SB1405

Signed by Governor
Authored by Robert Nichols (R)
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Caption: Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.
Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband Committee, chaired by a Democrat
SB 1405 enhances access to and reduces taxation on Internet services. It increases the minimum broadband speeds required for a connection to be classified as "broadband service" in Texas, raising download speeds to 100 Mbps and upload speeds to 20 Mbps. It also requires the Texas Broadband Development Office to classify areas with limited service and allocate state funding to expand access in underserved regions. Additionally, the bill eliminates sales and use tax on Internet access services and streamlines broadband infrastructure grant programs.

Co-authors: Hagenbuch (R)
Sponsors: Ashby (R)

Feb 19, 2025


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

Mar 5, 2025


(S) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Mar 6, 2025


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

Apr 1, 2025


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

Apr 3, 2025


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

Apr 7, 2025


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

Apr 14, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 15, 2025


(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote

20250415_SB1405_2R: Yea 27 (R 16, D 11) - Nay 4 (R 4, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Menendez; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Creighton; Hughes; Kolkhorst; Middleton

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(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250415_SB1405_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 engrossment as amended

20250415_SB1405_E: Yea 27 (R 16, D 11) - Nay 4 (R 4, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Menendez; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Creighton; Hughes; Kolkhorst; Middleton

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(S) Record vote
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250415_SB1405_3R: Yea 27 (R 16, D 11) - Nay 4 (R 4, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Menendez; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Creighton; Hughes; Kolkhorst; Middleton

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 16, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband, chaired by a Democrat
 

May 7, 2025


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

May 12, 2025


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

May 16, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Postponed
 

May 21, 2025


(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Craddick amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#3158: Yea 94 (R 44, D 50) - Nay 31 (R 30, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Lopez, J.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Cain; Cook; DeAyala; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hickland; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Luther; McLaughlin; Money; Olcott; Patterson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Ward Johnson; Wilson

Absent - Bhojani; Bowers; Bumgarner; Campos; Cunningham; Dutton; Garcia, J.; Harrison; Holt; LaHood; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Lozano; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Morgan; Oliverson; Perez, V.; Pierson; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Carl Tepper: "When Record No. 3158 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Dennis Paul: "When Record No. 3158 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Helen Kerwin: "When Record No. 3158 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 3158 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)

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 3158 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. 3158 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)

Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 3158 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 22, 2025


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

RV#3196: Yea 111 (R 53, D 58) - Nay 31 (R 31, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; DeAyala; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Virdell; Wilson

Absent - Dutton; Hull; Jones, V.; Ward Johnson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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

AJ Louderback: "When Record No. 3196 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Charlene Ward Johnson: "When Record No. 3196 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)

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 3196 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Richard Hayes: "When Record No. 3196 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 23, 2025


(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 25, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate refuses to concur
(S) Senate requests conference committee
(S) Senate appoints conferees
(H) Senate refuses to concur-reported
(H) Senate requests conference committee-reported
(H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
 

May 27, 2025


(H) House grants request for conference committee
(H) House appoints conferees
(S) House grants request for conf comm-reported
(S) House appoints conferees-reported
 

May 30, 2025


(S) Conference committee report filed
(H) Conf. Comm. Report distributed
 

May 31, 2025


(S) Rules suspended
(S) Record vote

20250531_SB1405: Yea 27 (R 16, D 11) - Nay 4 (R 4, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Menendez; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Creighton; Hughes; Kolkhorst; Middleton

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(S) Senate adopts conference committee report
(H) Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
 

Jun 1, 2025


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

RV#4134: Yea 102 (R 46, D 56) - Nay 36 (R 36, D 0)
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Yea - Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; DeAyala; Dyson; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Vasut; Virdell

Absent - Davis, Y.; Harless; Kerwin; Louderback; Lozano

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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(S) House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
 

Jun 2, 2025


(S) Reported enrolled
(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
 

Jun 3, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(S) Ashby signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 4/1/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Shelly Botkin for Texas Broadband Association
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jennifer Easley for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Julia Harvey for Texas Electric Cooperatives
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Kevin Fletcher for AT&T
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Kyle Bush for Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Monty Wynn for Texas Municipal League
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Rebekah Chenelle for Dallas Regional Chamber
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Robert Wood for Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM)
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Santiago Franco for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Tracy Morehead for Texas Rural Broadband Association
 

On

(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Greg Conte for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Tue 4/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Shannon Brandt for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts



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