Wed 11/16/2022

(H) Filed
 

Tue 2/28/2023

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

Tue 3/14/2023

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

Tue 3/21/2023

(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Human Services Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Frank; Rose; Campos; Hull; Klick; Manuel; Noble; Ramos) Nays (Shaheen)
 

Mon 3/27/2023

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

Tue 4/4/2023

(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Rose amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 85 (CSHB 729, as amended, was passed to engrossment)

RV#85: Yeas 107 (R 45, D 62) - Nays 38 (R 38, D 0) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Sherman; Shine; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bell, C.; Bumgarner; Cain; Clardy; Cook; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frazier; Gates; Gerdes; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; Leo-Wilson; Metcalf; Orr; Paul; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Cortez: "When Record No. 85 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Dean: "When Record No. 85 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Gates: "When Record No. 85 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Jetton: "When Record No. 85 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)

(H) Carl Sherman, Sr. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 4/5/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 92 (HB 729 was passed)

RV#92: Yeas 108 (R 45, D 63) - Nays 38 (R 38, D 0) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Bailes; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris, C. J.; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; 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; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Sherman; Shine; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bell, C.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Clardy; Cook; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frazier; Gerdes; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Isaac; Lambert; Leo-Wilson; Paul; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Leach: "When Record No. 92 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

Wed 4/12/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 5/16/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Fri 5/19/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Tue 5/23/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 28 (R 16, D 12) - Nays 3 (R 3, D 0) Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

Nay - Hughes; Middleton; Springer

 

Thu 5/25/2023

(H) Signed in the House
 

Fri 5/26/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Tue 3/14/2023) Testifying before House Human Services as Ford, Ashley for Arc of Texas
(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Japko, Rebecca for self (with Parents and Allies for Remarkable Texans (PART))
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Batton, Sandra for Provider Alliance for Community Services of Texas (PACSTX)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Bearden, Chase for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Borel, Dennis for Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Calvert, Raif for Texas Association of School Boards
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Casas, Isabel for Texas Council of Community Centers
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Casas, Isabel for Texas Council of Community Centers and Private Providers Association of Texas
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Dole, Michael for Driscoll Health System
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Dowling, Matt for Texas Medical Association
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Dowling, Matt for Texas Medical Association
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Ford, Ashley for Arc of Texas
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Glenn, Eric for Superior HealthPlan
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Harris, Ashley for United Ways of Texas
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Hayes, Aaryce for Disability rights texas
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Kelly, Bill for Mayor's Office, City of Houston
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Litzinger, Linda for self (with Texas Parent to Parent)
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Lynch, Jessica for Texas Association of Community Health Plans
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Miller, Jeff for Disability Rights Texas
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Miller, Jeff for self (with Disability Rights Texas)
(Tue 3/14/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Weizenbaum, Jon for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Young Montgomery, Rebecca for Montgomery Strategies
 

(Tue 3/14/2023) Testifying before House Human Services as Benitez, Clair for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Gerken, Lauren for Texas council for developmental disabilities
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Turner, Haley for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)