Roland Gutierrez voting record

Anti-Life Democrat Roland Gutierrez is once again trying to promote himself from the Texas House of Representatives to the Texas State Senate, having previously run unsuccessfully in 2018. During his twelve years in the Texas House, Gutierrez has established himself as a pro-abortion radical, never scoring above a 0% on the Pro-Life scorecard. 

Gutierrez is challenging Pro-Life Republican incumbent Pete Flores–the first Republican elected to represent Senate Distict 19 in over 100 years. The people of SD 19 are largely Hispanic, Catholic, and culturally conservative. But Gutierrez’s far left voting record reflects the values of someone running for office in San Francisco. Below is a comprehensive list of every anti-Life vote Gutierrez has cast since 2011. 

Roland Gutierrez Pro-Abortion Record:

• Voted for late-term abortions at least 12 times since 2011. 
• Refused to protect babies who survive abortion, The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act. Gutierrez registered as “present, not voting.”
• Voted for using taxpayer dollars to buy and sell body parts of aborted children.
• Voted in favor of dismemberment abortion, a procedure where preborn children are torn limb from limb.
• Opposed investigations into the abuse of children.
• Voted to give taxpayer dollars to Planned Parenthood rather than autism programs, Mental Health Services for Children, EMS and trauma care, Early Childhood Intervention programs, Deaf-Blind Multiple Disabilities programs, and the STAR At-Risk Youth program.

Full Record:

86th Session (2019) – 0% Pro-Life Score

• House Bill 1 by Zerwas: Budget
  • Amendment 52 by Krause – Increased the Pro-Life Alternatives to Abortion program budget by $52 million over the 2020-21 biennium. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against this amendment.
  • Amendment 53 by Krause, Klick, Patterson, Stickland, and Oliverson – Clarified the $52 million budget increase for the Pro-Life Alternatives to Abortion program. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against this amendment. 
  • Amendment 54 by Chris Turner – Removed the increase in funding to the Pro-Life Alternatives to Abortion program as well as an additional $20 million from the program. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for this amendment.
  • Amendment 287 by Swanson – Prohibited state funding for hospitals that provide elective abortions. No vote was taken on this amendment, but members could make their opposition known by entering a statement in the official Journal of the Texas House. (Amendment supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez registered his opposition to this amendment. 
• House Bill 16 by Leach: The Born-Alive Infant Protection Act (Ensured medical intervention and legal protection for babies born alive after an attempted abortion.)
  • Second Reading Vote – Vote to pass House Bill 16 to next step in passage (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted “present, not voting.”
  • Third Reading Vote – Vote for final passage of House Bill 16. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted “present, not voting” for final passage.
• Senate Bill 22 by Campbell: The No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act (Prohibited state and local tax dollars from funding or benefitting the abortion industry.)
  • Amendments 1, 3, and 5-21 – A series of 19 loopholes for taxpayer-funded contracts with abortion clinics or certain services. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendments.
  • Amendment 23 by Stickland – Clarified that Senate Bill 22 does not restrict cities or counties from prohibiting abortion. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment. 
  • Second Reading Vote – Vote to pass Senate Bill 22 to the next step in passage. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted no. 
  • Third Reading Vote – Members could record their opposition by entering a statement in the official Journal of the Texas House. (Final passage supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez registered his opposition to final passage. 

