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Texas HB 18 — Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty.
Texas, 892. HB 18: Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certai
Latest action
September 17, 2025 — Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary
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Sponsors
- Shaheen — primary sponsor
- Gerdes — primary sponsor
- Swanson — primary sponsor
- Bell, Keith
- Bonnen
- Buckley
- Button
- Capriglione
- Cunningham
- Hayes
- Hefner
- Isaac
- LaHood
- Lopez, Janie
- Luther
- Metcalf
- Morgan
- Oliverson
- Orr
- Patterson
- Paul
- Pierson
- Richardson
- Spiller
- Vasut
- Wharton
- Wilson
- Hinojosa, Adam — primary sponsor
- King
- Middleton
Bill text
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Recorded votes
adoption of amendment
September 2, 2025 · House · fail
yes: 44 · no: 85 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (151)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Cook | no |
| Capriglione | no |
| Cain | no |
| Button | no |
| Bumgarner | no |
| Buckley | no |
| Bonnen | no |
| Bell, K. | no |
| Bell, C. | no |
| Barry | no |
| Ashby | no |
| Alders | no |
| Wu | yes |
| Ward Johnson | yes |
| Walle | yes |
| Vo | yes |
| Turner | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Talarico | yes |
| Simmons | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Rose | yes |
| Romero | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Perez, V. | yes |
| Perez, M. | yes |
| Ordaz | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Moody | yes |
| Meza | yes |
| Fischer | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Lopez, R. | yes |
| Longoria | yes |
| Lalani | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hinojosa | yes |
| Hernandez | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| González, M. | yes |
| Gervin-Hawkins | yes |
| Garcia Hernandez | yes |
| Gámez | yes |
| Dutton | yes |
| Davis, Y. | yes |
| Cortez | yes |
| Collier | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Canales | yes |
| Bucy | yes |
| Bryant | yes |
| Bowers | yes |
| Bhojani | yes |
| Bernal | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Morales, C. | absent |
| Jones, V. | absent |
| Garcia, L. | absent |
| Garcia, J. | absent |
| Flores | absent |
| Davis, A. | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Zwiener | absent |
| Reynolds | absent |
| Plesa | absent |
| Morales Shaw | absent |
| Morales, E. | absent |
| Manuel | absent |
| Jones, J. | absent |
| Guerra | absent |
| González, J. | absent |
| Dean | absent |
| Anchía | absent |
| Harris(C) | not voting |
| Mr Speaker | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Wilson | no |
| Wharton | no |
| Virdell | no |
| Villalobos | no |
| Vasut | no |
| VanDeaver | no |
| Troxclair | no |
| Toth | no |
| Tinderholt | no |
| Tepper | no |
| Smithee | no |
| Slawson | no |
| Shofner | no |
| Shaheen | no |
| Schoolcraft | no |
| Schofield | no |
| Schatzline | no |
| Richardson | no |
| Pierson | no |
| Phelan | no |
| Paul | no |
| Patterson | no |
| Orr | no |
| Oliverson | no |
| Olcott | no |
| Noble | no |
| Morgan | no |
| Money | no |
| Meyer | no |
| Metcalf | no |
| McQueeney | no |
| McLaughlin | no |
| Luther | no |
| Lujan | no |
| Lozano | no |
| Lowe | no |
| Louderback | no |
| Lopez, J. | no |
| Little | no |
| Leo Wilson | no |
| Leach | no |
| Landgraf | no |
| Lambert | no |
| LaHood | no |
| Kitzman | no |
| King | no |
| Kerwin | no |
| Isaac | no |
| Hunter | no |
| Hull | no |
| Hopper | no |
| Holt | no |
| Hickland | no |
| Hefner | no |
| Hayes | no |
| Harrison | no |
| Harris Davila | no |
| Harless | no |
| Guillen | no |
| Geren | no |
| Gerdes | no |
| Gates | no |
| Frank | no |
| Fairly | no |
| Dyson | no |
| Dorazio | no |
| DeAyala | no |
| Darby | no |
| Curry | no |
| Cunningham | no |
| Craddick | no |
| Swanson | no |
| Spiller | no |
passage
September 2, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 86 · no: 46 · not voting: 1
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (151)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Moody | no |
| Meza | no |
| Fischer | no |
| Martinez | no |
| Lopez, R. | no |
| Longoria | no |
| Lalani | no |
| Johnson | no |
| Howard | no |
| Hinojosa | no |
| Hernandez | no |
| Goodwin | no |
| Gervin-Hawkins | no |
| Garcia Hernandez | no |
| Garcia, L. | no |
| Gámez | no |
| Flores | no |
| Dutton | no |
| Davis, Y. | no |
| Davis, A. | no |
