HB 2509 by Bernal (L&C): New Corporate Welfare Program

PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION

Oppose

House Record Vote: 791

HB 2509 seeks to establish the Texas grocery access investment fund program to provide financing to construct, rehabilitate, or expand grocery stores in underserved low-income and moderate-income areas in Texas. Ultimately, HB 2509 seeks to create a corporate welfare program to address the issue of “food deserts”. With an indeterminate fiscal note, HB 2509 attempts to address an issue that is best left to the free market. For this reason, TFR opposes HB 2509.

PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION

Oppose

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Vote Breakdown:

Pro-Taxpayer
Anti-Taxpayer
Absent
Speaker
Absent, Excused
Present, not voting
Not Applicable

Legislator	District	Party	Vote
Alma Alma Allen	131	Democrat	X
Steve Steve Allison	121	Republican	X
Rafael Rafael Anchia	103	Democrat	X
Charles Charles Anderson		Republican	Check
Trent Trent Ashby	9	Republican	X
Ernest Ernest Bailes	18	Republican	X
Cecil Cecil Bell	3	Republican	Check
Keith Keith Bell	4	Republican	Check
Diego Diego Bernal	123	Democrat	X
Salman Salman Bhojani	92	Democrat	X
Greg Greg Bonnen	24	Republican	Check
Rhetta Rhetta Bowers	113	Democrat	X
John John Bryant	114	Democrat	X
Brad Brad Buckley	54	Republican	Check
John John Bucy	136	Democrat	X
Benjamin Benjamin Bumgarner	63	Republican	X
DeWayne DeWayne Burns	58	Republican	Check
Dustin Dustin Burrows	83	Republican	Check
Angie Angie Button	112	Republican	X
Briscoe Briscoe Cain	128	Republican	Check
Liz Liz Campos	119	Democrat	X
Terry Terry Canales	40	Democrat	X
Giovanni Giovanni Capriglione	98	Republican	Check
Travis Travis Clardy	11	Republican	X
Sheryl Sheryl Cole	46	Democrat	X
Nicole Nicole Collier	95	Democrat	X
David David Cook	96	Republican	Check
Philip Philip Cortez	117	Democrat	X
Tom Tom Craddick	82	Republican	Check
Charles Charles Cunningham	127	Republican	X
Drew Drew Darby	72	Republican	Check
Yvonne Yvonne Davis	111	Democrat	X
Jay Jay Dean	7	Republican	Check
Mano Mano DeAyala	133	Republican	Check
Mark Mark Dorazio	122	Republican	X
Harold Harold Dutton	142	Democrat	X
Trey Trey Fischer	116	Democrat	X
Lulu Lulu Flores	51	Democrat	X
James James Frank	69	Republican	X
Frederick Frederick Frazier	61	Republican	X
Erin Erin Gamez	38	Democrat	X
Josey Josey Garcia	124	Democrat	X
Gary Gary Gates	28	Republican	X
Stan Stan Gerdes	17	Republican	X
Charlie Charlie Geren	99	Republican	PNV
Barbara Barbara Gervin-Hawkins	120	Democrat	X
Craig Craig Goldman	97	Republican	Check
Mary Mary González	75	Democrat	X
Jessica Jessica González	104	Democrat	X
Vikki Vikki Goodwin	47	Democrat	X
R.D. R.D. Guerra	41	Democrat	X
Ryan Ryan Guillen	31	Republican	Check
Sam Sam Harless	126	Republican	X
Cody Cody Harris	8	Republican	Check
Caroline Caroline Harris	52	Republican	Check
Brian Brian Harrison	10	Republican	Check
Richard Richard Hayes	57	Republican	Check
Cole Cole Hefner	5	Republican	Check
Ana Ana Hernandez	143	Democrat	X
Abel Abel Herrero	34	Democrat	X
Gina Gina Hinojosa	49	Democrat	X
Justin Justin Holland	33	Republican	Check