85th Session (2017) – 0% Pro-Life Score

• Senate Bill 1: Budget
  • Amendment 76 by Krause – Increased funding for the Alternatives to Abortion program by $20,000,000. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against this amendment.
  • Amendment 75 by Schofield – Increased funding for the Alternatives to Abortion program by $20,000,000. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against this amendment.
  • Amendment 197 by Springer and Rinaldi – Prohibited state funds to abortion providers and their affiliates. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against this amendment. 
  • Amendment 284 by Cain – Prohibited state funding of research that destroys human embryos. No vote was taken on this amendment, but members could make their position known by entering a statement in the official Journal of the Texas House. (Amendment supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez registered his opposition to the amendment. 
  • Amendment 285 by Cain – Strengthened prohibition on state funding of research that destroys human embryos. No vote was taken on this amendment, but members could make their position known by entering a statement in the official Journal of the Texas House. (Amendment supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez registered his opposition to the amendment.
  • Amendment 287 by Cain – Prohibits the use of state funds to buy or conduct research on the bodies of aborted children. No vote was taken on this amendment, but members could make their position known by entering a statement in the official Journal of the Texas House. (Amendment supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez registered his opposition to the amendment. 
  • Amendment 288 by Cain – Strengthens the prohibition on the use of state funds to buy or conduct research on the bodies of aborted children. No vote was taken on this amendment, but members could make their position known by entering a statement in the official Journal of the Texas House. (Amendment supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez registered his opposition to the amendment. 
  • Amendment 295 by Rinaldi – Prohibits state funding for abortion providers and their affiliates. No vote was taken on this amendment, but members could make their position known by entering a statement in the official Journal of the Texas House. (Amendment supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez registered his opposition to the amendment. 
  • Amendment 297 by Schaefer – Prohibits state funding for abortion providers and their affiliates. No vote was taken on this amendment, but members could make their position known by entering a statement in the official Journal of the Texas House. (Amendment supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez registered his opposition to the amendment. 
  • Motion to Instruct by Leach – Motion to instruct the members of the Texas House who served on the conference committee for the final version of SB 1 to maintain the funding level for the Healthy Texas Women program voted on by the Texas House. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the motion. 
  • Motion to Instruct by Lang – Motion to instruct the members of the Texas House who served on the conference committee for the final version of SB 1 to maintain the funding level for the Alternatives to Abortion program voted on by the Texas House. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the motion.
  • Motion to Instruct by Shaheen – Motion to instruct the members of the Texas House who served on the conference committee for the final version of SB 1 to maintain the prohibition on abortion providers and their affiliates from state funds passed by the Texas House. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the motion.
• Senate Bill 8: Pro-Life Omnibus Bill
  • Amendment 1 by Burkett – Added severability language so that each section of SB 8 remains in effect if another section of SB 8 is challenged in court. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment.
  • Amendment 3 by Turner – Weakened the dismemberment abortion ban with an exception to dismember unborn children conceived through sexual assault or incest. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for this amendment.
  • Amendment 4 by Farrar – Weakened the dismemberment abortion ban if the abortionist claims that dismemberment was safer. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment 5 by Farrar – Weakened the dismemberment abortion ban by adding vague terms to the “life of the mother” exception already in the bill. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment 2 by Klick – Banned the inhumane dismemberment abortion procedure through which a live unborn child is torn limb from limb. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment.
  • Amendment 7 by Davis – Struck half of SB 8, including the ban on the purchase and sale of baby body parts, as well as fetal burial and cremation requirements (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendments 9-13 & 21 – A series of six weakening amendments to SB 8 offered by anti-Life Democrats. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendments. 
  • Amendment 15 by Cain and Oliverson – Strengthened guidelines to prohibit donation of placenta and umbilical cord blood from being sold or donated after an elective abortion. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment. 
  • Amendment 19 by Schaefer – Requried abortionists to submit monthly abortion reports electronically and directed the Department of State Health Services to develop an electronic system for abortion reporting. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment.
  • Motion to table Amendment 22 by Schaefer – Representative Schaefer offered an amendment supported by Texas Right to Life to close a loophole in current Pro-Life laws that does not protect preborn children with disabilities from abortion after 20 weeks of development. This motion to table was to kill Schaefer’s amendment, demarcating Gutierrez’s loyalty to the anti-Life leadership of the Texas House. (Motion to Table opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted to table the amendment. 
  • Second Reading Vote – House floor vote to pass Senate Bill 8 to third reading, the final step in passage. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted no.
  • Third Reading Vote – House floor vote on the final passage of Senate Bill 8. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against final passage. 
• House Bill 13: Abortion Complications Reporting (Special Session)
  • Amendment 1 by Capriglione – Required electronic statistical data reporting by the abortionist. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment.
  • Motions to Table Amendments 2 & 4 – Motions to stop two weakening, anti-Life amendments to HB 13 offered by anti-Life Democrats. (Motions to Table supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against motions to table.
  • Second Reading Vote – House floor vote to pass House Bill 13 to third reading, the final step in passage. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted no. 
  • Third Reading Vote – House Floor vote on the final passage of House Bill 13. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against final passage.
• House Bill 215: Statistical Reporting for Minors Seeking Abortions and Reporting on Abortions Committed due to Fetal Abnormality (Special Session)
  • Second Reading Vote – House floor vote to pass House Bill 215 to third reading, the final step in passage. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted no.
  • Third Reading Vote – House floor vote on the final passage of House Bill 215. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against final passage. 
• House Bill 214: Pro-Life Health Insurance Reform (Special Session)
  • Motion to Table amendment 1 by Hinojosa – Motion to stop a weakening, anti-Life amendment to force taxpayers to fund insurance coverage for abortion of preborn children with disabilities. (Motion to Table supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the motion to table.
  • Motion to Table amendment 2 by Hinojosa – Motion to stop a weakening, anti-Life amendment to add a vague and undefined loophole. (Motion to Table supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the motion to table. 
  • Motions to Table amendments 3-6 – Motions to stop four weakening, anti-Life amendments to HB 214 offered by anti-Life Democrats. (Motions to Table supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the motions to table.
  • Motion to Table amendment 7 by Dutton – Motion to stop a weakening, anti-Life amendment to force taxpayers to fund insurance coverage for abortion of preborn children with disabilities, children conceived in rape or incest, or if the abortion was recommended by a doctor. (Motion to Table supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the motion to table.
  • Second Reading Vote – House floor vote to pass House Bill 214 to third reading, the final step in passage. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted no.
  • Third Reading Vote – House floor vote on the final passage of House Bill 214. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against final passage. 
• Additional Votes
  • Amendment 2 by Krause to House Bill 2561 – Protectedreligious liberty and sincerely held religious beliefs for pharmacists. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment.
  • Public opposition or attempts to weaken a Pro-Life measure – Gutierrez was docked 10 points on the Pro-Life scorecard for making an anti-Life speech on the floor of the Texas House dduring floor debate.

