HB12

Signed by Governor
Authored by Keith Bell (R)
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Caption: Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.
Initially Referred to House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $1,543,470.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Joint authors: Canales (D); Capriglione (R); Hunter (R); Spiller (R)
Co-authors: Bonnen (R); Bumgarner (R); Cook (R); Dean (R); Dorazio (R); Gerdes (R); Guillen (R); Harris (R); Hayes (R); Hefner (R); Hickland (R); Isaac (R); Jones, J. (D); Kerwin (R); LaHood (R); Lambert (R); Little (R); Lopez, J. (R); Louderback (R); Lozano (R); Lujan (R); McLaughlin (R); Metcalf (R); Money (R); Morales Shaw (D); Morgan (R); Noble (R); Oliverson (R); Patterson (R); Paul (R); Pierson (R); Plesa (D); Shofner (R); Swanson (R); Tepper (R); Troxclair (R); Vasut (R); Villalobos (R); Virdell (R); Wharton (R)
Sponsors: Parker (R)
Co-sponsors: Creighton (R); Hancock (R); Kolkhorst (R)


(H) Creighton signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Hancock signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Parker signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 6, 2025


(H) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 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
 

Mar 19, 2025


(H) House Delivery of Government Efficiency met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Mar 25, 2025


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

Mar 26, 2025


(H) Cook signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Canales signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Hunter signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mar 27, 2025


(H) Lujan signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 1, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 3, 2025


(H) Lozano signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Patterson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 7, 2025


(H) Oliverson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Wharton signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 8, 2025


(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Dean signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Dorazio signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hefner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hickland signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Jones, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Kerwin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) LaHood signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Little signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Louderback signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) McLaughlin signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Money signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Morgan signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Noble signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Paul signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Pierson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Swanson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Villalobos signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Virdell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Bell, K. amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#82: Yea 149 (R 87, D 62) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; 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; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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Apr 9, 2025


(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Tepper signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#92: Yea 147 (R 86, D 61) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; 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; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Turner

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Lambert signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 14, 2025


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

Apr 15, 2025


(H) Vasut signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 1, 2025


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

May 8, 2025


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

May 12, 2025


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

May 15, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

May 16, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
 

May 19, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time

20250519_HB12_2R: 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) Amendment(s) offered

20250519_HB12_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 3rd reading as amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250519_HB12_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
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Senate passage as amended reported
(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 23, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#3434: Yea 137 (R 81, D 56) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Absent - Gervin-Hawkins; Money; Schoolcraft

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Alan Schoolcraft: "When Record No. 3434 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 24, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 25, 2025


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

May 26, 2025


(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Jordan Smelley for self
(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Kileen Lindgren for Pacific Legal Foundation
(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Rahul Sreenivasan for Texas 2036
(Thu 5/1/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Rahul Sreenivasan for Texas 2036
(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Rod Bordelon for Coalition for Regulatory Efficiency and Reform
(Thu 5/1/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Rod Bordelon for Coalition for Regulatory Efficiency and Reform
(Wed 3/12/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Sheila Hemphill for self (with Texas Right To Know, Texas Hemp Industries Association)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ben Stratmann for Dallas Regional Chamber
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Brandy Marquez for Cicero Institute
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Brett Martin for self (with Texas Association of Builders (TAB))
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Carrie Simmons for FGA Action
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Carrie Simmons for FGA Action
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Glenn Hamer for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as James Quintero for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as James Quintero for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jessica Browning for Goldwater Institute
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jorge Martinez for self (with The LIBRE Inititative)
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Justin Keener for Texans for Free Enterprise
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Kaitlyn Murphy for Greater Houston Partnership
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Kelly Rasti for Texas Association of School Boards (TASB)
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Kristi Antonick for self (with Americans for Prosperity Texas (AFP))
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Lee Parsley for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Lee Parsley for Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR)
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as M. Scott Norman Jr. for Texas Association of Builders (TAB)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as M. Scott Norman Jr. for Texas Association of Builders (TAB)
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Neftali Partida for Greater Houston Partnership
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Nick James for Cicero Action
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Samuel Sheetz for self (with Americans for Prosperity Texas (AFP))
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Shera Eichler for Goldwater Institute
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Steve Bresnen for Coalition for Regulatory Efficiency and Reform
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Travis Krogman for Austin Chamber of Commerce
(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Travis Reynolds for Dallas Regional Chamber
 

On

(Wed 3/12/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Eric Beverly for Sunset Advisory Commission
(Thu 5/1/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Eric Beverly for Sunset Advisory Commission



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