Motion to Suspend the Regular Order of Business
AYES - 23
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Estes(r); Fraser(r); Harris, Chris(r); Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Nelson(r); Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r); Van de Putte; Wentworth(r); West, Royce; Williams(r)
NAYS - 7
Barrientos; Gallegos; Hinojosa; Lucio; Madla; Shapleigh; Zaffirini
Amendment #2 by Ellis: Prohibiting the acceptance of federal waste until compact waste is accepted
AYES - 10
Barrientos; Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Gallegos; Hinojosa; Lucio; Madla; Shapleigh; Van de Putte; Zaffirini
NAYS - 20
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Estes(r); Fraser(r); Harris, Chris(r); Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Nelson(r); Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r); Wentworth(r); West, Royce; Whitmire; Williams(r)
Amendment #3 by Barrientos: Requiring Class B and C waste to be disposed of in above-ground vaults
AYES - 11
Barrientos; Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Gallegos; Hinojosa; Lucio; Madla; Shapleigh; Van de Putte; West, Royce; Zaffirini
NAYS - 19
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Estes(r); Fraser(r); Harris, Chris(r); Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Nelson(r); Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r); Wentworth(r); Williams(r)
Amendment #4 by Duncan: Requiring TCEQ to be the licensing agency
AYES - 23
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Barrientos; Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Fraser(r); Gallegos; Harris, Chris(r); Hinojosa; Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Lucio; Madla; Nelson(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Shapleigh; Van de Putte; Wentworth(r); West, Royce; Williams(r); Zaffirini
NAYS - 7
Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Estes(r); Ogden(r); Staples(r)
Amendment to Amendment #5 by Shapleigh: No federal waste disposal in Texas
AYES - 11
Barrientos; Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Gallegos; Hinojosa; Lucio; Madla; Shapleigh; Van de Putte; West, Royce; Zaffirini
NAYS - 19
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Estes(r); Fraser(r); Harris, Chris(r); Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Nelson(r); Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r); Wentworth(r); Williams(r)
Amendment #5 by Duncan: Capping federal waste at 1.3 million cubic yards
AYES - 16
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Barrientos; Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Fraser(r); Gallegos; Hinojosa; Lucio; Madla; Nelson(r); Ratliff(r); Shapleigh; Van de Putte; Williams(r); Zaffirini
NAYS - 14
Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Estes(r); Harris, Chris(r); Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Ogden(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r); Wentworth(r); West, Royce
Amendment #8 by Shapleigh: Requiring $100 million in post-closure financial security
AYES - 9
Barrientos; Ellis, Rodney; Gallegos; Hinojosa; Madla; Shapleigh; Van de Putte; West, Royce; Zaffirini
NAYS - 21
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Duncan(r); Estes(r); Fraser(r); Harris, Chris(r); Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Lucio; Nelson(r); Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r); Wentworth(r); Whitmire; Williams(r)
Amendment #9 by Madla: Requiring the license holder to ensure that all first responders are trained and equipped to handle radioactive waste transportation accidents and barring waste transport through major cities except between midnight and 5:00 AM.
AYES - 13
Barrientos; Ellis, Rodney; Estes(r); Gallegos; Hinojosa; Lucio; Madla; Nelson(r); Shapiro(r); Shapleigh; Van de Putte; West, Royce; Zaffirini
NAYS - 17
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Duncan(r); Fraser(r); Harris, Chris(r); Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Staples(r); Wentworth(r); Williams(r)
Amendment #10 by Jackson: Requiring 5% of gross receipts to be given to the state to fund the Texas Emissions Reduction Program
AYES - 14
Barrientos; Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Gallegos; Harris, Chris(r); Hinojosa; Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Madla; Nelson(r); Ogden(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r)
NAYS - 15
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Estes(r); Fraser(r); Ratliff(r); Shapleigh; Van de Putte; Wentworth(r); West, Royce; Williams(r); Zaffirini
Ratliff’s Motion to Reconsider Amendment #5
AYES - 20
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Estes(r); Harris, Chris(r); Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Madla; Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r); Wentworth(r); West, Royce; Williams(r); Zaffirini
NAYS - 9
Barrientos; Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Fraser(r); Gallegos; Hinojosa; Nelson(r); Shapleigh; Van de Putte
Amendment to Amendment #5 by Wentworth: Raising cap to 6 million cubic yards
AYES - 18
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Estes(r); Harris, Chris(r); Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r); Wentworth(r); West, Royce; Williams(r)
NAYS - 12
Barrientos; Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Fraser(r); Gallegos; Hinojosa; Lucio; Madla; Nelson(r); Shapleigh; Van de Putte; Zaffirini
Motion to Suspend the 3-day rule
AYES - 27
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Duncan(r); Ellis, Rodney; Estes(r); Fraser(r); Gallegos; Harris, Chris(r); Hinojosa; Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Lucio; Nelson(r); Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Shapleigh; Staples(r); Van de Putte; Wentworth(r); West, Royce; Whitmire; Williams(r)
NAYS - 3
Barrientos; Madla; Zaffirini
Third Reading Final Passage
AYES - 23
Armbrister; Averitt(r); Bivins(r); Carona(r); Deuell(r); Ellis, Rodney; Estes(r); Fraser(r); Harris, Chris(r); Hinojosa; Jackson(r); Janek(r); Lindsay(r); Nelson(r); Ogden(r); Ratliff(r); Shapiro(r); Staples(r); Van de Putte; Wentworth(r); West, Royce; Williams(r)
NAYS - 7
Barrientos; Duncan(r); Gallegos; Lucio; Madla; Shapleigh; Zaffirini