Fri 2/10/2023

(H) Filed
(H) R. D. Guerra signed onto the bill as Author
 

Thu 3/9/2023

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

Thu 3/23/2023

(H) Armando "Mando" Martinez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 3/30/2023

(H) Erin Gamez signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Sergio Muñoz, Jr. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 4/19/2023

(H) Oscar Longoria signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Thu 4/20/2023

(H) Terry Canales signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mon 4/24/2023

(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Janie Lopez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) House Higher Education Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Tue 4/25/2023

(H) Ryan Guillen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 5/2/2023

(H) House Higher Education Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; Howard; Lalani) Absents (Burrows; González, Mary; Raney)
 

Sat 5/6/2023

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

Thu 5/11/2023

(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Guerra amended the bill.
 

Fri 5/12/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1624 (HB 2171 was passed)

RV#1624: Yeas 118 (R 58, D 60) - Nays 25 (R 25, 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; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shine; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; VanDeaver; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Gates; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; Klick; Leo-Wilson; Metcalf; Murr; Noble; Patterson; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Smith; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. K. Bell: "When Record No. 1624 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

Tue 5/16/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Mon 4/24/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as De Luna, Daniela for Texas Association of Community Health Centers
(Mon 4/24/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Dole, Michael for Driscoll Health System
(Mon 4/24/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Dowling, Matt for Texas Medical Association
(Mon 4/24/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Kenderdine, Marshall for Texas Academy of Family Physicians
(Mon 4/24/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Reynolds, David for Texas Chapter American College of Physicians Services
(Mon 4/24/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Sutton, Jill for Texas Osteopathic Medical Association
(Mon 4/24/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Yanas, Christine for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
 

(Mon 4/24/2023) Testifying before House Higher Education as Vela, Dr. Leonel for University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Medicine