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SB1849   Signed by the Governor
This bill would cost taxpayers $39,945,851.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to an interagency reportable conduct search engine, standards for a person's removal from the employee misconduct registry and eligibility for certification as certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department officers and employees, and the use of certain information by certain state agencies to conduct background checks.
Republican Bill, authored by Kolkhorst
Co-authors: Bettencourt; Blanco; Hall; Miles; Paxton; Zaffirini
Sponsors: Noble
Co-sponsors: Garcia

View at Texas Legislature Online

Wed 3/8/2023


(S) Filed
(S) Lois Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Author
 

Mon 3/20/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 3/29/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 4/5/2023


(S) Bob Hall signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Borris Miles signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Thu 4/6/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Paul Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/11/2023


(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 31 (R 19, D 12) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)

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; Zaffirini

(S) Angela Paxton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) César Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Judith Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Fri 4/14/2023


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

Tue 4/25/2023


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

Mon 5/1/2023


(H) House Human Services Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Frank; Rose; Hull; Klick; Manuel; Noble; Ramos; Shaheen) Absents (Campos)
 

Wed 5/10/2023


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

Wed 5/17/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1779 (SB 1849 was passed)

RV#1779: Yeas 143 (R 83, D 60) - Nays 0 (R 0, 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; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

 

Sun 5/21/2023


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Mon 5/22/2023


(H) Signed in the House


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 4/25/2023) Testifying before House Human Services as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 3/29/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Colangelo, Laura for self (with Texas Private Schools Association)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Testifying before House Human Services as Colangelo, Laura for self (with Texas Private Schools Association)
(Wed 3/29/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Olmstead, Michael for Buckner International
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Benestante, Jacquie for self (with Autism Society of Texas)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Casas, Isabel for Texas Council of Community Centers
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Earl, Andrea for AARP Texas
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Ford, Ashley for Arc of Texas
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Hargett, Aaron for Buckner International
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Hatcher, Julia for self (with Texas Association of Family Defense Attorneys (TAFDA))
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Kimball, Mandi for Children at Risk
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as List, Amanda for Texas Appleseed
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as List, Amanda for Texas Appleseed
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Litzler, John for Texas Baptist Christian Life Commission
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Luke, Charles for self (with Pastors for Texas Children)
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Meyer, Alyse for LeadingAge Texas
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Norton, Kaden for LeadingAge Texas
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Sciarillo, Anna for self (with Texas Association of Behavior Analysis Public Policy Group)
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Troxclair, Caleb for Christian Homes and Family Services
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Warren, Kevin for Texas Health Care Association
 

On

(Tue 4/25/2023) Testifying before House Human Services as Dixon, Jordan for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Dixon, Jordan for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Guajardo, Daniel for Texas Juvenile Justice Department - Office of Inspector General
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Hinson, Jenny for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Hoffman, John for Texas Department of Information Resources
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Kanne, Lisa for Dept. of Family and Protective Services
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Kanne, Lisa for Dept. of Family and Protective Services
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Kintzer, Corey for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Kintzer, Corey for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Kopplin, Emily for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Kopplin, Emily for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Oestrick, Tanya for Dept. of Family and Protective Services
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Richardson, Dale for Texas Department of Information Resources
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Rodriguez, David for Texas Education Agency
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Singer, Kaci for Texas Juvenile Justice Department
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Singer, Kaci for Texas Juvenile Justice Department
(Wed 3/29/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Streufert, Preston for Texas Juvenile Justice Department
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Human Services as Talbert, Marta for Dept. of Family and Protective Services



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