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Charlene Ward Johnson

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Overview

Charlene Ward Johnson is an American politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 139th district since 2025.

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Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

21 bills

Became law

1 became law. Another 2 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4361: Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5228: Relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3339: Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 43: Relating to requiring a warning on the labeling of certain consumable hemp products distributed or sold in this state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 86: Relating to emergency evacuation instruction and notice requirements for youth camps.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 28, 2025HB 220: Relating to emergency evacuation instruction and notice requirements for youth camps.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 21, 2025HB 160: Relating to requiring a warning on the labeling of certain consumable hemp products distributed or sold in this state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5230: Relating to emergency response management training for certain administrators and security personnel at public schools.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5235: Relating to the permitting of certain concrete plants located in an area of a municipality not subject to zoning regulations.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5257: Relating to mental health first aid training for certain school district volunteers.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5233: Relating to the examination required for licensing as a social worker.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4658: Relating to the assistance or cooperation of campus police departments, certain local governmental entities, and personnel of places of worship with federal immigration officers at a place of worship.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4261: Relating to the licensing of certain social workers; imposing a fee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3691: Relating to electronic submission of an application for an early voting ballot by mail by certain persons.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2025HB 3549: Relating to requiring a school district or open-enrollment charter school to report data regarding certain disciplinary or law enforcement actions taken against students.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3340: Relating to the authority of a municipality to establish rent control for persons 65 years of age or older.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3342: Relating to the adjustment of the average daily attendance of a school district due to unsafe conditions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3337: Relating to semiannual inspections for elevators, escalators, and related equipment.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3341: Relating to providing to parents a copy of certain procedures included in a public school's multihazard emergency operations plan.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3343: Relating to the duties of peace officers investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3338: Relating to the permitting of certain concrete plants located in an area of a municipality not subject to zoning regulations.
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Texas legislature, since 2025. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

1,776 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 28 of 1,776 votes (2%). Some of these may be excused absences, approved by the House ahead of time. The vote records we use don't say which.

By topic
Academic and Career-Oriented Education7 votes
    Agriculture and Livestock21 votes
      Appropriations7 votes
        Border Security4 votes
          Business and Commerce81 votes
            Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
              Corrections22 votes
                County and Regional Government35 votes
                  Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)75 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)19 votes
                      Criminal Justice80 votes
                        Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)55 votes
                          Culture, Recreation and Tourism22 votes
                            Defense and Veterans' Affairs17 votes
                              Dis Prev and Women's and Children's Health16 votes
                                Disaster Preparedness and Flooding13 votes
                                  Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select1 vote
                                    Economic Development16 votes
                                      Education K-1653 votes
                                        Elections23 votes
                                          Energy Resources18 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation22 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships40 votes
                                                Finance4 votes
                                                  Government Efficiency67 votes
                                                    Health and Human Services59 votes
                                                      Higher Education50 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                          Human Services55 votes
                                                            Insurance37 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs39 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management20 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures37 votes
                                                                        Local Government52 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources57 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services43 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education55 votes
                                                                                  Public Health71 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs140 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)83 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development38 votes
                                                                                            Transportation67 votes
                                                                                              Transportation Funding8 votes
                                                                                                Veterans' Affairs9 votes
                                                                                                  Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs43 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce13 votes

                                                                                                      Source: Open States, Texas Legislature Online. Topics from the state legislature.