HB1500

Signed by Governor
Authored by Keith Bell (R)
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Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department.
Initially Referred to House Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 1500 continues the Department of Information Resources (DIR) until September 1, 2037, under the Texas Sunset Act. It mandates the development of a voluntary certification course for state procurement officers on purchasing information resources technologies and requires annual training for state agency executives on IT procurement best practices.

Joint authors: Canales (D); Hull (R); Kitzman (R); Shaheen (R)
Sponsors: Parker (R)

Mar 14, 2025


(H) Bell, K. signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Delivery of Government Efficiency, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 25, 2025


(H) Kitzman signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Shaheen signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Canales signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mar 26, 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 2, 2025


(H) House Delivery of Government Efficiency met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 10, 2025


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

Apr 11, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 29, 2025


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

RV#814: Yea 143 (R 84, D 59) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)
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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; 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; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Harrison

Absent - Hinojosa; Hunter; Manuel

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Vasut

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

Christian Manuel: "When Record No. 814 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)

Todd Hunter: "When Record No. 814 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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Apr 30, 2025


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

RV#961: Yea 139 (R 81, D 58) - Nay 1 (R 1, 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 Davila; 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, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; 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; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Harrison

Absent - Harris; Richardson; Tepper

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 Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
 

May 20, 2025


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

May 22, 2025


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

May 23, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

May 26, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote

20250526_HB1500_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

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

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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250526_HB1500_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

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

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage as amended reported
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 28, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#3993: Yea 113 (R 60, D 53) - Nay 21 (R 21, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; 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; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Holt; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Harrison; Hickland; Hopper; Hull; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Morgan; Orr; Patterson; Pierson; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Vasut; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Canales; Olcott; Richardson; Simmons; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Andy Hopper: "When Record No. 3993 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) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 29, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
 

May 30, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
 

May 31, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(H) Parker signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Rahul Sreenivasan for Texas 2036
(Tue 5/20/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Rahul Sreenivasan for Texas 2036
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Glenn Hamer for Texas Association of Business
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Marshall Kenderdine for Texas Public Employees Association (TPEA)
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Megan Mauro for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Renzo Soto for TechNet
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Renzo Soto for TechNet
 

On

(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Amanda Crawford for Department of Information Resources
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Amanda Crawford for Department of Information Resources
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Lauren Ames for Sunset Commission
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Lauren Ames for Sunset Commission
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Delivery of Government Efficiency as Tony Sauerhoff for Texas Department of Information Resources
(Tue 5/20/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Tony Sauerhoff for Texas Department of Information Resources



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