Grassroots Priorities 2.0

HB41

In Calendar Committee
Authored by Cole Hefner (R)
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Caption: Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity.
Initially Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $1,335,534.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.

RPT Priority #7: Texas is Not for Sale OPPOSED

Co-authors: Ashby (R); Barry (R); Bell, K. (R); Bonnen (R); Bumgarner (R); Cain (R); Capriglione (R); Cook (R); Curry (R); Darby (R); Dyson (R); Harless (R); Harris (R); Holt (R); Isaac (R); Lopez, J. (R); McQueeney (R); Metcalf (R); Orr (R); Patterson (R); Troxclair (R); Wilson (R)

Mar 13, 2025

(H) Hefner signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 14, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs, chaired by a Republican

Mar 26, 2025

(H) Patterson signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Mar 31, 2025

(H) Ashby signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Cain signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Harless signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 1, 2025

(H) Barry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Curry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Dyson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Orr signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 2, 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

Apr 3, 2025

(H) Cook signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 9, 2025

(H) House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted

Apr 10, 2025

(H) Holt signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 16, 2025

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

Apr 17, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

Apr 30, 2025

(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor

May 9, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

May 19, 2025

(H) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Jun 2, 2025

(H) Darby signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Adrian Doko for self (with North Texas Drone Users Group)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Anthony Chelette for self (with Irving Police Department)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Brandon Karr for self (with Law Enforcement Drone Association, Galveston County, DroneSense, Unmanned Tactical Group)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Clay Regan for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Coitt Kessler for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Don Casey for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Eddy Saldivar for self (with Arlington Fire Department)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Eric Skinner for Fort Worth Police Department
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Herbert Oubre for self (with City of Pearland)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jeffry DeCoux for self (with Autonomy Institute)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jimmy Fair for self (with Lubbock Police Department)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Kyle Nordfors for self (with Mountain Rescue Association)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Rob Robertson for self (with Law Enforcement Drone Association)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Shane Chadwick for Amarillo Police Department
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Tony Leal for self (with Lubbock Police Department)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Barry Moore for self (with North Texas Public Safety UAS response team.)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bryan Flatt for Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Carlos Gonzalez for self (with City of Leander - Police Department)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Carrie Rogers for City of Austin
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Cody Ketron for Mesquite Police Department
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Dale Story for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jack White for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as James Kershaw for Harris County Deputies' Organization FOP #39
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as James Parnell for Dallas Police Association
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jason Burnside for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jon Weist for City of Irving
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Nicholas Saldivar for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Ray Hunt for self (with Houston Police Officers Union (HPOU))
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Robert Fulton for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Scott Leeton for self (with Corpus Christi Police Officers Association)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Selen Doko for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Spencer Gutierrez for City of Sugar Land

For

(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jacqueline Deal for self (with State Armor)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jonathan Blanchard for Dallas Police Department
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Scott Shtofman for AUVSI
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Christopher Russo for self (with Texans for Strong Borders)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as John Bolgiano for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jose Melendez for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Michael Lucci for self (with State Armor)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Sunny Cheung for self (with The Jamestown Foundation)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Susan Lucas for self

(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bobbie Vickery for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Nick Perkins for self (with Tcesd no. 2)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Stacy Holland for Texas Department of Public Safety
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Brian Hawthorne for self (with Sheriffs' Association of Texas (SAT))
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Robert Abbott for Texas Fire Chiefs Association
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Steven Deline for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Tony Sauerhoff for Texas Department of Information Resources