Wed 2/22/2023

(H) Filed
(H) Donna Howard signed onto the bill as Author
 

Mon 3/13/2023

(H) Referred to the House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 3/21/2023

(H) Victoria Neave Criado signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Thu 4/6/2023

(H) Ryan Guillen signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 4/11/2023

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

Thu 4/13/2023

(H) House Homeland Security & Public Safety Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Guillen; Johnson, Jarvis; Bowers; Canales; Goodwin; Harless; Holland) Nays (Dorazio; Troxclair)
 

Thu 4/20/2023

(H) Sam Harless signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mon 4/24/2023

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

Tue 4/25/2023

(H) Charles "Doc" Anderson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 4/27/2023

(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Howard amended the bill.
(H) Josey Garcia signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Fri 4/28/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 700 (HB 2670 was passed)

RV#700: Yeas 109 (R 45, D 64) - Nays 36 (R 36, D 0) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bell, C.; Cain; Clardy; Dorazio; Gates; Gerdes; Goldman; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; Kitzman; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Murr; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Anderson: "When Record No. 700 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Clardy: "When Record No. 700 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Cook: "When Record No. 700 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) Dean: "When Record No. 700 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Goldman: "When Record No. 700 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Leach: "When Record No. 700 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Metcalf: "When Record No. 700 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Thimesch: "When Record No. 700 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(H) Gene Wu signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 5/1/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Democrat
 

Sat 5/6/2023

(H) Penny Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 5/16/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Sun 5/21/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Litzinger, Linda for self (with Texas Parent to Parent)
(Tue 4/11/2023) Testifying before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Luna, Rose for Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Battaglia, Stephanie for Texas CASA
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Compton, Dorothy ann for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Fuentes, Gabriella for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Gonzales, Juliana for self (with SAFE Alliance)
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Griffith, Idona for self
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Guy, Linda for self
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Lanier, Justin for Texas Network of Youth Services (TNOYS)
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as MacDougal, Vanessa for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Mike-Mayer, Sydney for Texas Advocacy Project
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Mudge, Jennifer for Texas Council on Family Violence
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Stewart, Susan for self
(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Wood, Justin for Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas
 

(Tue 4/11/2023) Registering before House Homeland Security & Public Safety as Ortiz, Hector for Dept. of Family and Protective Services