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SB876   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Democrat
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders; expanding the applicability of an occupational license.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Flores; Whitmire
Co-authors: Hinojosa; Menéndez; West
Sponsors: Buckley; Patterson; Lalani
Co-sponsors: Leo-Wilson

View at Texas Legislature Online

Mon 2/13/2023


(S) Filed
(S) John Whitmire signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Pete Flores signed onto the bill as Author
 

Wed 3/1/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, chaired by a Democrat
(S) Juan Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 3/28/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Tue 4/4/2023


(S) Royce West signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/11/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Thu 4/20/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mon 4/24/2023


(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 22 (R 11, D 11) - Nays 8 (R 8, D 0)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Blanco; Campbell; Eckhardt; Flores; Hinojosa; Huffman; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

Nay - Birdwell; Creighton; Hall; Hancock; Hughes; Middleton; Paxton; Springer

(S) José Menéndez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Tue 4/25/2023


(H) Referred to the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Mon 5/8/2023


(H) House Licensing & Administrative Procedures Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (King, Ken; Walle; Goldman; Harless; Hernandez; King, Tracy O.; Patterson; Shaheen; Thompson, Senfronia) Absents (Herrero; Schaefer)
 

Tue 5/9/2023


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

Wed 5/10/2023


(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Buckley amended the bill.
 

Thu 5/11/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1485 (SB 876 was passed)

RV#1485: Yeas 119 (R 61, D 58) - Nays 23 (R 22, D 1)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Anchía; Anderson; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Hayes; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King, K.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Smith; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Allison; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Cain; Clardy; Collier; Craddick; Harris, C. J.; Hefner; Kacal; Klick; Metcalf; Murr; Price; Schaefer; Schatzline; Slawson; Smithee; Toth; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

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

Canales: "When Record No. 1485 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Collier: "When Record No. 1485 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Harrison: "When Record No. 1485 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Isaac: "When Record No. 1485 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 1485 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)

Swanson: "When Record No. 1485 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Tinderholt: "When Record No. 1485 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

Against

(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Bell, Aly for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Delmer, Jennifer Porter for Greater Houston Pembroke Welsh Corgi Fanciers
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Hupp, Jacob for American Kennel Club
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Kralik, Martin for Responsible Pet Owners Alliance
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Morrison, Mary Nicole for Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club of Greater Houston and Toy Club of Greater Houston
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Simpson, Michael for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Stawski, Michelle for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Escobar, Micaela for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Simpson, Michael for self (with Responsible Pet Owners)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Titus, Patte for German Short Haired Pointer Club of San Antonio
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Wood, Deborah for self (with Responsible Pet Owners Alliance)
 

For

(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Ducharme, Ronald for Rescue Magazine
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Lynch, Natalie for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Reynolds, Adam for Houston SPCA
(Tue 3/28/2023) Testifying before Senate Criminal Justice as Zenteno, Gloria for Unity for a Solution
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Fikac, Peggy for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Fuentes, Gina for self (with Dog and cat breeding license)
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Hawthorne, Brian for Sheriff's Association of Texas
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Hubbard, John for Animal Legal Defense Fund
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Johnson, Ashley for Righteous Paws Rescue
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Kelly, Bill for Mayor's Office, City of Houston
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Lee, Stephanie for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Loignon, David for Austin Animal Center
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Marshall, Kimber for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Morris, Joe for Game Warden Peace Officer's Association
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Randolph, Ian for Animal Legal Defense Fund
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Samudio, Ernest for self
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Shurtleff, Hilary for Texas Pets Alive!
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Sparks, Clifford for City of Dallas
(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Zaboroski, Jessica for Texas Humane Legislation Network
 

On

(Tue 3/28/2023) Registering before Senate Criminal Justice as Bruno, Steve for Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation



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