In the previous post, I included earlier votes, second reading votes and final reading votes. Now, I want to take a minute and look at how the final votes broke down (with corrections made from the House Journal).

What I’ve done is taken a look at each bill, the vote tally, and broken down the Y/N votes down party lines, assuming (and excepting HB 1) that all Democrats were most likely to vote no.

More after the jump

HB 1  (School Finance & Property Tax Relief) TALLY: 146-2-1

HB1 was passed by (Record 39): 146 Yeas, 2 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Allen, A.; Anchia; Anderson; Bailey; Berman; Blake; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Casteel; Castro; Chavez; Chisum; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte, V.; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Davis, Y.; Dawson; Delisi; Denny; Deshotel; Driver; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Edwards; Eiland; Eissler; Elkins; England; Escobar; Farabee; Farrar; Flores; Flynn; Frost; Gallego; Gattis; Geren; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goodman; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Hardcastle; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hegar; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hill; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hope; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hughes; Hunter; Hupp; Isett, C.N.; Jackson; Jones, D.; Jones, J.; Keel; Keffer, B.; Keffer, J.; King, P.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Laney; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Luna; Madden; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McCall; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Merritt; Miller; Moreno, P.; Morrison; Mowery; Naishtat; Nixon; Noriega, R.; Oliveira; Olivo; Orr; Otto; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Pickett; Pitts; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Reyna; Riddle; Ritter; Rodriguez; Rose; Seaman; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solis; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Thompson; Truitt; Turner; Uresti; Van Arsdale; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo; West; Wong; Woolley; Zedler.

Nays — Burnam; Coleman.

All D’s except Burnam and Coleman voted for HB 1.  

As for HB 2:

HB 2,  (Allocation of Revenue from Vehicle Tax, Franchise Tax, Cigarette Tax) TALLY: 82-66-1

HB2 was passed by (Record 38): 82 Yeas, 66 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Yeas — Anderson; Berman; Blake; Bohac; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Chisum; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte, V.; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Dawson; Delisi; Denny; Driver; Eissler; Elkins; England; Flynn; Gattis; Geren; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Hamric; Hardcastle; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hegar; Hilderbran; Hill; Hope; Howard, C.; Hughes; Hunter; Hupp; Isett, C.N.; Jackson; Keel; Keffer, B.; Keffer, J.; King, P.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Laubenberg; Madden; McCall; Merritt; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Nixon; Orr; Otto; Paxton; Phillips; Pitts; Reyna; Rose; Seaman; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Solomons; Straus; Swinford; Talton; Taylor; Truitt; Van Arsdale; West; Wong; Woolley; Zedler.

Nays — Allen, A.; Anchia; Bailey; Burnam; Casteel; Castro; Chavez; Coleman; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Edwards; Eiland; Escobar; Farabee; Farrar; Flores; Frost; Gallego; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Goodman; Guillen; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hernandez; Herrero; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, D.; Jones, D.; Jones, J.; King, T.; Laney; Leibowitz; Luna; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McClendon; McReynolds; Menendez; Moreno, P.; Naishtat; Noriega, R.; Oliveira; Olivo; Peña; Pickett; Puente; Quintanilla; Raymond; Riddle; Ritter; Rodriguez; Solis; Strama; Thompson; Turner; Uresti; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo.

The following Democrats Voted FOR House Bill 2: Robby Cook (17).

The following Republicans voted AGAINST House Bill 2: Carter Casteel (73), Toby Goodman (93); Pat Haggerty (78); Mike “Tuffy” Hamilton (19); Delwin Jones (83);
HB 3 (Franchise Tax Bill), TALLY: 80-68

Yeas — Mr. Speaker(C); Anderson; Bailey; Berman; Blake; Bonnen; Branch; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Chisum; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Corte, V.; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Dawson; Delisi; Denny; Driver; Eissler; England; Flynn; Gattis; Geren; Goodman; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Hardcastle; Hegar; Hill; Hope; Howard, D.; Hunter; Hupp; Isett, C.N.; Jackson; Keel; Keffer, J.; King, P.; Kolkhorst; Krusee; Kuempel; Luna; Madden; McCall; McReynolds; Merritt; Miller; Morrison; Mowery; Nixon; Orr; Otto; Phillips; Pickett; Pitts; Quintanilla; Reyna; Rose; Seaman; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Solomons; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Taylor; Truitt; Van Arsdale; Villarreal; West; Wong; Woolley; Zedler.

Nays — Allen, A.; Anchia; Bohac; Burnam; Casteel; Castro; Chavez; Coleman; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Edwards; Eiland; Elkins; Escobar; Farabee; Farrar; Flores; Frost; Gallego; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Guillen; Harper-Brown; Hartnett; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hochberg; Hodge; Homer; Hopson; Howard, C.; Hughes; Jones, D.; Jones, J.; Keffer, B.; King, T.; Laney; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McClendon; Menendez; Moreno, P.; Naishtat; Noriega, R.; Oliveira; Olivo; Paxton; Peña; Puente; Raymond; Riddle; Ritter; Rodriguez; Smithee; Solis; Talton; Thompson; Turner; Uresti; Veasey; Vo.

