Rep. Ben Bumgarner (R)
State Representative for Texas House District 63
Phone:512-463-0688
Location:Flower Mound, TX (Denton)
Email:Email
Office Address:E1.310
Campaign Website:Website
Office Website:Office Website
Facebook:@BenBumgarnerforTexasRepHD63
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Vote Changes / Statements of Vote
Recorded in Journal
(Wishful Changes of Vote with No Effect on Official Bill Passage or Failure,
or Explanations from This Legislator About Why They Were Away from Their Desk.
You the Voter Get to Decide If the Reasons Given are Legit, a Dereliction of Duty,
or a Clever Maneuver to Avoid a Controversial Vote.)

38 Statements of Vote (Change)
31 Change Statements
7 Away Statements

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Away (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1117 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."
HB45: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute human trafficking criminal offenses.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1120 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB318: Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments in certain rural counties.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1021 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB791: Relating to the issuance of Central Catholic High School specialty license plates.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Yea (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2444 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."
HB876: Relating to the establishment of certain information sharing and analysis organizations by the Department of Information Resources.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1023 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB1240: Relating to certain governmental operations affecting the border region.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1149 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB1359: Relating to a program to provide assistance for certain retail electric customers; authorizing a fee.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1932 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB1557: Relating to waiver programs for certain veterans provided by toll project entities.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2014 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB1557: Relating to waiver programs for certain veterans provided by toll project entities.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2740 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB2136: Relating to design and use of a model criminal citation.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Yea (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1505 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."
HB2145: Relating to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at certain state-owned parking lots and garages.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Away (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 866 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."
HB2730: Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead to file a new application or confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1274 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB3000: Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2747 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB3006: Relating to the purchase and installation of climate control systems at facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2025 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB3134: Relating to advanced air mobility.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1962 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB3177: Relating to the peace officer status of designated investigators of a municipal office of inspector general.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Away (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2449 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."
HB3284: Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2688 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB3333: Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain stream segments, stream assessment units, and drainage areas.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Away (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 855 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no."
HB3385: Relating to the promotion and sale of wine produced in this state; creating a farm winery permit; authorizing a fee.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Yea (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1874 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."
HB4166: Relating to an exemption for certain property owners from regulatory requirements for residential mortgage loan originators.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2527 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB4732: Relating to state recognition of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2617 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB4773: Relating to the transfer of certain malt beverages between two or more licensed premises operating under the same general ownership or management.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Yea (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1882 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."
HB4944: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation assistance to indigent litigants.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
HB5265: Relating to the health care professional education fund.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 104 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes."
HCR35: Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 212 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
SB2: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Yea (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 3489 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."
SB12: Relating to parental rights in public education and to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the loss of funding for public schools that fail to comply with those provisions.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 3578 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
SB13: Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Yea (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1848 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."
SB17: Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Away (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 3649 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no."
SB57: Relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities or impairments during a mandatory school drill or a disaster or emergency situation.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Away (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 3873 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."
SB456: Relating to the purchase or sale of human organs; increasing a criminal penalty.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 2073 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
SB1555: Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 865 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
SB1706: Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Away (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 3134 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no."
SB1728: Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1893 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
SB1968: Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Yea (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 3081 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."
SB2185: Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 4157 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
SB2753: Relating to the time, place, and manner of voting, including abolishing early and absentee voting, providing for a voting period, and establishing voting centers; reestablishing criminal offenses and authorization for certain fees.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 3905 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes."
SB2781: Relating to the imposition of civil penalties for certain violations with respect to political contributions and expenditures made by certain persons who engage in lobbying activities.

View Bill at Source Ben Bumgarner: Nay (View Vote Breakdown)
Explanation from Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 158 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes."
SCR47: Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, and ending on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

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