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HB594

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Phil Cortez (D)
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Caption: Relating to the positions designated as exempt from sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.
Initially Referred to House S/C on County & Regional Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican

Nov 12, 2024


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

Mar 3, 2025


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

Apr 7, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Recalled from subcommittee
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 10, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#2228: Yea 125 (R 69, D 56) - Nay 13 (R 12, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Harrison; Hickland; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Morales Shaw; Olcott; Oliverson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Tinderholt; Toth

Absent - Cain; Hopper; Kerwin; Morales, C.; Ward Johnson; Wharton

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 2228 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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

May 13, 2025


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

RV#2294: Yea 119 (R 63, D 56) - Nay 19 (R 16, D 3)
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Yea - Alders; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Allen; Cain; Collier; Dean; Harless; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; LaHood; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Romero; Schatzline; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Wharton

Absent - Little; McQueeney; Phelan; Schoolcraft

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 14, 2025


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

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as John Sierega for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
 

For

(Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Javier Salazar for self (with Bexar County Sheriff)
(Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Rene Ochoa for self (with Deputy Sheriff's Association of Bexar County)
(Mon 4/7/2025) Testifying before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Ron Tooke for self (with Deputy Sheriff's Association of Bexar County)
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Charles Reed for Dallas County Sheriff
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Jennifer Szimanski for Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas (CLEAT)
(Mon 4/7/2025) Registering before H S/C on County & Regional Government as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court



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