| Cortez | no |
| Collier | no |
| Cole | no |
| Canales | no |
| Bucy | no |
| Bryant | no |
| Bowers | no |
| Bhojani | no |
| Bernal | no |
| Allen | no |
| Wilson | yes |
| Wharton | yes |
| Virdell | yes |
| Villalobos | yes |
| Vasut | yes |
| VanDeaver | yes |
| Troxclair | yes |
| Toth | yes |
| Tinderholt | yes |
| Tepper | yes |
| Swanson | yes |
| Spiller | yes |
| Smithee | yes |
| Slawson | yes |
| Shofner | yes |
| Shaheen | yes |
| Schoolcraft | yes |
| Schofield | yes |
| Schatzline | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Pierson | yes |
| Phelan | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Patterson | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Oliverson | yes |
| Olcott | yes |
| Noble | yes |
| Morgan | yes |
| Money | yes |
| Meyer | yes |
| Metcalf | yes |
| McQueeney | yes |
| McLaughlin | yes |
| Luther | yes |
| Lujan | yes |
| Lozano | yes |
| Lowe | yes |
| Leo Wilson | yes |
| Leach | yes |
| Landgraf | yes |
| Lambert | yes |
| LaHood | yes |
| Kitzman | yes |
| King | yes |
| Kerwin | yes |
| Isaac | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Hull | yes |
| Hopper | yes |
| Holt | yes |
| Hickland | yes |
| Hefner | yes |
| Hayes | yes |
| Harrison | yes |
| Harris Davila | yes |
| Harris | yes |
| Harless | yes |
| Guillen | yes |
| Geren | yes |
| Gerdes | yes |
| Gates | yes |
| Frank | yes |
| Fairly | yes |
| Dyson | yes |
| Dorazio | yes |
| DeAyala | yes |
| Darby | yes |
| Curry | yes |
| Cunningham | yes |
| Craddick | yes |
| Cook | yes |
| Capriglione | yes |
| Cain | yes |
| Button | yes |
| Bumgarner | yes |
| Buckley | yes |
| Bonnen | yes |
| Bell, K. | yes |
| Bell, C. | yes |
| Barry | yes |
| Ashby | yes |
| Alders | yes |
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Morales, C | absent |
| Jones, V | absent |
| González, M | absent |
| Garcia, J | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Zwiener | absent |
| Reynolds | absent |
| Plesa | absent |
| Morales Shaw | absent |
| Morales, E. | absent |
| Manuel | absent |
| Jones, J. | absent |
| Guerra | absent |
| González, J. | absent |
| Dean | absent |
| Anchía | absent |
| Mr. Speaker(C) | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Wu | no |
| Ward Johnson | no |
| Walle | no |
| Vo | no |
| Turner | no |
| Thompson | no |
| Talarico | no |
| Simmons | no |
| Rosenthal | no |
| Rose | no |
| Romero | no |
| Raymond | no |
| Perez, V. | no |
| Perez, M. | no |
| Ordaz | no |
| Muñoz | no |
| Louderback | yes |
| Lopez, J. | yes |
| Little | yes |
passage
September 2, 2025 · House · pass
yes: 82 · no: 42 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (151)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Manuel | absent |
| Jones, J. | absent |
| Guerra | absent |
| González, J. | absent |
| Dean | absent |
| Anchía | absent |
| Harris(C) | not voting |
| Mr Speaker | not voting |
| Present | not voting |
| Wilson | no |
| Wharton | no |
| Virdell | no |
| Villalobos | no |
| Vasut | no |
| Troxclair | no |
| Toth | no |
| Tinderholt | no |
| Swanson | no |
| Smithee | no |
| Shofner | no |
| Schofield | no |
| Schatzline | no |
| Patterson | no |
| Oliverson | no |
| Olcott | no |
| Noble | no |
| Metcalf | no |
| Leach | no |
| King | no |
| Kerwin | no |
| Isaac | no |
| Hull | no |
| Hopper | no |
| Holt | no |
| Hickland | no |
| Hefner | no |
| Hayes | no |
| Harrison | no |
| Harris Davila | no |
| Gerdes | no |
| Dyson | no |
| Curry | no |
| Cunningham | no |
| Craddick | no |
| Cook | no |
| Cain | no |
| Bumgarner | no |
| Bell, C. | no |
| Barry | no |
| Ashby | no |
| Alders | no |
| Wu | yes |
| Ward Johnson | yes |
| Walle | yes |
| Vo | yes |
| VanDeaver | yes |
| Turner | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Tepper | yes |
| Talarico | yes |
| Spiller | yes |
| Slawson | yes |
| Simmons | yes |
| Shaheen | yes |
| Schoolcraft | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Rose | yes |
| Romero | yes |
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Reynolds | absent |
| Ordaz | absent |
| Morales, C. | absent |
| Moody | absent |
| Luther | absent |
| Lowe | absent |
| Leo Wilson | absent |
| Jones, V. | absent |
| González, M. | absent |
| Garcia, J. | absent |
| Davis, Y. | absent |
| Cortez | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Zwiener | absent |
| Plesa | absent |
| Morales Shaw | absent |
| Morales, E. | absent |
| Garcia, L. | yes |
| Gámez | yes |
| Frank | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Fairly | yes |
