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HB247

Signed by Governor
Authored by Ryan Guillen (R)
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Caption: Relating to the taxation of border security infrastructure.
Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: Isaac (R)
Sponsors: Middleton (R)
Co-sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R); Kolkhorst (R)


(H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as
(H) Middleton signed onto the bill as
 

Nov 12, 2024


(H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Feb 27, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 10, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Mar 24, 2025


(H) House Ways & Means met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Mar 27, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Mar 28, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1443: Yea 134 (R 85, D 49) - Nay 13 (R 1, D 12)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zweiner

Nay - Bryant; Canales; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Swanson; Thompson; Wu

Absent - Dean

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Morales Shaw

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

Jay Dean: "When Record No. 1443 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)

Ramon Romero, Jr.: "When Record No. 1443 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Valoree Swanson: "When Record No. 1443 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Venton Jones: "When Record No. 1443 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 7, 2025


(S) Received from the House
(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
 

May 19, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 20, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 21, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Record vote

20250521_HB247_2R: Yea 23 (R 20, D 3) - Nay 8 (R 0, D 8)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Zaffirini

Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West

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(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250521_HB247_3R: Yea 23 (R 20, D 3) - Nay 8 (R 0, D 8)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Zaffirini

Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage reported
 

May 22, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 23, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
 

For

(Mon 3/10/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association)
(Mon 3/10/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Drew Fuller for Texas Farm Bureau
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association)
 

On

(Mon 3/10/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Brian Hodgdon for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Mon 5/19/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Allison Mansfield for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts



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