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HB479   Never Made It to a Senate Committee
This bill would cost taxpayers $4,158,991,984.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Referred to House Corrections Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Caption: Relating to the period for transporting a criminal defendant who is found incompetent to stand trial to a facility for competency restoration services and to the compensation to the county for the costs of confinement occurring after that period.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Hinojosa; Hayes; Kacal; Rose; Anderson
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View at Texas Legislature Online

Mon 11/14/2022


(H) Filed
 

Thu 2/23/2023


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

Wed 3/8/2023


(H) Richard Hayes signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 3/21/2023


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

Thu 3/23/2023


(H) Kyle Kacal signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 4/5/2023


(H) House Corrections Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Herrero; Kacal; Allen; Jones, Venton; Lopez, Ray; Sherman, Sr.; Toth) Nays (Swanson) Absents (Murr)
 

Thu 4/20/2023


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

Wed 4/26/2023


(H) Toni Rose signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Thu 4/27/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 614 (HB 479 was passed)

RV#614: Yeas 120 (R 56, D 64) - Nays 29 (R 29, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; 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; Craddick; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hayes; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; 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; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Shine; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Cunningham; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hefner; Holland; Isaac; Kitzman; Noble; Paul; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson

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

C.E. Harris: "When Record No. 614 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Cook: "When Record No. 614 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

DeAyala: "When Record No. 614 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Leach: "When Record No. 614 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Leo-Wilson: "When Record No. 614 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


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


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Bohnert, Henry for self
 

For

(Tue 3/21/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Hampton, Keith for self
(Tue 3/21/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Hansch, Greg for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(Tue 3/21/2023) Testifying before House Corrections as Tetens, Josh for self (with McLennan County District Attorney's Office)
(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Barsalou, Denee for self
(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Cass, Scott for self (with Sheriff's Association of Texas)
(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Kay, Cicely for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Margolis, Eve for self
(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Mills, Amber for self (with MOVE Texas Action)
(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Mills, Buddy for self (with Sheriff's Association of Texas)
(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Place, Allen for Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)
 

On

(Tue 3/21/2023) Registering before House Corrections as Schalchlin, Scott for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)



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