SB1574

Signed by Governor
Authored by Judith Zaffirini (D)
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Caption: Relating to a centers of excellence program developed by the Texas Judicial Council and a merit payment for certain justices and judges.
Initially Referred to Senate Finance Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
Sponsors: Leach (R)


(S) Leach signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 24, 2025


(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Mar 6, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Finance, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 16, 2025


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

Apr 22, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 23, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 28, 2025


(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250428_SB1574_E: Yea 28 (R 17, D 11) - Nay 3 (R 3, D 0)

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

Nay - Hagenbuch; Hughes; Parker

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250428_SB1574_3R: Yea 28 (R 17, D 11) - Nay 3 (R 3, D 0)

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

Nay - Hagenbuch; Hughes; Parker

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Meeting cancelled
(H) Posting rule suspended
 

May 12, 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
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
 

May 19, 2025


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

May 21, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 22, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#3277: Yea 104 (R 45, D 59) - Nay 37 (R 37, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Cunningham; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Canales; DeAyala

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Hillary Hickland: "When Record No. 3277 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Valoree Swanson: "When Record No. 3277 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


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

RV#3352: Yea 96 (R 44, D 52) - Nay 30 (R 29, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Gates; Harris Davila; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Lozano; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut

Absent - Bernal; Bonnen; Cunningham; Davis, A.; Dutton; Gervin-Hawkins; Harrison; Hayes; King; Little; Luther; Oliverson; Richardson; Shofner; Virdell; Ward Johnson; Zweiner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Barbara Gervin-Hawkins: "When Record No. 3352 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 3352 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 26, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote

20250526_SB1574_FA1: Yea 28 (R 17, D 11) - Nay 3 (R 3, D 0)

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

Nay - Hagenbuch; Hughes; Parker

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(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 27, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 28, 2025


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

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Finance as Mark Russo for self
(Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Sylvia Holmes for self
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Finance as Victor Villarreal for self
(Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Guy Herman for self (with Texas Statutory Probate Courts)
(Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Jay Dickens for self
(Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Kennen Dickens for self
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before S Finance as Lee Parsley for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR)
(Mon 5/12/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Lee Parsley for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR)
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before S Finance as Steven Deline for self
 

On

(Mon 5/12/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Megan LaVoie for Office of Court Administration
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before S Finance as Megan LaVoie for Texas Office of Court Administration



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