SB 18, Amendment 1: Protecting Students Rights to Invite Speakers

POSITION
Support
House Record Vote: 1501

Passage; May 17, 2019; RV #1501; Journal Page 4031; 78 Yeas, 63 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

YCT Yea. Senate Bill 18, Amendment 1 by Representative Cain, removes the ability of public universities from being able to disinvite speakers who have been invited by student organizations or faculty to speak on campus. Previously, speakers faced the risk of being disinvited to universities, if the university received pressure from activist groups if they felt a speaker's ideas were too controversial. Unfortunately, this amendment was stripped out during conference negotiations. YCT believes that to maximize campus free speech dialogue and discourse, regulations regarding speakers should be content-neutral.

POSITION
Support
Vote Breakdown:
79
64
3
2
1
1
  • Favor
  • Oppose
  • Absent
  • Speaker
  • Chair
  • Absent, Excused
  • Present, not voting
  • Not Applicable
LegislatorDistrictPartyLegislator Voted
Alma Allen
131 Democrat
X
Steve Allison
121 Republican
Check
Rafael Anchia
103 Democrat
X
Charles Anderson
56 Republican
Check
Trent Ashby
57 Republican
Check
Ernest Bailes
18 Republican
Check
Michelle Beckley
65 Democrat
X
Cecil Bell
3 Republican
Check
Keith Bell
4 Republican
Check
Diego Bernal
123 Democrat
X
Kyle Biedermann
73 Republican
Check
César Blanco
76 Democrat
X
Dwayne Bohac
138 Republican
Absent
Greg Bonnen
24 Republican
Check
Dennis Bonnen
25 Republican
Speaker
Rhetta Bowers
113 Democrat
X
Brad Buckley
54 Republican
Check
John Bucy
136 Democrat
X
DeWayne Burns
58 Republican
Check
Dustin Burrows
83 Republican
Check
Angie Button
112 Republican
Check
Briscoe Cain
128 Republican
Check
Gina Calanni
132 Democrat
X
Terry Canales
40 Democrat
X
Giovanni Capriglione
98 Republican
Check
Travis Clardy
11 Republican
Check
Sheryl Cole
46 Democrat
X
Garnet Coleman
147 Democrat
X
Nicole Collier
95 Democrat
X
Philip Cortez
117 Democrat
X
Tom Craddick
82 Republican
Check
John Cyrier
17 Republican
Check
Drew Darby
72 Republican
Check
Yvonne Davis
111 Democrat
X
Sarah Davis
134 Republican
X
Jay Dean
7 Republican
Check
Joe Deshotel
22 Democrat
X
Alex Dominguez
37 Democrat
X
Harold Dutton
142 Democrat
X
Jessica Farrar
148 Democrat
X
Art Fierro
79 Democrat
X
Trey Fischer
116 Democrat
X
Dan Flynn
2 Republican
Check
James Frank
69 Republican
Check
John Frullo
84 Republican
Check
Charlie Geren
99 Republican
Check
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
120 Democrat
X
Craig Goldman
97 Republican
Check
Mary González
75 Democrat
X
Jessica González
104 Democrat
X
Vikki Goodwin
47 Democrat
X
R.D. Guerra
41 Democrat
X
Ryan Guillen
31 Democrat
A-EX
Roland Gutierrez
119 Democrat
X
Sam Harless
126 Republican
Check
Cody Harris
8 Republican
Check
Cole Hefner
5 Republican
Check
Ana Hernandez
143 Democrat
X
Abel Herrero
34 Democrat
X
Gina Hinojosa
49 Democrat
X
Justin Holland
33 Republican
Check
Donna Howard
48 Democrat
X
Dan Huberty
127 Republican
Check
Todd Hunter
32 Republican
Check
Celia Israel
50 Democrat
X
Eric Johnson
100 Democrat
A-EX
Julie Johnson
115 Democrat
X
Jarvis Johnson
139 Democrat
X
Kyle Kacal
12 Republican
Check
Phil King
61 Republican
Check
Tracy King
80 Democrat
X
Ken King
88 Republican
Check
Stephanie Klick
91 Republican
Check
Matt Krause
93 Republican
Check
John Kuempel
44 Republican
Check
Stan Lambert
71 Republican
Check
Brooks Landgraf
81 Republican
Check
Mike Lang
60 Republican
Check
Lyle Larson
122 Republican
PNV
Jeff Leach
67 Republican
Check
Ben Leman
13 Republican
Check
Oscar Longoria
35 Democrat
X
Ray Lopez
125 Democrat
X
J.M. Lozano
43 Republican
Check
Eddie Lucio
38 Democrat
X
Armando Martinez
39 Democrat
Absent
Will Metcalf
16 Republican
Check
Morgan Meyer
108 Republican
Check
Terry Meza
105 Democrat
X
Mayes Middleton
23 Republican
Check
Rick Miller
26 Republican
Check
Ina Minjarez
124 Democrat
X
Joseph Moody
78 Democrat
Absent
Christina Morales
145 Democrat
X
Geanie Morrison
30 Republican
Check
Sergio Muñoz
36 Democrat
X
Jim Murphy
133 Republican
Check
Andrew Murr
53 Republican
Check
Victoria Neave
107 Democrat
X
Poncho Nevárez
74 Democrat
X
Candy Noble
89 Republican
Check
Tom Oliverson
130 Republican
Check
Lina Ortega
77 Democrat
X
Leo Pacheco
118 Democrat
X
Chris Paddie
9 Republican
Check
Tan Parker
63 Republican
Check
Jared Patterson
106 Republican
Check
Dennis Paul
129 Republican
Check
Mary Perez
144 Democrat
X
Dade Phelan
21 Republican
Check
Walter Price
87 Republican
Check
Ana-Maria Ramos
102 Democrat
X
John Raney
14 Republican
Check
Richard Raymond
42 Democrat
X
Ron Reynolds
27 Democrat
X
Eddie Rodriguez
51 Democrat
X
Ramon Romero
90 Democrat
X
Toni Rose
110 Democrat
X
Jon Rosenthal
135 Democrat
X
Scott Sanford
70 Republican
Check
Matt Schaefer
6 Republican
Check
Matt Shaheen
66 Republican
Check
J.D. Sheffield
59 Republican
Check
Carl Sherman
109 Democrat
X
Hugh Shine
55 Republican
Check
Reggie Smith
62 Republican
Check
John Smithee
86 Republican
Check
Drew Springer
68 Republican
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Phil Stephenson
85 Republican
Check
Jonathan Stickland
92 Republican
Check
Lynn Stucky
64 Republican
Check
Valoree Swanson
150 Republican
Check
James Talarico
52 Democrat
X
Shawn Thierry
146 Democrat
X
Ed Thompson
29 Republican
Check
Senfronia Thompson
141 Democrat
X
Tony Tinderholt
94 Republican
Check
Steve Toth
15 Republican
Check
Chris Turner
101 Democrat
X
John Turner
114 Democrat
X
Gary VanDeaver
1 Republican
Check
Hubert Vo
149 Democrat
X
Armando Walle
140 Democrat
X
James White
19 Republican
Check
Terry Wilson
20 Republican
Check
John Wray
10 Republican
Check
Gene Wu
137 Democrat
X
William Zedler
96 Republican
Check
John Zerwas
28 Republican
Check
Erin Zwiener
45 Democrat
X