Texas Senate · May 23, 2025
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 1397 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
Result: pass
HB 1397: Relating to the care, custody, and display of the letter known as the victory or death letter, the Texas Constitution, and the Texas Declaration of Independence.
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
Totals
| Yea | Nay | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 9 | 1 |
| Republican | 17 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 2 |
Party rows count only voters matched to a legislator.
All voters
| Legislator | Position |
|---|---|
| Carol Alvarado(Democratic) | Yea |
| Paul Bettencourt(Republican) | Yea |
| Birdwell | Nay |
| César Blanco(Democratic) | Yea |
| Donna Campbell(Republican) | Yea |
| Molly Cook(Democratic) | Yea |
| Creighton | Yea |
| Sarah Eckhardt(Democratic) | Yea |
| Pete Flores(Republican) | Yea |
| Roland Gutierrez(Democratic) | Yea |
| Brent Hagenbuch(Republican) | Yea |
| Bob Hall(Republican) | Yea |
| Hancock | Yea |
| Adam Hinojosa(Republican) | Yea |
| Joan Huffman(Republican) | Yea |
| Bryan Hughes(Republican) | Yea |
| J. Hinojosa | Yea |
| Nathan Johnson(Democratic) | Nay |
| Phil King(Republican) | Yea |
| Lois Kolkhorst(Republican) | Yea |
| José Menéndez(Democratic) | Yea |
| Mayes Middleton(Republican) | Yea |
| Borris Miles(Democratic) | Yea |
| Robert Nichols(Republican) | Yea |
| Tan Parker(Republican) | Yea |
| Angela Paxton(Republican) | Yea |
| Charles Perry(Republican) | Yea |
| Charles Schwertner(Republican) | Yea |
| Kevin Sparks(Republican) | Yea |
| Royce West(Democratic) | Yea |
| Judith Zaffirini(Democratic) | Yea |