80th Legislature: Appropriations Bill Wrap-Up

 

Yeas - Aycock; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Delisi; Driver; Dukes; Eissler; Elkins; England; Farabee; Flores; Flynn; Frost; Gattis; Geren; Goolsby; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Hill; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Macias; Madden; McCall; McClendon; Merritt; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; O’Day; Orr; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Paxton; Phillips; Pitts; Riddle; Rose; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Truitt; West; Woolley; Zedler; Zerwas

Nays - Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Anderson; Bailey; Bolton; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Cohen; Coleman; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Escobar; Farias; Farrar; Gallego; Garcia; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Guillen; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hochberg; Hodge; Howard, D.; Krusee; Leibowitz; Lucio; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McReynolds; Menendez; Miles; Moreno; Naishtat; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Ortiz; Peña; Pickett; Pierson; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Rodriguez; Strama; Thompson; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo

 

Amendment 59 by Harper-Brown. (Capitol Annex coverage here). This is the amendment that would have dumped 16,000 kids off of Children’s Health Insurance. There is more on this one in our coverage. Martinez-Fisher proposed a “lipstick on a pig” amendment to try to improve the amendment if we had been unlucky enough for it to pass. His amendment was adopted. Dawnna Dukes gave an impassioned floor speech and moved to table. Harper-Brown wanted to withdraw, but Dukes, in a spectacular move, refused to withdraw her motion to table and forced the issue to a very lopsided vote. Still, you had some who actually voted against the motion to table. A vote against the motion to table was essentially a vote for knocking 16,000 kids off CHIP:

 

Yeas - Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Berman; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Farrar; Flores; Frost; Gallego; Garcia; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Isett; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Lucio; Macias; Madden; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Moreno; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; O’Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Peña; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Woolley; Zedler; Zerwas

Nays - Flynn; Gattis; Jackson; Riddle; Van Arsdale

Present, not voting - Mr. Speaker(C); Vaught

 

 

Absent - Christian; Crownover; Hardcastle; Latham; Noriega; Paxton; Phillips

 

Amendment 63 by Noriega. This is the vote that is likely the only vote to raise teacher pay for the entire session. (Capitol Annex coverage here). First, there was a motion to table. A vote of “Yes” on the motion to table was essentially a vote against pay raises for educators:

 

Yeas - Anderson; Aycock; Berman; Bohac; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Delisi; Driver; Eissler; England; Flynn; Gattis; Geren; Goolsby; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, C.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Latham; Laubenberg; Macias; Madden; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; O’Day; Orr; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Paxton; Pitts; Riddle; Smith, W.; Smithee; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Van Arsdale; Woolley; Zedler; Zerwas

Nays - Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Bailey; Bolton; Bonnen; Burnam; Castro; Chavez; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, R.; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Elkins; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Farrar; Flores; Frost; Gallego; Garcia; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, D.; Jones; King, T.; Kuempel; Leibowitz; Lucio; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Moreno; Naishtat; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Ortiz; Peña; Phillips; Pickett; Pierson; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, T.; Solomons; Strama; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West

 

When the motion to table was defeated, the amendment (as amended) went to adoption. It passed, but some still voted against a teacher pay raise. A vote against the amendment was a vote against a teacher pay raise:

 

Yeas - Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Bailey; Bolton; Bonnen; Burnam; Castro; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, R.; Darby; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Farrar; Flores; Frost; Gallego; Garcia; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hartnett; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, D.; Jones; King, T.; Krusee; Kuempel; Leibowitz; Lucio; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Moreno; Naishtat; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Patrick; Peña; Phillips; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, T.; Strama; Swinford; Thompson; Van Arsdale; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West

Nays - Anderson; Aycock; Berman; Bohac; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Davis, J.; Delisi; Driver; Eissler; Elkins; Flynn; Gattis; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hill; Howard, C.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Keffer; King, P.; Kolkhorst; Latham; Laubenberg; Macias; Madden; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; O’Day; Parker; Paxton; Riddle; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Straus; Taylor; Truitt; Turner; Woolley; Zedler; Zerwas

 

Amendment 73 by Coleman. This was a very important amendment with regard to harassment in public schools. It required TEA to report any discrimination or harassment of employees or teachers based on a variety of factors including race and sexual orientation in comprehensive annual reports. The amendment as a particularly important GLBT amendment because it included the “sexual orientation” clause. This also made it more controversial, although it passed. A vote against the amendment is a vote against helping end discrimination and harassment in public schools:

 

