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SB944   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Health & Human Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the commitment order for individuals with intellectual disabilities who are committed to state supported living centers.
Republican Bill, authored by Kolkhorst
Co-authors:
Sponsors: Lambert
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Wed 2/15/2023


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

Fri 3/3/2023


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

Wed 3/15/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 3/22/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Mon 4/3/2023


(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nays 1 (R 0, D 1)

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

Nay - Johnson

 

Mon 4/17/2023


(H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 4/26/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Fri 5/5/2023


(H) House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Leach; Flores; Schofield; Slawson; Vasut) Absents (Johnson, Julie; Davis; Moody; Murr)
 

Wed 5/10/2023


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

Tue 5/16/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1732 (SB 944 was passed)

RV#1732: Yeas 134 (R 81, D 53) - Nays 8 (R 1, D 7)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; 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; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; 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 - Gamez; Guerra; Hinojosa; Isaac; Morales, C.; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds

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

Gámez: "When Record No. 1732 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Gámez: "When Record No. 1732 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Isaac: "When Record No. 1732 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Isaac: "When Record No. 1732 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

J. Jones: "When Record No. 1732 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

J. Jones: "When Record No. 1732 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Murr: "When Record No. 1732 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. 1732 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted yes." (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

Against

(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Miller, Jeff for Disability Rights Texas
(Wed 4/26/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Miller, Jeff for Disability Rights Texas
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Cranston, Catherine for self (with Personal Attendant Coalition of Texas)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Cranston, Ron for self (with ADAPT of Texas)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Ford, Ashley for Arc of Texas
(Wed 4/26/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Ojomo, Omodele for Autism society of texas
 

For

(Wed 4/26/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Brown, Joan for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Burns, Sonja for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Cates, Deborah for self
(Wed 4/26/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Cates, Deborah for self
(Wed 4/26/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Combest, Stacey for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Japko, Rebecca for self (with Parents and Allies for Remarkable Texans (PART))
(Wed 4/26/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Japko, Rebecca for self (with Parents and Allies for Remarkable Texans (PART))
(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Parrish, Curtis for self (with Lubbock County)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Williams, Tracy for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Billings, Carla for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Burns, Sonja for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Combest, Stacey for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Lehman, Kim for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Marshall, Karen for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Schatz, Candra for self
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Wallace, Debra for self (with Parents and Allies for Remarkable Texans (PART))
 

On

(Wed 4/26/2023) Testifying before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Goode, Jennifer for self (with Betty Hardwick Center)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Testifying before Senate Health & Human Services as Goode, Jenny for self (with Betty Hardwick Center)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Cazabon-Braly, Laura for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 4/26/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Cazabon-Braly, Laura for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as McGonigle, Anne for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 4/26/2023) Registering before House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as McGonigle, Anne for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)
(Wed 3/15/2023) Registering before Senate Health & Human Services as Turner, Haley for Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC)



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