Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Wrote
98 bills
Became law
3 became law. Another 29 passed the House or Senate but didn't.
Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4325: Relating to civil liability for prohibited barratry.
Became law
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 912: Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.
Became law
Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4504: Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments.
Became law
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4885: Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.
Vetoed
Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4542: Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.
Passed both chambers
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1385: Relating to access to criminal history record information by county offices providing pretrial release services.
Passed both chambers
Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5465: Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual or developmental disability.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5551: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4944: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide financial assistance to counties for transportation assistance to indigent litigants.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4915: Relating to legal representation of indigent persons in this state and to proceedings before a magistrate including the appointment of counsel for an indigent defendant.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4327: Relating to wrongful death actions for the benefit of siblings of the decedent.
Passed the House
Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2986: Relating to the authority of an appellate court to lift a stay in connection with an interlocutory appeal.
Passed the House
Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2448: Relating to the waiver of a defendant's arraignment.
Passed the House
Introduced Jan 15, 2025HB 1865: Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Passed the House
Introduced Jan 15, 2025HB 1863: Relating to the duration of a protective order against family violence.
Passed the House
Introduced Dec 10, 2024HB 1557: Relating to waiver programs for certain veterans provided by toll project entities.
Passed the House
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 865: Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.
Passed the House
Introduced Apr 13, 2023HB 5371: Relating to the designation of County Criminal Court at Law No. 2 of El Paso County, Texas, as a specialty drug court program.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5088: Relating to procedures regarding certain persons who are or may be persons with a mental illness or intellectual disability.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4507: Relating to the jurisdiction of county attorneys to prosecute the deceptive trade practice of price gouging during a declared disaster.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4471: Relating to the issuance by certain conservation and reclamation districts of bonds for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 16: Relating to the adjudication and disposition of cases involving delinquent conduct, certain juvenile court proceedings, and planning and funding for services for children in the juvenile justice system.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 6, 2023HB 3544: Relating to payment of certain court costs associated with interpreters.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 6, 2023HB 3545: Relating to civil liability arising from a firearm hold agreement.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3167: Relating to requests made under the public information law that require a large amount of personnel time.
Passed the House
Introduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2625: Relating to the formation of a municipal housing authority asset commission by certain municipal housing authorities.
Passed the House
Introduced Feb 16, 2023HB 2402: Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits.
Passed the House
Introduced Feb 14, 2023HB 2270: Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals receive time off to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination.
Passed the House
Introduced Feb 14, 2023HB 2326: Relating to taking a blood specimen from the body of a deceased person during an inquest.
Passed the House
Introduced Jan 25, 2023HB 1621: Relating to the continuation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the El Paso County Hospital District.
Passed the House
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HJR 79: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the authority of the legislature to permit conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes to fund the development and maintenance of parks and recreational facilities.
Passed the House
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1394: Relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5463: Relating to emergency detention of certain persons evidencing mental illness and to court-ordered inpatient and extended mental health services.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5468: Relating to the authority of the office of the attorney general to make certain examinations and inquiries.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4923: Relating to status offenses committed by a child, including the repeal of the status offense of a child voluntarily running away from home.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4913: Relating to procurement procedures for certain municipal housing authorities.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4919: Relating to the age at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over a child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4890: Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4629: Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility for certain felony offenses that are not eligible for parole.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4624: Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4628: Relating to enhancement of the penalty for a felony conviction based on a juvenile delinquent conduct adjudication.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4328: Relating to a limitation on the use of a victim's gender identity or sexual orientation as the basis for a defense in the trial of a criminal offense.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4394: Relating to the jurisdiction of county attorneys to prosecute the deceptive trade practice of price gouging during a declared disaster.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3820: Relating to requiring an opportunity for an annual physical examination for certain students, interns, residents, and fellows enrolled in or receiving residency training or clinical education from public and private medical schools and graduate medical education programs.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3834: Relating to the provision of services by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to offenders with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3876: Relating to the definition of firearm for purposes of certain criminal offenses.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3757: Relating to a writ to invoke the jurisdiction of a district court for the purpose of obtaining relevant documents for a postconviction application for a writ of habeas corpus.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 28, 2025HB 3550: Relating to evaluating available resources from certain state agencies to support peer-recovery organizations in this state.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 3242: Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2985: Relating to the eligibility of certain at-risk developments to receive low income housing tax credits.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2961: Relating to access under the public information law to certain information held by a law enforcement agency or prosecutor.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2447: Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2514: Relating to the eligibility to participate in certain drug court programs.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 28, 2025HB 2129: Relating to school-based health services, including the administration of the school health and related services program and the provision and Medicaid reimbursement of certain services to certain public school students.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 24, 2025HB 2055: Relating to the punishment for a capital felony committed by an individual younger than 21 years of age.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 15, 2025HB 1853: Relating to the availability of certain information regarding persons who provide materials used in the execution of a convict.
