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HB3447   Signed by the Governor
This bill would cost taxpayers $9,456,035.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Finance Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Bonnen; Paul; Anderson; Morales, Eddie
Co-authors: Bernal; Ortega
Sponsors: Huffman
Co-sponsors: Alvarado; Blanco; Hinojosa; West

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Fri 3/3/2023


(H) Filed
(H) Greg Bonnen signed onto the bill as Author
 

Thu 3/16/2023


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

Wed 3/29/2023


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

Mon 4/3/2023


(H) House State Affairs Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Geren; Guillen; Metcalf; Raymond; Smithee; Spiller; Thompson, Senfronia; Turner) Nays (Slawson) Absents (Dean)
 

Mon 4/17/2023


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

Tue 4/18/2023


(H) Charles "Doc" Anderson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Dennis Paul signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 4/25/2023


(H) Evelina "Lina" Ortega signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Eddie Morales signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Fri 4/28/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 734 (CSHB 3447 was passed to engrossment)

RV#734: Yeas 129 (R 66, D 63) - Nays 15 (R 15, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Stucky; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Isaac; Schatzline; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Leach: "When Record No. 734 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Meyer: "When Record No. 734 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)

Schaefer: "When Record No. 734 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Mon 5/1/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 752 (HB 3447 was passed)

RV#752: Yeas 128 (R 68, D 60) - Nays 16 (R 16, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; 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; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; 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; Orr; Ortega; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Sherman; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Talarico; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Dorazio; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hefner; Isaac; Patterson; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

K. Bell: "When Record No. 752 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Leach: "When Record No. 752 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Spiller: "When Record No. 752 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


(H) Diego Bernal signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 5/4/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Finance Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 5/10/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Fri 5/12/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Tue 5/16/2023


(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 29 (R 17, D 12) - Nays 2 (R 2, D 0)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

Nay - Hall; Hughes

 

Sun 5/28/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 2226 (The motion to adopt the conference committee report on HB 3447 prevailed)

RV#2226: Yeas 125 (R 67, D 58) - Nays 11 (R 11, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; 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; Schofield; Sherman; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Schaefer; Schatzline; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Bryant: "When Record No. 2226 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)

Dean: "When Record No. 2226 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)

Patterson: "When Record No. 2226 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)

S. Thompson: "When Record No. 2226 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Mon 5/29/2023


(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Stewart, Susan for self
 

For

(Wed 3/29/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Avini, Mitrah for Texas 2036
(Wed 5/10/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Avini, Mitrah for Texas 2036
(Wed 5/10/2023) Testifying before Senate Finance as Freedman, Brian for Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership
(Wed 3/29/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Mendez, Trey for City of Brownsville
(Wed 3/29/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Ramirez, Helen for City of Brownsville
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Bionat, Christian for Greater Houston Partnership
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Bionat, Christian for Greater Houston Partnership
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Cook, Nathan for Rice University
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Garcia, Matthew for Dallas Regional Chamber
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Huddleston, Cheri for Texas Commercial Airports Association
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Kelly, Bill for Mayor's Office, City of Houston
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Kelly, Bill for Mayor's Office, City of Houston
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Krogman, Travis for Austin Chamber of Commerce
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Lopez-Guerra, Ricardo for Boeing Company
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Mauro, Megan for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Mauro, Megan for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before Senate Finance as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Zito, Al for self



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