| Dutton | yes |
| Dorazio | yes |
| DeAyala | yes |
| Davis, A. | yes |
| Darby | yes |
| Collier | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Capriglione | yes |
| Canales | yes |
| Button | yes |
| Bucy | yes |
| Buckley | yes |
| Bryant | yes |
| Bowers | yes |
| Bonnen | yes |
| Bhojani | yes |
| Bernal | yes |
| Bell, K. | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Little | yes |
| Landgraf | yes |
| Lambert | yes |
| Lalani | yes |
| LaHood | yes |
| Kitzman | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Hunter | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hinojosa | yes |
| Hernandez | yes |
| Harless | yes |
| Guillen | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| Gervin-Hawkins | yes |
| Geren | yes |
| Gates | yes |
| Garcia Hernandez | yes |
| Richardson | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Pierson | yes |
| Phelan | yes |
| Perez, V. | yes |
| Perez, M. | yes |
| Paul | yes |
| Orr | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Morgan | yes |
| Money | yes |
| Meza | yes |
| Meyer | yes |
| McQueeney | yes |
| McLaughlin | yes |
| Fischer | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Lujan | yes |
| Lozano | yes |
| Louderback | yes |
| Lopez, R. | yes |
| Lopez, J. | yes |
| Longoria | yes |
suspend Senate Rule 11.10(a), Senate Rule 11.18(a), and Senate Rule 11.19 in order that the Committee on State Affairs might meet at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow in the Betty King Committee Room, 2E.20, and consider HB 18.
September 2, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 18 · no: 9 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| West | absent |
| Eckhardt | absent |
| Birdwell | absent |
| Zaffirini | no |
| Miles | no |
| Menéndez | no |
| Johnson | no |
| J. Hinojosa | no |
| Gutierrez | no |
| Cook | no |
| Blanco | no |
| Alvarado | no |
| Sparks | yes |
| Schwertner | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Paxton | yes |
| Parker | yes |
| Nichols | yes |
| Middleton | yes |
| Kolkhorst | yes |
| King | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Huffman | yes |
| A. Hinojosa | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Hagenbuch | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Creighton | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Bettencourt | yes |
adoption of amendment
September 2, 2025 · House · fail
yes: 46 · no: 85 · not voting: 2
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (151)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Perez, V. | yes |
| Perez, M. | yes |
| Ordaz | yes |
| Muñoz | yes |
| Moody | yes |
| Meza | yes |
| Fischer | yes |
| Martinez | yes |
| Lopez, R. | yes |
| Longoria | yes |
| Lalani | yes |
| Johnson | yes |
| Howard | yes |
| Hinojosa | yes |
| Hernandez | yes |
| Goodwin | yes |
| González, M. | yes |
| Gervin-Hawkins | yes |
| Garcia Hernandez | yes |
| Garcia, L. | yes |
| Gámez | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Dutton | yes |
| Davis, Y. | yes |
| Davis, A. | yes |
| Cortez | yes |
| Collier | yes |
| Cole | yes |
| Canales | yes |
| Bucy | yes |
| Bryant | yes |
| Bhojani | yes |
| Bernal | yes |
| Allen | yes |
| Rodríguez Ramos | absent |
| Reynolds | absent |
| Morales, C. | absent |
| Jones, V. | absent |
| Garcia, J. | absent |
| Campos | absent |
| Bowers | absent |
| Zwiener | absent |
| Plesa | absent |
| Morales Shaw | absent |
| Morales, E. | absent |
| Manuel | absent |
| Jones, J. | absent |
| Guerra | absent |
| González, J. | absent |
| Dean | absent |
| Anchía | absent |
| Harris(C) | not voting |
| Mr Speaker | not voting |
| Metcalf | no |
| McQueeney | no |
| McLaughlin | no |
| Luther | no |
| Lujan | no |
| Lozano | no |
| Lowe | no |
| Louderback | no |
| Lopez, J. | no |
| Little | no |
| Leo Wilson | no |
| Leach | no |
| Landgraf | no |
| Lambert | no |
| LaHood | no |
| Kitzman | no |
| King | no |
| Kerwin | no |
| Isaac | no |
| Hunter | no |
| Hull | no |
| Hopper | no |
| Holt | no |
| Hickland | no |
| Hefner | no |
| Hayes | no |
| Harrison | no |
| Harris Davila | no |
| Harless | no |
| Guillen | no |
| Geren | no |
| Gerdes | no |
| Gates | no |
| Frank | no |
| Fairly | no |
| Dyson | no |
| Dorazio | no |
| DeAyala | no |
| Darby | no |
| Curry | no |
| Cunningham | no |
| Craddick | no |
| Cook | no |
| Capriglione | no |
| Cain | no |
| Button | no |
| Bumgarner | no |
| Buckley | no |
| Bonnen | no |
| Bell, K. | no |
| Bell, C. | no |
