Thu 12/1/2022

(H) Filed
 

Wed 1/25/2023

(H) Jeff Leach signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Shawn Thierry signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 3/1/2023

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

Tue 4/4/2023

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

Fri 4/21/2023

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

Fri 4/28/2023

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

Wed 5/3/2023

(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Moody was offered.
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 2) from Moody amended the bill.
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Moody was adopted as amended.
 

Thu 5/4/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1026 (HB 844 was passed)

RV#1026: Yeas 143 (R 82, D 61) - Nays 2 (R 1, D 1) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; 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; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; 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, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Canales

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Cain: "When Record No. 1026 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Jetton: "When Record No. 1026 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) Toth: "When Record No. 1026 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

Mon 5/8/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Democrat
 

Tue 5/16/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Thu 5/18/2023

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

Senate Vote: Yeas 31 (R 19, D 12) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0) Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Mon 5/22/2023

(H) Signed in the House
 

Tue 5/23/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Warms, Veronikah for Texas Civil Rights Project
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Washington, Ashley for self
 

(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Criminal Jurisprudence as De La Cruz, Stacy for self (with Shepherds Watch Foundation)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Litzinger, Linda for self (with Texas Parent to Parent)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Sabo, Jason for Children at Risk
(Tue 4/4/2023) Testifying before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Speed, Lindsey for self (with Traffick911)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Anderson, Jessica for Houston Police Department
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Anderson, Jessica for Houston Police Department
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Jones, Chris W. for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Louderback, A.J. for Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Louderback, AJ for Texas Sheriffs Regional Alliance
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Massingill, G Sealy for self (with Texas Medical Association)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Masters, Lavinia Bertha for self (with Hope SAVES)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Ortiz, Carlos Roberto for San Antonio Police Officers Association
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Parnell, James for Dallas Police Association (DPA)
(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Patterson, T. J. for City of Fort Worth
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Smith, Angela for self (with Fredericksburg Tea Party)
(Tue 4/4/2023) Registering before House Criminal Jurisprudence as Wilkerson, John for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
 

(Tue 5/16/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Reno, Josh for Office of the Texas Attorney General