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HB4444   Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing
Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the management of groundwater by certain districts and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Democrat Bill, authored by King, Tracy O.
Co-authors:
Sponsors:
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View at Texas Legislature Online

Thu 3/9/2023


(H) Filed
(H) Tracy King signed onto the bill as Author
 

Tue 3/21/2023


(H) Referred to the House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Democrat
 

Tue 3/28/2023


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

Wed 4/19/2023


(H) House Natural Resources Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (King, Tracy O.; Thompson, Ed; Gamez; Kacal; Kitzman; Lalani; Metcalf; Price; Ramos; Rogers; Zwiener)
 

Thu 4/27/2023


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

Fri 5/5/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1090 (HB 4444 was passed)

RV#1090: Yeas 127 (R 66, D 61) - Nays 17 (R 16, D 1)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Darby; Davis; Dean; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; 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; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; 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; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Craddick; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dutton; Harrison; Hayes; Noble; Patterson; Schaefer; Schatzline; Slaton; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut

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

Isaac: "When Record No. 1090 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Leach: "When Record No. 1090 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Tue 5/9/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Natural Resources as Gibson, David for Texas Corn Producers Association
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Howe, Billy for Texas Farm Bureau Insurance
 

For

(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Natural Resources as Sledge, Brian for self (with Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District, North Texas Groundwater)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Gaines, Jimmy for Texas Landowners Council
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as McKee, Nancy for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Ortiz, Alex for Sierra Club
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Puig - Williams, Vanessa for EDF Renewables
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Rubinstein, Carlos for self (with Belding Farms and Cockrell Investment)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Smith, David for Benbrook Water Authority
 

On

(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Natural Resources as Ellis, Gregory for Clients of the Firm
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before House Natural Resources as Martinsson, Leah for Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Alexander, Kathy for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Mills, Kelly for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Nygren, Kim for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before House Natural Resources as Wier, Andrew for self (with Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund (SAWDF))



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