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SB19
Assigned to Committee in Other Chamber Authored by Mayes Middleton (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. Initially Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 19 aims to restrict the use of public funds by political subdivisions for lobbying activities. It prohibits cities, counties, and other local governments from using taxpayer dollars to hire registered lobbyists or to fund nonprofit organizations that engage in lobbying on behalf of political subdivisions. However, it allows elected officials and employees to provide information to legislators, advocate for or against legislation, and testify on bills without being classified as lobbyists. The bill also provides a legal remedy for residents to seek injunctive relief against political subdivisions that violate these provisions.
Primary authors: A. Hinojosa (R); Bettencourt (R); Campbell (R); Creighton (R); Flores (R); Hagenbuch (R); Hall (R); King (R); Middleton (R); Parker (R); Paxton (R); Schwertner (R) Co-authors: Huffman (R)
Feb 20, 2025
(S) Middleton signed onto the bill as Author (S) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Creighton signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Flores signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Hall signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) King signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Parker signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Paxton signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Primary Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed (S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
Feb 27, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
Mar 3, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
Mar 5, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 6, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
Mar 12, 2025
(S) Huffman signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
Mar 18, 2025
(S) Not again placed on intent calendar
Mar 19, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time
20250319_SB19_2R: Yea 19 (R 19, D 0) - Nay 12 (R 1, D 11)
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
Mar 20, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
Mar 25, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Alexander Kotara for self (with Karnes City ISD) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as David Stout for self (with El Paso County) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Joe Shuster for Pecos county (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Rick Bailey for Johnson County (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Allison Heyward for self (with Texas Municipal League) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Amy Beneski for Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Andrew Hendrickson for American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Bo Stallman for Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Carrie Rogers for City of Austin (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Clifford Sparks for City of Dallas (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Emily Witt for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Gayla Hawkins for self (with County Treasurers' Association of Texas (CTATX)) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ian Voglewede for City of El paso (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as James Hallamek for Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jennifer Easley for Texas Parent Teacher Association (PTA) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jennifer Rodriguez for North Texas Commission (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Julie Kiley for self (with Texas Association of County Auditors) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kelly Rasti for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Larry Gaddes for Tax Assessor-Collector Association of Texas (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Leah Clark for City of Georgetown (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Leann Monk for self (with County Treasurers' Association of Texas (CTATX)) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Luis Figueroa for Every Texan (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Maureen Milligan for Teaching Hospitals of Texas (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michelle Venegas-Matula for self (with Texas Unitarian Universalist Justice Ministry (TXUUJM)) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Nadia Islam for City of San Antonio (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Petrus Wassdorf for City of Denton (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Roger Chanes for City of Brownsville (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Roger Morris for Oldham County (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ryan Skrobarczyk for City of Corpus Christi (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Stacy Adams for Brazoria county (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Susan Stewart for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Taylor Kilroy for Texas Public Power Association (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Trevor Minyard for City Mckinney
For
(Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Abraham George for self (with Republican Party of Texas) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Andrew McVeigh for self (with Texans for Fiscal Responsibility) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Bill Peacock for self (with Texans for Fiscal Responsibilty) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Genevieve Collins for self (with Americans for Prosperity Texas (AFP)) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as James Quintero for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Joel Castro for self (with Americans for Prosperity Texas (AFP)) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Julie Pickren for self (with Sboe, district 7) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Justin West for self (with Galveston County Constable Precinct 4) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Lauren Pena for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Melissa Martin for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Michelle Evans for self (with Texans for Vaccine Choice) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Natividad Sosa for self (with The LIBRE Inititative) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Richard Bohnert for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Rick Briscoe for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Tom Glass for self (with Texas Legislative Priorities) (Thu 2/27/2025) Testifying before S State Affairs as Zach Davidson for self (with Galveston County) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as CJ Grisham for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Denise Seibert for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Donnis Baggett for self (with Texas Press Association) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Erich Schwarz for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jill Robbins for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Jonathan Saenz for self (with Texas Values) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ken Moore for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Lucy Trainor for self (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Mike Hodges for self (with Texas Press Association) (Thu 2/27/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Ryland Russell for Texas Press Association
