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SB1045   Signed by the Governor
This bill would cost taxpayers $11,864,235.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals with jurisdiction over certain civil cases, the compensation of the justices of that court, and the jurisdiction of the courts of appeals in this state.
Republican Bill, authored by Huffman
Co-authors: Creighton
Sponsors: Murr; Burrows; Schofield; Vasut; Landgraf
Co-sponsors: Allison; Anderson; Bumgarner; Burns; Cain; Capriglione; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lopez, Janie; Lozano; Oliverson; Shine; Spiller; Swanson; VanDeaver

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Tue 2/21/2023


(S) Filed
(S) Joan Huffman signed onto the bill as Author
 

Fri 3/3/2023


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

Wed 3/22/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 3/29/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Brandon Creighton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 3/30/2023


(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 19 (R 19, D 0) - Nays 12 (R 0, D 12)

Yea - Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Hinojosa; Johnson; LaMantia; Menéndez; Miles; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Tue 4/4/2023


(H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 5/3/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Leach; Murr; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut) Nays (Johnson, Julie; Davis; Flores; Moody)
 

Thu 5/11/2023


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

Thu 5/18/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Murr amended the bill.
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Murr amended the bill.
 

Fri 5/19/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Murr amended the bill.
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 2) from Johnson, J.E. amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 1846 (SB 1045, as amended, was passed but reconsidered later)

RV#1846: Yeas 83 (R 80, D 3) - Nays 60 (R 2, D 58)
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Yea - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Goldman; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Metcalf; Meyer; Morrison; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Raney; Rogers; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King, T.; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Ordaz; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raymond; Reynolds; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Zwiener

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

Cortez: "When Record No. 1846 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Smithee: "When Record No. 1846 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) A Democrat amendment (No. 2) from Johnson, J.E. was withdrawn.
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 3) from Johnson, J.E. amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 1868 (SB 1045, as amended, was passed)

RV#1868: Yeas 91 (R 77, D 14) - Nays 47 (R 1, D 46)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, J. D.; Kacal; King, K.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Nay - Anchía; Bernal; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Cole; Collier; Darby; Davis; Flores; Gamez; Garcia; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King, T.; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Neave Criado; Ordaz; Ortega; Plesa; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Talarico; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Zwiener

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

Allen: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Bhojani: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Campos: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Frazier: "When Record No. 1868 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)

Garcia: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Guerra: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Hull: "When Record No. 1868 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)

J.D. Johnson: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Lalani: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Muñoz: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Perez: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Ramos: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Raymond: "When Record No. 1868 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Slawson: "When Record No. 1868 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)


 

Mon 5/22/2023


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


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Jurisprudence as Baker, Thomas J Tom for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Jurisprudence as Carlyle, Cory for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Jurisprudence as Garcia, Dennise for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Jurisprudence as Perdue, Jim for self (with Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Jurisprudence as Triana, Gisela for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Jurisprudence as Weatherly, Grace for self (with Texas Chapters of American Board of Trial Advocates)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Amps, Emily for Texas AFL-CIO
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Benavides, Christian for Texas Watch
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Gray, Linda for League of Women Voters of Texas
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Gutierrez, Anthony for Common Cause Texas
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Hale, Kevin for self (with Libertarian Party of Texas)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Lopez, Roberto for Texas Civil Rights Project
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Welsh, Daniela for self
 

For

(Wed 3/22/2023) Testifying before Senate Jurisprudence as Parsley, Lee for Texans for Lawsuit Reform
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Albright, Steven for AGC of Texas - Highway, Heavy, Utilities, and Industrial Branch
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Baldovinos, Brittney for Texas Chemical Council
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Douglas, Sarah for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Hoy, Sandy for Texas Apartment Association
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Noonan, Chris for Texas Chemical Council
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Oberbeck, Tulsi for Texas Oil & Gas Association
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Snowden, Tara for Zachry Corporation
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Van Arsdale, Corbin for AGC-Texas Building Branch
 

On

(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as Hilton, Chris for Office of the Texas Attorney General
(Wed 3/22/2023) Registering before Senate Jurisprudence as LaVoie, Megan for Office of Court Administration



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