Mon 11/14/2022

(H) Filed
 

Thu 2/23/2023

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

Tue 4/4/2023

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

Wed 4/12/2023

(H) Giovanni Capriglione signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Mano DeAyala signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Terri Leo-Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Reggie Smith signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Thu 4/13/2023

(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Elections Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Smith; Burrows; Capriglione; DeAyala; Morales, Eddie; Swanson) Nays (Bucy; Manuel; Vo)
 

Wed 4/26/2023

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

Wed 5/3/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 945 (HB 246 was passed)

RV#945: Yeas 83 (R 79, D 4) - Nays 58 (R 1, D 57) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allison; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burrows; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; Gates; Gerdes; Goldman; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Burns; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King, T.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Neave Criado; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds; Romero; Rosenthal; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Burns: "When Record No. 945 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Button: "When Record No. 945 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) Clardy: "When Record No. 945 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Guerra: "When Record No. 945 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Muñoz: "When Record No. 945 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Ordaz: "When Record No. 945 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Rose: "When Record No. 945 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)

 

Fri 5/5/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
(H) Will Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 5/8/2023

(H) Kronda Thimesch signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 5/15/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 5/17/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Thu 5/18/2023

(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 19 (R 19, D 0) - Nays 12 (R 0, D 12) Yea - Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Hinojosa; Johnson; LaMantia; Menéndez; Miles; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Mon 5/22/2023

(H) Signed in the House
 

Tue 5/23/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Bailard, Andra for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Carranza, Susana for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Castilla, Cindi for self (with Texas Eagle Forum)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Chenelle, Rebekah for Dallas County Commissioners Court
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Corbitt, Drew for Texas Democratic Party
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as DeBill, Valerie for self
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Eby French, Emily for Texas Civil Rights Project
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Ehresman, Katya for self (with Common Cause Texas)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Kay, Cicely for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Roberts, Cary for Texas Association of Elections Administrators
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Smith, Angela for self (with Fredericksburg Tea Party)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Stewart, Susan for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Sugg, Paul for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Torre, Michael for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Warms, Veronikah for Texas Civil Rights Project
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Washington, Ashley for self
 

(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Green, Robert L. for Travis County Republican Party Election Integrity Committee
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Johnson, Ed for self
(Mon 5/15/2023) Testifying before Senate State Affairs as Johnson, Ed for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Vera, Alan for Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Bodine, Brian for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Bohnert, Henry for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Bohnert, Richard for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Marshall, Karen for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Plaisance, Kristen for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Raymond, John for self
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Strickler, Marcia for self (with CDF Citizens Defending Freedom)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Thornburg, Clinton for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Trainor, Lucy for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Valliant, Susan for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Van Compernolle, John for self
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Elections as Zenner, Ed for self
 

(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Adkins, Christina for Texas Secretary of State
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Hawthorne, Heather for self (with County and District Clerks Association of Texas)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Haynes, Adam for Conference of Urban Counties
(Mon 5/15/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Adkins, Christina for Texas Secretary of State