HB1268

Assigned to Committee in Other Chamber
Authored by Angie Button (R)
View at Source

Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.
Initially Referred to House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $4,674,274.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Joint authors: Fairly (R); Gonzalez, M. (D); Hull (R); Lujan (R)
Co-authors: Davis, A. (D); Flores (D); Harris Davila (R); Lalani (D); Lopez, R. (D); Plesa (D)

Nov 13, 2024


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

Mar 10, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 17, 2025


(H) Fairly signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Gonzalez, M. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Hull signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Lujan signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Mar 19, 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
 

Mar 26, 2025


(H) House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 1, 2025


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

Apr 2, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 9, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Harris Davila signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Lalani signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 15, 2025


(H) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Tinderholt failed and was not adopted.
(H) Record vote

RV#205: Yea 70 (R 68, D 2) - Nay 75 (R 18, D 57)
View Source

Yea - Alders; Bell, C.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Morales Shaw; Morgan

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

Trent Ashby: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jeffrey Barry: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 205 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)

Matt Morgan: "When Record No. 205 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)

Katrina Pierson: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Trey Wharton: "When Record No. 205 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Schatzline was offered.
(H) Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Schatzline amended the bill.
(H) Record vote

RV#206: Yea 89 (R 85, D 4) - Nay 55 (R 1, D 54)
View Source

Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Phelan; Pierson; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Campos; Canales; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Ordaz; Perez, V.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zweiner

Absent - Lalani; Perez, M.; Schofield

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#207: Yea 118 (R 59, D 59) - Nay 25 (R 25, D 0)
View Source

Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cain; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Morgan; Olcott; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Shofner; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wilson

Absent - Bowers; LaHood; Schofield

Present, Not Voting - Luther

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

Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 207 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. 207 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Jessica Gonzelez: "When Record No. 207 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

Apr 16, 2025


(H) Lopez, R. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#223: Yea 116 (R 56, D 60) - Nay 29 (R 29, D 0)
View Source

Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; 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; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cain; DeAyala; Dorazio; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Kerwin; Leo Wilson; Little; Lowe; Lozano; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Pierson; Richardson; Schofield; Shofner; Spiller; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Wilson

Absent - Cole; Hull; Longoria

Present, Not Voting - Luther

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

Lacey Hull: "When Record No. 223 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)

You can view which lawmakers have received money from a specific PAC
by selecting the PAC from the list below:


(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Davis, A. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 9, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Economic Development, chaired by a Republican

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Aaron Taliaferro for Tarrant County Administration
 

For

(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Brent Kaiser for self (with Space Force Association (SFA))
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Glenn Hamer for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as National Space Alliance Partner for NSIC
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Victoria Ford for Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Workforce Incubator For TX for SWIFT
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Alexa Aragonez for City of Houston
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Ashley McPhail for Texas Medical Center
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Caitlin Flanders for Texas Healthcare and Bioscience Institute
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Denise Rose for AstraZeneca
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Eric Woomer for Biotechnology Innovation Organization
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Jeff Burdett for National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as John Kroll for self (with HMWK, LLC)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Josie Castro Garcia for Dallas County
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Kyle Bush for Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Laura Alexander for Greater Houston Partnership
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Matt Abel for Texas Economic Development Council
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Matt Creel for Opportunity Austin
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Melissa Shannon for Bexar County Commissioners Court
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Myra Leo for GlaxoSmithKline GSK
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Rebekah Chenelle for Dallas Regional Chamber
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Renzo Soto for TechNet
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Susan Ross for Johnson & Johnson
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Trade, Workforce & Economic Development as Thomas Parkinson for self



Grassroots America We the People