← Back to the Texas guide
Running forState House, District 147

Jo Jones

DemocratHas the job now

Overview

Jolanda Felicia Jones is an American attorney, politician, and television personality, as well as a former city councilor and heptathlete.

Official site →Ballotpedia →

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

1 became law. Another 8 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 824: Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.
    Became law
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 413: Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
    Vetoed
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5525: Relating to parole guidelines and procedures for inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2025HB 1765: Relating to the issuance of an arrest warrant or search warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Dec 11, 2024HB 1571: Relating to access to, disclosure of, and notification of protective order registry information, judicial sanctions regarding improper disclosure of or misleading information, and a study on the registry.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 786: Relating to justice court security in certain counties.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 557: Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt and the accrual of interest on certain child support arrearages.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 463: Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 605: Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jul 30, 2025HB 233: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4493: Relating to the duty of a peace officer to use a standardized lethality assessment protocol when investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence; providing training requirements for peace officers and reporting requirements for the Department of Public Safety.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4492: Relating to the failure to pay child support by certain biological fathers; creating a criminal offense.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3571: Relating to requirements for a judicial action in which a candidate's eligibility is in issue.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 3198: Relating to screening by a landlord of applicants for residential tenancies.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 30, 2025HB 2281: Relating to automatic voter registration on interaction with a voter registration agency.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 22, 2024HB 1455: Relating to the collection and reporting of information regarding mental health jail diversion.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 692: Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 816: Relating to the licensing and regulation of youth sports programs; providing civil and administrative penalties; authorizing fees.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 867: Relating to the dismissal of a criminal case by the attorney representing the state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 716: Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county peace officers to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 588: Relating to the administration of medication to certain persons in the custody of a sheriff.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 765: Relating to liability insurance certain peace officers obtain for damages resulting from the officers' misconduct.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 899: Relating to the administration of medication to certain persons in the custody of a sheriff.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 936: Relating to the withdrawal or revocation of an athletic scholarship by a public institution of higher education on the basis of a student athlete's injury, illness, or disability.
    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

1,733 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 115 of 1,733 votes (7%). 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 Livestock19 votes
      Appropriations7 votes
        Border Security4 votes
          Business and Commerce78 votes
            Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
              Corrections21 votes
                County and Regional Government33 votes
                  Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)75 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)17 votes
                      Criminal Justice76 votes
                        Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)52 votes
                          Culture, Recreation and Tourism22 votes
                            Defense and Veterans' Affairs17 votes
                              Dis Prev and Women's and Children's Health16 votes
                                Disaster Preparedness and Flooding10 votes
                                  Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select1 vote
                                    Economic Development15 votes
                                      Education K-1651 votes
                                        Elections23 votes
                                          Energy Resources18 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation20 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships38 votes
                                                Finance4 votes
                                                  Government Efficiency63 votes
                                                    Health and Human Services59 votes
                                                      Higher Education50 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs51 votes
                                                          Human Services54 votes
                                                            Insurance37 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs38 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management19 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures35 votes
                                                                        Local Government52 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources57 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services42 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education56 votes
                                                                                  Public Health73 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs142 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)82 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development36 votes
                                                                                            Transportation65 votes
                                                                                              Transportation Funding8 votes
                                                                                                Veterans' Affairs9 votes
                                                                                                  Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs41 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce13 votes

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