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Votes at a glance: House passes several bills on second reading; veterans, tuition assistance and memorial highway advance
Summary
The Texas House recorded votes on multiple bills on April 14. Several measures were passed to engrossment with recorded tallies; others were postponed. This summary lists each action the chamber reported on second reading.
The Texas House took recorded action April 14 on a series of bills on second reading. Several measures passed to engrossment with recorded roll-call tallies, while some items were postponed for later consideration. Key outcomes below are taken from the House transcript and vote announcements.
Votes at a glance
- HB 39 (Lopez O'Bare): Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state. The bill moved to engrossment; the transcript records "There being a 43 ayes, 0 nays, HB 39 is passed to engrossment." An amendment by Representative Toth adding additional data points was adopted earlier by voice/record vote (announced as 145 ayes, 1 nay) and is noted in the record.
- HB 102 (Wilson): Relating to early registration for certain students at public institutions of higher education. The bill passed to engrossment on a recorded vote of 44 ayes, 0 nays, per the clerk's announcement.
- HB 290 (Lopez O'Bare): Relating to assistance for tuition and fees at postsecondary institutions for certain members of the Texas military forces. The transcript notes the passage to engrossment following a recorded vote (announced as "15 ayes and 29 nays" in the roll call block) and the clerk's statement that "House bill 290 is passed to engrossment." (transcript text retained as read on the floor).
- HB 300 (Wilson): Relating to scholarships under the Texas Armed Services Scholarship program. The House recorded a vote and the clerk announced "There being a 47 ayes and 0 nays. House bill 300 is passed to engrossment."
- HB 21 43 (Metcalf): Designating a portion of FM 1097 in Montgomery County as the Army Specialist Joey Linz Memorial Highway. The House passed the bill to engrossment; the roll call announcement read "There being a 46 ayes and 0 nays, House Bill 21 43 is passed to engrossment."
- HCR 64 (Curry): Designating the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented Students Week for a 10-year period. The resolution passed by record vote: 44 ayes and 1 nay.
- HCR 101 (King): Designating the tomahawk ribeye as the official state steak of Texas. The resolution passed by record vote (34 ayes and 10 nays).
Postponed or referred
- Several bills, including HJR 5 (Lambert) and multiple higher-education measures, were postponed to a later date (the transcript records motions to postpone to 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 20 for several items). Multiple municipal utility district and local measures were read and referred to committee per the clerk's list at the end of the session.
What this record shows
The House advanced a mix of policy and honorary measures on second reading, ranging from higher-education items to commuting and memorial designations. Where the transcript lists vote tallies and named ayes during roll call, those figures are reproduced here exactly as read on the floor.
