VOTING RECORD YOUR LEGISLATORS VOTING RECORD ON SMALL BUSINESS ISSUES 2017 EDITION Texas

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1 2017 Texas VOTING RECORD YOUR LEGISLATORS VOTING RECORD ON SMALL BUSINESS ISSUES 2017 EDITION Legislative Issues from the 2017 Texas Legislative Session: Floor votes by your state legislators on key small business issues during the last regular session of the Texas Legislature are listed inside. Although this voting record does not reflect all elements considered by a lawmaker when voting, or represent a complete profile of a legislator, it can be a guide in evaluating your legislators attitudes toward small business. Note that many issues that affect small business are addressed in committee and may never make it to the floor for a vote by the full House and Senate. NFIB/Texas was successful in killing every bill it opposed in committee, therefore only votes we asked legislators to favor are recorded here. 1. One for One : This legislation creates a one for one rule in that it requires a state agency to repeal at least one state agency rule before it adopts a newly proposed rule. This will allow for state agencies to devote more resources to compliance assistance, rather than adding more cost onto a small business by implementing more rules and regulations. A Yes vote supports the NFIB position. The Governor signed this legislation into law. 2. P-TECH: This legislation enacts the P-TECH (Pathways in Technology Early College High School) education model in grades 9-14 and creates partnerships between public education, higher education, and business and industry. It was developed as a tool to create a direct pathway for students from high school to college to the workplace. The model builds upon a partnership between school districts/charters, higher education institutions, and business/industry, with P-TECH students receiving focused education and skills that will prepare them for high-demand, high-skill jobs. Small business owners with positions to fill have a perennial issue finding skilled workers. A Yes vote supports the NFIB position. The Governor signed this legislation into law. 3. Drive-by Lawsuits: This legislation addresses so-called drive-by lawsuits against small businesses, including restaurants, convenience stores, hotels, and neighborhood banks, for alleged violations of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Under this legal business model, attorneys send demand letters to Texas businesses threatening to sue them under the ADA if they don t pay a specified settlement amount. This bill requires that a complainant send a business a notification of its intent to sue under the state Americans with Disabilities Act, stating the specific alleged violation. It then gives the business owner 60 days to cure the alleged violation before the complainant may commence the lawsuit. The legislation prohibits attorneys from demanding settlement amounts in the initial alleged violation letter. A Yes vote supports the NFIB position. The Governor signed this legislation into law. 4. Linkage Fees: This legislation prohibits cities and counties from imposing California-style fees on all new residential and commercial construction. These harmful fees are de-facto property taxes that would raise costs to Texas consumers causing harm to our state s economic status and growth. Taxes represent four of the top 10 biggest problems for small businesses in Texas. A Yes vote supports the NFIB position. The Governor signed this legislation into law Workers Comp Fraud: Workers compensation fraud occurs when a person knowingly or intentionally conspires to commit, misrepresents, or makes a false statement to either deny or obtain workers compensation benefits, or profits from the deceit. Workers comp fraud is one of the main factors in the rising cost of workers compensation insurance. To focus more attention on identifying, investigating, and prosecuting premium and provider workers compensation fraud, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers Compensation (DWC), established a dedicated DWC fraud unit in This allows experienced DWC staff to better monitor and investigate fraud specific to the workers compensation system. Along with this centralization of workers compensation fraud investigations, current statutes authorizing the investigation of fraud were re-evaluated, and it was determined that it is necessary to clarify existing authority to ensure that criminal workers compensation fraud investigations are conducted in an effective and transparent manner. This legislation clarifies DWC s existing authority to

