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SB780   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers.
Republican Bill, authored by Hughes
Co-authors: Menéndez
Sponsors: Hefner
Co-sponsors: DeAyala; Metcalf; Slawson

View at Texas Legislature Online

Wed 2/8/2023


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

Wed 3/1/2023


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

Wed 3/8/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 3/15/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Thu 3/16/2023


(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 30 (R 18, D 12) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

(S) José Menéndez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 4/3/2023


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

Tue 4/18/2023


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

Mon 4/24/2023


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

Mon 5/15/2023


(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Ramos failed and was not adopted.
(H) Record Vote No. 1699 (Amendment No. 1 (Ramos) failed of adoption)

RV#1699: Yeas 63 (R 4, D 59) - Nays 75 (R 75, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King, T.; Lalani; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Goldman; Harris, C. E.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Lopez, J.; Lujan; Metcalf; Meyer; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

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

Canales: "When Record No. 1699 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)

Darby: "When Record No. 1699 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Leo-Wilson: "When Record No. 1699 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


(H) Record Vote No. 1700 (SB 780 was passed to third reading)

RV#1700: Yeas 113 (R 80, D 33) - Nays 28 (R 0, D 28)
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Yea - Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Goldman; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Holland; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Jones, J.; 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; Morales, E.; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Raymond; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Walle; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Allen; Bernal; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Collier; Flores; Garcia; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, V.; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Muñoz; Ramos; Reynolds; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Vo; Zwiener

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

Guerra: "When Record No. 1700 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Manuel: "When Record No. 1700 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Tue 5/16/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Morrison amended the bill.
(H) Record Vote No. 1733 (SB 780, as amended, was passed)

RV#1733: Yeas 125 (R 82, D 43) - Nays 15 (R 0, D 15)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bryant; Collier; Davis; Flores; González, J.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Manuel; Meza; Morales, C.; Neave Criado; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds; Romero

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

Canales: "When Record No. 1733 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Canales: "When Record No. 1733 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Murr: "When Record No. 1733 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. 1733 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Neave Criado: "When Record No. 1733 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Neave Criado: "When Record No. 1733 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Rose: "When Record No. 1733 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Rose: "When Record No. 1733 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

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

(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Garner, Donald for Texas Faith & Freedom Coalition
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Parkinson, Thomas for self
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Parma, Rebecca for Texas Right to Life



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