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SB1248

Signed by Governor
Authored by Charles Perry (R)
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Caption: Relating to the disclosure of certain harvest report information submitted to the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Initially Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 1248 restricts the disclosure of harvest report data submitted to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department. It prohibits the release of specific harvest locations or personally identifiable information of hunters or fishermen. The bill exempts this data from the Public Information Act, but allows disclosure to law enforcement agencies with a subpoena and to researchers under a nondisclosure agreement. The bill applies to all disclosures made on or after September 1, 2025.

Sponsors: Orr (R)

Feb 12, 2025


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

Feb 28, 2025


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

Mar 10, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

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 22, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Culture, Recreation & Tourism, chaired by a Republican
 

May 1, 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
 

May 8, 2025


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

May 12, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 15, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 19, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#2959: Yea 119 (R 63, D 56) - Nay 22 (R 22, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; 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; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Cook; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hopper; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Money; Olcott; Patterson; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Wilson

Absent - Martinez Fischer; Morgan; Romero

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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

Terry Wilson: "When Record No. 2959 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 20, 2025


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

RV#3029: Yea 124 (R 63, D 61) - Nay 22 (R 22, D 0)
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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; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Cook; Gates; Harrison; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Lowe; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Pierson; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut

Absent - Kitzman

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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(S) House passage reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 21, 2025


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

May 30, 2025


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


(S) Orr signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Steven Deline for self
 

For

(Mon 3/10/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Matt Wagner for self (with Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association)
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Charlie Leal for Texas Farm Bureau
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Joe Morris for Game Warden Peace Officers Association
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Joe Morris for Game Warden Peace Officers Association
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Joey Park for Texas Wildlife Association
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Joey Park for self (with Texas Wildlife Association)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as John Shepperd for self (with Texas Foundation for Conservation)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as John Wilkerson for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Larry Young for self (with Game Warden Peace Officers Association)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Matt Wagner Ph D for self (with Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society)
(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Peyton Schumann for Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
 

On

(Mon 3/10/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Chris Cerny for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as David Eichler for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before H Culture, Recreation & Tourism as Shaun Oldenburger for Texas Parks and Wildlife Department



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