2 conduct workers compensation fraud investigations and amends current law relating to the enforcement of workers compensation compliance and practice requirements. A Yes vote supports the NFIB position. The Governor signed this legislation into law Union Dues: This legislation ends the current practice of local and state government withholding money from public employee paychecks on behalf of national labor unions. Currently, the tax-payer funded government in Texas collects membership dues on behalf of national labor unions. Millions of dollars have been collected by our local and state government in Texas alone that goes toward anti-business union activities including lobbying, union organizing, and electing pro-union/anti-business legislators. 13 levels the playing field by requiring that national labor unions recruit their own members and collect dues and campaign money independent from our government s assistance. A Yes vote supports the NFIB position. The legislation passed the Senate but was never given a fair hearing in the House, and therefore the members of the full House were not given the opportunity to vote on the measure. The bill was not passed into law. VOTING KEY Y = Voted Yes N = Voted No % = Percentage favorable to NFIB position N/A = Not enough votes to score record (5 required) PNV = Present, not voting EA = Excused absence A = Absent * = NFIB/TX members ^ = Speaker of the House HOUSE VOTING RECORD Allen, Alma HD-131 Y Y Y N Y 80% Alonzo, Roberto HD-104 A Y Y Y Y N/A Alvarado, Carol HD-145 Y Y Y N Y 80% Anchia, Rafael HD-103 N Y Y N Y 60% Anderson, Charles (Doc) HD-56 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Anderson, Rodney HD-105 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Arevalo, Diana HD-116 Y Y Y N Y 80% Ashby, Trent HD-57 Y Y Y Y Y 100% *Bailes, Ernest HD-18 Y Y Y Y Y 100% *Bell, Jr., Cecil HD-3 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Bernal, Diego HD-123 N Y Y N Y 60% *Biedermann, Kyle HD-73 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Blanco, Cesar HD-76 N Y Y N Y 60% Bohac, Dwayne HD-138 Y Y A Y Y N/A Bonnen, Dennis HD-25 Y Y Y Y A N/A Bonnen, Greg HD-24 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Burkett, Cindy HD-113 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Burns, DeWayne HD-58 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Burrows, Dustin HD-83 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Button, Angie Chen HD-112 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Cain, Briscoe HD-128 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Canales, Terry HD-40 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Capriglione, Giovanni HD-98 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Clardy, Travis HD-11 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Coleman, Garnet HD-147 N Y Y N Y 60% Collier, Nicole HD-95 N Y Y Y Y 80% Cook, Byron HD-8 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Cortez, Philip HD-117 Y Y Y N Y 80%

3 Cosper, Scott HD-54 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Craddick, Tom HD-82 Y Y Y Y Y 100% *Cyrier, John HD-17 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Dale, Tony HD-136 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Darby, Drew HD-72 EA Y EA Y Y N/A Davis, Sarah HD-134 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Davis, Yvonne HD-111 EA EA EA Y Y N/A Dean, Jay HD-7 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Deshotel, Joe HD- N Y Y A Y N/A Dukes, Dawnna HD-46 A A Y N Y N/A Dutton, Jr., Harold HD-142 Y EA Y N Y N/A Elkins, Gary HD-135 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Faircloth, Wayne HD-23 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Fallon, Pat HD-106 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Farrar, Jessica HD-148 N Y Y N Y 60% Flynn, Dan HD-2 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Frank, James HD-69 Y Y Y Y A N/A Frullo, John HD-84 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Geren, Charlie HD-99 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Gervin-Hawkins, Barbara HD-120 Y Y Y N EA N/A Giddings, Helen HD-109 N EA Y Y Y N/A Goldman, Craig HD-97 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Gonzales, Larry HD-52 Y Y Y EA Y N/A Gonzalez, Mary HD-75 N Y Y N Y 60% Gooden, Lance HD-4 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Guerra, R.D. (Bobby) HD-41 Y Y Y N Y 80% Guillen, Ryan HD-31 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Gutierrez, Roland HD-119 N Y Y A Y N/A Herrero, Abel HD-34 N EA Y Y Y N/A Hinojosa, Gina HD-49 Y Y Y N Y 80% Holland, Justin HD-33 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Howard, Donna HD-48 N Y Y N Y 60% Huberty, Dan HD-127 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Hunter, Todd HD-32 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Isaac, Jason HD-45 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Israel, Celia HD-50 N Y Y N Y 60% Johnson, Eric HD-100 Y Y Y N EA N/A Johnson, Jarvis HD-139 Y EA Y Y Y N/A *Kacal, Kyle HD-12 Y Y Y EA Y N/A Keough, Mark HD-15 Y Y Y Y Y 100% *King, Ken HD-88 Y EA Y Y Y N/A King, Phil HD-61 Y Y Y Y Y 100% King, Tracy HD-80 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Klick, Stephanie HD-91 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Koop, Linda HD-102 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Krause, Matt HD-93 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Kuempel, John HD-44 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Lambert, Stan HD-71 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Landgraf, Brooks HD-81 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Lang, Mike HD-60 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Larson, Lyle HD-1 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Laubenberg, Jodie HD-89 Y Y Y EA Y N/A Leach, Jeff HD-67 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Longoria, Oscar HD-35 Y Y Y EA Y N/A Lozano, J.M. HD-43 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Lucio, III, Eddie HD-38 Y Y Y N Y 80% Hefner, Cole HD-5 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Martinez, Armando (Mando) HD-39 N Y Y N Y 60% Hernandez, Ana HD-143 Y Y Y N Y 80% Metcalf, Will HD-16 Y EA Y Y Y N/A

