HB119

Signed by Governor
Authored by Stan Gerdes (R)
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Caption: Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.
Initially Referred to House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Bonnen (R); Capriglione (R); Metcalf (R); Troxclair (R)
Co-authors: Barry (R); Bumgarner (R); Cook (R); Curry (R); Harris (R); Harris Davila (R); Hayes (R); Hefner (R); Hickland (R); Holt (R); Isaac (R); Leo Wilson (R); Lopez, J. (R); McQueeney (R); Orr (R); Pierson (R); Richardson (R); Wilson (R)
Sponsors: Hughes (R)
Co-sponsors: Kolkhorst (R)


(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
(H) Hughes signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 13, 2025


(H) Gerdes 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
 

Apr 1, 2025


(H) Barry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Curry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Orr signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Pierson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 2, 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
 

Apr 3, 2025


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

Apr 8, 2025


(H) Holt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 9, 2025


(H) House Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Leo Wilson 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 24, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#817: Yea 134 (R 82, D 52) - Nay 5 (R 0, D 5)
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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; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; 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; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; 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; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Canales; Gonzalez, J.; Manuel; Meza; Zweiner

Absent - Fairly; Lalani; Lopez, R.; McLaughlin; Richardson; Simmons; Slawson; Talarico

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos: "When Record No. 817 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. 817 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 817 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)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#965: Yea 132 (R 83, D 49) - Nay 8 (R 0, D 8)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu

Nay - Davis, A.; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Manuel; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Zweiner

Absent - Harris; Lopez, J.; Meza

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

May 1, 2025


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

May 5, 2025


(H) Hefner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Left pending in committee
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Richardson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 22, 2025


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

May 23, 2025


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

May 28, 2025


(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
 

May 29, 2025


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

May 30, 2025


(H) House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
(H) House requests conference committee
(H) House appoints conferees
(S) House refuses to concur-reported
(S) House requests conference committee-reported
(S) House appoints conferees-reported
(S) Senate grants request for conference comm.
(S) Senate appoints conferees
(H) Conf. Comm. Report distributed
 

May 31, 2025


(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Conference committee report filed
(H) Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
(H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) House adopts conference committee report
(H) Record vote

RV#4135: Yea 101 (R 84, D 17) - Nay 36 (R 0, D 36)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Anchia; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Collier; Davis, A.; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Lalani; Longoria; Manuel; Meza; Moody; Perez, M.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Davis, Y.; Howard; Johnson; Louderback; Lozano; Morales, C.; Talarico

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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(S) House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
(S) Senate adopts conference committee report
(S) Record vote

20250601_HB119_FA1: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)

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

Nay - Eckhardt

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(H) Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
 

Jun 2, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House
(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Zhengang Cheng for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Steven Deline for self
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Steven Deline for self
 

For

(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Bin Xie for self
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Matthew Du Mee for State Armor
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying 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 Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Dennis London for self
(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 Michelle Evans for self (with Williamson County Republican Party)



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