Fri 2/17/2023

(H) Filed
(H) Hubert Vo signed onto the bill as Author
 

Mon 3/13/2023

(H) Referred to the House International Relations & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 3/21/2023

(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House International Relations & Economic Development Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Tue 4/4/2023

(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House International Relations & Economic Development Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Button; Ordaz; Bumgarner; Clardy; Hayes; Meza; Plesa; Shine) Absents (Morales, Christina)
 

Wed 4/12/2023

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

Wed 4/26/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 524 (HB 2459 was passed)

RV#524: Yeas 128 (R 64, D 64) - Nays 19 (R 19, D 0) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Hayes; 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.; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; 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; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Cook; Dorazio; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hefner; Kitzman; Leach; Patterson; Schaefer; Schofield; Slaton; Slawson; Spiller; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Cain: "When Record No. 524 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Dean: "When Record No. 524 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) Hull: "When Record No. 524 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Metcalf: "When Record No. 524 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Schatzline: "When Record No. 524 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Vasut: "When Record No. 524 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

Thu 4/27/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 5/3/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 5/8/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 5/10/2023

(H) John Bryant signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mon 5/15/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Wed 5/17/2023

(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 31 (R 19, D 12) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0) Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Fri 5/19/2023

(H) Signed in the House
 

Sun 5/21/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House International Relations & Economic Development as Griffith, Idona for self
(Wed 5/3/2023) Registering before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Kelly, Bill for Mayor's Office, City of Houston
(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House International Relations & Economic Development as Person, Maria for self
(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House International Relations & Economic Development as Van Maanen, Cynthia for self (with Travis County Democratic Party)
 

(Tue 3/21/2023) Testifying before House International Relations & Economic Development as Ross, Chuck for Texas Workforce Commission
(Wed 5/3/2023) Testifying before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Ross, Chuck for Texas Workforce Commission