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HJR135   Died in House Calendars Committee
This bill would cost taxpayers $3,000,204,406.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Referred to House Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas and establishing the Mental Health and Brain Institute Research Fund for the purposes of scientific research of all forms of mental health and human brain disease and disorders.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Thompson, Senfronia; Craddick; Buckley; Bonnen; Kuempel
Co-authors: Allen; Bucy; Campos; Collier; Darby; González, Jessica; Goodwin; Guerra; Johnson, Ann; Johnson, Julie; Lopez, Ray; Moody; Perez; Rose; Turner
Sponsors:
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Tue 3/7/2023


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

Wed 3/8/2023


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

Tue 3/14/2023


(H) Brad Buckley signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mon 3/20/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) John Bucy signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) House Higher Education Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Tue 3/21/2023


(H) House Higher Education Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Kuempel; Paul; Bucy; Burns; Clardy; Cole; González, Mary; Howard; Lalani) Absents (Burrows; Raney)
 

Mon 4/3/2023


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

Thu 4/6/2023


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

Mon 4/10/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Toth amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 120 (CSHJR 135, as amended, was adopted)

RV#120: Yeas 119 (R 59, D 60) - Nays 18 (R 18, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia; 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; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, T.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Sherman; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Dorazio; Frazier; Hull; Isaac; Klick; Leo-Wilson; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Schofield; Shaheen; Slaton; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tinderholt; Vasut

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

DeAyala: "When Record No. 120 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)

Harrison: "When Record No. 120 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Hayes: "When Record No. 120 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Holland: "When Record No. 120 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Kuempel: "When Record No. 120 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)

Leach: "When Record No. 120 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Toth: "When Record No. 120 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Troxclair: "When Record No. 120 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Wilson: "When Record No. 120 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) Ann Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Chris Turner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Drew Darby signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jessica González signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Joe Moody signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Toni Rose signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Vikki Goodwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/11/2023


(H) Ray Lopez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) John Kuempel signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Wed 4/12/2023


(H) Julie Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Fri 4/14/2023


(H) Liz Campos signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 4/17/2023


(H) Alma Allen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/18/2023


(H) Mary Ann Perez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Fri 4/28/2023


(H) R. D. Guerra signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 5/10/2023


(H) Nicole Collier signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Higher Education as Powell, Judy for Parent Guidance Center
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Cahn, Adam for self
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Spiller, Lee for Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas
 

For

(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Higher Education as Keller, Andy for Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute
(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Higher Education as Otto, Kathleen for self (with BioNTX)
(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Higher Education as Shulman, Joshua for self (with Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital)
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Adams, Lindsey for City of El Paso
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Austin, Glen for Greater Houston Partnership
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Bryan, Christine for Clarity Child Guidance Center
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Carranza, Susana for self
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Cates, Andrew for Nurse Family Partnership
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Chevalier, Dr. Andrea for Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Cook, Nathan for Rice University
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Cooke, Meredith for Texas Children's Hospital
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Craddick, Nadine for self
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Duncan, Cameron for Texas Hospital Association
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Galvan, Lyssette for NAMI Texas
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Green, Kathy for AARP Texas
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Haley, Anthony for self (with Baylor Scott and White Health Plan)
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Hodge, Daniel for Houston Methodist Hospital
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Horner, Philip for Houston Methodist Hospital
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Hunter, Nelda for Insightec Ltd.
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Jones, Garry for self (with Democrats for Education Reform TX)
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Kuykendall for Kir-ken-doll
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Lanagan, Lindsay for Legacy Community Health
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Mauro, Megan for Texas Association of Business
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Milligan, Maureen for Teaching Hospitals of Texas
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Rice, Leela for Texas Council of Community Centers
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Rodriguez, Jennifer for North Texas Commission
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Romero, Michelle for Texas Medical Association
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Soto, Renzo for Texas 2036
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Sutton, Jill for self (with Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Van de Putte, Leticia for San Antonio Chamber of Commerce
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Van de Putte, Leticia for Texas Academy of Physician Assistants
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Yanas, Christine for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
 

On

(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Higher Education as Babatope, Taiwo for UTHealth Houston
(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Higher Education as Blanton, Whitney for Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company
(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Higher Education as Boerwinkle, Eric for UTHealth Houston
(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before House Higher Education as Doyle, Kristen for Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Roberts, Wayne for CPRIT
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before House Higher Education as Roquemore, Clarisse for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts



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