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Keresa Richardson

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Overview

Keresa Richardson is an American politician who is a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 61st district.

Facts from Wikipedia.

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

26 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Apr 17, 2025HB 5682: Relating to the creation of the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2025HB 3214: Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4798: Relating to compliance reviews of assisted living facilities.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3305: Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2025HB 2031: Relating to the possession, carrying, transporting, or storing of a firearm or firearm ammunition by a tenant on the leased premises; providing a civil penalty.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jul 21, 2025HB 144: Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of radio frequency identification tags.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 14, 2025HB 61: Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 14, 2025HB 62: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5327: Relating to placement of a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services with an adoptive parent of the child's sibling.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5441: Relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education instructor designation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4800: Relating to the provision of certain electricity services.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4797: Relating to the reorganization of the court of appeals districts.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5136: Relating to membership on and the applicability of the open meetings law to the governing board of a children's advocacy center.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4198: Relating to the standards for a school district's library collection development policies; providing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4200: Relating to requiring certain disclosures in relation to the purchase of electronic media by consumers; providing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3978: Relating to municipal authority to annex certain areas by petition.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3974: Relating to a toll-free telephone hotline established by the Texas Department of Transportation for reporting dangerous road conditions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3972: Relating to including fetal development instruction as part of the required health curriculum for public school students in certain grade levels.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3973: Relating to prohibiting a fee for a parent-taught driver education provider license.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3975: Relating to authorizing a credit union to act as a school district depository.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3760: Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain materials used in trapping feral hogs.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3585: Relating to the employment policies of and criminal history record information obtained by mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the prohibited employment of certain applicants based on criminal history record information.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3275: Relating to the authority of a municipality to require a minimum amount of parking spaces for certain commercial buildings.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025HB 3058: Relating to the admission of persons holding certain nonimmigrant visas to public institutions of higher education.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HJR 136: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting private schools from state and local regulation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2025HB 2030: Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.
    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

1,769 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 42 of 1,769 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
      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)75 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)18 votes
                      Criminal Justice79 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 Resources17 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation21 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships40 votes
                                                Finance4 votes
                                                  Government Efficiency66 votes
                                                    Health and Human Services59 votes
                                                      Higher Education50 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                          Human Services54 votes
                                                            Insurance37 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs38 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice10 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management20 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures35 votes
                                                                        Local Government52 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources56 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services43 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education56 votes
                                                                                  Public Health71 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs143 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)81 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development36 votes
                                                                                            Transportation66 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.