HB2818

Signed by Governor
Authored by Gio Capriglione (R)
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Caption: Relating to the artificial intelligence division within the Department of Information Resources.
Initially Referred to House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $22,560,583.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Co-authors: Lalani (D); Plesa (D); Romero (D)
Sponsors: Parker (R)


(H) Parker signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 13, 2025


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

Mar 19, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 26, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Mar 27, 2025


(H) House Delivery of Government Efficiency met.
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 1, 2025


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

Apr 2, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 15, 2025


(H) Romero signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Capriglione amended the bill.
(H) Record vote

RV#533: Yea 136 (R 77, D 59) - Nay 10 (R 9, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; 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; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; 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; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cain; Canales; Harrison; Hayes; Hopper; Little; Money; Olcott; Toth; Virdell

Absent - Bernal; LaHood

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(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#534: Yea 137 (R 77, D 60) - Nay 10 (R 9, 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; 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; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; 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; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cain; Canales; Harrison; Hopper; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Toth; Virdell

Absent - LaHood

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Apr 25, 2025


(H) Lalani signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#578: Yea 111 (R 62, D 49) - Nay 14 (R 13, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zweiner

Nay - Bhojani; Cain; Harrison; Hopper; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Money; Olcott; Schatzline; Toth; Vasut; Virdell

Absent - Hull; Jones, V.; Louderback; Slawson

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

Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 578 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Keresa Richardson: "When Record No. 578 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Lacey Hull: "When Record No. 578 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)

Salman Bhojani: "When Record No. 578 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 578 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) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 29, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
 

May 20, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Left pending in committee
 

May 22, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

May 23, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 26, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250526_HB2818_2R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, 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; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Middleton

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250526_HB2818_3R: Yea 30 (R 19, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, 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; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Middleton

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage as amended reported
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 28, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#3989: Yea 105 (R 51, D 54) - Nay 32 (R 32, D 0)
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Yea - Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; 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; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hernandez; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Metcalf; Morgan; Olcott; Orr; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson

Absent - Canales

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Virdell

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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 29, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 30, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
 

May 31, 2025


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

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Renzo Soto for TechNet
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Andrea Earl for AARP
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Glenn Hamer for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Haseeb Abdullah for self
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Rahul Sreenivasan for Texas 2036
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Rahul Sreenivasan for Texas 2036
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Renzo Soto for TechNet
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Steven Deline for self
 

On

(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Amanda Crawford for Department of Information Resources
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Jennie Hoelscher for Department of Informatin Resources
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as John Hoffman for Texas Department of Information Resources
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as John Hoffman for Texas Department of Information Resources



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