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SB34

Signed by Governor
Authored by Kevin Sparks (R)
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Caption: Relating to the preparation, prevention, and mitigation of wildfires.
Initially Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican

Lt. Gov. Patrick Priority: Wildfire Response


Co-authors: Blanco (D); Campbell (R); Eckhardt (D); Hagenbuch (R); Hughes (R); J. Hinojosa (D); Kolkhorst (R); Perry (R); Schwertner (R)
Sponsors: King (R)


(S) King signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 14, 2025


(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Mar 17, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 20, 2025


(S) Hagenbuch signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Mar 31, 2025


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

Apr 7, 2025


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

Apr 9, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
 

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Perry signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Apr 14, 2025


(S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Apr 15, 2025


(S) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time
(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250415_SB34_FA1: 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) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to engrossment as amended

20250415_SB34_E: 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) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250415_SB34_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
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 16, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


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

May 5, 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
 

May 10, 2025


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

May 14, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#3059: Yea 142 (R 84, D 58) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; 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; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; 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 Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; 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; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Bowers; Gervin-Hawkins

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 3059 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 21, 2025


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

RV#3119: Yea 140 (R 81, D 59) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; 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; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; 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; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Fairly; Hefner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Trent Ashby: "When Record No. 3119 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Public Education. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 25, 2025


(S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

May 28, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
(S) Record vote
(S) Reported enrolled
 

May 29, 2025


(H) Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
 

May 30, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 1, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Steven Deline for self
 

For

(Mon 3/31/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Billy Tidwell for self (with State Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' Association (SFFMA))
(Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Carl Polk for self (with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Carl Ray Polk Jr for self (with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Jeremy Mazur for Texas 2036
(Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Jeremy Mazur for Texas 2036
(Mon 3/31/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Michael Lozano for Permian Basin Petroleum Association
(Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Michael Lozano for Permian Basin Petroleum Association
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Adam Burklund for Texas Fire Chiefs Association
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Alexa Aragonez for City of Houston
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Alexa Aragonez for City of Houston
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Alton Trubee for Travis County ESD 6 / Lake Travis Fire Rescue
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Alton Trubee for Travis County ESD 6 / Lake Travis Fire Rescue
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Buddy Garcia for Rain.aero
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as CJ Tredway for Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Clay Avery for SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Clay Avery for self (with SAFE-D, the Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Damon Withrow for Xcel Energy
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as J Laney for State Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' Association (SFFMA)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Jimmy Carlile for Fasken Oil and Ranch
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Jimmy Carlile for Fasken Oil and Ranch
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Joe Morris for self (with Wildfire Prevention Corporation)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as John Carlton for Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Julia Harvey for Texas Electric Cooperatives
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Julie Wheeler for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Keith Strama for self (with ExxonMobil)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Michael Ruggieri for Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Monty Wynn for Texas Municipal League
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Owners Association for TIPRO
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Philip Furlow for self (with 106th Judicial District Attorney)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Ricardo Ramirez for City of Austin
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Rick Ramirez for City of Austin
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Ryan Paylor for Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Ryan Paylor for Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association (TIPRO)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Walt Baum for Powering Texans
 

On

(Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Todd Staples for Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Charles Allen for State Fire Marshal - Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Chuck Allen for State Fire Marshal - Texas Department of Insurance (TDI)
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Connie Corona for Public Utility Commission of Texas
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as David Lindley for Railroad Commission of Texas
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Jared Vandenheuvel for Texas Department of Public Safety
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Michael Hoke for Public Utility Commission of Texas
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Natalie Dubiel for Railroad Commission of Texas
(Mon 3/31/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Wes Moorehead for Texas A&M Forest Service
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Wes Moorehead for Texas A&M Forest Service



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