84th Session (2015) – 0% Pro-Life Score

• House Bill 1: Budget
  • Amendment 53 by Leach – Prohibited abortion providers and affiliates from teaching or providing the curriculum for sex education. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment.
  • Motion to Table amendment 56 by Chris Turner – Motion to defeat weakening amendment regarding abstinence education curriculum requirements. (Motion to Table supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against tabling the amendment.
  • Amendment 267 by Scott Turner – Prohibited direct or indirect taxpayer funding of embryo destroying scientific research. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment. 
  • Motion to Instruct by Leach – Instructed Budget Conferees to keep Pro-Life amendments in the final version of the budget. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the motion.
• House Bill 3994: Pro-Life Judicial Bypass Reform
  • Amendment 2 by Gutierrez – Lowered standard of evidence used by a judge when considering the petition to bypass involvement. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez authored and voted for this amendment.
  • Amendment 3 by E. Rodriguez – Created a loophole by removing the requirement to verify whether women seeking abortions are minors. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment 5 by Gonzales – Unnecessarily expanded the forms of ID that could be used to prove the woman’s age. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment 6 by Israel – Circumvented parental authority by allowing other adult relatives to consent to minor’s abortion. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for this amendment. 
  • Amendment 7 by Collier – Forced judge to rule immediately after hearing, preventing further investigation into abuse. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment 8 by Moody – Expanded reasons for judges to automatically grant judicial bypass and avoid parental involvement. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment 9 by Howard – Expanded reasons for judges to automatically grant judicial bypass and avoid parental involvement. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment 10 by Minjarez – Redefined adult to include 17 year olds, thus authorizing these minors to consent to their own elective abortions without parental involvement.  (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment 11 by Bernal – Would force judges to automatically grant bypass if the pregnant minor had graduated high school. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment 12 by Gonzalez – Struck all reporting requirements, preventing reporting and publishing of accurate data on bypasses. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment 13 by Gonzales – Expanded court venue shopping by allowing minors to file petitions away from their home county. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment 15 by Collier – Enabled bypass to be used by more than one minor by forcing a judge to give one consent-for-abortion order to multiple minors. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment 16 by Walle – Removed definition of abuse to allow a judge to grant bypass on subjective standards. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Second Reading Vote – House floor vote to move Pro-Life House Bill 3994 to final passage stage. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted no. 
  • Final Passage – House Floor vote on final passage of House Bill 3994. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against final passage. 
• Additional votes
  • Motion to Table Amendment 17 to HB 2510 by Schaefer – Motion to defeat amendment that strengthened current abortion statistic reporting requirements. (Motion to table opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the motion to table. 
  • Motion to Table amendment 18 to HB 2510 by Schaefer – Motion to defeat amendment that closed loophole in Texas law that does not protect babies with disabilities from late abortions. (Motion to table opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the motion to table.
  • Adoption of Amendment 18 to HB 2510 by Schaefer – Closed loophole in Texas law that does not protect babies with disabilities from late abortions. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against adoption of the amendment. 

