HB4991

Given to Other Chamber
Authored by Terry Canales (D)
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Caption: Relating to open meetings and public information training for certain public officials and attorneys regarding the open meetings and public information laws.
Initially Referred to House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Morales, E. (D)

Mar 13, 2025


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

Apr 3, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 16, 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 17, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 8, 2025


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

May 9, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 10, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 12, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
 

May 15, 2025


(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#2769: Yea 112 (R 59, D 53) - Nay 13 (R 13, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Harrison; Leo Wilson; Morgan; Olcott; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Swanson; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wharton

Absent - Allen; Cain; Cunningham; Gates; Guerra; Holt; Hull; Jones, V.; King; Lambert; Leach; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Martinez Fischer; Schatzline; Slawson; Virdell; Wilson

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

AJ Louderback: "When Record No. 2769 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

David Cook: "When Record No. 2769 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 2769 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 2769 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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May 16, 2025


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

RV#2873: Yea 96 (R 46, D 50) - Nay 22 (R 22, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Flores; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Leach; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Simmons; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Dyson; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Lozano; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Pierson; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Tinderholt; Toth; Wharton

Absent - Bonnen; Canales; Cook; Fairly

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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

Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2873 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

David Cook: "When Record No. 2873 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 2873 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 19, 2025


(S) Received from the House
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Emily French for Common Cause Texas
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Kelley Shannon for Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Donnis Baggett for self (with Texas Press Association)
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Michael Schneider for Texas Association of Broadcasters
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Shannon Halbrook for Every Texan
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Steven Deline for self
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as T. Patterson for City of Fort Worth
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Thomas Parkinson for self



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