Voting Record On BMT
Senate Votes
16 Yeas: Armbrister*, R. Averitt, R. Brimer, R. Carona, R. Deuell, R. Duncan, R. Estes,
R. Fraser, R. Harris,
Madla*, R. Nelson, R. Ogden, R. Seliger,
R. Shapiro, R. Wentworth, R. Williams.
14 Nays: Barrientos*,D. Ellis, R. Eltife, D. Gallegos,
D. Hinojosa, R. Jackson, Janek*, D. Lucio,
Shapleigh, Staples*, D. Van de Putte,
D. West, D. Whitmire, D. Zaffirini.
Absent:iiLindsay* (Resigned and replaced by Dan Patrick in March 2006
in an historical landslide vote)
* Replaced or not returning.
NOTE: Interestingly, by being absent, Jon Lindsay – who resigned
and was replaced by Dan Patrick in a historical landslide election that same
year in March 2006 - made passage of the BMT Bill
possible.
House VOtes
80 Yeas — R. Mr. Speaker(C); R. Anderson; D. Bailey; R. Berman; R. Bonnen; R. Branch; R. Brown, B.; R. Brown, F.; R. Callegari; Chisum; R. Cook, B.; Cook, R*.; R. Corte; R. Crabb; R. Crownover; R. Davis, J.; Dawson*; Delisi*; R. Driver; R. Eissler; D. England; R. Flynn; R. Gattis; R. Geren; Goodman*; R. Goolsby; Grusendorf*; Haggerty*; R. Hamilton; Hamric*; R. Hardcastle; Hegar*; Hill*; Hope*; D. Howard, D.; D. Hunter; Hupp*; R. Isett; R. Jackson; Keel*; R. Keffer, J.; R. King, P.; R. Kohlkorst; Krusee*; R. Kuempel;
D. Luna; R. Madden; D. McCall; D. McReynolds; D. Merritt; D. Miller; D. Morrison; Mowery*; Nixon*; D. Orr; D. Otto; D. Phillips; D. Pickett; D. Pitts; D. Quintanilla; D. Reyna; D. Rose; Seaman*; R. Smith, T.; R. Smith, W.; R. Solomons; D. Strama; R. Straus; R. Swinford; R. Taylor; R. Truitt; Van Arsdale* (REPLACED BY
R. ALLEN FLETCHER IN 2008); D. Villarreal; West*; D.
Wong; R. Woolley; R. Zedler
68 Nays — D. Allen, A.; D. Anchia; R. Bohac; D. Burnam; D. Casteel; D. Castro; D. Chavez; D. Coleman; D. Davis, Y.; D. Deshotel; D. Dukes; D. Dunnam; D. Dutton; D.
Edwards; D. Eiland; D. Elkins; D. Escobar; D. Farabee; D. Farrar; D. Flores; D. Frost; D. Gallego; D. Giddings; D. Gonzales; D. Gonzalez; D. Guillen; D. Harper-Brown; D. Hartnett; D. Hernandez; D. Herrero; D. Hilderbran; D. Hochberg; D. Hodge; D. Homer; D. Hopson; R. Howard, C.; D. Hughes; R. Jones, D.; D. Jones, J.; Keffer, B.*; D. King, T.; Laney*; R. Laubenberg; D. Leibowitz; D. Martinez; D. Martinez Fischer; D. McClendon; D. Menendez; D. Moreno, P.; D. Naishtat; Noriega, R*.; D. Oliveira; D. Olivo; R. Paxton; D. Pena; D. Puente; D. Raymond; R. Riddle (See article); D. Ritter; D. Rodriguez; R. Smithee; D. Solis; R. Talton; D. Thompson; D. Turner; D. Uresti; D. Veasey; D. Vo.
1 Absent,
Excused—Alonzo.
* Replaced or not returning.
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COMPLETE READING OF BMT BILL HB 3
Go To:
- "TO DO" LIST – Links to act quickly.
- BACKGROUND – How we got to where we are now, and BMT feedback.
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VOTING RECORD ON BMT – Which Texas Senators and Representatives voted for and against the BMT.
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ACTION REQUIRED – What is needed before and during the next Legislative Session beginning in January 2009.
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