2009 RECORDED VOTES 2009 RECORDED VOTES (The 81st session ended June 1) Recorded Votes from the 81st (2009) Texas Legislative Session SB 182/HB 36 - Mandating "Misinformed" Consent SB 594/HB 892 - Improving Access to the Women's Health Program SB 1098/HB 109 - "Choose Life" License Plates "Pro-Family, Pro-Choice" License Plate Amendment to HB 3097 HB 3796/SB 2571 - Abortion Coercion and Reporting Requirements Below are some of the recorded votes for certain bills and how North Texas Legislators voted for each bill.  The 81st Texas Legislative session ended June 1, 2009.  To see the previous session's legislation and recorded votes, click here. SB 182/HB 36 - Mandating "Misinformed" Consent Recorded Votes: SB 182 substitute - 3/26/09 - Senate State Affairs committee vote (Passed 7-2).  PPNT opposed this bill. For (Anti-Choice)  Sen. Robert Duncan (R-Lubbock)  Sen. Bob Deuell (R-Greenville)  Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas)  Sen. Troy Fraser (R-Horseshoe Bay)  Sen. Chris Harris (R-Arlington) SB 182 substitute - 5/4/09 - Senate vote (Passed 20-9). For (Anti-Choice) Against (Pro-Choice)  Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas)  Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) Sen. Bob Deuell (R-Greenville)  Sen. Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler)  Absent  Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls)   Sen. Chris Harris (R-Arlington)  Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Lewisville)  Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville)    Sen. Florence Shapiro (R-Plano)    SB 182 substitute - 5/19/2009 - House State Affairs committee vote (Passed 8-4). For (Anti-Choice)  Against (Pro-Choice)  Rep. Byron Cook (R-Corsicana)  Rep. David Farabee (D-Wichita Falls)  Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth)    Rep. Burt Solomons (R-Carrollton)      SB 594/HB 892 - Improving Access to the Women's Health Program Recorded Votes: HB 892 substitute - 4/9/09 - House Human Services committee vote (Passed 5-0, 4 absent).  PPNT supported this bill. Absent Rep. Bryan Hughes (R-Mineola) SB 1098/HB 109 - "CHOOSE LIFE" LICENSE PLATES Recorded Votes: SB 1098 - 4/21/09 - Senate Health & Human Services committee vote (7-1).  PPNT opposed this bill.  For (Anti-Choice)  Sen. Bob Deuell (R-Greenville)  Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Lewisville)  Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville)  Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) SB 1098 - 5/4/09 - Senate vote (Passed 22-9). For (Anti-Choice) Against (Pro-Choice)  Sen. John Carona (R-Dallas)   Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth)  Sen. Bob Deuell (R-Greenville)    Sen. Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler)    Sen. Craig Estes (R-Wichita Falls)    Sen. Chris Harris (R-Arlington)    Sen. Jane Nelson (R-Lewisville)   Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville)    Sen. Florence Shapiro (R-Plano)    Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas)    BURNAM AMENDMENT CREATING "PRO-FAMILY, PRO-CHOICE" LICENSE PLATES An amendment creating "Choose Life" license plates was added to HB 3097 during consideration on the House floor, along with an amendment creating "Choose Adoption" license plates.  The revenue funds will be made available to unregulated, unlicensed, anti-choice crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs).  An amendment by Rep. Lon Burnam (D-Fort Worth) would have created "Pro-Family, Pro-Choice" license plates and make revenue funds available to organizations that provide family planning health care was also introduced during the debate, and was defeated. 5/5/2009 - House floor vote to table "Pro-Family, Pro-Choice" license plate amendment to HB 3097 (Passed 86-48).  PPNT supported the amendment, and opposed efforts to table it. For (Anti-Choice)  Against (Pro-Choice)  Rep. Leo Berman (R-Tyler) Rep. Roberto Alonzo (D-Dallas)  Rep. Dan Branch (R-Dallas)  Rep. Rafael Anchia (D-Dallas)   Rep. Betty Brown (R-Terrell)  Rep. Lon Burnam (D-Fort Worth)  Rep. Angie Chen Button (R-Garland)  Rep. Barbara Mallory Caraway (D-Dallas)  Rep. Myra Crownover (R-Denton)  Rep. Yvonne Davis (D-Dallas) Rep. Joe Driver (R-Garland)  Rep. Helen Giddings (D-Dallas)  Rep. Kirk England (D-Grand Prairie)  Rep. Terri Hodge (D-Dallas)   Rep. David Farabee (D-Wichita Falls)  Rep. Chuck Hopson (D-Jacksonville)  Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Van)  Rep. Carol Kent (D-Dallas)  Rep. Stephen Frost (D-Atlanta)  Rep. Robert Miklos (D-Mesquite)  Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth)  Rep. Paula Pierson (D-Arlington)   Rep. Kelly Hancock (R-North Richland Hills)  Rep. Chris Turner (D-Burleson)  Rep. Rick Hardcastle (R-Vernon)  Rep. Allen Vaught (D-Dallas)  Rep. Linda Harper-Brown (R-Irving)   Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Fort Worth)  Rep. Will Hartnett (R-Dallas)    Rep. Mark Homer (D-Paris)  Absent  Rep. Chuck Hughes (R-Mineola) Rep. Jim Pitts (R-Waxahachie)  Rep. Jim Jackson (R-Carrollton)    Rep. Jim Keffer (R-Eastland)    Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford)    Rep. Jodie Laubenberg (R-Parker)    Rep. Jerry Madden (R-Richardson)    Rep. Brian McCall (R-Plano)    Rep. Tommy Merritt (R-Longview)    Rep. Sid Miller (R-Stephenville)    Rep. Rob Orr (R-Burleson)    Rep. Tan Parker (R-Flower Mound)    Rep. Diane Patrick (R-Arlington)    Rep. Ken Paxton (R-McKinney)    Rep. Larry Phillips (R-Sherman)    Rep. Mark Shelton (R-Fort Worth)    Rep. Todd Smith (R-Euless)    Rep. Burt Solomons (R-Carrollton)    Rep. Vicki Truitt (R-Keller)    HB 3796/SB 2571 - ABORTION COERCION AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS HB 3796 substitute - 5/6/09 - House State Affairs committee vote (Passed 9-3).  PPNT opposed this bill. For (Anti-Choice)  Absent  Rep. Burt Solomons (R-Carrollton)  Rep. David Farabee (D-Wichita Falls)  Rep. Byron Cook (R-Corsicana)    Rep. Charlie Geren (R-Fort Worth)