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HB471   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Business & Industry Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the entitlement to and claims for benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Patterson; Capriglione; Burrows; Canales; Lujan
Co-authors: Allison; Anderson; Bumgarner; Cain; Frazier; Gamez; Guerra; Hefner; Herrero; Johnson, Julie; King, Tracy O.; Longoria; Lopez, Ray; Martinez; Metcalf; Morales Shaw; Morales, Eddie; Muñoz, Jr.; Neave Criado; Noble; Perez; Plesa; Romero, Jr.; Shaheen; Turner
Sponsors: Schwertner
Co-sponsors: Blanco; Hinojosa; Menéndez

View at Texas Legislature Online

Mon 11/14/2022


(H) Filed
 

Thu 1/12/2023


(H) Dustin Burrows signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Giovanni Capriglione signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) John Lujan signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 1/24/2023


(H) Terry Canales signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 1/25/2023


(H) Frederick Frazier signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 2/7/2023


(H) Ben Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Oscar Longoria signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 2/14/2023


(H) Chris Turner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Ramon Romero, Jr. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 2/15/2023


(H) Ray Lopez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Tracy King signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 2/23/2023


(H) Referred to the House Business & Industry Committee, chaired by a Democrat
 

Wed 3/1/2023


(H) Mary Ann Perez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 3/7/2023


(H) Erin Gamez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 3/13/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Mihaela Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Steve Allison signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) House Business & Industry Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Thu 3/16/2023


(H) Abel Herrero signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 3/20/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Candy Noble signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Matt Shaheen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) R. D. Guerra signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) House Business & Industry Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Longoria; Vasut; Cole; Frazier; González, Jessica; Hinojosa; Isaac; Lambert) Absents (Neave Criado)
 

Tue 3/21/2023


(H) Will Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 3/27/2023


(H) Briscoe Cain signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 3/28/2023


(H) Julie Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 3/29/2023


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

Mon 4/3/2023


(H) Armando "Mando" Martinez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cole Hefner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/4/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Patterson amended the bill.
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Patterson amended the bill.
(H) Eddie Morales signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Sergio Muñoz, Jr. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 4/5/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 91 (HB 471 was passed)

RV#91: Yeas 146 (R 83, D 63) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; 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.; Harrison; Hayes; 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.; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; 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; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

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

Wed 4/12/2023


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

Wed 5/3/2023


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

Tue 5/16/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Fri 5/19/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Wed 5/24/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 2063 (The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 471 prevailed)

RV#2063: Yeas 138 (R 81, D 57) - Nays 4 (R 0, D 4)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; 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

Nay - Hinojosa; Ramos; Reynolds; Zwiener

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

V. Jones: "When Record No. 2063 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)


 

Thu 5/25/2023


(H) Signed in the House
 

Fri 5/26/2023


(S) Signed in the Senate


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Business & Commerce as Arnold, Lance for self (with City of Weatherford)
(Mon 3/13/2023) Testifying before House Business & Industry as Sandlin, Bennett for Texas Municipal League
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Minyard, Trevor for City of McKinney
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Stewart, Susan for self
 

For

(Mon 3/13/2023) Testifying before House Business & Industry as Bachop, Matt for Texas State Association of Fire Fighters
(Mon 3/13/2023) Testifying before House Business & Industry as Jones, Chris for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Business & Commerce as Jones, Chris for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Business & Commerce as Riddle, John for self (with Texas State Association of Fire Fighters)
(Mon 3/13/2023) Testifying before House Business & Industry as Sapp, Matthew for self (with Frisco firefighters association)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Business & Commerce as Sapp, Matthew for self (with Frisco firefighters association)
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Alvarado, Aidan for self (with Laredo Firefighters Association)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Alvarado, Aidan for self (with Laredo Firefighters Association)
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Deshields, Glenn for Texas State Association of Fire Fighters
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Hunt, Ray for Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Lancton, Patrick for self (with Houston Professional Firefighters Association/TSAFF)
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Markham, Joseph for self (with Arlington Professional Fire Fighters)
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Parnell, James for Dallas Police Association (DPA)
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Silva, Michael for Mission Fire Fighters Association
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Szimanski, Jennifer for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Szimanski, Jennifer for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Wilkerson, John for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Wilkerson, John for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Wittenburg, Michelle for San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association Local 624
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Wittenburg, Michelle for San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association Local 624
 

On

(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Business & Commerce as Glover, Lee for City of Frisco
(Mon 3/13/2023) Registering before House Business & Industry as Craddock, Allen for Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers Compensation
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Craddock, Allen for Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers Compensation
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Johnson, Dirk for Office of Injured Employee Counsel



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