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HB727   Passed the House But Died in Senate with No Public Hearing
Referred to House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Rose; Thompson, Senfronia; Hernandez; Leach
Co-authors: Bryant; Morales Shaw; Zwiener
Sponsors:
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Wed 11/16/2022


(H) Filed
 

Tue 2/28/2023


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

Tue 3/7/2023


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

Tue 3/14/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Criminal Jurisprudence Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Moody; Bhojani; Bowers; Darby; Harrison; Leach; Morales, Christina; Schatzline) Absents (Cook)
 

Tue 3/21/2023


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

Thu 3/23/2023


(H) Ana Hernandez signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Tue 3/28/2023


(H) Senfronia Thompson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 3/29/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Tinderholt was offered.
(H) Point of order sustained (amendment)
Rule 11, Section 2: Motions on a Different Subject Offered as Amendments. No motion or proposition on a subject different from the subject under consideration shall be admitted as an amendment or as a substitute for the motion or proposition under debate. "Proposition" as used in this section shall include a bill, resolution, joint resolution, or any other motion which is amendable.
(H) Record Vote No. 68 (HB 727 was passed to engrossment)

RV#68: Yeas 84 (R 20, D 64) - Nays 61 (R 61, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Anchía; Bailes; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Ordaz; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Burns; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; Gerdes; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Isaac; Kacal; Kitzman; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo-Wilson; Lujan; Metcalf; Morrison; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Rogers; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

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

Bailes: "When Record No. 68 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Kuempel: "When Record No. 68 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


(H) Erin Zwiener signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jeff Leach signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Thu 3/30/2023


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

Wed 4/5/2023


(H) A Bipartisan amendment (No. 1) from Rose; Leach; Moody amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 95 (Amendment No. 1 (Rose; Leach; Moody) was adopted)

RV#95: Yeas 136 (R 76, D 60) - Nays 5 (R 5, 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; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; 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.; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Dorazio; Gerdes; Isaac; Lujan; Tinderholt

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

Cortez: "When Record No. 95 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)

Frazier: "When Record No. 95 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)

Gerdes: "When Record No. 95 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Goldman: "When Record No. 95 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)

Lujan: "When Record No. 95 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Ordaz: "When Record No. 95 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)

Schatzline: "When Record No. 95 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


(H) Record Vote No. 96 (HB 727, as amended, was passed)

RV#96: Yeas 97 (R 33, D 64) - Nays 48 (R 48, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harrison; 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; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Oliverson; Ordaz; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Allison; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; Gerdes; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Isaac; Kuempel; Lambert; Leo-Wilson; Lujan; Metcalf; Morrison; Murr; Noble; Orr; Paul; Price; Schaefer; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Wilson

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

Lambert: "When Record No. 96 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Schatzline: "When Record No. 96 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Wed 4/19/2023


(H) John Bryant signed onto the bill as Coauthor


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Borchardt, Lindy for Tarrant County District Attorney
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Hunt, Ray for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Wilkerson, John for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
 

For

(Tue 3/7/2023) Testifying before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Andrews, Jenny for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Tue 3/7/2023) Testifying before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Gosslee, Susybelle for self
(Tue 3/7/2023) Testifying before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Hansch, Greg for National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
(Tue 3/7/2023) Testifying before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Harrison, Kimberly for self
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Borel, Dennis for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Garza, Delfino for self
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Hoskins, Marc for Disability Rights Texas
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Houston, Joshua for Texas Impact
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Kunish, Eric for self (with National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI))
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Litzler, John for Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Place, Shea for Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (TCDLA)
(Tue 3/7/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Williams, M Paige for Dallas County District Attorney
 

On

(Tue 3/7/2023) Testifying before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Robbins, Maro for Office of Capital and Forensic Writs
(Tue 3/7/2023) Testifying before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Schonemann, Raoul for self



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