HB2783

Given to Other Chamber
Authored by Linda Garcia (D)
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Caption: Relating to automatic participation by certain county employees in deferred compensation plans provided by certain counties.
Initially Referred to House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 2783 allows county governments to require automatic enrollment of county employees in a deferred compensation plan, with a default contribution of 3% of their salary. Employees may opt out at any time or adjust their contributions. The county must provide notice of enrollment and opt-out options at the time of hiring. The law applies to employees hired on or after January 1, 2026.

Joint authors: Cortez (D); Plesa (D)
Co-authors: Gamez (D); Jones, J. (D); Jones, V. (D); Morales, C. (D); Perez, V. (D); Walle (D); Ward Johnson (D); Wu (D)

Feb 13, 2025


(H) Garcia, L. signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 19, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 14, 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 17, 2025


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

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

Apr 28, 2025


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

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 5, 2025


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

RV#1389: Yea 97 (R 38, D 59) - Nay 42 (R 42, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Barry; Bell, C.; Bumgarner; Cain; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Money; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wharton

Absent - Guerra; Jones, V.; Pierson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Caroline Fairly: "When Record No. 1389 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Charles Cunningham: "When Record No. 1389 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

David Cook: "When Record No. 1389 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

David Lowe: "When Record No. 1389 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 1389 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)

R. D. Guerra: "When Record No. 1389 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)

Venton Jones: "When Record No. 1389 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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

May 6, 2025


(H) Wu signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cortez signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Ward Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Walle signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Perez, V. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Morales, C. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jones, V. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jones, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Gamez signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1431: Yea 91 (R 30, D 61) - Nay 54 (R 53, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Ordaz; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Cunningham; Darby; DeAyala; Dorazio; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; McLaughlin; Money; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton

Absent - Dean; Holt; Morgan; Toth

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 1431 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Janis Holt: "When Record No. 1431 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jay Dean: "When Record No. 1431 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)

Steve Toth: "When Record No. 1431 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)

Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 1431 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Cynthia Hernandez for Dallas County
(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Joe Salas for Dallas County
(Mon 4/14/2025) Testifying before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Pauline Medrano for Dallas county
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Ben Zeller for self (with Victoria County)
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Santiago Franco for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H Pensions, Investments & Financial Services as Steven Deline for self



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