Donna Donna Howard	48	Democrat	X
Lacey Lacey Hull	138	Republican	Check
Todd Todd Hunter	32	Republican	X
Carrie Carrie Isaac	73	Republican	X
Jacey Jacey Jetton	26	Republican	X
Julie Julie Johnson	115	Democrat	X
Ann Ann Johnson	134	Democrat	X
Jarvis Jarvis Johnson	139	Democrat	X
Venton Venton Jones	100	Democrat	X
Jolanda Jolanda Jones	147	Democrat	X
Kyle Kyle Kacal	12	Republican	X
Tracy Tracy King	80	Democrat	X
Ken Ken King	88	Republican	Check
Stan Stan Kitzman	85	Republican	X
Stephanie Stephanie Klick	91	Republican	X
John John Kuempel	44	Republican	Check
Suleman Suleman Lalani	76	Democrat	X
Stan Stan Lambert	71	Republican	Check
Brooks Brooks Landgraf	81	Republican	Check
Jeff Jeff Leach	67	Republican	Check
Terri Terri Leo-Wilson	23	Republican	Check
Oscar Oscar Longoria	35	Democrat	X
Janie Janie Lopez	37	Republican	X
Ray Ray Lopez	125	Democrat	X
J.M. J.M. Lozano	43	Republican	X
John John Lujan	118	Republican	X
Christian Christian Manuel	22	Democrat	X
Armando Armando Martinez	39	Democrat	X
Will Will Metcalf	16	Republican	Check
Morgan Morgan Meyer	108	Republican	X
Terry Terry Meza	105	Democrat	X
Joseph Joseph Moody	78	Democrat	X
Eddie Eddie Morales	74	Democrat	X
Christina Christina Morales	145	Democrat	X
Geanie Geanie Morrison	30	Republican	X
Sergio Sergio Muñoz	36	Democrat	X
Andrew Andrew Murr	53	Republican	Check
Victoria Victoria Neave	107	Democrat	X
Candy Candy Noble	89	Republican	Check
Tom Tom Oliverson	130	Republican	X
Angelia Angelia Orr	13	Republican	X
Lina Lina Ortega	77	Democrat	X
Jared Jared Patterson	106	Republican	Check
Dennis Dennis Paul	129	Republican	Check
Claudia Claudia Perez	79	Democrat	X
Mary Mary Perez	144	Democrat	X
Mihaela Mihaela Plesa	70	Democrat	X
Walter Walter Price	87	Republican	Check
Ana-Maria Ana-Maria Ramos	102	Democrat	X
John John Raney	14	Republican	X
Richard Richard Raymond	42	Democrat	X
Ron Ron Reynolds	27	Democrat	X
Glenn Glenn Rogers	60	Republican	X
Ramon Ramon Romero	90	Democrat	X
Toni Toni Rose	110	Democrat	X
Jon Jon Rosenthal	135	Democrat	X
Matt Matt Schaefer	6	Republican	Check
Nate Nate Schatzline	93	Republican	Check
Mike Mike Schofield	132	Republican	X
Matt Matt Shaheen	66	Republican	Check
Penny Penny Shaw	148	Democrat	X
Carl Carl Sherman	109	Democrat	A-EX
Hugh Hugh Shine	55	Republican	Check
Shelby Shelby Slawson	59	Republican	Check
Reggie Reggie Smith	62	Republican	Check
John John Smithee	86	Republican	Check
David David Spiller	68	Republican	Check
Lynn Lynn Stucky	64	Republican	Check
Valoree Valoree Swanson	150	Republican	Check
James James Talarico	50	Democrat	X
Carl Carl Tepper	84	Republican	Check
Shawn Shawn Thierry	146	Democrat	X
Kronda Kronda Thimesch	65	Republican	Check
Ed Ed Thompson	29	Republican	A-EX
Senfronia Senfronia Thompson	141	Democrat	X
Tony Tony Tinderholt	94	Republican	Check
Steve Steve Toth	15	Republican	Check
Ellen Ellen Troxclair	19	Republican	Check
Chris Chris Turner	101	Democrat	X
Gary Gary VanDeaver	1	Republican	Check
Cody Cody Vasut	25	Republican	Check
Hubert Hubert Vo	149	Democrat	X
Armando Armando Walle	140	Democrat	X
Terry Terry Wilson	20	Republican	Check
Gene Gene Wu	137	Democrat	X
Erin Erin Zwiener	45	Democrat	X