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HB318

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Ryan Guillen (R)
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Caption: Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments in certain rural counties.
Initially Referred to House S/C on County & Regional Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Finance Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $750,000,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Joint authors: Ashby (R); Morales, E. (D); Plesa (D)
Co-authors: Morales Shaw (D); Spiller (R)
Sponsors: J. Hinojosa (D)


(H) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as
 

Nov 12, 2024


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

Feb 28, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House S/C on County & Regional Government, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 4, 2025


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

Mar 10, 2025


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

Apr 1, 2025


(H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 7, 2025


(H) House Intergovernmental Affairs met.
(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 23, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Guillen amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1076: Yea 112 (R 55, D 57) - Nay 27 (R 24, D 3)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Barry; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Collier; Cook; DeAyala; Dorazio; Goodwin; Harris; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Isaac; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Richardson; Schatzline; Slawson; Swanson; Toth; Vasut; Wilson

Absent - Darby; Shofner; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 1076 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 1076 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 1, 2025


(H) Ashby signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1120: Yea 112 (R 55, D 57) - Nay 25 (R 24, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hefner; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Spiller; Tepper; Tinderholt; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Isaac; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Swanson; Toth; Vasut; Virdell; Wilson

Absent - Bonnen; Leo Wilson; Smithee; Turner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1120 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 1120 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Mano DeAyala: "When Record No. 1120 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Terri Leo Wilson: "When Record No. 1120 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 5, 2025


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

May 20, 2025


(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 3/10/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Anthony Kivela for self (with HPROA)
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Drew Fuller for Texas Farm Bureau
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as John Sierega for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Thomas Parkinson for self
 

On

(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Will Counihan for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts



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