Yeas - Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Bolton; Brown, B.; Burnam; Castro; Chavez; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, R.; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Farrar; Flores; Frost; Gallego; Garcia; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, D.; Jones; King, T.; Leibowitz; Lucio; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McReynolds; Menendez; Miles; Moreno; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O’Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Ortiz; Peña; Pickett; Pierson; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Strama; Talton; Thompson; Turner; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; Zerwas

Nays - Anderson; Aycock; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, F.; Callegari; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Davis, J.; Delisi; Driver; Eissler; Elkins; Flynn; Gattis; Geren; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Howard, C.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Keffer; King, P.; King, S.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Macias; Madden; McCall; McClendon; Merritt; Miller; Morrison; Orr; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Phillips; Pitts; Riddle; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Straus; Swinford; Taylor; Truitt; West; Woolley; Zedler

 

Amendment 73 by Heflin. (Capitol Annex floor coverage here.) This was also an important amendment, in that it blocked use of state money for any voucher program. It passed. A vote against this amendment was a vote for James Leininger and privately funded school vouchers:

 

Yeas - Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Aycock; Bailey; Bohac; Bolton; Bonnen; Brown, F.; Burnam; Callegari; Castro; Chavez; Christian; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Elkins; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Farrar; Flores; Frost; Gallego; Garcia; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, D.; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, S.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Latham; Leibowitz; Lucio; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Miller; Moreno; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Naishtat; Noriega; O’Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Ortiz; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Peña; Phillips; Pickett; Pierson; Pitts; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Van Arsdale; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Woolley; Zerwas

Nays - Berman; Brown, B.; Chisum; Eissler; Flynn; Hartnett; Howard, C.; Laubenberg

Present, not voting - Mr. Speaker(C)

Absent - Anderson; Branch; England; Hughes; King, P.; Macias; Madden; Paxton; Smithee; Solomons; Talton; Zedler

 

Amendment 76 by Anchia. (Capitol Annex floor coverage here). This would have taken money from the Office of State-Federal Relations which is used for hiring K Street lobbyists and given it to the Teach for Texas Loan Repayment Program. The amendment was tabled. A vote to table was a vote for continuing to fund K Street Lobbyists with tax dollars:

 

Yeas - Anderson; Aycock; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Chisum; Christian; Coleman; Cook, B.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Davis, J.; Delisi; Driver; Dukes; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Flores; Flynn; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Haggerty; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Hill; Howard, C.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Keffer; King, S.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Macias; Madden; McCall; McClendon; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; O’Day; Orr; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Paxton; Phillips; Pitts; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Truitt; Turner; Van Arsdale; West; Woolley; Zedler; Zerwas

Nays - Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Bailey; Bolton; Burnam; Castro; Chavez; Cohen; Cook, R.; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dunnam; Dutton; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Farrar; Frost; Gallego; Garcia; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Guillen; Hamilton; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, D.; Jones; King, T.; Leibowitz; Lucio; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Moreno; Naishtat; Noriega; Oliveira; Olivo; Ortiz; Peña; Pickett; Pierson; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Strama; Thompson; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo

Present, not voting - Mr. Speaker; King, P.(C)

Absent - Goolsby; Riddle

 

Amendment 77 by Coleman. (Capitol Annex floor coverage here.) This amendment would have stripped the budget of the useless Residential Construction Commission and transferred that funding to Texas Grants scholarship programs. This was killed on a motion to table. A vote to table was a vote supporting the toothless Texas Residential Construction which helps millionaires like Bob “Swift Boat” Perry continue to build crappy homes:

 

Yeas - Anderson; Aycock; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Davis, J.; Delisi; Deshotel; Dutton; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Flores; Flynn; Frost; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Goolsby; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Hill; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Hughes; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, S.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Lucio; Macias; Madden; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; O’Day; Oliveira; Orr; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Pickett; Pitts; Riddle; Ritter; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Truitt; Turner; Van Arsdale; West; Woolley; Zedler; Zerwas

Nays - Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Bailey; Bolton; Burnam; Castro; Cohen; Coleman; Davis, Y.; Dukes; Dunnam; Eiland; Farias; Farrar; Gallego; Garcia; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Guillen; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hochberg; Hodge; Howard, D.; King, T.; Leibowitz; Mallory Caraway; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Merritt; Miles; Naishtat; Noriega; Olivo; Ortiz; Pierson; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Rodriguez; Rose; Strama; Thompson; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo

 

