SB 2, Amendment 27: Universal Rollback Rates for Texas Counties

POSITION

Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table)

House Record Vote: 825

Motion to table; April 30, 2019; RV #825; Journal Page 2498; 85 Yeas, 61 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

YCT Nay. YCT Opposes The Motion to Table. Senate Bill 2, Amendment 27, was an attempt to ensure that all counties had the same rollback election rates in Texas. As written, Senate Bill 2, had a de minimis rate exemption that grandfathered any taxing unit that collects less than $15 million of combined property tax and sales tax revenue from the 3.5 percent cap that was proposed in the House version of the bill. Instead, these tax units would only be subject to a rollback election only if the value of the tax increase is greater than $500,000. This de minimis rate would potentially diminish the potential tax relief of over 84 counties and 1000 cities and cause them to have rollback rates that were higher than the current rate. Amendment 27 would have removed this exemption, thus ensuring that every single Texan received tax-relief. Unfortunately, the majority of Republicans voted to table the amendment and keep the de minimis rate exemption. YCT supports any legislation that makes the process for rollback elections more accessible and more taxpayer-friendly.

POSITION

Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table)

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Vote Breakdown:

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

Legislator	District	Party	Legislator Voted
Alma Alma Allen	131	Democrat	Check
Steve Steve Allison	121	Republican	X
Rafael Rafael Anchia	103	Democrat	Check
Charles Charles Anderson	56	Republican	X
Trent Trent Ashby	57	Republican	X
Ernest Ernest Bailes	18	Republican	X
Michelle Michelle Beckley	65	Democrat	Check
Cecil Cecil Bell	3	Republican	X
Keith Keith Bell	4	Republican	X
Diego Diego Bernal	123	Democrat	Check
Kyle Kyle Biedermann	73	Republican	Check
César César Blanco	76	Democrat	Check
Dwayne Dwayne Bohac	138	Republican	X
Greg Greg Bonnen	24	Republican	X
Dennis Dennis Bonnen	25	Republican	Speaker
Rhetta Rhetta Bowers	113	Democrat	Check
Brad Brad Buckley	54	Republican	X
John John Bucy	136	Democrat	Check
DeWayne DeWayne Burns	58	Republican	X
Dustin Dustin Burrows	83	Republican	X
Angie Angie Button	112	Republican	X
Briscoe Briscoe Cain	128	Republican	Check
Gina Gina Calanni	132	Democrat	Check
Terry Terry Canales	40	Democrat	X
Giovanni Giovanni Capriglione	98	Republican	X
Travis Travis Clardy	11	Republican	X
Sheryl Sheryl Cole	46	Democrat	Check
Garnet Garnet Coleman	147	Democrat	Check
Nicole Nicole Collier	95	Democrat	Check
Philip Philip Cortez	117	Democrat	Check
Tom Tom Craddick	82	Republican	X
John John Cyrier	17	Republican	X
Drew Drew Darby	72	Republican	X
Yvonne Yvonne Davis	111	Democrat	Check
Sarah Sarah Davis	134	Republican	X
Jay Jay Dean	7	Republican	X
Joe Joe Deshotel	22	Democrat	Check
Alex Alex Dominguez	37	Democrat	Check
Harold Harold Dutton	142	Democrat	Check
Jessica Jessica Farrar	148	Democrat	Check
Art Art Fierro	79	Democrat	X
Trey Trey Fischer	116	Democrat	Check
Dan Dan Flynn	2	Republican	X
James James Frank	69	Republican	X
John John Frullo	84	Republican	X
Charlie Charlie Geren	99	Republican	X
Barbara Barbara Gervin-Hawkins	120	Democrat	Check
Craig Craig Goldman	97	Republican	X
Mary Mary González	75	Democrat	Check
Jessica Jessica González	104	Democrat	Check
Vikki Vikki Goodwin	47	Democrat	Check
R.D. R.D. Guerra	41	Democrat	X
