How the House and Senate voted on final passage of the business margins tax bill in special session two years ago.
House final vote on HB 3 the business margins tax bill, on 4/25/06:
AYES – 81 (10 Democrats, 71 Republicans)
Democrats: Kevin Bailey, Robby Cook, Donna Howard, Vilma Luna, Jim McReynolds, Joe Pickett, Chente Quintanilla, Patrick Rose, Mark Strama, Michael Villarreal.
Republicans: Charles "Doc" Anderson, Leo Berman, Roy Blake, Dennis Bonnen, Dan Branch, Betty Brown, Fred Brown, Bill Callegari, Scott Campbell, Warren Chisum, Byron Cook, Frank Corte, Joe Crabb, Tom Craddick, Myra Crownover, John Davis, Glenda Dawson, Dianne White Delisi, Mary Denny, Joe Driver, Rob Eissler, Kirk England, Dan Flynn, Dan Gattis, Charlie Geren, Toby Goodman, Tony Goolsby, Bob Griggs, Kent Grusendorf, Pat Haggerty, Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton, Peggy Hamric, Rick Hardcastle, Glenn Hegar, Fred Hill, Ruben Hope, Bob Hunter, Suzanne Gratia Hupp, Carl Isett, Jim Jackson, Terry Keel, Jim Keffer, Phil King, Lois Kolkhorst, Mike Krusee, Edmund Kuempel, Jerry Madden, Brian McCall, Tommy Merritt, Sid Miller, Geanie Morrison, Anna Mowery, Joe Nixon, Rob Orr, John Otto, Larry Phillips, Jim Pitts, Elvira Reyna, Gene Seaman, Todd Smith, Wayne Smith, Burt Solomons, Joe Straus III, David Swinford [initially recorded absent, but said his machine failed to register his vote], Larry Taylor, Vickie Truitt, Corbin Van Arsdale, Buddy West, Martha Wong, Beverly Woolley, Bill Zedler.
NAYS – 68 (53 Democrats, 15 Republicans)
Democrats: Alma Allen, Rafael Anchia, Lon Burnam, Joaquin Castro, Norma Chavez, Garnet Coleman, Yvonne Davis, Joe Deshotel, Dawnna Dukes, Jim Dunnam, Harold Dutton, Al Edwards, Craig Eiland, Juan Escobar, David Farabee, Jessica Farrar, Kino Flores, Steven Frost, Pete Gallego, Helen Giddings, Veronica Gonzales, Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles, Ryan Guillen, Ana Hernandez, Abel Herrero, Scott Hochberg, Terri Hodge, Mark Homer, Chuck Hopson, Jesse Jones, Tracy King, Pete Laney, David McQuade Leibowitz, Armando Martinez, Trey Martinez Fischer, Ruth Jones McClendon, Jose Menendez, Paul Moreno, Elliot Naishtat, Rick Noriega, Rene Oliveira, Doro Olivo, Aaron Pena, Robert Puente, Richard Raymond, Allan Ritter, Eddie Rodriguez, Jim Solis, Senfronia Thompson, Sylvester Turner, Carlos Uresti, Mark Veasey, Hubert Vo.
Republicans: Dwayne Bohac, Carter Casteel, Keith Elkins, Linda Harper Brown, Will Hartnett, Harvey Hilderbran, Charlie Howard, Bryan Hughes, Delwin Jones, Bill Keffer, Jodi Laubenberg, Ken Paxton, Debbie Riddle, John Smithee, Robert Talton.
ABSENT – 1
Roberto Alonzo, Democrat.
Senate final vote on HB 3, the business margins tax bill, on 2 May 2006
AYES – 16 (2 Democrats, 14 Republicans)
Democrats: Ken Armbrister, Frank Madla.
Republicans: Kip Averitt, Kim Brimer, John Carona, Bob Deuell, Robert Duncan, Craig Estes, Troy Fraser, Chris Harris, Jane Nelson, Steve Ogden, Kel Seliger, Florence Shapiro, Jeff Wentworth, Tommy Williams.
NAYS – 14 (10 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Democrats: Gonzalo Barrientos, Rodney Ellis, Mario Gallegos, Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, Eddie Lucio, Eliot Shapleigh, Leticia Van de Putte, Royce West, John Whitmire, Judith Zaffirini.
Republicans: Kevin Eltife, Mike Jackson, Kyle Janek, Todd Staples.
ABSENT – 1
Jon Lindsay, Republican