Erin Elizabeth Gámez is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 38, which is located in Cameron County and encompasses the majority of Brownsville.
Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Wrote
32 bills
Became law
1 became law. Another 14 passed the House or Senate but didn't.
Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3680: Relating to subdivision plat requirements in certain counties; authorizing a fee; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Became law
Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 3483: Relating to the authority of a special utility district to issue a public security.
Passed both chambers
Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5520: Relating to border protection and economic development services, programs, and other measures, including measures to recruit health care professionals to the border region, improve border inspection efficiency, and enhance border region airport security and capacity, and establishing certain educational programs.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4732: Relating to state recognition of and prohibited gaming activities by the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4402: Relating to human operators of certain automated motor vehicles.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4415: Relating to waiver of immunity in certain employment discrimination actions in connection with a workers' compensation claim.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3946: Relating to judicial specialty license plates.
Passed the House
Introduced Jan 28, 2025HB 2160: Relating to the interview of a child in a suit affecting a parent-child relationship.
Passed the House
Introduced Jan 28, 2025HB 2159: Relating to the capacity of a minor to consent to certain treatment for the minor or the minor's child.
Passed the House
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1119: Relating to a biennial report on the regional allocation of mental health beds.
Passed the House
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1126: Relating to sunscreening devices installed on a motor vehicle that displays or qualifies for the issuance of a judicial specialty license plate.
Passed the House
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1136: Relating to a study conducted by the Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities regarding parking for certain individuals with disabilities.
Passed the House
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1147: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a workplace soft skills training pilot program.
Passed the House
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1154: Relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force by certain local workforce development boards.
Passed the House
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1127: Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed.
Passed the House
Introduced Aug 1, 2025HB 245: Relating to the definition of authorized emergency vehicle.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4854: Relating to disclosure under the public information law of information obtained by the comptroller in connection with a school district property value study.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4844: Relating to the establishment of a border county mental health task force.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4411: Relating to school district hearings regarding complaints.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4417: Relating to the use of certain money from the state highway fund for certain projects in the Safe Routes to School Program.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4403: Relating to the election of junior college district trustees by plurality vote.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 3454: Relating to liability to a vehicle storage facility operator for money owed in relation to the delivery, storage, and disposal of certain personal property.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3412: Relating to notice of and assistance in filing an application for a residence homestead exemption from ad valorem taxation provided to a home buyer by a title insurance company or title insurance agent in connection with the closing and settlement of certain transactions pertaining to residential real property; authorizing a fee; providing for the imposition of an administrative penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3386: Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 28, 2025HB 2164: Relating to a limitation on the location of a commencement ceremony held by a public institution of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 28, 2025HB 2165: Relating to required motor vehicle emissions inspections in certain border counties.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 28, 2025HB 2161: Relating to federal firearm reporting for persons recently released from emergency detention.
Introduced
Introduced Dec 16, 2024HB 1631: Relating to the duration of a child's detention following a detention hearing and a study on the effects of detention orders in a juvenile court proceeding.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1125: Relating to prohibited provisions in a settlement agreement between a governmental agency and employee regarding a claim or complaint involving sexual assault or certain unlawful conduct based on sex.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1138: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate or prohibit the carrying of a firearm on the premises of certain libraries.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1114: Relating to indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1121: Relating to civil and criminal liability for the unlawful disclosure or promotion of intimate visual material.
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
1,786 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.
Attendance
Didn't vote on 146 of 1,786 votes (8%). Some of these may be excused absences, approved by the House ahead of time. The vote records we use don't say which.
By topicAcademic and Career-Oriented Education7 votes
Agriculture and Livestock20 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)74 votes
Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)19 votes
Criminal Justice80 votes
Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)56 votes
Culture, Recreation and Tourism21 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 Resources17 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 Affairs38 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