4 Meyer, Morgan HD-108 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Miller, Rick HD-26 Y EA Y Y Y N/A Minjarez, Ina HD-124 N Y Y N Y 60% Moody, Joe HD-78 N Y N N Y 40% Morrison, Geanie HD-30 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Munoz, Jr., Sergio HD-36 Y Y Y N Y 80% Murphy, Jim HD-133 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Murr, Andrew HD-53 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Neave, Victoria HD-107 N Y N N Y 40% Schaefer, Matt HD-6 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Schofield, Mike HD-132 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Schubert, Leighton HD-13 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Shaheen, Matt HD-66 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Sheffield, J.D. HD-59 Y Y Y A Y N/A Shine, Hugh HD-55 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Simmons, Ron HD-65 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Smithee, John HD-86 EA EA EA Y Y N/A Springer, Drew HD-68 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Nevarez, Alfonso (Poncho) HD-74 N Y Y Y Y 80% *Stephenson, Phil HD-85 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Oliveira, Rene HD-37 Y Y Y N Y 80% Oliverson, Tom HD-130 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Ortega, Evelina (Lina) HD-77 N Y Y N Y 60% Paddie, Chris HD-9 Y EA Y Y Y N/A Parker, Tan HD-63 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Paul, Dennis HD-129 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Perez, Mary Ann HD-144 Y Y Y N Y 80% Phelan, Dade HD-21 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Phillips, Larry HD-62 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Pickett, Joe HD-79 N Y Y Y Y 80% Price, Four HD-87 Y Y Y Y Y 100% *Raney, John HD-14 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Raymond, Richard HD-42 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Reynolds, Ron HD-27 EA Y EA Y Y N/A Rinaldi, Matt HD-115 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Roberts, Kevin HD-126 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Rodriguez, Eddie HD-51 Y Y Y N Y 80% Rodriguez, Justin HD-125 N Y Y N Y 60% Romero, Ramon HD-90 N Y Y N Y 60% Rose, Toni HD-110 N Y A N Y N/A Sanford, Scott HD-70 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Stickland, Jonathan HD-92 Y N Y Y Y 80% ^Straus, Joe HD-121 PNV PNV PNV PNV PNV N/A Stucky, Lynn HD-64 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Swanson, Valoree HD-150 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Thierry, Shawn HD-146 Y Y Y N Y 80% Thompson, Ed HD-29 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Thompson, Senfronia HD-141 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Tinderholt, Tony HD-94 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Turner, Chris HD-101 N Y Y N Y 60% Uresti, Tomas HD-118 Y Y Y Y Y 100% VanDeaver, Gary HD-1 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Villalba, Jason HD-114 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Vo, Hubert HD-149 N Y Y N Y 60% Walle, Armando HD-140 N Y Y N Y 60% White, James HD-19 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Wilson, Terry HD-20 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Workman, Paul HD-47 Y Y Y Y Y 100% *Wray, John HD-10 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Wu, Gene HD-137 N Y Y N Y 60% Zedler, Bill HD-96 Y Y Y Y Y 100% Zerwas, John HD-28 Y EA Y Y Y N/A

5 SENATE VOTING RECORD % Y Bettencourt, Paul SD-7 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Birdwell, Brian SD- Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Buckingham, Dawn SD-24 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Burton, Konni SD-10 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Campbell, Donna SD-25 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Creighton, Brandon SD-4 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Estes, Craig SD-30 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Garcia, Sylvia SD-6 N Y Y Y Y N 66% Hall, Bob SD-2 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Hancock, Kelly SD-9 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Hinojosa, Chuy SD-20 Y Y Y Y Y N 83% Huffines, Don SD-16 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Huffman, Joan SD-17 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Hughes, Bryan SD-1 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Kolkhorst, Lois SD-18 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Lucio, Jr., Eddie SD-27 N Y Y Y Y N 66% Menendez, Jose SD-26 Y Y Y N Y N 66% Miles, Borris SD-13 N Y Y N Y N 50% Nelson, Jane SD-12 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Nichols, Robert SD-3 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% *Perry, Charles SD-28 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Rodriguez, Jose SD-29 N Y Y Y Y N 66% Schwertner, Charles SD-5 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Seliger, Kel SD-31 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Taylor, Larry SD-11 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Taylor, Van SD-8 Y Y Y Y Y Y 100% Uresti, Carlos SD-19 Y Y Y Y Y N 83% Watson, Kirk SD-14 N Y N N Y N 33% West, Royce SD-23 Y Y Y Y Y N 83% Whitmire, John SD-15 Y Y Y Y Y N 83% Zaffirini, Judith SD-21 N Y Y N Y N 50%

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Charles Doc Anderson Rodney Anderson Trent Ashby. Jimmie Don Aycock Cecil Bell, Jr. Dwayne Bohac. Dennis Bonnen Dr. Greg Bonnen Cindy Burkett Dear Taxpayer, As conservative leaders in the Texas House, we write to you today to present to you why we support the House tax cut package authored by Rep. Dennis Bonnen, and why we think it is the most