Tue 2/21/2023

(H) Filed
(H) Lynn Stucky signed onto the bill as Author
 

Mon 3/13/2023

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

Thu 4/13/2023

(H) Valoree Swanson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mon 4/17/2023

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

Wed 4/26/2023

(H) House Public Health Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Klick; Campos; Jetton; Johnson, Ann; Jones, Jolanda; Jones, Venton; Price; Smith; Tinderholt) Nays (Collier; Oliverson)
 

Tue 5/2/2023

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

Sat 5/6/2023

(H) Point of order withdrawn
Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1): Each committee report on a bill or joint resolution must include background information on the proposal and information on what the bill or resolution proposes to do.
 

Mon 5/8/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1258 (HB 2553 failed to pass)

RV#1258: Yeas 42 (R 33, D 9) - Nays 93 (R 44, D 49) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Bonnen; Bumgarner; Burns; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Geren; Goldman; González, M.; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Herrero; Howard; Klick; Lambert; Leo-Wilson; Lozano; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Noble; Ortega; Patterson; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Smith; Stucky; Thimesch; Tinderholt; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Zwiener

Nay - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Burrows; Button; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frazier; Gamez; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Murr; Neave Criado; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shine; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Toth; Turner; Walle; Wilson; Wu

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Burns: "When Record No. 1258 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Cook: "When Record No. 1258 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Garcia: "When Record No. 1258 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) Gervin-Hawkins: "When Record No. 1258 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Hayes: "When Record No. 1258 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Isaac: "When Record No. 1258 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) J. Jones: "When Record No. 1258 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Jetton: "When Record No. 1258 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) Lozano: "When Record No. 1258 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Schatzline: "When Record No. 1258 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. 1258 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) T. King: "When Record No. 1258 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)

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Mon 4/17/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Hutson, Blake for Texas Association of Community Health Plans
(Mon 4/17/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Sholar, Alina for Texas 400
(Mon 4/17/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Widmer, Jimmy for self (with Texas Medical Association)
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Abel, Matt for Texas Association of Business
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Banning, Tom for Texas Academy of Family Physicians
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Capelo, Jaime for Texas 400
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Hillert, Bobby for Texas Orthopaedic Association
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Kean, Christine for self (with Texas Medical Association, Texas Orthopaedic Association, TSAOG)
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Reed, Rachael for Texas Ophthalmological Association
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Reynolds, David for Texas Chapter American College of Physicians Services
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Sutton, Jill for Texas Osteopathic Medical Association
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Travis, Clayton for Texas Pediatric Society
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Wright, Ben for Texas Medical Association
 

(Mon 4/17/2023) Testifying before House Public Health as Geelhoed, Michael for Texas physical therapy association
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Bearden, Chase for self (with Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Benestante, Jacquie for Autism Society of Texas
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Henderson, John for self (with Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals (TORCH))
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Litzinger, Linda for self (with Texas Parent to Parent)
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Moyers, Kimberly for self
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Vallot, Colette for Texas Academy of Physician Assistants
(Mon 4/17/2023) Registering before House Public Health as Welton, Caroline for Texas Public Policy Foundation