paul; Price; Ramos; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. C. Morales: "When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Hinojosa: "When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) J. Lopez: "When Record No. 1451 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) Swanson: "When Record No. 1451 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(H) Ron Reynolds signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Terry Canales signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 5/11/2023

(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Moody amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 1538 (HB 1942, as amended, was passed)

RV#1538: Yeas 82 (R 34, D 48) - Nays 51 (R 43, D 8) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Bailes; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Frazier; Gamez; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, M.; Guerra; Harless; Hernandez; Herrero; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Murr; Neave Criado; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Raney; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Smith; Talarico; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Anderson; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bryant; Burns; Burrows; Cain; Capriglione; Craddick; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Garcia; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hinojosa; Isaac; Klick; Lambert; Leo-Wilson; Lujan; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Paul; Price; Ramos; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Garcia: "When Record No. 1538 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Gates: "When Record No. 1538 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Guillen: "When Record No. 1538 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) K. Bell: "When Record No. 1538 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Muñoz: "When Record No. 1538 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) R. Lopez: "When Record No. 1538 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) Raymond: "When Record No. 1538 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) Smithee: "When Record No. 1538 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Tinderholt: "When Record No. 1538 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Asmussen, Cindy for self (with Southern Baptists of Texas Convention)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Castilla, Cindi for self (with Texas Eagle Forum)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Coleman, Russ for Texans Against Gambling
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Covey, Jonathan for Texas Values
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Hughes, Jennifer for Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Kohler, Rob for Christian Life Commission of the Baptist General Convention of Texas
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Billingsley, Vera for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Borden, Brendan for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Cahn, Adam for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Crow, Tisha for self (with Republican Party of Texas)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as DeHaan, Judi for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Finger, Jack for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Glover, Jill for self (with Republican Party of Texas)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Litzler, John for Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Rhodes, Fran for self (with True Texas Project)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Thomas, Teresa for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Trainor, Lucy for self
 

(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Cohen, Jason for Dallas Cowboys
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Grove, Christopher for Eilers & Krejcik Gaming
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Kibbe, Giles for Houston Astros and PGA Tour
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Kirkham, Evan for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as McDowell, Arthuro for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Perez, Bobby for San Antonio Spurs
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as SCHIPPERS, ERIC for PENN ENTERTAINMENT
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Ward, Scott for Sports Betting Alliance
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Barnes, Kelly for Austin FC
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Barnes, Kelly for Houston Dynamo
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Bresnen, Steve for Bingo Interest Group
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Cochrane, Jim for Texas Rangers Baseball Club
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Del Prete, Gerry for Fertitta Entertainment
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Granado, Art for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Hodge, Daniel for Chickasaw Nation
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Howard, Jay for Dallas Stars
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Howard, Jay for National Football League
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Howard, Jay for PGA Tour
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Howard, Jay for Texas Motor Speedway
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Jones, Neal buddy for FC Dallas
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Jones, Neal buddy for Houston texans
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Martinez, Jorge for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Meroney, Mike for Dallas Wings
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Schlueter, Brad for Caesars Entertainment
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Schneider, Michael for Texas Association of Broadcasters
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Sheetz, Samuel for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Smith, Mark for self (with Mountain Star Sports Group)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Weinberg, David for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Yancy, Justin for Texas Business Leadership Council
 

(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Reynolds, Brad for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts