HB2963

Signed by Governor
Authored by Gio Capriglione (R)
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Caption: Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.
Initially Referred to House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican

TURF Priority #1: Freedom to Travel ENDORSED
GAWTP Priority #1: Liberty Bills ENDORSED
RPT Priority #8: End Federal Overreach ENDORSED


Joint authors: Curry (R); Hayes (R)
Sponsors: Hall (R)
Co-sponsors: Cook (D); Eckhardt (D); Johnson (D); Kolkhorst (R); Middleton (R)


(H) Cook signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Johnson signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Middleton signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Hall signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 18, 2025


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

Mar 20, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 15, 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
 

Apr 16, 2025


(H) Curry signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

May 5, 2025


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

May 6, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 9, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Capriglione amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1925: Yea 126 (R 74, D 52) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; 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; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Canales; Guerra

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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May 10, 2025


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

RV#2008: Yea 130 (R 82, D 48) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; 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; Toth; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Bell, C.; Gates; Jones, J.

Present, Not Voting - Anchia; Burrows

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

Gary Gates: "When Record No. 2008 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)

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 12, 2025


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

May 15, 2025


(H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

May 26, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 28, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time

20250528_HB2963_2R: 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) Amendment(s) offered

20250528_HB2963_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 3rd reading as amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250528_HB2963_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
 

May 29, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(H) Senate passage as amended reported
(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 30, 2025


(H) House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
(H) House requests conference committee
(H) House appoints conferees
 

May 31, 2025


(H) Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
(H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
(H) Conf. Comm. Report distributed
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) House adopts conference committee report
(H) Record vote

RV#4150: Yea 132 (R 79, D 53) - Nay 6 (R 6, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Ashby; Hull; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Olcott; Patterson

Absent - Bowers; Davis, Y.; Longoria; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rose

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 4150 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Toni Rose: "When Record No. 4150 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
(S) Senate adopts conference committee report
(S) Record vote

20250601_HB2963_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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(H) Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
(S) House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
 

Jun 2, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Kevin Fisk for LKQ Corporation
(Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Tom Tucker for Safelite Autoglass
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Carlos Guitierrez for The Consumer Healthcare Products Association
 

For

(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Bill Kelly for TexPIRG
(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Chris Bross for Other world computing
(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Donna Pizarro for Service express the right to repair org
(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Greyson Gee for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Greyson Gee for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Luke Metzger for self (with Environment Texas)
(Thu 5/15/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Sophia Dreslinski for self (with Environment Texas)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Brita Treat for self
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum)
(Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as David Rogers for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Fran Rhodes for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Grassroots Action for
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Jamie Haynes for self (with Texans Wake Up)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Jeff Burdett for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Julie McCarty for self (with True Texas Project)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Matt Long for self
(Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Sarah Horn for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Shelia Franklin for self (with True Texas Project)
(Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Steven Deline for self
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Suzanne Aalderts for self (with Innovei Technologies)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Terri Hall for self (with Texas TURF, Texans for Toll-free Highways, We the People - Liberty in Action)
(Tue 4/15/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Tom Glass for self
(Thu 5/15/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Tom Glass for self (with Texas Constitutional Enforcement)
 

On

(Tue 4/15/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Mike Meroney for Safelite Autoglass



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