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HB638

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Carl Tepper (R)
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Caption: Relating to a requirement that certain water districts make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet.
Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican

Nov 12, 2024


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

Mar 4, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 12, 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 24, 2025


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

Apr 30, 2025


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

May 1, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 10, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 13, 2025


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

RV#2351: Yea 139 (R 81, D 58) - Nay 2 (R 2, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; 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; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Kitzman; Lambert

Absent - Bell, C.; Gonzalez, M.; Hayes

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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May 14, 2025


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

RV#2442: Yea 140 (R 81, D 59) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; 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; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Hickland; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Martinez Fischer; Romero

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2442 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Hillary Hickland: "When Record No. 2442 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)

J. M. Lozano: "When Record No. 2442 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)

Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 2442 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

May 15, 2025


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

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Justin Waggoner for Touchstone District Services, LLC
(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Mary Mckaughan for Texas Rural Water Association
(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Rick Ellis for self (with Assocation of Water Board Directors)
(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Simon VanDyk for self
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Diana Miller for Schwartz, Page & Harding, L.L.P.
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Natalie Scott for Coats Rose PC
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Trey Lary for Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP
 

For

(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Larry French for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Ryland Russell for Texas Press Association
 

On

(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Adam Foster for Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts



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