83rd Session (2013) – 0% Pro-Life Score

• House Bill 2: Pro-Life Omnibus Bill
  • Second Reading Vote – Passage to engrossment. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against passage.
  • Final Passage – House floor vote on final passage of House Bill 2. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against final passage. 
  • Amendment by S. Thompson – Allowed abortions after 20 weeks for babies conceived in rape and incest. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by S. Davis – Removed all doctor and clinic regulations in the bill and to allow abortions after 20 weeks for babies conceived in rape and incest. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Menendez – State would pay for travel expenses to abortion clinic if woman lives more than 30 miles away. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Eiland – Removed all doctor and clinic regulations, gutting 75% of the bill. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Anchia – Allowed more abortions after the point when the baby can feel pain. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Howard – Lowered the standard for the type of hospital privileges required for abortionists. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by S. Turner of Harris – Exempted some doctors from seeking admitting privileges. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Menendez – Allowed more abortions after the point when the baby can feel pain. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by McClendon – Allowed abortions after 20 weeks for pregnant minors who claim they did not receive proper sex education and overhaul current sex education system. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Herrero – Weakened chemical abortion standards. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Miles – Made chemical abortions easier if babies conceived in rape or incest. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by M. Gonzalez – Lowered the health and safety standards under which rural abortion centers to operate. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Dukes – Authorized bureaucratic state agency to grant waivers to the ban on abortions of babies who feel pain. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by S. Turner of Harris – Forced taxpayers to cover the cost of raising the standards of abortion facilities. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Howard – Exempted abortion facilities from Ambulatory Surgical Center construction requirements essential for patient safety. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Collier – Removed penalties against abortionists who violate the law. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Gutierrez – Required Texas taxpayers to pay lawsuit costs if a judge sides with plaintiffs against the law. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez authored and voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Farrar – Required state to pay $6.8 million for a study on pregnancy complications in attempt to add fiscal note to the state. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Dutton – Required state to abolish death penalty before enforcing this law. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Giddings – Weakened existing law on informed consent about the abortion-breast-cancer link. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Dukes – Expanded Medicaid coverage for every member of the woman’s household if she is not granted waiver to undergo an abortion after the baby can feel pain. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Herrero – Forced taxpayers to pay for all non-abortion services offered by abortion centers that do not comply with facility standards. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment on 3rd reading by McClendon – Added already existing adoption benefits to children born as a result of their mother being unable to obtain an abortion past 20 weeks. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
• Senate Bill 5: Pro-Life Omnibus Bill
  • Amendment by S. Thompson – Allowed abortions after 20 weeks for babies conceived in rape and incest. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Collier – Discredited medical evidence proving preborn pain. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Howard – Exempted some abortionists from obtaining admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Howard – Allowed more abortions to occur after the baby can feel pain. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by M. Gonzalez – Lowered health and safety standards under which rural abortion centers operate (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by E. Rodriguez – Allowed abortion centers until 2015 (additional year) to comply with higher health and safety standards. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Howard – Exempted abortion facilities from the structural requirements enforced at ambulatory surgical centers essential for patient safety. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by M. Gonzalez – Blocked new law until Texas repeat teen pregnancy rate decreases. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Allen – Blocked new law until birth rate of Texas teens decreases. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 

