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HB256

In Calendar Committee
Authored by Terri Leo Wilson (R)
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Caption: Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing rapid DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border.
Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Guillen (R); Lujan (R); Martinez (D); Morales, E. (D)
Co-authors: Harris (R); Harris Davila (R); Little (R); Metcalf (R); Shofner (R); Spiller (R); Swanson (R)

Nov 12, 2024

(H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Feb 27, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House State Affairs, chaired by a Republican

Mar 11, 2025

(H) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Little signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Swanson signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 1, 2025

(H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Lujan signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Martinez signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Apr 8, 2025

(H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 25, 2025

(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 28, 2025

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

Apr 30, 2025

(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor

May 7, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted

May 12, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 4/28/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Krystal Gomez for self (with Texas Immigration Law Council, American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA))
(Mon 4/28/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Michelle Venegas-Matula for self (with Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry (TXUUJM))
(Mon 4/28/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Priscilla Lugo for self (with Texas Immigration Law Council)
(Mon 4/28/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Sarah Cruz for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Alicia Torres for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Daniel Woodward for Texas Civil Rights Project (TCRP)
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Daniela Hernandez for self (with Workers Defense Action Fund)
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Daphne Hoffacker for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Ellen Schlesinger for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Emily French for Common Cause Texas
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Erin Walter for self (with Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry (TXUUJM))
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Jennifer Margulies for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Kairos Looney for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Krish Gundu for Texas Jail Project
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Melanie Walter-Mahoney for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Montana Steele for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Phillip McJunkins for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Sandra Gavrilla for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Shelton Green for Fellowship Southwest
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Steven Deline for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Zhao Guo for self

For

(Mon 4/28/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Ammon Blair for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Bonnie Seelig for self
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Brian Hawthorne for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT)
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Bryan Flatt for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum)
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Mon 4/28/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))

(Mon 4/28/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Brady Mills for Texas Department of Public Safety