Ryan Ryan Guillen	31	Democrat	X
Roland Roland Gutierrez	119	Democrat	Check
Sam Sam Harless	126	Republican	X
Cody Cody Harris	8	Republican	X
Cole Cole Hefner	5	Republican	X
Ana Ana Hernandez	143	Democrat	Check
Abel Abel Herrero	34	Democrat	Check
Gina Gina Hinojosa	49	Democrat	Check
Justin Justin Holland	33	Republican	X
Donna Donna Howard	48	Democrat	Check
Dan Dan Huberty	127	Republican	X
Todd Todd Hunter	32	Republican	X
Celia Celia Israel	50	Democrat	Check
Eric Eric Johnson	100	Democrat	Check
Julie Julie Johnson	115	Democrat	Check
Jarvis Jarvis Johnson	139	Democrat	Absent
Kyle Kyle Kacal	12	Republican	X
Phil Phil King	61	Republican	X
Tracy Tracy King	80	Democrat	Check
Ken Ken King	88	Republican	X
Stephanie Stephanie Klick	91	Republican	X
Matt Matt Krause	93	Republican	X
John John Kuempel	44	Republican	X
Stan Stan Lambert	71	Republican	X
Brooks Brooks Landgraf	81	Republican	X
Mike Mike Lang	60	Republican	X
Lyle Lyle Larson	122	Republican	X
Jeff Jeff Leach	67	Republican	X
Ben Ben Leman	13	Republican	X
Oscar Oscar Longoria	35	Democrat	X
Ray Ray Lopez	125	Democrat	Check
J.M. J.M. Lozano	43	Republican	X
Eddie Eddie Lucio	38	Democrat	Check
Armando Armando Martinez	39	Democrat	Check
Will Will Metcalf	16	Republican	X
Morgan Morgan Meyer	108	Republican	X
Terry Terry Meza	105	Democrat	Check
Mayes Mayes Middleton	23	Republican	Check
Rick Rick Miller	26	Republican	X
Ina Ina Minjarez	124	Democrat	Check
Joseph Joseph Moody	78	Democrat	Check
Christina Christina Morales	145	Democrat	Check
Geanie Geanie Morrison	30	Republican	X
Sergio Sergio Muñoz	36	Democrat	Check
Jim Jim Murphy	133	Republican	X
Andrew Andrew Murr	53	Republican	X
Victoria Victoria Neave	107	Democrat	Check
Poncho Poncho Nevárez	74	Democrat	X
Candy Candy Noble	89	Republican	X
Tom Tom Oliverson	130	Republican	X
Lina Lina Ortega	77	Democrat	Check
Leo Leo Pacheco	118	Democrat	Check
Chris Chris Paddie	9	Republican	X
Tan Tan Parker	63	Republican	X
Jared Jared Patterson	106	Republican	X
Dennis Dennis Paul	129	Republican	X
Mary Mary Perez	144	Democrat	Check
Dade Dade Phelan	21	Republican	X
Walter Walter Price	87	Republican	X
Ana-Maria Ana-Maria Ramos	102	Democrat	Check
John John Raney	14	Republican	X
Richard Richard Raymond	42	Democrat	X
Ron Ron Reynolds	27	Democrat	Check
Eddie Eddie Rodriguez	51	Democrat	Check
Ramon Ramon Romero	90	Democrat	Check
Toni Toni Rose	110	Democrat	Check
Jon Jon Rosenthal	135	Democrat	Check
Scott Scott Sanford	70	Republican	X
Matt Matt Schaefer	6	Republican	X
Matt Matt Shaheen	66	Republican	X
J.D. J.D. Sheffield	59	Republican	X
Carl Carl Sherman	109	Democrat	Check
Hugh Hugh Shine	55	Republican	X
Reggie Reggie Smith	62	Republican	X
John John Smithee	86	Republican	X
Drew Drew Springer	68	Republican	X
Phil Phil Stephenson	85	Republican	X
Jonathan Jonathan Stickland	92	Republican	Check
Lynn Lynn Stucky	64	Republican	X
Valoree Valoree Swanson	150	Republican	X
James James Talarico	52	Democrat	Check
Shawn Shawn Thierry	146	Democrat	Check
Ed Ed Thompson	29	Republican	X
Senfronia Senfronia Thompson	141	Democrat	Check
Tony Tony Tinderholt	94	Republican	Check
Steve Steve Toth	15	Republican	Check
Chris Chris Turner	101	Democrat	Check
John John Turner	114	Democrat	Check
Gary Gary VanDeaver	1	Republican	X
Hubert Hubert Vo	149	Democrat	Check
Armando Armando Walle	140	Democrat	A-EX
James James White	19	Republican	Check
Terry Terry Wilson	20	Republican	X
John John Wray	10	Republican	X
Gene Gene Wu	137	Democrat	Check
William William Zedler	96	Republican	X
John John Zerwas	28	Republican	X
Erin Erin Zwiener	45	Democrat	X