Amendment 80 by Craig Eiland. This amendment would have taken money from the Residential Construciton Commission and given it for indigent healthcare through the UT Medical Branch at Galveston. It was tabled. A vote to table was a vote against the poor and in favor of the Residential Construction Commission:

 

Yeas - Anderson; Aycock; Bailey; Berman; Bohac; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Corte; Crabb; Crownover; Darby; Delisi; Driver; Dukes; Eissler; Elkins; England; Flynn; Geren; Goolsby; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Hill; Howard, C.; Isett; Jackson; Jones; Keffer; King, P.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Madden; McClendon; McReynolds; Merritt; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; Noriega; Orr; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Paxton; Phillips; Pitts; Riddle; Ritter; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Truitt; Turner; Van Arsdale; West; Woolley; Zedler; Zerwas

Nays - Allen; Alonzo; Anchia; Bolton; Bonnen; Burnam; Castro; Chavez; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, R.; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Farrar; Flores; Frost; Gallego; Garcia; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Guillen; Haggerty; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hochberg; Hodge; Hopson; Howard, D.; Hughes; King, T.; Leibowitz; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; Miles; Moreno; Naishtat; O’Day; Oliveira; Olivo; Ortiz; Pickett; Pierson; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Rodriguez; Rose; Strama; Taylor; Thompson; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo

Present, not voting - Mr. Speaker(C)

Absent - Creighton; Davis, J.; Gattis; Giddings; Harper-Brown; Homer; King, S.; Macias; Mallory Caraway; Menendez; Peña; Solomons

 

Amendment 82 by Lon Burnam. This amendment was tabled. It would have taken money from the Presevation Board and appropriated it to the Public Integrity Unit of the Travis County DA’s office to help with prosecutions in the Texas Youth Commission. A Vote “Yes” to table was a vote against speedy and judicious investigation and prosecution of the TYC scandal:

 

Yeas - Allen; Anderson; Bailey; Berman; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Chavez; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Davis, J.; Delisi; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Eissler; Elkins; Flores; Flynn; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Goolsby; Guillen; Hamilton; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hilderbran; Hill; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Jackson; Keffer; King, P.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Lucio; Macias; Madden; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; O’Day; Orr; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Pitts; Puente; Riddle; Rose; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Straus; Swinford; Taylor; Truitt; Turner; Van Arsdale; West; Woolley; Zedler; Zerwas

Nays - Alonzo; Anchia; Bolton; Burnam; Castro; Coleman; Cook, R.; Davis, Y.; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Farrar; Frost; Gallego; Garcia; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Haggerty; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Jones; King, T.; Leibowitz; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Moreno; Naishtat; Noriega; Olivo; Ortiz; Pickett; Pierson; Quintanilla; Raymond; Ritter; Rodriguez; Strama; Thompson; Vaught; Veasey; Vo

Present, not voting - Mr. Speaker(C)

Absent - Aycock; Cohen; Darby; England; Hughes; Isett; King, S.; Mallory Caraway; Oliveira; Smith, T.; Talton; Villarreal

 

Amendment 132 by Dunnam. (Capitol Annex floor coverage here). This amendment would have prohibited the use of state money for lobbyists for any purpose, including TxDOT lobbyists. It was tabled. A vote to table the amendment was a vote for spending taxpayer dollars on K Street lobbyists and Tom DeLay cronies:

 

Yeas - Aycock; Bailey; Berman; Bohac; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Chisum; Christian; Cook, B.; Corte; Crabb; Creighton; Crownover; Darby; Davis, J.; Delisi; Driver; Dukes; Eissler; Elkins; England; Flynn; Geren; Goolsby; Guillen; Haggerty; Hancock; Hardcastle; Harless; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hill; Howard, C.; Isett; Jackson; Keffer; King, P.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Latham; Laubenberg; Macias; Madden; McClendon; Morrison; Mowery; Murphy; O’Day; Orr; Otto; Parker; Patrick; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Pitts; Riddle; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Straus; Swinford; Taylor; Truitt; Turner; West; Woolley; Zedler; Zerwas

Nays - Allen; Anchia; Bolton; Burnam; Castro; Chavez; Cohen; Coleman; Cook, R.; Deshotel; Dunnam; Dutton; Eiland; Escobar; Farabee; Farias; Farrar; Frost; Gallego; Garcia; Gonzales; Heflin; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, D.; Jones; King, T.; Leibowitz; Lucio; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miles; Moreno; Naishtat; Noriega; Olivo; Ortiz; Pickett; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Ritter; Rose; Smith, T.; Strama; Thompson; Vaught; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo

 

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