HB 1243 by Hefner: Restoring Penalty for Illegal Voting

PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION
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Senate Journal Page: 2557

HB 1243 seeks to restore the penalty for illegally voting to a state jail felony which was lowered from a Class A misdemeanor in the last legislative session. This is an important reform to secure our elections and make it hard to cheat. For this reason, TFR supports HB 1243.

PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION
Support
Vote Breakdown:
19
12
  • Pro-Taxpayer
  • Anti-Taxpayer
  • Absent
  • Speaker
  • Absent, Excused
  • Present, not voting
  • Not Applicable
LegislatorDistrictPartyVote
Carol Alvarado
6 Democrat
X
Paul Bettencourt
7 Republican
Check
Brian Birdwell
22 Republican
Check
César Blanco
29 Democrat
X
Donna Campbell
25 Republican
Check
Brandon Creighton
4 Republican
Check
Sarah Eckhardt
14 Democrat
X
Pete Flores
24 Republican
Check
Roland Gutierrez
19 Democrat
X
Bob Hall
2 Republican
Check
Kelly Hancock
9 Republican
Check
Juan Hinojosa
20 Democrat
X
Joan Huffman
17 Republican
Check
Bryan Hughes
1 Republican
Check
Nathan Johnson
16 Democrat
X
Phil King
10 Republican
Check
Lois Kolkhorst
18 Republican
Check
Morgan LaMantia
27 Democrat
X
José Menéndez
26 Democrat
X
Mayes Middleton
11 Republican
Check
Borris Miles
13 Democrat
X
Robert Nichols
3 Republican
Check
Tan Parker
12 Republican
Check
Angela Paxton
8 Republican
Check
Charles Perry
28 Republican
Check
Charles Schwertner
5 Republican
Check
Kevin Sparks
31 Republican
Check
Drew Springer
30 Republican
Check
Royce West
23 Democrat
X
John Whitmire
Democrat
X
Judith Zaffirini
21 Democrat
X