Wed 3/8/2023

(H) Filed
(H) Ellen Troxclair signed onto the bill as Author
 

Mon 3/20/2023

(H) Referred to the House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Thu 3/30/2023

(H) Caroline Harris signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Cody Harris signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) David Spiller signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Lynn Stucky signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mon 4/3/2023

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

Mon 4/24/2023

(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Ways & Means Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Meyer; Thierry; Button; Craddick; Gervin-Hawkins; Hefner; Muñoz, Jr.; Noble; Raymond; Shine; Turner)
 

Fri 5/5/2023

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

Thu 5/11/2023

(H) Point of order withdrawn
Rule 8, Section 10(b): Neither the house nor a committee of the house may consider a bill whose application is limited to one or more political subdivisions by means of population brackets or other artificial devices in lieu of identifying the political subdivision or subdivisions by name. However, this subsection does not prevent consideration of a bill that classifies political subdivisions according to a minimum or maximum population or other criterion that bears a reasonable relation to the purpose of the proposed legislation or a bill that updates laws based on population classifications to conform to a federal decennial census.
(H) Carl Tepper signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Kronda Thimesch signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Fri 5/12/2023

(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Hinojosa failed and was not adopted.
(H) Record Vote No. 1648 (Amendment No. 1 (Hinojosa) failed of adoption)

RV#1648: Yeas 52 (R 2, D 50) - Nays 82 (R 77, D 5) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Davis; Flores; Gamez; Garcia; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King, T.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu

Nay - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Frazier; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Metcalf; Meyer; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson; Zwiener

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Gervin-Hawkins: "When Record No. 1648 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Guerra: "When Record No. 1648 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Harrison: "When Record No. 1648 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)

(H) Point of order withdrawn
Rule 8, Section 10(b): Neither the house nor a committee of the house may consider a bill whose application is limited to one or more political subdivisions by means of population brackets or other artificial devices in lieu of identifying the political subdivision or subdivisions by name. However, this subsection does not prevent consideration of a bill that classifies political subdivisions according to a minimum or maximum population or other criterion that bears a reasonable relation to the purpose of the proposed legislation or a bill that updates laws based on population classifications to conform to a federal decennial census.

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Mon 4/3/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Creegan, Sean for City of Austin
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Joslove, Scott for Texas Hotel and Lodging Association
 

(Mon 4/3/2023) Testifying before House Ways & Means as Turrieta, Gilbert for self
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Ways & Means as Wheeler, Julie for Travis County Commissioners Court