Running forState House, District 123
Diego Bernal
DemocratHas the job now
Overview
Diego Manuel Bernal is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives representing District 123.
Facts from Wikipedia.
- How to reach them
- Office phone: 210-308-9700
- Office: 9862 Lorene Lane Suite 102, San Antonio, TX 78216
- Email: diego.bernal@house.texas.gov
Bills they wrote
Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Wrote
64 bills
Became law
2 became law. Another 6 passed the House or Senate but didn't.
- HB 426: Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.Became law
- HB 1427: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment.Became law
- HB 2249: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Teacher Recruitment Scholarship Program.Passed the House
- HB 361: Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of certain appraisal districts to consider a property to be a comparable property when using the market data comparison method of appraisal to determine the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.Passed the House
- HB 249: Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes imposed on residence homesteads in certain counties.Passed the House
- HB 164: Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.Passed the House
- HB 538: Relating to student access to certain academic records; authorizing a fee.Passed the House
- HB 2509: Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program.Passed the House
- HB 5175: Relating to the employment of classroom teachers in public schools and the waiver or payment of certain educator examination and certification fees.Introduced
- HB 5355: Relating to the permissible uses of the allotment for students with dyslexia or related disorders under the Foundation School Program.Introduced
- HB 5405: Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by a municipality for which competitive bidding is required.Introduced
- HB 5442: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.Introduced
- HB 5353: Relating to the administration of certain assessment instruments and the accountability rating system for assessing campus and district performance.Introduced
- HJR 211: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.Introduced
- HB 3967: Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of single-family homesteads by certain out-of-state entities.Introduced
- HB 3667: Relating to the time allowed for the issuance of a permit or license.Introduced
- HB 2609: Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.Introduced
- HB 1962: Relating to the disposition of rental payments received by public housing authorities from tenants.Introduced
- HB 452: Relating to a sales and use tax refund for certain small businesses.Introduced
- HB 743: Relating to a justice or municipal court's authority to order a defendant confined in jail for failure to pay a fine or cost or for contempt and to the authority of a municipality to enforce the collection of certain fines by imprisonment of the defendant.Introduced
- HB 479: Relating to requiring a licensed firearms dealer to report certain sales or transfers of multiple rifles to law enforcement; creating a criminal offense.Introduced
- HB 814: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.Introduced
- HJR 69: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.Introduced
- HB 781: Relating to certain public school instructional requirements and prohibitions and the incorporation of certain instructional activities as part of student coursework.Introduced
- HB 715: Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity; providing an administrative penalty.Introduced
- HB 593: Relating to the compensatory education allotment for homeless students or students in foster care under the Foundation School Program.Introduced
- HB 729: Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and to the enforcement of that prohibition.Introduced
- HB 756: Relating to the requirements for the revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school.Introduced
- HB 664: Relating to consideration of location of an offeror's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.Introduced
- HB 828: Relating to the creation of certain criminal offenses concerning firearm sales at gun shows; authorizing a fee.Introduced
- HB 792: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid in certain counties under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.Introduced
- HB 841: Relating to requiring certain employers to provide paid sick leave to employees; providing administrative penalties.Introduced
- HB 683: Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.Introduced
- HB 693: Relating to the calculation of average daily attendance for school districts providing certain full-day prekindergarten programs.Introduced
- HB 327: Relating to an exemption from certain zoning requirements for developments receiving certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.Introduced
- HB 511: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the total appraised value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is eligible to receive long-term services and supports under the Medicaid program while the individual is on a waiting list for the services and supports.Introduced
- HB 642: Relating to a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a school district may impose on certain residence homesteads following a substantial school tax increase.Introduced
- HB 211: Relating to the evaluation of applications for certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.Introduced
- HB 768: Relating to credit services organizations and extensions of consumer credit facilitated by credit services organizations; increasing a criminal penalty.Introduced
- HB 701: Relating to the appointment of an attorney ad litem or an amicus attorney in certain cases of divorce.Introduced
- HB 622: Relating to mandatory sales price disclosure in commercial and industrial real property sales; providing a civil penalty.Introduced
- HB 567: Relating to school district grace period policies and the provision of meals to public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards or in meal accounts.Introduced
- HB 834: Relating to limiting the locations where a person may carry a firearm other than a handgun in certain counties; creating a criminal offense.Introduced
- HB 399: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property for a certain period of time.Introduced
- HJR 66: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation income-producing tangible personal property for a certain period of time.Introduced
- HJR 68: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to limit the total amount of ad valorem taxes that a school district may impose on certain residence homesteads following a substantial school tax increase.Introduced
- HJR 67: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the total assessed value of the residence homestead of an unpaid caregiver of an individual who is eligible to receive long-term services and supports under the Medicaid program while the individual is on a waiting list for the services and supports.Introduced
- HB 807: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.Introduced
- HB 821: Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program.Introduced
- HB 5248: Relating to the establishment of a task force to provide recommendations for the repatriation and disposition of Indigenous objects held by state institutions and agencies.Introduced
- HB 4740: Relating to school district grace period policies and the provision of meals to public school students with insufficient balances on prepaid meal cards or meal accounts.Introduced
- HB 4746: Relating to the eligibility of a school district or open-enrollment charter school to receive a grant from the Department of Agriculture to provide surplus agricultural products to certain students.Introduced
- HB 5194: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to impose a fee related to building, zoning, or operating certain child-care businesses.Introduced
- HB 4747: Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that provide child care.Introduced
- HB 4909: Relating to the reporting method in determining that a dog is dangerous.Introduced
- HB 5200: Relating to consideration of location of an offeror's principal place of business in awarding certain municipal contracts.Introduced
- HB 5197: Relating to certain limitations on private primary or secondary schools receiving state money.Introduced
- HB 4748: Relating to the creation of regional broadband advisory groups.Introduced
- HB 4942: Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by a municipality for which competitive bidding is required.Introduced
- HB 4744: Relating to establishing a program to allow certain child-care providers to provide free or reduced-cost breakfast and lunch meals.Introduced
- HB 4074: Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.Introduced
- HB 3948: Relating to coverage for childhood screening, diagnosis, and treatment for dyslexia under certain health benefit plans.Introduced
- HB 3965: Relating to authorizing the establishment of community child-care collaboratives and establishing a grant program for those collaboratives administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.Introduced
- HB 3066: Relating to the emergency food assistance program administered by the Department of Agriculture.Introduced
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
1,793 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.
Attendance
Didn't vote on 278 of 1,793 votes (16%). 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 Commerce82 votes
Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
Corrections22 votes
County and Regional Government36 votes
Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)76 votes
Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)19 votes
Criminal Justice80 votes
Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)57 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-1654 votes
Elections23 votes
Energy Resources18 votes
Environmental Regulation22 votes
Family and Fiduciary Relationships41 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 Government53 votes
Natural Resources58 votes
Pensions, Investments and Financial Services43 votes
Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
Public Education56 votes
Public Health73 votes
State Affairs144 votes
State-Federal Relations1 vote
Taxes (Ways and Means)84 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.