82nd Session (2011) – 0% Pro-Life Score

• House Bill 15: Sonogram Bill
  • Final Passage – Final passage of the Sonogram bill. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against final passage.
  • Amendment by Alvarado – Struck enacting clause, rendering the bill invalid. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Anchia – Weakened definition of medical emergency. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Hernandez Luna – Added rape, incest, and minors with judicial bypass exceptions. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Farrar – Removed requirement that abortion doctors provide the required materials to the woman. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Farrar – Weakened woman’s opportunity to meet with doctor. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Castro – Distributed contraception information to woman. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Castro – Encouraged abortion doctors to cajole women into not receiving the information. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Martinez – Unfair licensing for pregnancy centers, plus state would pay for sonogram. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Walle – Required state to pay for sonogram. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Hernandez Luna – Removed requirement that abortion doctors provide the required materials to the woman. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Lucio – Required state to pay for sonogram. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Dutton – Required state to pay college tuition of a child whose mother chose life after sonogram. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Dutton – Required state to pay health care for a child born whose mother chose life after sonogram. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Raymond – Amended Dutton’s Amendment. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Marquez – Mandatory vasectomy for males who father children out of wedlock. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez had an unexcused absence for this vote.
  • Amendment by Castro – Provided Medicaid applications at the abortion clinic. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Farrar – Required state to pay for the woman’s healthcare costs if she chooses life. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Hernandez Luna – Required family planning information be given to woman after she chooses abortion. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Anchia – Loophole to abort unborn children who may have disabilities. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Coleman – Weakened penalties for doctors who violate informed consent. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Farrar – Removed requirement for abortion doctors to provide the required materials to the woman. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Anchia – Attempted to kill bill if enforcement adds cost to state. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Castro – Amend P. King’s amendment. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Veasey – Attack on pregnancy centers. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Veasey – Attack on pregnancy centers. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment.
  • Amendment by Eiland – Amendment to change/weaken entire bill. (Opposed by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted for the amendment. 
• House Bill 1: Budget Bill
  • Amendment by Weber – Restored $8.3 million to the state’s Alternatives to Abortion program. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Christian – Redirected $6.6 million to Autism programs. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Bohac – Redirected $14.5 million to Mental Health Services for Children. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Murphy – Redirected $140 thousand to EMS and trauma care. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment. 
  • Amendment by S. Miller – Redirected $18.2 million to Early Childhood Intervention programs and $3.2 million to Non-Medicaid services. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment. 
  • Amendment by Zedler – Redirected $1.7 million to Deaf-Blind Multiple Disabilities programs. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment.
  • Amendment by Laubenberg – Redirected $9.2 million to STAR At-Risk Youth program. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment.
  • Motion to Instruct by S. Miller – Instructed House conferees to keep Pro-Life amendments in the final version of HB 1. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against motion to instruct.
• Senate Bill 1: General Fiscal Matters Bill (Special Session)
  • Amendment by Christian – Prohibited hospital districts from using local tax revenue to fund abortions. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment. 
  • Motion to Instruct by Murphy – Instructed House conferees to keep the Pro-Life amendments in the final version of SB 1. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against motion to instruct. 
• Senate Bill 7: Health and Human Services Reform (Special Session)
  • Amendment by Christian – Prohibited hospital districts from using local tax revenue to fund abortions. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the amendment.
  • Motion to Instruct by S. Miller – Instructed House conferees to keep the Pro-Life amendments in the final conference report. (Supported by Texas Right to Life.) Gutierrez voted against the motion to instruct.