HB1400

Given to Other Chamber
Authored by Cody Harris (R)
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Caption: Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Jones, V. (D); Troxclair (R)
Co-authors: Flores (D); Hickland (R); Lopez, J. (R); Morales Shaw (D); Morales, E. (D); Plesa (D); Shofner (R); Spiller (R)

Nov 19, 2024


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

Mar 11, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 19, 2025


(H) House Natural Resources met.
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Mar 25, 2025


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

Apr 1, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 2, 2025


(H) Jones, V. signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 8, 2025


(H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 9, 2025


(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#99: Yea 135 (R 74, D 61) - Nay 11 (R 11, 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; 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.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; 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; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Kerwin; Little; Money; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Tinderholt

Absent - Gonzalez, M.; Lujan

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

Briscoe Cain: "When Record No. 99 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) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Hickland signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Harris amended the bill.
(H) Passed as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#106: Yea 133 (R 72, D 61) - Nay 14 (R 14, 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; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; 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; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Little; Lowe; Luther; Money; Olcott; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Tinderholt; Toth

Absent - Virdell

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

Briscoe Cain: "When Record No. 106 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Helen Kerwin: "When Record No. 106 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

J. M. Lozano: "When Record No. 106 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Wesley Virdell: "When Record No. 106 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
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Troxclair signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(S) Received from the House
 

Apr 15, 2025


(H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 22, 2025


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

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Adam Foster for Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Billy Howe for Texas Farm Bureau
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Larry French for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Vanessa Puig-Williams for EDF
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Aaron Taliaferro for Tarrant County Administration
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Alexa Aragonez for City of Houston
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Andrew Wier for self (with Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund (SAWDF))
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Brian Sledge for Prairielands GCD, Upper Trinity GCD, Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Buddy Garcia for self
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Carlos Rubinstein for self (with RSAH2O LLC)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Christine Yanas for Methodist Healthcare Ministries
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Cicely Kay for Travis County Commissioners Court
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Heather Harward for Texas Water Supply Partner
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Heather Harward for Upper Trinity Regional Water District
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Javier Lopez for Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jay Brown for Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jeff Emerick for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jennifer Allmon for Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jennifer Walker for National Wildlife Federation
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jeremy Mazur for Texas 2036
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as John Bender for Texas Corn Producers Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as John Kroll for Switch, Inc.
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Justin Yancy for Texas Business Leadership Council
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Kyle Frazier for Texas Desalination Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Lara Zent for Texas Rural Water Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Lynn Smith for Rolling Plains GCD
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Marie Camino for The Nature Conservancy in TX
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Matt Abel for Texas Economic Development Council
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as McKinzi Donnell for self
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Paige Holbrooks for Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Perry Fowler for self (with Texas Water Infrastructure Network (TXWIN))
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Rob Hughes for Texas Forestry Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Sarah Floerke for Lower Colorado River Authority
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Sarah Kirkle for Texas Water Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Scott Stewart for American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas (ACEC)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Stacey Steinbach for Texas Water Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Ty Embrey for Water Environment Association of Texas (WEAT)
 

On

(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Natalie Ballew for Texas Water Development Board



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