Thu 2/16/2023

(S) Filed
(S) Charles Schwertner signed onto the bill as Author
 

Fri 3/3/2023

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

Thu 3/9/2023

(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Tue 3/14/2023

(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Drew Springer signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Paul Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Pete Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Wed 3/15/2023

(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 22 (R 18, D 4) - Nays 8 (R 0, D 8) Yea - Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; Zaffirini

Nay - Alvarado; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menéndez; Miles; West; Whitmire

(S) Brandon Creighton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Mon 4/10/2023

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

Thu 4/27/2023

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

Mon 5/1/2023

(H) House Elections Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Smith; Burrows; Capriglione; DeAyala; Morales, Eddie; Swanson) Nays (Bucy; Manuel; Vo)
 

Wed 5/10/2023

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

Wed 5/17/2023

(H) Record Vote No. 1761 (SB 994 was passed)

RV#1761: Yeas 93 (R 83, D 10) - Nays 51 (R 0, D 51) View in House Legislative Journal Yea - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Clardy; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Frazier; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales, E.; Morrison; Murr; 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; Walle; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis; Flores; Gamez; Garcia; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Ordaz; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Wu; Zwiener

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded. Campos: "When Record No. 1761 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep) Guerra: "When Record No. 1761 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

 

Mon 5/22/2023

(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

(Thu 4/27/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Crews, Charles for self
(Thu 4/27/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Curtis, Linda for self (with League of Independent Voters of Texas)
(Thu 3/9/2023) Testifying before Senate State Affairs as DiBianca, Arthur for self (with Libertarian Party of Travis County)
(Thu 4/27/2023) Testifying before House Elections as DiBianca, Arthur for self (with Libertarian Party of Travis County)
(Thu 3/9/2023) Testifying before Senate State Affairs as Hale, Kevin for self (with Libertarian Party of Texas)
(Thu 4/27/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Hale, Kevin for self (with Libertarian Party of Texas)
(Thu 4/27/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Miller, Elizabeth for self
(Thu 3/9/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Stewart, Susan for self
(Thu 4/27/2023) Registering before House Elections as Stewart, Susan for self
 

(Thu 4/27/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Bowen, Wes for self
(Thu 4/27/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Burrows, Thomas for self
(Thu 4/27/2023) Registering before House Elections as Green, Robert L. for self (with Travis County Republican Party Election Integrity Committee)
(Thu 4/27/2023) Registering before House Elections as Hayter, Russell for self
(Thu 4/27/2023) Registering before House Elections as Strickler, Marcia for self
(Thu 4/27/2023) Registering before House Elections as Vera, Alan for Harris County Republican Party Ballot Security Committee
 

(Thu 4/27/2023) Testifying before House Elections as Adkins, Christina for Texas Secretary of State
(Thu 3/9/2023) Registering before Senate State Affairs as Ingram, Keith for Texas Secretary of State