Fri 3/10/2023

(S) Filed
(S) Brandon Creighton signed onto the bill as Author
 

Thu 3/23/2023

(S) Referred to the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 4/19/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Thu 4/27/2023

(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

 

Fri 4/28/2023

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

Wed 5/3/2023

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

Mon 5/8/2023

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

Tue 5/16/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1747 (SB 2538 was passed to third reading)

RV#1747: Yeas 128 (R 75, D 53) - Nays 9 (R 5, D 4) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Raney; Raymond; 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

Nay - Buckley; Craddick; González, M.; Guillen; Harris, C. J.; Kitzman; Martinez Fischer; Ramos; Reynolds

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. C.J. Harris: "When Record No. 1747 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) C.J. Harris: "When Record No. 1747 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Jetton: "When Record No. 1747 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. 1747 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) V. Jones: "When Record No. 1747 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) V. Jones: "When Record No. 1747 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)

 

Wed 5/17/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1765 (SB 2538 was passed)

RV#1765: Yeas 144 (R 82, D 62) - 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; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; 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, C.; 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

 

Thu 5/18/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Fri 5/19/2023

(H) Signed in the House
 

Fri 6/2/2023

(E) Signed by the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Thu 4/13/2023) Registering before Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education as DeLoretto-Chudy, Sophia for self
(Thu 4/13/2023) Registering before Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education as Melendrez, Eli for self (with Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT))
 

(Thu 4/13/2023) Testifying before Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education as Figueroa, Luis for Every Texan
(Thu 4/13/2023) Registering before Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education as Wasielewski, Miguel for University of Texas at Austin