HB128

Signed by Governor
Authored by Angelia Orr (R)
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Caption: Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.
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: Hefner (R); McLaughlin (R)
Co-authors: Bonnen (R); Bumgarner (R); Capriglione (R); Cook (R); Harris (R); Hickland (R); Holt (R); Hull (R); Isaac (R); Leach (R); Lopez, J. (R); McQueeney (R); Metcalf (R); Pierson (R); Troxclair (R); Wilson (R)
Sponsors: Kolkhorst (R)


(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 13, 2025


(H) Orr 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 20, 2025


(H) Hefner signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 1, 2025


(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) Leach signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Pierson 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) Hull signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) McLaughlin signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(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) 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 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) Hickland signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#818: Yea 97 (R 84, D 13) - Nay 41 (R 0, D 41)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Anchia; Bernal; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Plesa; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Bowers; Buckley; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, M.; Lalani; Moody; Perez, M.; Schofield; Simmons

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Maria Luisa "Lulu" Flores: "When Record No. 818 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Ray Lopez: "When Record No. 818 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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Apr 30, 2025


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

RV#966: Yea 104 (R 83, D 21) - Nay 32 (R 0, D 32)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rose; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bowers; Bryant; Collier; Davis, A.; Flores; Garcia Hernandez; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Simmons; Thompson; Turner; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Button; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Gonzalez, M.; Hernandez; King; Meza

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Angie Button: "When Record No. 966 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)

Ann Johnson: "When Record No. 966 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Donna Howard: "When Record No. 966 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. 966 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

John Bucy: "When Record No. 966 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Liz Campos: "When Record No. 966 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Mihaela Plesa: "When Record No. 966 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Toni Rose: "When Record No. 966 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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

May 5, 2025


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

May 8, 2025


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

May 12, 2025


(H) McQueeney signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 13, 2025


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

May 15, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 25, 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
(H) Senate passage reported
 

May 26, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 27, 2025


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

May 28, 2025


(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 Nadia Islam for City of San Antonio
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Nadia Islam for City of San Antonio
 

For

(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Jakob Dupuis for State Armor Action
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Kelley Currie for State Armor
(Wed 4/2/2025) Testifying before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Sunny Cheung for self (with State Armour)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Amber Hausenfluck for City of McAllen
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Christina Destefano for self
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Kelley Currie for self (with State Armor)
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Michael Lucci for self (with State Armor Action)
(Wed 4/2/2025) Registering before H Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs as Steven Deline for self
(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as Steven Deline for self
 

On

(Thu 5/8/2025) Registering before S State Affairs as T. Patterson for City of Fort Worth



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