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SJR93   Passed by the House and Senate
Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.
Republican Bill, authored by Schwertner
Co-authors:
Sponsors: Hunter
Co-sponsors:

View at Texas Legislature Online

Mon 5/1/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
(S) Charles Schwertner signed onto the bill as Author
 

Tue 5/2/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 5/3/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Thu 5/4/2023


(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 27 (R 18, D 9) - Nays 4 (R 1, D 3)

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

Nay - Eckhardt; Hancock; Miles; West

 

Sat 5/6/2023


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

Wed 5/10/2023


(H) House State Affairs Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Thu 5/11/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
 

Wed 5/17/2023


(H) House State Affairs Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Hunter; Dean; Guillen; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller) Nays (Hernandez; Anchía; Thompson, Senfronia; Turner) Absents (Geren)
 

Thu 5/18/2023


(H) House State Affairs Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Hunter; Hernandez; Anchía; Dean; Geren; Guillen; Metcalf; Raymond; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Thompson, Senfronia; Turner)
 

Sat 5/20/2023


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

Mon 5/22/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1945 (CSSJR 93 was adopted)

RV#1945: Yeas 103 (R 76, D 27) - Nays 35 (R 5, D 30)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Frank; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hefner; Hernandez; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Price; Raney; Raymond; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Schaefer; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

Nay - Anchía; Bernal; Bryant; Bucy; Collier; Darby; Davis; Flores; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Hayes; Hinojosa; Isaac; Johnson, J. D.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Leo-Wilson; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Ordaz; Ortega; Plesa; Ramos; Rosenthal; Sherman; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Zwiener

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

Allen: "When Record No. 1945 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)

Bowers: "When Record No. 1945 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)

Frazier: "When Record No. 1945 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)

Hayes: "When Record No. 1945 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Isaac: "When Record No. 1945 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Leo-Wilson: "When Record No. 1945 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 1945 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Ortega: "When Record No. 1945 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

S. Thompson: "When Record No. 1945 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Schatzline: "When Record No. 1945 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)


 

Mon 5/29/2023


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


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 5/10/2023) Testifying before House State Affairs as Gordon, John for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Barsalou, Denee for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Billingsley, Anne for ONEOK, Inc.
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Boms, Matthew for Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as DiMasi, Rachel for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Fiduk, Kenneth for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Haden, Lorri for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Haverlah, Sandra for Texas Consumer Association
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Ledesma, David for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as McConnell, Melissa for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Robison, Andrew for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Romero Walsh, Kathy for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Sabo, Jason for Environment Texas
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Shelley, Adrian for Public Citizen
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Stewart, Susan for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as TAYLOR, JONELLE for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Wu, Steven for self (with Woori Juntos)
 

For

(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Beatty, Jasmine for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Belsick, Michael for self
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Brophey, Patrick for North Texas Commission
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Brown, Jay for Valero Energy Corporation
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Brown, Jay for Valero Energy Corporation
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Burgin, Matt for ConocoPhillips
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Coffee, Jennifer for Texas Pipeline Association
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Coleman, Katie for Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Coleman, Katie for Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM)
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Ellmer, Mindy for Lyondellbasell
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Ellmer, Mindy for Lyondellbasell, Olin and Tarrant Regional Water District
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Flores, Ismael for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Glass, Tom for self
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Glass, Tom for self (with Texas Constitutional Enforcement)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Jimenez, Lucas for self
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Joyce, Shana for Texas Oil & Gas Association
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Landwehr, Martha for BASF Corporation
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Landwehr, Martha for BASF Corporation
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Macksood, Greg for Ovintiv USA Inc.
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Malouff, Charlie for Texas Twister, Inc.
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Mathis, James for DOW Chemical
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Mathis, James for DOW Chemical
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Mathis, James for Samsung Austin Semiconductor
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Moore, Julie for Occidental Petroleum Corporation
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Moore, Julie for Occidental Petroleum Corporation
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Murphy, Cooper for self
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Noonan, Chris for Texas Chemical Council
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Noonan, Chris for Texas Chemical Council
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Oswald, Bill for self (with Knox Corporation)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Simpson, Richard for self
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Spreen, Lauren for Enterprise Products Partners LP
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Spreen, Lauren for Targa Resources
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Veenstra, Mari for self
 

On

(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Barnes, Bill for NRG Energy, Inc.
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Barnes, Bill for NRG Energy, Inc.
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Beit-Arie, Maya for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Carter, David for self
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Coffee, Jennifer for Texas Pipeline Association
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Gleeson, Thomas for Public Utility Commission of Texas
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Gleeson, Thomas for Public Utility Commission of Texas
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Harvey, Julia for Texas Electric Cooperatives
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Ogelman, Kenan for Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Ogelman, Kenan for Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Reed, Cyrus for Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Reed, Cyrus for Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter
(Tue 5/2/2023) Registering before Senate Business & Commerce as Siegel, Sam for Vistra Corporation
(Wed 5/10/2023) Registering before House State Affairs as Yu, Joel for Grid Resilience in Texas (GRIT)



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