SB767

Signed by Governor
Authored by Kevin Sparks (R)
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Caption: Relating to creating a database of the firefighting equipment in the state available for use in responding to wildfires.
Initially Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Agriculture & Livestock Committee, chaired by a Republican
Co-authors: A. Hinojosa (R); Blanco (D); Eckhardt (D); Kolkhorst (R)
Sponsors: Fairly (R)


(S) Fairly signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Jan 13, 2025


(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 4, 2025


(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Feb 7, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Feb 11, 2025


(S) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Mar 3, 2025


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

Mar 4, 2025


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

Mar 6, 2025


(S) Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mar 11, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250311_SB767_2R_FA1: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to engrossment as amended

20250311_SB767_2E: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250311_SB767_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Mar 12, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 9, 2025


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

Apr 14, 2025


(S) Senate Agriculture & Livestock met.
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 15, 2025


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

Apr 16, 2025


(H) Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
 

Apr 23, 2025


(H) Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
(H) Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
(H) Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
(H) Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
(H) Transferred to Calendars Committee
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Fairly amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#934: Yea 139 (R 80, D 59) - Nay 6 (R 5, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; 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; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; 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; Meza; Money; 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; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Jones, J.; Schoolcraft; Swanson; Toth

Absent - Darby; Hinojosa; Wilson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Moody

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Apr 30, 2025


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

RV#958: Yea 140 (R 83, D 57) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; 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; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; 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; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Allen; Leach; Slawson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Alma Allen: "When Record No. 958 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)

Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 958 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 5, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote
(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 7, 2025


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

May 19, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 3/3/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Bill Gardner for State Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' Association (SFFMA)
(Mon 3/3/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Nick Perkins for self (with Travis County ESD 2, Pflugerville Fire Dept)
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Clay Avery for self (with SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Clifford Sparks for City of Dallas
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Jeremy Mazur for Texas 2036
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Joe Morris for Perimater Solutions
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Joe Morris for Wildfire Prevention Corporation
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as John Carlton for Williamson County Emergency Services District No. 3
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Peyton Schumann for Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Mon 3/3/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Thomas Parkinson for self



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