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Jeff Barry

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Overview

Jeffrey Barry is an American politician who was elected member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 29th district in 2024.

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

24 bills

Became law

3 became law. Another 4 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3595: Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2518: Relating to the use of installment premium payment plans on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2517: Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5269: Relating to the authority of the Office of Public Utility Counsel to access certain data.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3609: Relating to management plans adopted by groundwater conservation districts.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3569: Relating to certain contract refusals, terminations, and suspensions of licensed insurance agents by a property and casualty insurer.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 3251: Relating to operation and management of the first capitol state historic site and replica by the Texas Historical Commission.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Sep 2, 2025HB 312: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to impose a supplemental local sales and use tax to provide additional revenue for property tax relief and general governmental purposes if the tax is approved by the voters; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 28, 2025HB 216: Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 28, 2025HB 218: Relating to the transfer of groundwater outside a groundwater conservation district's boundaries.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 28, 2025HB 217: Relating to the liability of a groundwater conservation district for actions of the district restricting groundwater production from a well.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 24, 2025HB 193: Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to use or transfer for the repayment of debt an increase in maintenance and operations ad valorem tax revenue attributable to a tax the rate of which is approved at an election.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 17, 2025HB 110: Relating to the definitions of certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5575: Relating to publication of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee's annual report.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5322: Relating to benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5574: Relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HJR 188: Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Local Government Water Redevelopment Fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4657: Relating to establishing the Local Government Water Redevelopment Fund.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3608: Relating to the eligibility of municipal solid waste personnel for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2025HB 3561: Relating to emergency services requirements for certain plots or tracts of land in the unincorporated area of certain counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2962: Relating to an exemption from taxes imposed on the gross receipts of electricity sold to political subdivisions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2025HB 2021: Relating to certain construction liability claims.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 16, 2024HB 1622: Relating to making permanent the limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 16, 2024HJR 104: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
    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

1,792 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 31 of 1,792 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
      Appropriations6 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.