Mon 11/14/2022

(H) Filed
 

Thu 2/23/2023

(H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 3/8/2023

(H) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 3/15/2023

(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) David Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Leach; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut) Nays (Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody)
 

Mon 3/27/2023

(H) Briscoe Cain signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 3/28/2023

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

Wed 4/12/2023

(H) Cole Hefner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 4/24/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 438 (HB 609 was passed to engrossment)

RV#438: Yeas 98 (R 83, D 15) - Nays 48 (R 0, D 48) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Frazier; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Goldman; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Herrero; Holland; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Plesa; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Romero; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis; Flores; Gamez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Ortega; Perez; Ramos; Reynolds; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. K. King: "When Record No. 438 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) Neave Criado: "When Record No. 438 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Plesa: "When Record No. 438 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Vo: "When Record No. 438 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(H) Carl Tepper signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/25/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 468 (HB 609 was passed)

RV#468: Yeas 104 (R 84, D 20) - Nays 39 (R 0, D 39) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Frazier; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Herrero; Holland; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchía; Bowers; Cole; Collier; Flores; Gamez; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Neave Criado; Ordaz; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Bryant: "When Record No. 468 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) Bucy: "When Record No. 468 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) C. Morales: "When Record No. 468 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) Davis: "When Record No. 468 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Gervin-Hawkins: "When Record No. 468 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Manuel: "When Record No. 468 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) Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 468 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Rosenthal: "When Record No. 468 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

(H) Will Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 4/26/2023

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

Thu 5/4/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
(H) Ernest Bailes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 5/9/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Thu 5/11/2023

(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 19 (R 19, D 0) - Nays 11 (R 0, D 11) Yea - Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Gutierrez; Hinojosa; Johnson; LaMantia; Menéndez; Miles; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Fri 5/12/2023

(H) Signed in the House
 

Mon 5/15/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Wed 5/24/2023

(E) Signed by the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Kirby Harrison, Chnequa for self
 

(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Evans, Michelle for self (with Texans for Vaccine Choice)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Evans, Michelle for self (with Texans for Vaccine Choice)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Glass, Tom for self (with Texas Constitutional Enforcement)
(Thu 5/4/2023) Testifying before Senate State Affairs as Porter, Gregory for self (with Texas For Liberty)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Porter, Gregory C for self
(Thu 5/4/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Alexander, Lee Ann for American Property and Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Befeld, Amy for Texans for Lawsuit Reform
(Thu 5/4/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Belsick, Michael for self
(Thu 5/4/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Borders Mittnacht, Tracey for AGC of Texas - Highway, Heavy, Utilities, and Industrial Branch
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Deadrick, June for CenterPoint Energy, Inc.
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Dear, Teresa for self
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as DeWitt, Cathy for Texas Association of Staffing
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Ellmer, Regan for Independent Insurance Agents of Texas
(Thu 5/4/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Flores, Julio for Regional Hispanic Contractors Association
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Hoy, Sandy for Texas Apartment Association
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Parsley, Lee for Texans for Lawsuit Reform
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Schiltz, Stephanie for self
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Schlegel, Jackie for self (with Texans For Medical Freedom)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Spilman, Annie for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Thu 5/4/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Spilman, Annie for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Streufert, Kelsey for Texas Restaurant Association
(Thu 5/4/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Streufert, Kelsey for Texas Restaurant Association
 

(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Shuford, Jennifer for Department of State Health Services