SB1964

Signed by Governor
Authored by Tan Parker (R)
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Caption: Relating to the regulation and use of artificial intelligence systems and the management of data by governmental entities.
Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $19,354,923.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Sponsors: Capriglione (R)


(S) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 5, 2025


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

Mar 17, 2025


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

Apr 3, 2025


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

Apr 15, 2025


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

Apr 22, 2025


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

Apr 24, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 28, 2025


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

20250428_SB1964_E: 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) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250428_SB1964_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
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency, chaired by a Republican
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

May 16, 2025


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

May 21, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

May 22, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 23, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 25, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Capriglione amended the bill.
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Capriglione amended the bill.
(H) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#3790: Yea 119 (R 63, D 56) - Nay 23 (R 22, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Cain; Cook; Harrison; Hopper; Lalani; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Luther; Metcalf; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut

Absent - Davis, Y.; Manuel; Richardson; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Janis Holt: "When Record No. 3790 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Keresa Richardson: "When Record No. 3790 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)

Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 3790 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 28, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Capriglione amended the bill.
(H) Passed as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#3940: Yea 104 (R 63, D 41) - Nay 6 (R 6, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Harrison; Hopper; Little; Money; Richardson; Schoolcraft

Absent - Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bowers; Cain; Canales; Cole; Cunningham; Davis, A.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Fairly; Garcia Hernandez; Gates; Gervin-Hawkins; Hayes; Hernandez; Isaac; Jones, J.; King; Lalani; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Luther; Meza; Perez, M.; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Schatzline; Simmons; Swanson; Vasut

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Carrie Isaac: "When Record No. 3940 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 3940 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)

Jolanda Jones: "When Record No. 3940 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)

Mano DeAyala: "When Record No. 3940 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Mark Dorazio: "When Record No. 3940 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Mike Olcott: "When Record No. 3940 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 3940 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. 3940 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)

Valoree Swanson: "When Record No. 3940 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 30, 2025


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

May 31, 2025


(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
 

Jun 1, 2025


(S) Senate adopts resolution for tech. correction
 

Jun 2, 2025


(H) House adopts resolution for tech. correction
(S) Reported enrolled
(S) Signed in the Senate
(H) Signed in the House
 

Jun 3, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as David Dunmoyer for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Greyson Gee for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Steve Kinard for AI Innovation Association
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Doug Clements for Cicero Action
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Rick Ramirez for City of Austin
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Steven Deline for self
 

On

(Thu 4/3/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Renzo Soto for TechNet
(Wed 5/7/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Renzo Soto for TechNet
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Jennie Hoelscher for Department of Information Resources
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jennie Hoelscher for Texas Department of Information Resources
(Wed 5/7/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as John Hoffman for Department of Information Resources
(Thu 4/3/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as John Hoffman for Dept of Information Resources



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