HB4944

Given to Other Chamber
Authored by Joe Moody (D)
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Caption: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation assistance to indigent litigants.
Initially Referred to House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $2,119,000.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
HB 4944 creates a grant program to provide transportation assistance to indigent litigants in counties across Texas. Administered by the Texas Comptroller, the program allocates funding to counties that assist low-income individuals in traveling to and from court proceedings. The bill establishes a standardized application process, deadlines for spending grant money, and procedures to monitor fund usage.

Mar 13, 2025


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

Apr 3, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 9, 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 24, 2025


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

May 1, 2025


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

May 2, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 7, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Postponed
 

May 8, 2025


(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Schofield amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1862: Yea 91 (R 34, D 57) - Nay 50 (R 50, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Lopez, J.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Simmons; Smithee; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Bumgarner; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Gates; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; McLaughlin; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton

Absent - Guerra; Jones, V.; Leach; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Martinez Fischer

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 1862 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jeffrey Barry: "When Record No. 1862 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

R. D. Guerra: "When Record No. 1862 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)

Will Metcalf: "When Record No. 1862 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) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

May 9, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1882: Yea 75 (R 32, D 43) - Nay 47 (R 47, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Cortez; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Hunter; Jones, V.; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Lujan; Martinez; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Schofield; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Talarico; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Dorazio; Gerdes; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; King; LaHood; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Money; Morgan; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Bernal; Bonnen; Collier; Davis, A.; Gamez; Garcia, L.; Goodwin; Howard; Hull; Johnson; Jones, J.; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Martinez Fischer; Morales, C.; Olcott; Orr; Plesa; Thompson; Vo; Ward Johnson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1882 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Christina Morales: "When Record No. 1882 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)

Jay Dean: "When Record No. 1882 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

J. M. Lozano: "When Record No. 1877 was taken, I was excused because of important business. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jolanda Jones: "When Record No. 1882 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. 1882 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. 1882 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)

Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 1882 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Terry Wilson: "When Record No. 1882 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
 

May 12, 2025


(S) Received from the House

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Ashley Harris for United Way
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Cicely Kay for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Cole Meyer for Texas Appleseed
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Elisa Tamayo for El Paso County
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Guy Herman for Texas Statutory Probate Courts
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Katelyn Caldwell for Harris County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Rick Thompson for County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas (CJCAT)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Sarah Syed for self (with Woori Juntos)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Steven Deline for self
 

On

(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Wesley Shackelford for Texas Indigent Defense Commission
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence as Russell Gallahan for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts



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