HB 2779 by Leach: Benefitting Lawmakers at the Expense of Taxpayers

PRO-TAXPAYER POSITION
Oppose
Senate Journal Page: 2583

HB 2779 seeks to increase the annual base salary for district judges to account for inflation. Although this bill and other bills have decoupled the pension increase associated with lawmakers, this still gives inflation bumps to the salaries of government employees. This bill also accepted an amendment that raises the pensions of lawmakers for inflation. TFR opposes inflation adjustments for Judges when taxpayers get no such adjustments on property tax relief. Taxpayers should have primacy, but HB 2779 seeks to help the “special class” of elected officials before taxpayers. TFR opposes HB 2779.

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