2. HB 80 3rd Reading

POSITION

Oppose

House Record Vote: 95

Passage; March 26, 2015; RV #95; Journal Page 1038; 104 Yeas, 39 Nays, 1 Present-not-voting

YCT Nay. HB 80 would have put into statute yet another poorly conceived ban on texting while driving. Rep. Craddick has authored this legislation multiple times before, including a version that passed both chambers of the Legislature but was vetoed by Gov. Perry in 2011. It would have increased the scope of government and posed numerous civil liberty concerns, and it remained unclear how the statute could be justly enforced by law enforcement officers. With close to 200 unique laws in place to restrict distracted driving, this bill would have acted only as feel-good legislation with resulting disastrous secondary effects.

POSITION

Oppose

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Vote Breakdown:

104

Favor
Oppose
Absent
Speaker
Chair
Absent, Excused
Present, not voting
Not Applicable

Legislator	District	Party	Legislator Voted
Alma Alma Allen	131	Democrat	X
Roberto Roberto Alonzo	104	Democrat	X
Carol Carol Alvarado	145	Democrat	X
Rafael Rafael Anchia	103	Democrat	X
Charles Charles Anderson	56	Republican	X
Rodney Rodney Anderson	105	Republican	Check
Trent Trent Ashby	57	Republican	X
Jimmie Jimmie Aycock	54	Republican	X
Cecil Cecil Bell	3	Republican	Check
Diego Diego Bernal	123	Democrat	X
César César Blanco	76	Democrat	X
Dwayne Dwayne Bohac	138	Republican	X
Greg Greg Bonnen	24	Republican	X
Dennis Dennis Bonnen	25	Republican	X
Cindy Cindy Burkett	113	Republican	X
DeWayne DeWayne Burns	58	Republican	Check
Dustin Dustin Burrows	83	Republican	Check
Angie Angie Button	112	Republican	X
Terry Terry Canales	40	Democrat	X
Giovanni Giovanni Capriglione	98	Republican	Check
Travis Travis Clardy	11	Republican	X
Garnet Garnet Coleman	147	Democrat	X
Nicole Nicole Collier	95	Democrat	X
Byron Byron Cook	8	Republican	X
Tom Tom Craddick	82	Republican	X
Myra Myra Crownover	64	Republican	X
John John Cyrier	17	Republican	X
Tony Tony Dale	136	Republican	Check
Drew Drew Darby	72	Republican	X
Yvonne Yvonne Davis	111	Democrat	X
Sarah Sarah Davis	134	Republican	Check
Joe Joe Deshotel	22	Democrat	Check
Dawnna Dawnna Dukes	46	Democrat	A-EX
Harold Harold Dutton	142	Democrat	Check
Gary Gary Elkins	135	Republican	Check
Wayne Wayne Faircloth	23	Republican	Check
Pat Pat Fallon	106	Republican	A-EX
Joe Joe Farias	118	Democrat	X
Marsha Marsha Farney	20	Republican	X
Jessica Jessica Farrar	148	Democrat	X
Trey Trey Fischer	116	Democrat	X
Allen Allen Fletcher	130	Republican	X
Dan Dan Flynn	2	Republican	Check
James James Frank	69	Republican	Check
John John Frullo	84	Republican	X
Rick Rick Galindo	117	Republican	X
Charlie Charlie Geren	99	Republican	X
Helen Helen Giddings	109	Democrat	X
Craig Craig Goldman	97	Republican	X
Larry Larry Gonzales	52	Republican	X
Mary Mary González	75	Democrat	X
R.D. R.D. Guerra	41	Democrat	X
Ryan Ryan Guillen	31	Democrat	Check
Roland Roland Gutierrez	119	Democrat	X
Patricia Patricia Harless	126	Republican	X
Ana Ana Hernandez	143	Democrat	X
Abel Abel Herrero	34	Democrat	X
Donna Donna Howard	48	Democrat	X
Dan Dan Huberty	127	Republican	X
Bryan Bryan Hughes	5	Republican	A-EX
Todd Todd Hunter	32	Republican	X