| Barry | no |
| Ashby | no |
| Alders | no |
| Wu | yes |
| Ward Johnson | yes |
| Walle | yes |
| Vo | yes |
| Turner | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Talarico | yes |
| Simmons | yes |
| Rosenthal | yes |
| Rose | yes |
| Romero | yes |
| Raymond | yes |
| Present | not voting |
| Wilson | no |
| Wharton | no |
| Virdell | no |
| Villalobos | no |
| Vasut | no |
| VanDeaver | no |
| Troxclair | no |
| Toth | no |
| Tinderholt | no |
| Tepper | no |
| Swanson | no |
| Spiller | no |
| Smithee | no |
| Slawson | no |
| Shofner | no |
| Shaheen | no |
| Schoolcraft | no |
| Schofield | no |
| Schatzline | no |
| Richardson | no |
| Pierson | no |
| Phelan | no |
| Paul | no |
| Patterson | no |
| Orr | no |
| Oliverson | no |
| Olcott | no |
| Noble | no |
| Morgan | no |
| Money | no |
| Meyer | no |
final passage
September 4, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 18 · no: 8 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| West | absent |
| Gutierrez | absent |
| Eckhardt | absent |
| Birdwell | absent |
| Zaffirini | no |
| Miles | no |
| Menéndez | no |
| Johnson | no |
| J. Hinojosa | no |
| Cook | no |
| Blanco | no |
| Alvarado | no |
| Sparks | yes |
| Schwertner | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Paxton | yes |
| Parker | yes |
| Nichols | yes |
| Middleton | yes |
| Kolkhorst | yes |
| King | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Huffman | yes |
| A. Hinojosa | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Hagenbuch | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Creighton | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Bettencourt | yes |
passage
September 3, 2025 · Senate · pass
yes: 18 · no: 8 · not voting: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (30)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| West | absent |
| Gutierrez | absent |
| Eckhardt | absent |
| Birdwell | absent |
| Zaffirini | no |
| Miles | no |
| Menéndez | no |
| Johnson | no |
| J. Hinojosa | no |
| Cook | no |
| Blanco | no |
| Alvarado | no |
| Sparks | yes |
| Schwertner | yes |
| Perry | yes |
| Paxton | yes |
| Parker | yes |
| Nichols | yes |
| Middleton | yes |
| Kolkhorst | yes |
| King | yes |
| Hughes | yes |
| Huffman | yes |
| A. Hinojosa | yes |
| Hall | yes |
| Hagenbuch | yes |
| Flores | yes |
| Creighton | yes |
| Campbell | yes |
| Bettencourt | yes |
Legislative history
- Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
- Signed by the Governor
- Sent to the Governor
- Signed in the Senate
- Signed in the House
- Reported enrolled
- Senate passage reported
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Laid before the Senate
- Record vote
- Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- Record vote
- Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- Printing rule suspended
- Committee report printed and distributed
- Reported favorably w/o amendments
- Vote taken in committee
- Testimony taken in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Co-sponsor authorized
- Record vote
- Posting rule suspended
- Referred to State Affairs
- Read first time
- Received from the House
- Reported engrossed
- Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Passed
- Read 3rd time
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Passed to engrossment as amended
- Record vote
- Amendment adopted as amended
- Amendment to amendment withdrawn
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- Amendment to amendment offered
- Record vote
- Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
- Record vote
- Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- Record vote
- Amendment amended
- Point of order overruled (amendment)
- Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- Amendment to amendment offered
- Point of order sustained (amendment)
- Amendment to amendment offered
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
- Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- Record vote
- Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
- Amendment(s) offered
- Read 2nd time
- Placed on General State Calendar
- Considered in Calendars
- Committee report sent to Calendars
- Committee report distributed
- Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
- Considered in formal meeting
- Left pending in committee
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Considered in public hearing
- Referred to Elections
- Read first time
- Filed
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