HB1243 would increase the criminal penalty for illegal voting from a Class A misdemeanor to either a state jail felony for attempted illegal voting or second-degree felony for illegal voting.
The Texas State House of Representatives passed HB1243 on May 28, 2023 by a vote of 86 to 56. We have assigned pluses to the ayes because increasing the penalty for voter fraud is a step in protecting election integrity. States should do all they can to protect the ballot box.
| Legislator | Vote |
|---|---|
| Alma A. Allen | No |
| Steve Allison | Yes |
| Rafael Anchia | No |
| Charles "Doc" Anderson | Yes |
| Trent Ashby | Yes |
| Ernest Bailes | Yes |
| Keith Bell | Yes |
| Cecil Bell | Yes |
| Diego M. Bernal | No |
| Salman Bhojani | No |
| Greg Bonnen | Yes |
| Rhetta Bowers | No |
| John Bryant | No |
| Brad Buckley | Yes |
| John III Bucy | No |
| Ben Bumgarner | Yes |
| Dewayne Burns | Yes |
| Dustin Burrows | Yes |
| Angie Chen Button | Yes |
| Briscoe Cain | Yes |
| Elizabeth "Liz" Campos | No |
| Terry Canales | Yes |
| Giovanni Capriglione | Yes |
| Travis Clardy | Yes |
| Sheryl Cole | No |
| Nicole Collier | No |
| David Cook | Yes |
| Philip Cortez | No |
| Tom Craddick | Yes |
| Charles Cunningham | Yes |
| Drew Darby | Yes |
| Yvonne Davis | No |
| Jay Dean | Yes |
| Mano DeAyala | Yes |
| Mark Dorazio | Yes |
| Harold V. Dutton Jr. | No |
| Maria Flores | No |
| James Frank | Yes |
| Frederick Frazier | -- |
| Erin Gamez | No |
| Josey Garcia | -- |
| Gary Gates | Yes |
| Stan Gerdes | Yes |
| Charlie Geren | Yes |
| Barbara Gervin-Hawkins | No |
| Craig Goldman | None |
| Mary Gonzalez | No |
| Jessica Gonzalez | No |
| Vikki Goodwin | No |
| Bobby Guerra | Yes |
| Ryan Guillen | Yes |
| Sam Harless | Yes |
| Cody Harris | Yes |
| Caroline Harris | Yes |
| Brian Harrison | Yes |
| Richard Hayes | Yes |
| Christian Manuel | No |
| Cole Hefner | Yes |
| Ana Hernandez | No |
| Abel Herrero | -- |
| Gina Hinojosa | No |
| Justin Holland | Yes |
| Donna Howard | No |
| Lacey Hull | Yes |
| Todd Hunter | No |
| Carrie Isaac | Yes |
| Jacey Jetton | Yes |
| Julie Johnson | No |
| Ann Johnson | No |
| Jarvis Johnson | No |
| Jolanda Jones | No |
| Venton Jones | No |
| Kyle Kacal | Yes |
| Tracy O. King | -- |
| Ken King | Yes |
| Stan Kitzman | Yes |
| Stephanie Klick | Yes |
| John Kuempel | Yes |
| Suleman Lalani | No |
| Stan Lambert | Yes |
| Brooks Landgraf | Yes |
| Jeff Leach | Yes |
| Terri Leo-Wilson | Yes |
| Oscar Longoria | No |
| Ray Lopez | No |
| Janie Lopez | Yes |
| J. M. Lozano | Yes |
| John Lujan | Yes |
| Armando "Mando" Martinez | No |
| Trey Martinez Fischer | No |
| Will Metcalf | Yes |
| Morgan Meyer | Yes |
| Thresa "Terry" Meza | No |
| Joe Moody | No |
| Eddie Morales | Yes |
| Christina Morales | No |
| Penny Morales Shaw | No |
| Geanie W. Morrison | Yes |
| Sergio Muñoz Jr. | Yes |
| Andrew Murr | Yes |
| Victoria Neave | No |
| Candy Noble | Yes |
| Tom Oliverson | Yes |
| Claudia Ordaz Perez | Yes |
| Angelia Orr | Yes |
| Evelina "Lina" Ortega | No |
| Jared Patterson | Yes |
| Dennis Paul | Yes |
| Mary Ann Perez | No |
| Dade Phelan | None |
| Mihaela Plesa | No |
| Four Price | Yes |
| Ana-Maria Ramos | No |
| John Raney | Yes |
| Richard Peña Raymond | Yes |
| Ron Reynolds | No |
| Glenn Rogers | Yes |
| Ramon Romero Jr. | No |
| Toni Rose | No |
| Jon Rosenthal | No |
| Matt Schaefer | Yes |
| Nate Schatzline | Yes |
| Mike Schofield | Yes |
| Matt Shaheen | -- |
| Carl Sr. Sherman | No |
| Hugh Shine | Yes |
| Shelby Slawson | Yes |
| Reggie Smith | Yes |
| John T. Smithee | Yes |
| David Spiller | Yes |
| Lynn Stucky | Yes |
| Valoree Swanson | Yes |
| James Talarico | No |
| Carl Tepper | Yes |
| Shawn Thierry | No |
| Kronda Thimesch | Yes |
| Ed Thompson | Yes |
| Senfronia Thompson | No |
| Tony Tinderholt | Yes |
| Steve Toth | Yes |
| Ellen Troxclair | Yes |
| Chris Turner | No |
| Gary Vandeaver | Yes |
| Cody Vasut | Yes |
| Hubert Vo | No |
| Armando Walle | No |
| Terry Wilson | Yes |
| Gene Wu | No |
| Erin Zwiener | No |