HB4960

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Authored by Dade Phelan (R)
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Caption: Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.
Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 4960 expands the definition of political advertising to include mass text message campaigns and increases penalties for violations. The bill defines mass text message campaigns as organized efforts involving text messages sent to multiple recipients in support or opposition to political candidates, parties, or measures. It raises the maximum civil penalty for disclosure violations from $4,000 to $10,000 and specifies that each individual text message sent in violation constitutes a separate offense.

Joint authors: Capriglione (R); Curry (R); Plesa (D)

Mar 13, 2025


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

Apr 3, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 14, 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 16, 2025


(H) House State Affairs met.
(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 23, 2025


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

Apr 25, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Point of order withdrawn
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Phelan amended the bill.
(H) Point of order withdrawn
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1240: Yea 132 (R 73, D 59) - Nay 11 (R 11, D 0)
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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, 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; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lowe; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Harrison; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Little; Louderback; Lozano; Luther; Oliverson; Pierson; Tinderholt

Absent - Bernal; Schatzline

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Diego Bernal: "When Record No. 1240 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)

Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 1240 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 2, 2025


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

RV#1335: Yea 110 (R 60, D 50) - Nay 13 (R 13, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Capriglione; Cole; 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 Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Hopper; Isaac; Oliverson; Pierson; Schofield; Shofner; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth

Absent - Lopez, R.; Luther; Richardson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

AJ Louderback: "When Record No. 1335 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Shelley Luther: "When Record No. 1335 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 5, 2025


(H) Capriglione signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Curry signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(S) Received from the House

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Steven Deline for self
 

For

(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Chandra Villanueva for Every Texan
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Emily French for Common Cause Texas
(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Susan Stewart for self
 

On

(Mon 4/14/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as J.R. Johnson for Texas Ethics Commission



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