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HJR134   Passed by the House and Senate
Referred to House County Affairs Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Galveston County.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Bonnen; Cain; Burrows; Canales; Garcia
Co-authors: Capriglione; Dean; Geren; Patterson; Shaheen
Sponsors: Middleton
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Wed 3/1/2023


(H) Filed
(H) Greg Bonnen signed onto the bill as Author
 

Mon 3/13/2023


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

Wed 4/19/2023


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

Wed 4/26/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House County Affairs Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Neave Criado; Stucky; Gerdes; Orr; Schatzline; Tinderholt) Nays (Jones, Jolanda; Rosenthal; Slaton)
 

Tue 5/2/2023


(H) Briscoe Cain signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Dustin Burrows signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Josey Garcia signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Terry Canales signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 5/3/2023


(H) Charlie Geren signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Giovanni Capriglione signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jared Patterson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jay Dean signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Matt Shaheen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 5/8/2023


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

Wed 5/10/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1452 (HJR 134 was adopted)

RV#1452: Yeas 106 (R 65, D 41) - Nays 32 (R 15, D 17)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Frazier; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hayes; Hefner; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; King, K.; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Raney; Raymond; Romero; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Slawson; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Bailes; Bell, C.; Bryant; Craddick; Darby; Davis; Flores; González, J.; Goodwin; Harrison; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; Kitzman; Lambert; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Price; Ramos; Reynolds; Rogers; Rose; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Vasut; Zwiener

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

Ashby: "When Record No. 1452 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)

Collier: "When Record No. 1452 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jetton: "When Record No. 1452 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)

Manuel: "When Record No. 1452 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Murr: "When Record No. 1452 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Rosenthal: "When Record No. 1452 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Toth: "When Record No. 1452 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Thu 5/11/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Fri 5/12/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Tue 5/16/2023


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

Senate Vote: Yeas 27 (R 18, D 9) - Nays 4 (R 1, D 3)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; Whitmire

Nay - Flores; Gutierrez; West; Zaffirini

 

Thu 5/18/2023


(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Furlow, Philip Mack for self (with 106th Judicial District Attorney)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Hawkins, Gayla for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Fri 5/12/2023) Testifying before Senate Local Government as Hawkins, Gayla for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Helton, Bill for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Henderson, Jennifer for self (with County Treasurers' Association of Texas, Schleicher County)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Lopez, Carlos for self (with Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Medrano, Pauline for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Monk, Leann for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Soldan, Tracy for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Tenorio, Daphne for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Wyatt, Dr. Carla for self (with Texas County Treasurers Association)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Yeatts Brown, Cindy for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Adams, Dianna for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Ausbre, Shahayla for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Bailey, Brookelyn for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Bradshaw, Rosa for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Bush, Melanie for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Carcerano, Eric for self (with Chambers County District Attorney)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Crownover, Karrie for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Douglass, Linda for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as English, ANita for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Glover, Desotius for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Gregory, Betty for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Griffin, Ebanie for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Haevischer, Bryan for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Harris, Gina for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Hawthorne, Brian for self (with Sheriff's Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Hudson, Katherine for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Kile, Tambra for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Lee, Jacilet for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as McCoy, Leigh for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as McGinnis, Rhea for County Treasurers Association of Texas
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as McGinnis, Rhea for self (with County treasurers association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Mitchell, Michael for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Pantel, Jama for Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas
(Fri 5/12/2023) Registering before Senate Local Government as Pantel, Jama for Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Pickens, Carolyn for self (with Brentwood Baptist Church)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Price, Velva for County and District Clerks Association of Texas
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Prout, Tammy for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Ray, Douglas for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Reese, Jeff for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Rice, Chuck for Texas Association of County Auditors
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Rickert, William for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Rushing, Sherry for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Salinas, Christina for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Sephus, Pauline for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Stidham, Bruce for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Swan, Leo for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Tennant, Amy for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Tharp, Jennifer for self (with Comal County Criminal District Attorney's Office)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Turner, Brittni for self (with County Treasurers Association of Texas)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Vieth, Patricia for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Weaver, Kristan for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Wendel, David for self (with Texas Association of County Auditors)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Woolley, J.R. for self (with Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas)
 

For

(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Blackwell, Mary for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Davidson, Zach for self (with Galveston County)
(Fri 5/12/2023) Testifying before Senate Local Government as Davidson, Zach for self (with Galveston County)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Dugie, Hank for self (with Galveston County)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as King, Dawn for self (with Dickinson chamber of commerce)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Lane, Chris for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Lewis, Spencer for Galveston county
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Saunders, Sean for self (with League City)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as Schoellkopf, Shawn for self (with Digiworld Media)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Testifying before House County Affairs as West, Justin for self (with Galveston County Precinct 4 Constable)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Boney, W brad for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Brown, Della for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Erenwert, Brent for self (with City of friendswod council)
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Lewis, Roxann for self
(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Wilbanks, Chad for self
 

On

(Wed 4/19/2023) Registering before House County Affairs as Hall Lecuona, Shawn for self (with Kri'ah b'shalom)



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