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SB1602   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to venue and choice of law for certain actions involving censorship by social media platforms.
Republican Bill, authored by Hughes
Co-authors: Bettencourt; Creighton; Kolkhorst
Sponsors: Cain; Vasut; Schofield; Smith; Thompson, Ed
Co-sponsors: Hefner

View at Texas Legislature Online

Fri 3/3/2023


(S) Filed
(S) Bryan Hughes signed onto the bill as Author
 

Thu 3/16/2023


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

Mon 3/20/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Thu 3/23/2023


(S) Paul Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 3/28/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Wed 3/29/2023


(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nays 1 (R 0, D 1)

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

Nay - Zaffirini

(S) Brandon Creighton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Lois Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 4/10/2023


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

Wed 4/26/2023


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

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)
 

Wed 5/10/2023


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

Mon 5/15/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1697 (SB 1602 was passed to third reading)

RV#1697: Yeas 81 (R 80, D 1) - Nays 63 (R 3, D 60)
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Yea - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Clardy; Cook; Cunningham; Darby; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; 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; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Davis; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Herrero; 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; Neave Criado; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

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

Craddick: "When Record No. 1697 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Dean: "When Record No. 1697 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Tue 5/16/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1729 (SB 1602 was passed)

RV#1729: Yeas 86 (R 81, D 5) - Nays 55 (R 0, D 55)
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Yea - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis; Flores; Gamez; Garcia; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Herrero; 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.; Neave Criado; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

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

E. Morales: "When Record No. 1729 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

E. Morales: "When Record No. 1729 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Frazier: "When Record No. 1729 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)

Frazier: "When Record No. 1729 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)

Gervin-Hawkins: "When Record No. 1729 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Gervin-Hawkins: "When Record No. 1729 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Murr: "When Record No. 1729 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Murr: "When Record No. 1729 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Wed 5/17/2023


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

Mon 5/29/2023


(E) Signed by the Governor


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 3/20/2023) Testifying before Senate State Affairs as Glass, Tom for self (with Texas Constitutional Enforcement)
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Drewry, Chris for self
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Evans, Michelle for self
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Green, Robert L. for self (with Travis County Republican Party - Election Integrity Committee)
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Parkinson, Thomas for self
 

On

(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Hall Lecuona, Shawn for Lecuona Law, PLLC, dba Lecuona Life Ministries
(Mon 3/20/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Hall Lecuona, Shawn for self (with Lecuona Law, PLLC, dba Lecuona Life Ministries)



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