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HOUSE JOURNAL
EIGHTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, SECOND CALLED SESSION
PROCEEDINGS
SIXTH DAY — THURSDAY, JULY 13, 2023
The house met at 6:45 p.m. and was called to order by the speaker.
The roll of the house was called and a quorum was announced present
(Recordi29).
Present — Mr. Speaker(C); Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby;
Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley;
Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole;
Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala;
Dorazio; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gámez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren;
Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris,
C.E.; Harris, C.J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa;
Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton, F.; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.E.;
Jones, J.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach;
Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez;
Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.;
Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz;
Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds;
Rogers; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Shine;
Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry;
Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner;
VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Absent, Excused — Campos; Canales; González, M.; Guerra; Johnson, J.D.;
Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; Ortega; Romero; Sherman.
Absent — Dutton.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE GRANTED
On motion of Representative Metcalf and by unanimous consent, all
members who were granted leaves of absence on the previous legislative day
were granted leaves for this legislative day.
MAJOR STATE CALENDAR
SENATE BILLS
THIRD READING
The following bills were laid before the house and read third time:
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SB 3 ON THIRD READING
(Geren, Meyer, Darby, Hefner, Raymond, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 3, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to the amount of the total revenue
exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from
the requirement to file a franchise tax report.
SBi3 was passed by (Record 30): 131 Yeas, 5 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.;
Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns;
Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez;
Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Flores; Frank;
Frazier; Gámez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman;
González, J.; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C.E.; Harris, C.J.; Harrison; Hayes;
Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac;
Jetton, F.; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.E.; Jones, J.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick;
Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.;
Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer;
Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado;
Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Raney;
Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield;
Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico;
Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth;
Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Zwiener.
Nays — Goodwin; Meza; Morales, C.; Ramos; Wu.
Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C).
Absent, Excused — Campos; Canales; González, M.; Guerra; Johnson, J.D.;
Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; Ortega; Romero; Sherman.
Absent — Dutton.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 30 was taken, I was excused because of important
business in the district. I would have voted yes.
Canales
SB 2 ON THIRD READING
(Meyer, Metcalf, Burrows, Raymond, Thierry, et al. - House Sponsors)
SB 2, A bill to be entitled An Act relating to providing property tax relief
through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals
and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee.
SBi2 was passed by (Record 31): 133 Yeas, 4 Nays, 0 Present, not voting.
Yeas — Mr. Speaker(C); Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes;
Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner;
Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez;
Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Flores; Frank;
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Frazier; Gámez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman;
González, J.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C.E.; Harris, C.J.; Harrison;
Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter;
Isaac; Jetton, F.; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.E.; Jones, J.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick;
Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.;
Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer;
Meza; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave
Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price;
Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline;
Schofield; Shaheen; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson;
Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt;
Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Zwiener.
Nays — Bryant; Morales, C.; Ramos; Wu.
Absent, Excused — Campos; Canales; González, M.; Guerra; Johnson, J.D.;
Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; Ortega; Romero; Sherman.
Absent — Dutton.
STATEMENT OF VOTE
When Record No. 31 was taken, I was excused because of important
business in the district. I would have voted yes.
Canales
HOUSE AT EASE
At 6:49 p.m., the chair announced that the house would stand at ease.
The chair called the house to order at 7:38 p.m.
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and
resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal,
Signed by the Speaker, Senate List No. 1).
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
A message from the senate was received at this time (see the addendum to
the daily journal, Messages from the Senate, Message No. 1).
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
Notice was given at this time that the speaker had signed bills and
resolutions in the presence of the house (see the addendum to the daily journal,
Signed by the Speaker, House List No. 1).
ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE
Representative Moody moved that the House of Representatives of the
Second Called Session of the Eighty-Eighth Legislature adjourn sine die in
memory of Marie Yoder Moody of El Paso, grandmother of Representative
Moody.
The motion prevailed.
The house accordingly, at 7:57 p.m., adjourned sine die.
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AAAAAADDENDUMAAAAA
SIGNED BY THE SPEAKER
The following bills and resolutions were today signed in the presence of the
house by the speaker:
Senate List No. 1
SBi2, SBi3
House List No. 1
HJRi2
MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
The following messages from the senate were today received by the house:
Message No. 1
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
SENATE CHAMBER
Austin, Texas
Thursday, July 13, 2023
The Honorable Speaker of the House
House Chamber
Austin, Texas
Mr. Speaker:
I am directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate has taken the
following action:
THE SENATE HAS PASSED THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
HJR 2 Metcalf SPONSOR: Bettencourt
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a
temporary limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a
residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; to increase the amount of the
exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence
homesteads; to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem
taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect
increases in certain exemption amounts; to except certain appropriations to pay
for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth
of appropriations; and to authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year term
of office for a member of the governing body of certain appraisal entities.
Respectfully,
Patsy Spaw
Secretary of the Senate
Thursday, July 13, 2023 HOUSE JOURNAL — 6th Day 65
AAAAAAPPENDIXAAAAA
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS
Favorable reports have been filed by committees as follows:
July 12
Ways and Means - SBi2, SBi3
ENGROSSED
July 13 - HJRi2
ENROLLED
July 13 - HJRi2
SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE STATE
July 14 - HJRi2