Jason Jason Isaac	45	Republican	X
Celia Celia Israel	50	Democrat	X
Eric Eric Johnson	100	Democrat	X
Kyle Kyle Kacal	12	Republican	X
Jim Jim Keffer	60	Republican	Check
Mark Mark Keough	15	Republican	Check
Phil Phil King	61	Republican	X
Susan Susan King	71	Republican	X
Tracy Tracy King	80	Democrat	Check
Ken Ken King	88	Republican	X
Stephanie Stephanie Klick	91	Republican	Check
Linda Linda Koop	102	Republican	X
Matt Matt Krause	93	Republican	Check
John John Kuempel	44	Republican	X
Brooks Brooks Landgraf	81	Republican	X
Lyle Lyle Larson	122	Republican	X
Jodie Jodie Laubenberg	89	Republican	A-EX
Jeff Jeff Leach	67	Republican	Check
Oscar Oscar Longoria	35	Democrat	X
J.M. J.M. Lozano	43	Republican	X
Eddie Eddie Lucio	38	Democrat	X
Marisa Marisa Márquez	77	Democrat	X
Armando Armando Martinez	39	Democrat	X
Ruth Ruth McClendon	120	Democrat	A-EX
Will Will Metcalf	16	Republican	Check
Morgan Morgan Meyer	108	Republican	X
Borris Borris Miles	146	Democrat	Check
Rick Rick Miller	26	Republican	X
Doug Doug Miller	73	Republican	X
Ina Ina Minjarez	124	Democrat	N/A
Joseph Joseph Moody	78	Democrat	X
Geanie Geanie Morrison	30	Republican	X
Sergio Sergio Muñoz	36	Democrat	X
Jim Jim Murphy	133	Republican	Check
Andrew Andrew Murr	53	Republican	X
Elliott Elliott Naishtat	49	Democrat	X
Poncho Poncho Nevárez	74	Democrat	X
René René Oliveira	37	Democrat	X
John John Otto	18	Republican	X
Chris Chris Paddie	9	Republican	X
Tan Tan Parker	63	Republican	X
Dennis Dennis Paul	129	Republican	Check
Gilbert Gilbert Peña	144	Republican	X
Dade Dade Phelan	21	Republican	Check
Larry Larry Phillips	62	Republican	X
Joe Joe Pickett	79	Democrat	X
Walter Walter Price	87	Republican	X
John John Raney	14	Republican	X
Richard Richard Raymond	42	Democrat	X
Ron Ron Reynolds	27	Democrat	X
Debbie Debbie Riddle	150	Republican	X
Matt Matt Rinaldi	115	Republican	Check
Eddie Eddie Rodriguez	51	Democrat	X
Justin Justin Rodriguez	125	Democrat	X
Ramon Ramon Romero	90	Democrat	X
Toni Toni Rose	110	Democrat	X
Scott Scott Sanford	70	Republican	X
Matt Matt Schaefer	6	Republican	Check
Mike Mike Schofield	132	Republican	Check
Leighton Leighton Schubert	13	Republican	X
Matt Matt Shaheen	66	Republican	Check
Kenneth Kenneth Sheets	107	Republican	X
J.D. J.D. Sheffield	59	Republican	X
Ron Ron Simmons	65	Republican	X
David David Simpson	7	Republican	Check
Wayne Wayne Smith	128	Republican	X
John John Smithee	86	Republican	X
Stuart Stuart Spitzer	4	Republican	Check
Drew Drew Springer	68	Republican	Check
Phil Phil Stephenson	85	Republican	X
Jonathan Jonathan Stickland	92	Republican	Check
Joe Joe Straus	121	Republican	Speaker
Ed Ed Thompson	29	Republican	X
Senfronia Senfronia Thompson	141	Democrat	X
Tony Tony Tinderholt	94	Republican	Check
Scott Scott Turner	33	Republican	Check
Chris Chris Turner	101	Democrat	X
Sylvester Sylvester Turner	139	Democrat	X
Gary Gary VanDeaver	1	Republican	X
Jason Jason Villalba	114	Republican	X
Hubert Hubert Vo	149	Democrat	X
Armando Armando Walle	140	Democrat	X
James James White	19	Republican	Check
Molly Molly White	55	Republican	Check
Paul Paul Workman	47	Republican	X
John John Wray	10	Republican	Check
Gene Gene Wu	137	Democrat	X
William William Zedler	96	Republican	Check
John John Zerwas	28	Republican	X