Mon 3/6/2023

(S) Filed
(S) Tan Parker signed onto the bill as Author
 

Thu 3/16/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 4/11/2023

(S) César Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 4/13/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 4/19/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Lois Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Sarah Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 4/20/2023

(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 26 (R 14, D 12) - Nays 3 (R 3, D 0) Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

Nay - Hall; Hughes; Middleton

(S) José Menéndez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/25/2023

(H) Referred to the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Tue 5/2/2023

(H) House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Ashby; Bailes; Flores; Holland; Morrison; Troxclair) Absents (Martinez; Collier; Garcia)
 

Wed 5/10/2023

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

Mon 5/15/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1689 (SB 1648 was passed to third reading)

RV#1689: Yeas 127 (R 67, D 60) - Nays 15 (R 15, 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; Canales; 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.; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Ortega; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Harrison; Hayes; Hull; Isaac; Leo-Wilson; Patterson; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Cain: "When Record No. 1689 was taken, my machine malfunctioned and I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Hefner: "When Record No. 1689 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) K. Bell: "When Record No. 1689 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Swanson: "When Record No. 1689 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) V. Jones: "When Record No. 1689 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)

 

Tue 5/16/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1716 (SB 1648 was passed)

RV#1716: Yeas 120 (R 61, D 59) - Nays 19 (R 19, D 0) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Canales; 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.; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ortega; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Hull; Isaac; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Patterson; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. C. Bell: "When Record No. 1716 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) C. Bell: "When Record No. 1716 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Jetton: "When Record No. 1716 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) Jetton: "When Record No. 1716 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) Murr: "When Record No. 1716 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. 1716 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Orr: "When Record No. 1716 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Orr: "When Record No. 1716 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Swanson: "When Record No. 1716 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Swanson: "When Record No. 1716 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (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

(Thu 4/13/2023) Testifying before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Metzger, Luke for self (with Environment Texas)
(Thu 4/13/2023) Testifying before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Nazor, Craig for self (with Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club)
(Thu 4/13/2023) Testifying before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Sreenivasan, Rahul for Texas 2036
(Thu 4/13/2023) Registering before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Good, Kevin for self (with Texans for State Parks)
(Thu 4/13/2023) Registering before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Hinkle, Ron for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Thu 4/13/2023) Registering before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Reed, Cyrus for Lone star chapter sierra club
(Thu 4/13/2023) Registering before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Wilcox, Sharon for self (with Defenders of Wildlife)
 

(Thu 4/13/2023) Testifying before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Goshen, Danielle for National Wildlife Federation
(Thu 4/13/2023) Testifying before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Olson, Lori for Texas Land Trust Council
(Thu 4/13/2023) Registering before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Achee, Jeff for self (with Texas Recreation and Park Society)
(Thu 4/13/2023) Registering before Senate Water, Agriculture & Rural Affairs as Franklin, Rodney for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department