Introduced
Introduced Dec 10, 2024HB 1556: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 903: Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 799: Relating to the release on personal bond of certain defendants charged with a misdemeanor or state jail felony.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 651: Relating to abolishing the death penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 889: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; increasing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 907: Relating to a requirement that certain students, interns, residents, and fellows receiving a clinical education at public or nonprofit hospitals be provided leave to undergo an annual comprehensive health examination.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 893: Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 877: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain firearm magazines to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 857: Relating to requiring certain persons prohibited by law from owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm to dispose of firearms owned, possessed, or controlled by the person.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 444: Relating to an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain relevant scientific evidence that was not available at the applicant's trial.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 833: Relating to credit toward a defendant's sentence for time confined in jail or prison before sentencing.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 848: Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana concentrate.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 883: Relating to requiring a licensed firearms dealer to report certain sales or transfers of multiple firearms or firearm magazines to law enforcement; creating a criminal offense.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HJR 60: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 578: Relating to certain sentencing procedures in a capital case.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 773: Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5028: Relating to an argument before the jury after a subsequent jury charge in a criminal case.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5224: Relating to the issuance of a teaching certificate to certain applicants with experience as instructors for the Community College of the Air Force.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4558: Relating to the eligibility of certain applicants for licensure by the Texas Board of Nursing.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4517: Relating to the release of certain defendants on personal bond.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4439: Relating to the production, sale, distribution, delivery, and regulation of consumable hemp products; creating a criminal offense.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4482: Relating to a franchise tax credit for a taxable entity that employs certain former offenders.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3938: Relating to requiring certain persons prohibited by law from owning, possessing, or controlling a firearm to dispose of firearms owned, possessed, or controlled by the person.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 6, 2023HB 3652: Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, sale, testing, possession, and use of cannabis and cannabis products; authorizing the imposition of taxes and fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3160: Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3063: Relating to the medical authorization accompanying written notice of a health care liability claim.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2628: Relating to the resale price of real property repurchased from a condemning entity by a previous owner or the owner's heirs, successors, or assigns.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2627: Relating to the adjudication and disposition of cases involving delinquent conduct, certain juvenile court proceedings, and planning and funding for services for children in the juvenile justice system.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2635: Relating to the composition of the Texas Board of Nursing and procedures applicable to complaints against advanced practice registered nurses.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 25, 2023HB 1618: Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates; changing parole eligibility.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 25, 2023HB 1619: Relating to the nature and functions of certain public facility corporations located in certain counties contiguous to the international border.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 25, 2023HB 1622: Relating to procurement procedures for certain municipal housing authorities.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1397: Relating to the provision of community recovery organization peer-to-peer services under Medicaid.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1402: Relating to the criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1395: Relating to the Texas Lottery Commission establishing at least one weekly lottery game with a drawing held on Sundays.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1401: Relating to procedures regarding defendants who may lack the capacity to understand or participate in criminal proceedings or who have participated in certain competency restoration programs.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1400: Relating to the establishment of outpatient treatment programs to provide court-ordered outpatient mental health services in certain counties.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1399: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of making a firearm accessible to a child; increasing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1403: Relating to the establishment by certain counties and hospital districts of disease control pilot programs to reduce the risk of certain infectious and communicable diseases; authorizing fees.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1398: Relating to extreme risk protective orders; creating criminal offenses.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1396: Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 17, 2023HB 1374: Relating to the criminal penalties for possession or delivery of marihuana concentrate.
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
1,694 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.
Attendance
Didn't vote on 131 of 1,694 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 Livestock15 votes
Appropriations7 votes
Border Security4 votes
Business and Commerce82 votes
Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
Corrections20 votes
County and Regional Government35 votes
Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)72 votes
Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)18 votes
Criminal Justice78 votes
Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)55 votes
Culture, Recreation and Tourism17 votes
Defense and Veterans' Affairs14 votes
Dis Prev and Women's and Children's Health16 votes
Disaster Preparedness and Flooding13 votes
Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select1 vote
Economic Development15 votes
Education K-1654 votes
Elections22 votes
Energy Resources17 votes
Environmental Regulation21 votes
Family and Fiduciary Relationships40 votes
Finance4 votes
Government Efficiency64 votes
Health and Human Services58 votes
Higher Education48 votes
Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs51 votes
Human Services48 votes
Insurance36 votes
Intergovernmental Affairs39 votes
International Relations1 vote
Juvenile Justice10 votes
Land and Resource Management18 votes
Licensing and Administrative Procedures33 votes
Local Government52 votes
Natural Resources54 votes
Pensions, Investments and Financial Services30 votes