Thu 2/9/2023

(S) Filed
(S) Mayes Middleton signed onto the bill as Author
 

Wed 3/1/2023

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

Wed 3/8/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 3/29/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 4/3/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Wed 4/5/2023

(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 24 (R 19, D 5) - Nays 7 (R 0, D 7) Yea - Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Gutierrez; Menéndez; Miles; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Wed 4/12/2023

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

Tue 4/25/2023

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

Fri 4/28/2023

(H) House Public Education Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Buckley; Allison; Cunningham; Harris, Cody; Harrison; Hefner; Schaefer) Nays (Hinojosa; Talarico) Absents (Allen; Dutton; King, Ken; Longoria)
 

Tue 5/9/2023

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

Tue 5/16/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1750 (SB 798 was passed to third reading)

RV#1750: Yeas 85 (R 79, D 6) - Nays 52 (R 0, D 52) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - 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; Frazier; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Metcalf; Meyer; 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; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; 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. Garcia: "When Record No. 1750 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) Garcia: "When Record No. 1750 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) Lalani: "When Record No. 1750 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Lalani: "When Record No. 1750 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Muñoz: "When Record No. 1750 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Muñoz: "When Record No. 1750 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

Wed 5/17/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1773 (SB 798 was passed)

RV#1773: Yeas 91 (R 82, D 9) - Nays 52 (R 0, D 52) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Frazier; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Goldman; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Romero; 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; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis; Flores; Gamez; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Neave Criado; Ordaz; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds; 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. Bowers: "When Record No. 1773 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Garcia: "When Record No. 1773 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

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

(Tue 4/25/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Bell, Andrea for self (with Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT))
(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Education as Libby, Mary for Texas Counseling Association
(Tue 4/25/2023) Testifying before House Public Education as Libby, Mary for Texas Counseling Association and Texas School Counseling Association
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Benestante, Jacquie for self (with Autism Society of Texas)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Cave, Tricia for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Chevalier, Andrea for Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education (TCASE)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Griffith, Carrie for Texas State Teacher Association
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Kling, Kelsey for Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Kling, Kelsey for self (with Texas American Federation of Teachers (Texas AFT))
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as McPeters, Pamela for Texas Classroom Teachers Association
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Wert, Konrad for self
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Wiggins, Mark for Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Williams, Paige for Texas Classroom Teachers Association
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Wright, Eric for Lone Star State School Counselor Association
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Wright, Eric for Lone Star State School Counselor Association
 

(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Education as Elliott, Kenneth for self
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Adams, Bryce for Texas Public Charter Schools Association
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Adams, Bryce for self (with Texas Public Charter Schools Association)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Allmon, Jennifer for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Ghani, Shariq for Minaret Foundation
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Haenisch, Barry for Texas Association of Community Schools
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Haenisch, Barry for Texas Association of Community Schools
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Hale, Kevin for self (with Libertarian Party of Texas)
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Ibe, Natalie for self
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as McCreary, Casey for Texas Association of School Administrators
 

(Wed 3/8/2023) Testifying before Senate Education as Beckett, Melissa for self (with Texas Education 911)
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Cook, Marilyn for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Holubec, Bryan for self
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Marin, Eric for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Marin, Eric for Texas Education Agency
(Wed 3/8/2023) Registering before Senate Education as Martinez, Monica for Texas Education Agency
(Tue 4/25/2023) Registering before House Public Education as Ramos, Shelly for Texas Education Agency