Texas House · Regular Session, 2025
HB 45: Duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons
Second Reading · April 30, 2025 · Yeas 78, nays 62 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Republican Caucus Chair Tom Oliverson voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- HB 45
- Motion
- Second Reading
- Date
- April 30, 2025
- Session
- Regular Session, 2025
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 78, nays 62; 9 didn't vote (5 excused, 1 abstained)
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How each member voted
Yea (78)
- Daniel Alders R-6
- Trent Ashby R-9
- Cecil Bell R-3
- Keith Bell R-4
- Greg Bonnen R-24
- Brad Buckley R-54
- Ben Bumgarner R-63
- Angie Button R-112
- Briscoe Cain R-128
- Giovanni Capriglione R-98
- David Cook R-96
- Tom Craddick R-82
- Charles Cunningham R-127
- Pat Curry R-56
- Drew Darby R-72
- Aicha Davis D-109
- Jay Dean R-7
- Mark Dorazio R-122
- Paul Dyson R-14
- Caroline Fairly R-87
- Gary Gates R-28
- Stan Gerdes R-17
- Charlie Geren R-99
- Sam Harless R-126
- Cody Harris R-8
- Caroline Harris Davila R-52
- Brian Harrison R-10
- Richard Hayes R-57
- Cole Hefner R-5
- Hillary Hickland R-55
- Andy Hopper R-64
- Lacey Hull R-138
- Todd Hunter R-32
- Carrie Isaac R-73
- Helen Kerwin R-58
- Ken King R-88
- Stan Kitzman R-85
- Marc LaHood R-121
- Stan Lambert R-71
- Jeff Leach R-67
- Terri Leo-Wilson R-23
- Mitch Little R-65
- David Lowe R-91
- John Lujan R-118
- Shelley Luther R-62
- Don McLaughlin R-80
- John McQueeney R-97
- Will Metcalf R-16
- Morgan Meyer R-108
- Brent Money R-2
- Matt Morgan R-26
- Candy Noble R-89
- Mike Olcott R-60
- Tom Oliverson R-130
- Jared Patterson R-106
- Dennis Paul R-129
- Dade Phelan R-21
- Katrina Pierson R-33
- Richard Raymond D-42
- Keresa Richardson R-61
- Nate Schatzline R-93
- Mike Schofield R-132
- Alan Schoolcraft R-44
- Matt Shaheen R-66
- Joanne Shofner R-11
- Shelby Slawson R-59
- John Smithee R-86
- David Spiller R-68
- Valoree Swanson R-150
- Carl Tepper R-84
- Tony Tinderholt R-94
- Steve Toth R-15
- Ellen Troxclair R-19
- Gary VanDeaver R-1
- Cody Vasut R-25
- Denise Villalobos R-34
- Wes Virdell R-53
- Terry Wilson R-20
Nay (62)
- Alma Allen D-131
- Rafael Anchía D-103
- Jeff Barry R-29
- Salman Bhojani D-92
- Rhetta Bowers D-113
- John Bryant D-114
- John Bucy D-136
- Liz Campos D-119
- Terry Canales D-40
- Sheryl Cole D-46
- Nicole Collier D-95
- Philip Cortez D-117
- Yvonne Davis D-111
- Mano DeAyala R-133
- Harold Dutton D-142
- Lulu Flores D-51
- James Frank R-69
- Josey Garcia D-124
- Linda Garcia D-107
- Cas Garcia Hernandez D-115
- Barbara Gervin-Hawkins D-120
- Jessica González D-104
- Mary González D-75
- Vikki Goodwin D-47
- Bobby Guerra D-41
- Erin Gámez D-38
- Ana Hernandez D-143
- Gina Hinojosa D-49
- Donna Howard D-48
- Ann Johnson D-134
- Jo Jones D-147
- Venton Jones D-100
- Suleman Lalani D-76
- Oscar Longoria D-35
- Ray Lopez D-125
- Christian Manuel D-22
- Mando Martinez D-39
- Trey Martinez Fischer D-116
- Terry Meza D-105
- Joe Moody D-78
- Christina Morales D-145
- Eddie Morales D-74
- Penny Morales Shaw D-148
- Sergio Muñoz D-36
- Claudia Ordaz D-79
- Mary Ann Perez D-144
- Vince Perez D-77
- Mihaela Pleșa D-70
- Ron Reynolds D-27
- Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos D-102
- Ramon Romero D-90
- Toni Rose D-110
- Jon Rosenthal D-135
- Lauren Simmons D-146
- James Talarico D-50
- Senfronia Thompson D-141
- Chris Turner D-101
- Hubert Vo D-149
- Charlene Ward Johnson D-139
- Trey Wharton R-12
- Gene Wu D-137
- Erin Zwiener D-45
Abstained (1)
- Dustin Burrows R-83
Excused (5)
- Diego Bernal D-123
- Janis Holt R-18
- Janie Lopez R-37
- Angelia Orr R-13
- Armando Walle D-140
Not voting (3)
- Ryan Guillen R-31
- A.J. Louderback R-30
- J.M. Lozano R-43