Ken King Voted to Let Municipalities Lower Speed Limits with No Traffic Study: House of Bad Cards

HB 2224
"Relating to the authority of a municipality to alter speed limits."

HB 2224 would allow cities to change speed limits without so much as a engineering or traffic study to warrant it. This is likely part of cities' push for road diets.

What's a Road Diet?

There were two key votes on this bill. A Yea vote for either one allowed this bill to move forward.

RV#335
Yeas 81 (R 20, D 61)
Nays 50 (R 50, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bucy; Burns; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Darby; Davis; DeAyala; Dutton; Frank; Gamez; Garcia; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King, K.; King, T.; Kuempel; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Ordaz; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Shine; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Anderson; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Clardy; Cunningham; Dean; Dorazio; Gates; Gerdes; Goldman; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Hull; Isaac; Kitzman; Klick; Lambert; Landgraf; Metcalf; Morrison; Murr; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slawson; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

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

Bryant: "When Record No. 335 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."

Burns: "When Record No. 335 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Frazier: "When Record No. 335 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no."

Harrison: "When Record No. 335 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no."

J. Lopez: "When Record No. 335 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no."

Kuempel: "When Record No. 335 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Meyer: "When Record No. 335 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Rogers: "When Record No. 335 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no."

Smithee: "When Record No. 335 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no."

RV#356
Yeas 96 (R 36, D 60)
Nays 46 (R 46, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allen; Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Bernal; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Burns; Burrows; Button; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Darby; Davis; DeAyala; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Sherman; Shine; Swanson; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Cunningham; Dean; Dorazio; Gates; Gerdes; Goldman; Harris, C. E.; Hayes; Hefner; Hull; Isaac; Jetton; Kitzman; Klick; Leach; Metcalf; Murr; Noble; Oliverson; Paul; Rogers; Schaefer; Schatzline; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Tepper; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson

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

Bhojani: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."

Burns: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Campos: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes."

Clardy: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no."

Harrison: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Holland: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Landgraf: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Meyer: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Patterson: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."

Swanson: "When Record No. 356 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no."