Tue 2/28/2023

(H) Filed
(H) Cody Vasut signed onto the bill as Author
 

Mon 3/13/2023

(H) Carrie Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 3/14/2023

(H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 3/15/2023

(H) Shelby Slawson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 4/5/2023

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

Mon 4/17/2023

(H) House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Leach; Johnson, Julie; Flores; Moody; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut) Absents (Davis)
 

Tue 4/18/2023

(H) Andrew Murr signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Thu 4/20/2023

(H) Barbara Gervin-Hawkins signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 4/26/2023

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

Wed 5/10/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1418 (HB 2965 was passed)

RV#1418: Yeas 132 (R 83, D 49) - Nays 10 (R 0, D 10) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bucy; Cole; Gamez; González, M.; Jones, J.; Longoria; Morales, C.; Plesa; Ramos; Romero

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Cole: "When Record No. 1418 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Cortez: "When Record No. 1418 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) Hinojosa: "When Record No. 1418 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 1418 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

Thu 5/11/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Fri 5/19/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 5/22/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 29 (R 19, D 10) - Nays 2 (R 0, D 2) Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

Nay - Eckhardt; Gutierrez

 

Thu 5/25/2023

(H) Signed in the House
 

Fri 5/26/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Wed 4/5/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Eiland, Craig for self (with Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
(Fri 5/19/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Aragonez, Alexa for Mayor's Office, City of Houston
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Duhon, Trey for Waller County
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Franco, Brie for City of Austin
(Fri 5/19/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Franco, Brie for City of Austin
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Kay, Cicely for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Fri 5/19/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Kay, Cicely for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Kelly, Bill for Mayor's Office, City of Houston
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Patterson, TJ for City of Fort Worth
 

(Wed 4/5/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as McKee, Ryan for self
(Wed 4/5/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Tahuahua, Geoffrey for Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas
(Fri 5/19/2023) Testifying before Senate Business & Commerce as Tahuahua, Geoffrey for Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas
(Fri 5/19/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Albright, Steven for AGC of Texas
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Carnahan, Alina for Real Estate Council of Austin
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Fagan, Jennifer for Texas Construction Association
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Harris, Andy for self
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Leggett, Adam for Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN)
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Sims, Jami for Real Estate Council of Dallas, Real Estate Council of Greater Fort Worth
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Stewart, Scott for American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Van Arsdale, Corbin for AGC-Texas Building Branch
(Fri 5/19/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Van Arsdale, Corbin for AGC-Texas Building Branch
(Wed 4/5/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Williams, M Paige for Dallas County District Attorney
 

(Fri 5/19/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Fowler, Perry for Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN)