Mar 3, 2025
(H) Bell, C. signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed Mar 25, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House S/C on County & Regional Government, chaired by a Republican Apr 15, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Recalled from subcommittee (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee Apr 28, 2025
(H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted May 1, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed May 2, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars May 9, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars May 10, 2025
(H) Cain signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) McLaughlin signed onto the bill as Joint Author May 11, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar May 14, 2025
(H) Read 2nd time (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Bell, C. amended the bill. (H) Passed to engrossment as amended (H) Record vote RV#2538: Yea 103 (R 49 , D 54 ) - Nay 25 (R 24 , D 1 )View Source
Yea - Allen Anchia Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Bucy Button Cain Campos Canales Capriglione Collier Cook Cortez Craddick Cunningham Curry Davis, A. Davis, Y. DeAyala Dutton Dyson Fairly Flores Frank Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gates Gerdes Geren Gervin-Hawkins Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Guillen Harless Hayes Hefner Hernandez Hinojosa Howard Hunter Isaac Jones, J. Jones, V. King Kitzman LaHood Lalani Landgraf Leach Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Louderback Lozano Lujan Manuel Martinez Martinez Fischer McLaughlin McQueeney Metcalf Meyer Meza Moody Morales Shaw Morales, E. Munoz Noble Oliverson Ordaz Orr Patterson Perez, M. Perez, V. Phelan Raymond Reynolds Richardson Rodriguez Ramos Rose Rosenthal Simmons Smithee Talarico Thompson Turner VanDeaver Vasut Villalobos Vo Walle Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Nay - Alders Ashby Bumgarner Darby Dean Dorazio Harris Davila Harrison Hickland Hopper Hull Kerwin Money Morgan Pierson Romero Schatzline Schofield Schoolcraft Shaheen Slawson Swanson Tinderholt Toth Troxclair
Absent - Cole Gamez Garcia Hernandez Little Longoria Luther Morales, C. Plesa Shofner Virdell
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Harris
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez: "When Record No. 2538 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 )
David Cook: "When Record No. 2538 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 2538 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Mike Olcott: "When Record No. 2538 was taken, I was excused because of illness. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Mihaela Plesa: "When Record No. 2538 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 )
Trent Ashby: "When Record No. 2538 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Wesley Virdell: "When Record No. 2538 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
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(H) Walle signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Read 3rd time (H) Passed (H) Record vote RV#2650: Yea 111 (R 56 , D 55 ) - Nay 28 (R 26 , D 2 )View Source
Yea - Allen Anchia Ashby Barry Bell, C. Bell, K. Bernal Bhojani Bonnen Bowers Bryant Buckley Bucy Button Campos Capriglione Cole Collier Cook Cortez Craddick Cunningham Curry Darby Davis, A. Davis, Y. Dean DeAyala Dyson Fairly Flores Frank Garcia Hernandez Garcia, J. Garcia, L. Gates Gerdes Geren Gonzalez, J. Gonzalez, M. Goodwin Guerra Harless Hayes Hefner Hernandez Hinojosa Holt Howard Hunter Isaac Johnson Jones, V. Kerwin King Kitzman Lalani Lambert Landgraf Leach Leo Wilson Longoria Lopez, J. Lopez, R. Louderback Lowe Lujan Manuel Martinez Martinez Fischer McLaughlin Metcalf Meyer Moody Morales Shaw Morales, C. Morales, E. Munoz Noble Oliverson Ordaz Orr Perez, M. Phelan Plesa Raymond Reynolds Richardson Rodriguez Ramos Romero Rose Rosenthal Schofield Simmons Smithee Spiller Swanson Talarico Tepper Thompson Turner VanDeaver Vasut Villalobos Vo Walle Ward Johnson Wharton Wilson Wu Zweiner
Nay - Alders Bumgarner Cain Canales Dorazio Harris Davila Harrison Hickland Hopper Hull Jones, J. LaHood Little Lozano Luther McQueeney Money Olcott Pierson Schatzline Schoolcraft Shaheen Shofner Slawson Tinderholt Toth Troxclair Virdell
Absent - Gamez Guillen Meza Morgan Patterson
Present, Not Voting - Burrows Harris
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2650 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 )
David Cook: "When Record No. 2650 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
Erin Gamez: "When Record No. 2650 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 )
Jared Patterson: "When Record No. 2650 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 )
Ryan Guillen: "When Record No. 2650 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 )
Vikki Goodwin: "When Record No. 2650 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep )
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(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican 
