(S) Hernandez signed onto the bill as Sponsor Jan 15, 2025
(S) Menendez signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed Feb 7, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican Mar 25, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee Apr 1, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee Apr 2, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed Apr 3, 2025
(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized Apr 7, 2025
(S) Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar Apr 9, 2025
(S) West signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized Apr 10, 2025
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar (S) Laid before the Senate (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed Apr 14, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate Apr 17, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House State Affairs, chaired by a Republican Apr 23, 2025
(H) Considered in public hearing (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) Apr 28, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed Apr 29, 2025
(H) Laid out in lieu of companion (H) Read 2nd time (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Darby amended the bill. (H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Darby amended the bill. (H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended (H) Record vote RV#803: Yea 92 (R 39 , D 53 ) - Nay 39 (R 39 , D 0 )View Source
Yea - Allen Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Buckley Bucy Button Capriglione Cole Cortez Curry Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean DeAyala Dutton Dyson Fairly Flores Frank Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gerdes Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Harris Harris Davila Hayes Hefner Hernandez Hinojosa Howard Hull Hunter Johnson Jones, J. Jones, V. King Lalani Lambert Longoria Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Lujan Manuel Martinez Martinez Fischer McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Meza Moody Morales Shaw Morales, E. Munoz Ordaz Orr Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Plesa Raymond Reynolds Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Shofner Smithee Talarico Thompson Troxclair Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Vo Ward Johnson Wharton Wu Zweiner
Nay - Alders Ashby Bumgarner Cook Craddick Dorazio Gates Hickland Holt Hopper Isaac Kerwin LaHood Leach Leo Wilson Little Louderback Lowe Luther McLaughlin Morgan Noble Olcott Oliverson Patterson Paul Pierson Richardson Schatzline Schofield Schoolcraft Shaheen Slawson Spiller Swanson Tepper Tinderholt Virdell Wilson
Absent - Anchia Cain Campos Canales Collier Cunningham Gonzalez, M. Harrison Kitzman Lozano Money Morales, C. Rosenthal Simmons Toth Vasut
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Landgraf
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Briscoe Cain: "When Record No. 803 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Charles Cunningham: "When Record No. 803 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 803 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Jeffrey Barry: "When Record No. 803 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 803 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Mano DeAyala: "When Record No. 803 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Nicole Collier: "When Record No. 803 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Rafael Anchia: "When Record No. 803 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) Read 3rd time (H) Passed (H) Record vote RV#940: Yea 112 (R 52 , D 60 ) - Nay 29 (R 29 , D 0 )View Source
Yea - Alders Allen Anchia Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Buckley Bucy Button Campos Canales Capriglione Cole Collier Cortez Craddick Cunningham Curry Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean DeAyala Dutton Dyson Fairly Flores Frank Gamez Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gerdes Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Hefner Hernandez Hickland Hinojosa Holt Howard Hull Hunter Johnson Jones, J. Jones, V. Kerwin King Kitzman Lalani Lambert Landgraf Leach Leo Wilson Little Longoria Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Lujan Manuel Martinez Martinez Fischer McLaughlin McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Meza Moody Morales Shaw Morales, C. Morales, E. Munoz Oliverson Ordaz Patterson Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Plesa Raymond Reynolds Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Shaheen Simmons Smithee Spiller Talarico Tepper Thompson Turner VanDeaver Villalobos Virdell Walle Ward Johnson Wharton Wu Zweiner
Nay - Bumgarner Cain Cook Dorazio Harris Davila Harrison Hayes Hopper Isaac LaHood Louderback Lowe Luther Money Morgan Noble Olcott Paul Pierson Richardson Schatzline Schofield Shofner Swanson Tinderholt Toth Troxclair Vasut Wilson
Absent - Gates Lozano Slawson
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Harris
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Gary Gates: "When Record No. 940 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Jared Patterson: "When Record No. 940 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Matt Morgan: "When Record No. 940 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Mike Schofield: "When Record No. 940 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Pat Curry: "When Record No. 940 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 940 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Tom Craddick: "When Record No. 940 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
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(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate (S) Read (S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (S) Record vote 20250507_SB783_FA2: Yea 28 (R 17 , D 11 ) - Nay 3 (R 3 , D 0 )
Yea - A. Hinojosa Alvarado Bettencourt Birdwell Blanco Cook Creighton Eckhardt Flores Gutierrez Hagenbuch Hancock Huffman Hughes J. Hinojosa Johnson King Kolkhorst Menendez Miles Nichols Parker Paxton Perry Schwertner Sparks West Zaffirini
Nay - Campbell Hall Middleton
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(S) Reported enrolled (S) Signed in the Senate May 20, 2025
(E) Filed without the Governor's signature (E) Effective on 9/1/25 
