John Smithee Wanted to Use Local Taxpayer Money to Let Tenants Sue Landlords: House of Bad Cards

HB 4771
"Relating to the creation of tenant legal services offices by local governments to assist low-income residential tenants in eviction cases and in cases involving discrimination based on the tenants' disabilities."

What taxpayer wants their local tax dollars to be used to pay for attorneys to sue landlords to avoid eviction because the tenant is poor, or indigent, or mentally ill?

RV#1581
Yeas 107 (R 51, D 56)
Nays 29 (R 29, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frazier; Gamez; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Kuempel; Lalani; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Stucky; Talarico; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Bell, C.; Button; Cain; Cook; Craddick; Frank; Gates; Goldman; Harrison; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; Klick; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Metcalf; Paul; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Wilson

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Campos: "When Record No. 1581 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."

Garcia: "When Record No. 1581 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."

Goodwin: "When Record No. 1581 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."

Hayes: "When Record No. 1581 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

K. Bell: "When Record No. 1581 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Moody: "When Record No. 1581 was taken, I was temporarily out of the house chamber. I would have voted yes."

VanDeaver: "When Record No. 1581 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."

Vo: "When Record No. 1581 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes."