All Roll Calls
Yes: 459 • No: 0
Sponsored By: Jeff Barry, Drew Darby, AJ Louderback, Armando "Mando" Martinez, John McQueeney, Charles Perry (Republican)
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The law creates a crime for malicious solicitation during a disaster. It covers lying about how donations will be used, raising money for a charity but keeping it, posing as a disaster volunteer to bill for “free” services, or charging to find a missing relative. A first offense is a third-degree felony; a later offense is a second-degree felony. Using a fake official designation or similar aggravated acts can be a first-degree felony. Prosecutors may also bring other charges. Victims and charities, or their estates, can sue and, if they win, get 300% of the money taken plus attorney’s fees.
The law raises penalties for theft in a disaster area when someone uses actual or claimed volunteer status to get property. If the property is worth under $30,000, the theft is a state jail felony. A disaster area includes places under a federal, state, or local disaster declaration, or under an evacuation order. When this specific penalty applies, the separate disaster enhancement in Section 12.50 does not also apply. The updated theft rules apply only to offenses on or after the law’s effective date.
The Secretary of State runs a program that lets each city or county name one nonprofit or bank to take donations during a declared disaster that threatens that area. Local governments must add the designee to their emergency plan and post the name, contact info, and tips to avoid fraud on their website. Groups do not have to be designated to ask for donations; the list is a trusted guide for residents. The Secretary of State adopts rules to run the program soon after the law takes effect.
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Jeff Barry
House
Drew Darby
House
AJ Louderback
House
Armando "Mando" Martinez
House
John McQueeney
House
Charles Perry
Republican • Senate
Daniel Alders
House
Alma A. Allen
House
Rafael Anchía
House
Trent Ashby
House
Keith Bell
House
Keith Bell
House
Salman Bhojani
House
César Blanco
Democratic • Senate
Greg Bonnen
House
Brad Buckley
House
Benjamin Bumgarner
House
Angie Chen Button
House
Briscoe Cain
House
Donna Campbell
Republican • Senate
Terry Canales
House
Giovanni Capriglione
House
David Cook
House
Tom Craddick
House
Charles Cunningham
House
Pat Curry
House
Mano DeAyala
House
Jay Dean
House
Paul Dyson
House
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez
House
Stan Gerdes
House
Ryan Guillen
House
Erin Gámez
House
Bob Hall
Republican • Senate
Sam Harless
House
Cody Harris
House
Caroline Harris Davila
House
Richard Hayes
House
Hillary Hickland
House
Adam Hinojosa
Republican • Senate
Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
Democratic • Senate
Donna Howard
House
Lacey Hull
House
Todd Hunter
House
Ann Johnson
House
Helen Kerwin
House
Ken King
House
Stan Kitzman
House
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican • Senate
Marc LaHood
House
Suleman Lalani
House
Stan Lambert
House
Brooks Landgraf
House
Jeff Leach
House
Terri Leo Wilson
House
Janie Lopez
House
John Lujan
House
Shelley Luther
House
Christian Manuel
House
José Menéndez
Democratic • Senate
Will Metcalf
House
Morgan Meyer
House
Penny Morales Shaw
House
Eddie Morales
House
Matt Morgan
House
Sergio Muñoz Jr.
House
Candy Noble
House
Tom Oliverson
House
Angelia Orr
House
Dennis Paul
House
Katrina Pierson
House
Mihaela Plesa
House
Richard Peña Raymond
House
Ron Reynolds
House
Ramon Romero Jr.
House
Nate Schatzline
House
Matt Shaheen
House
Joanne Shofner
House
Shelby Slawson
House
John T. Smithee
House
Kevin Sparks
Republican • Senate
David Spiller
House
Valoree Swanson
House
Senfronia Thompson
House
Steve Toth
House
Chris Turner
House
Gary VanDeaver
House
Cody Vasut
House
Denise Villalobos
House
Trey Wharton
House
Terry M. Wilson
House
Judith Zaffirini
Democratic • Senate
Erin Zwiener
House
All Roll Calls
Yes: 459 • No: 0
Senate vote • 9/3/2025
Record vote
Yes: 30 • No: 0
Senate vote • 9/3/2025
Record vote
Yes: 30 • No: 0
House vote • 9/3/2025
Record vote
Yes: 129 • No: 0
House vote • 8/21/2025
Record vote
Yes: 135 • No: 0
House vote • 8/21/2025
Record vote
Yes: 135 • No: 0
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SB 8 — Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
SB 5 — Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
HB 16 — Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
HB 8 — Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
SB 16 — Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
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