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Drew Darby

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Overview

William Drew Darby is an American politician. A Republican, he is a member of the Texas House of Representatives from his native San Angelo, Texas.

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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

101 bills

Became law

22 became law. Another 41 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 48: Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 49: Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4384: Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with a gas utility's plant, facilities, or equipment placed in service.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4426: Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3809: Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 3250: Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 3159: Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain previously inactive restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 3126: Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2712: Relating to test years used for ratemaking purposes by certain water and sewer utilities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2713: Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2730: Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead to file a new application or confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025HB 2663: Relating to the affirmation required to be made by an operator as part of an application to the Railroad Commission of Texas for an extension of the deadline for plugging an inactive well; providing an administrative penalty.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025HB 2525: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of age.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2025HB 2037: Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4856: Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over certain recharge injection wells.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 1000: Relating to the composition of districts for the election of members of the Texas House of Representatives.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4559: Relating to the application of statutes that classify political subdivisions according to population.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2023HB 2847: Relating to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas over and a study of the production, pipeline transportation, and storage of hydrogen.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023HB 2263: Relating to the authority of a natural gas local distribution company to offer energy conservation programs.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2026: Relating to the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2023HB 1766: Relating to the issuance of private activity bonds for qualified residential rental projects.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 25, 2023HB 1598: Relating to local government and other political subdivision regulation of certain solid waste facilities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025SB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023HB 2262: Relating to gas utility alternative gas expenses and infrastructure investments.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2023HB 1879: Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2023HB 1518: Relating to the examination of appraisal services for an appraisal management company.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5568: Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5620: Relating to a criminal associate judge in Coke, Concho, Irion, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, and Tom Green Counties.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5109: Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5111: Relating to the regulation of campaign treasurer appointments and related matters and the content of and posting of information contained in a campaign treasurer appointment; providing a civil penalty.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4536: Relating to notice submitted to state and local contractors of complaints alleging a violation of certain prevailing wage laws.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4290: Relating to a qualifying cogenerator that serves a large load and a colocated desalination facility.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4136: Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3911: Relating to the plugging or replugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3901: Relating to an exemption of the transfer of certain rights in water from certain disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of certain interests in real property.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3970: Relating to the interconnection and operation of large loads.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3710: Relating to the effect of a tax certificate accompanying a transfer of certain property.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3448: Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and poles of an electric cooperative.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3265: Relating to discriminatory practices by a health benefit plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party payor and certain prescription drug manufacturers, distributors, and related persons with respect to certain entities participating in a federal drug discount program; providing a civil penalty.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 3249: Relating to rules providing for certification of issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings by the commission.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 3158: Relating to imposition of application fees for certain permits and permit amendments for the disposal of oil and gas waste.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 3157: Relating to interim rates charged by electric utilities during a rate suspension period.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 3078: Relating to manufacturer fees for operation of a real-time electronic logging system to track over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine; imposing a fee; authorizing an administrative penalty.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 3069: Relating to the approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025HB 2790: Relating to liability for capturing and storing carbon dioxide.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2438: Relating to the operations and administration of the Concho County Hospital District.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 4, 2025HB 2379: Relating to the selection by the board of directors of the West Coke County Hospital District of a depository bank for the district.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025HB 2349: Relating to exempting certain transactions from regulation by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2025HB 2002: Relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the Department of Agriculture.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2025HB 1971: Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 16, 2025HB 1926: Relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025HB 1769: Relating to the classification of certain entities as primarily engaged in retail trade for purposes of the franchise tax.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2025HB 1749: Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts over health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2025HB 1748: Relating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for certain court proceedings.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Dec 30, 2024HB 1716: Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5160: Relating to the authority of the board of directors to select a depository bank for the West Coke County Hospital District.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4557: Relating to liability for capturing and storing carbon dioxide.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2023HB 2848: Relating to the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023HB 2747: Relating to a requirement that each appraisal district periodically confirm that recipients of residence homestead exemptions qualify for those exemptions.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023HB 2363: Relating to the designation of the portion of Farm-to-Market Road 765 in Concho County as the Sergeant Stephen Jones Memorial Highway.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 15, 2023HB 2364: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 87 in Concho County as the Deputy Samuel Leonard Memorial Highway.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 3, 2023HB 1158: Relating to advanced clean energy projects and certain other projects that reduce or eliminate emissions of carbon dioxide or other pollutants.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 63: Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 66: Relating to the creation of the disaster relief and prevention matching grant and loan program and the disaster relief and prevention account.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 4, 2025HB 269: Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 4, 2025HB 271: Relating to youth camp emergency operations plans and preparedness.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 4, 2025HB 270: Relating to disasters, including the regulation of social media platforms, disaster relief organizations, and disaster volunteers; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Apr 30, 2025HB 5697: Relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Tom Green County.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5576: Relating to certain best management practices and to certain requirements for the design, construction, and operation of certain wind and solar power facilities in this state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5523: Relating to the procedure for the adoption by the board of regents of The University of Texas System of a rate and damage schedule for the management of university land.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5578: Relating to notice of a public hearing at which the board of directors of an appraisal district will consider the appraisal district budget.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5518: Relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water right.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5517: Relating to sexually explicit artificially generated images and videos.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5123: Relating to financial assurance requirements for operators under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4382: Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain tangible personal property used in hydraulic fracturing.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4427: Relating to the recovery of certain expenses by an electric utility or a water and sewer utility in a rate proceeding.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2025HB 4124: Relating to the charging of swipe fees on certain electronic payment transactions; authorizing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 4011: Relating to the partition or voluntary sale of real property owned by certain cotenants; amending the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3794: Relating to the licensing and regulation of advanced practice registered nurses and the payment of independent advanced practice registered nurses in certain government employee health plans.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3746: Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 3503: Relating to the Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3445: Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and pole charges of an electric cooperative.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 3156: Relating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that waste.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 3190: Relating to school personnel and public school operations, including the eligibility of certain employees for unemployment compensation benefits.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 3100: Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025HB 3035: Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025HB 3044: Relating to the periodic elimination of generic transmission constraints in the ERCOT power region.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025HB 2678: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Authority and a Texas nuclear permitting officer.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4970: Relating to guardianship matters.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4775: Relating to the operations of certain local health care provider participation programs.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5015: Relating to the disposition of surplus real property no longer needed for state highway purposes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4910: Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and pole charges of an electric cooperative.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 2, 2023HB 3206: Relating to the maximum allowable cost of certain items eligible for a sales and use tax exemption for a limited period.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2023HB 2447: Relating to private transfer fee obligations.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2056: Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2023HB 1777: Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of closed-loop geothermal injection wells.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 20, 2023HB 1508: Relating to certain powers and duties in relation to information resources at public institutions of higher education and other state agencies.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 1336: Relating to the ownership by a landowner of the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of the landowner's land.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 12, 2023HB 1318: Relating to the regulation of brine mining wells.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 10, 2023HB 1254: Relating to certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.
    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

1,793 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 88 of 1,793 votes (5%). 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.