Absent, Excused — Alonzo.

The following D’s Voted FOR House Bill 3: Kevin Bailey (140); Robert “Robby” Cook (17); Donna Howard (48); Vilma Luna (33); Joe Pickett (79); Chente Quintanilla (75); Patrick Rose (45); Mark Strama (50); Mike Villarreal (123).

The following Republicans Voted AGAINST House Bill 3: Dwayne Bohac (138); Carter Casteel (73); Gary Elkins (135); Charlie F. Howard (26); Bryan Hughes (5); Delwin Jones (83); Bill Keffer (107); Ken Paxton (70); Debble Riddle (150); John T. Smithee (86); and Robert Talton (144).
Not surprised with Rose or McReynolds, but am surprised with Quintanilla, Villarreal and Howard. Definately with Howard. Strama just has me puzzled, but I assume there’s a Travis County connection for their no votes, as there must be for so many of the Houston/Fort Bend delegation Republicans who ended up on the “no” side (Bohac, Elkins, Howard, C.; Riddle, Talton.

As for Hughes…I’m not sure. I’m quite surprised he sided against the Rs on this one. The only thing I can think of is that some of his contributors and possible GOP Primary opponents in ‘08 in Harrison County wanted him to back off on this one. Otherwise, he’d have no reason to go against the leadership on this one, as he rarely seems to vote his constituancy anyway.

HB 4 (Motor Vehicle Sales & Use Tax) TALLY: 80-67-2

Yeas — Bailey; Berman; Blake; Bohac; Brown, B.; Brown, F.; Callegari; Campbell; Chisum; Cook, B.; Cook, R.; Crabb; Crownover; Davis, J.; Dawson; Delisi; Denny; Driver; Eissler; Elkins; England; Farabee; Gattis; Geren; Goodman; Goolsby; Griggs; Grusendorf; Haggerty; Hamilton; Hamric; Hardcastle; Hartnett; Hegar; Hill; Homer; Hope; Hopson; Howard, C.; Howard, D.; Hunter; Hupp; Isett, C.N.; Jackson; Keel; Keffer, J.; King, P.; Krusee; Luna; Madden; McCall; McReynolds; Morrison; Mowery; Naishtat; Nixon; Orr; Otto; Pickett; Pitts; Quintanilla; Reyna; Ritter; Rose; Seaman; Smith, T.; Smith, W.; Smithee; Strama; Straus; Swinford; Taylor; Truitt; Van Arsdale; West; Wong; Woolley; Zedler.

Nays — Allen, A.; Anchia; Anderson; Bonnen; Branch; Burnam; Casteel; Castro; Chavez; Coleman; Corte, V.; Davis, Y.; Deshotel; Dukes; Dunnam; Dutton; Edwards; Eiland; Escobar; Farrar; Flores; Flynn; Frost; Gallego; Giddings; Gonzales; Gonzalez Toureilles; Guillen; Harper-Brown; Hernandez; Herrero; Hilderbran; Hochberg; Hodge; Hughes; Jones, D.; Jones, J.; Keffer, B.; King, T.; Kolkhorst; Kuempel; Laubenberg; Leibowitz; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McClendon; Menendez; Merritt; Miller; Moreno, P.; Noriega, R.; Oliveira; Olivo; Paxton; Peña; Phillips; Puente; Raymond; Riddle; Rodriguez; Solis; Solomons; Talton; Thompson; Turner; Uresti; Veasey; Villarreal; Vo.

Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker(C); Laney.

Absent, Excused — Alonzo.

Democrats who voted FOR House Bill 4: Robby Cook (17); David Farabee (69); Mark Homer (3); Chuck Hopson (11); Donna Howard (48); Vilma Luna (33); Jim McReynolds (12); Elliott Naishtat (49); Joe Pickett (79); Allan Ritter (21); Mark Stama (50);.

Republicans Who Voted AGAINST House Bill 4: Charles “Doc” Anderson (56); Dennis Bonnen (25); Carter Casteel (73); Frank Corte, Jr. [Valerie] (122); Dan Flynn (2); Linda Harper-Brown (105); Harvey Hilderbran (53); Bryan Hughes (5); Delwin Jones (83); Bill Keffer (107); Lois W. Klokhorst (13); Edmund Kuemple (44); Jodie Laubenberg (89); Tommy Merritt (7); Sid Miller (59); Larry Phillips (4); Burt R. Solomons (65); Robert Talton (144); Debbie Riddle (150).
By and large, the Republican Defectors on this one represent fairly decent sized rural constituancies. Except for Leo Berman, Homer, and Hopson (the latter two Democrats) most of the (northern) East Texas delegation also went against this one.

FINAL SUMMARY:

Robby Cook was the only Democrat who voted FOR all three of HBs 2, 3 and 4.

Carter Casteel and Delwin Jones were the only Republican who voted against all three of HBs 2, 3, and 4.  

The following Republicans voted against TWO of either HBs 2, 3, or 4: Hughes, B.; Keffer, B.; Riddle, D.; Talton, R.

The following Democrats voted for TWO of either HBs 2, 3, or 4: Donna Howard, Vilma Luna, Joe Pickett, Mark Strama.