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Venton Jones

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Overview

Venton C. Jones Jr. is an American politician and non-profit CEO serving as the representative for the Texas State House's 100th district since 2023.

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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

25 bills

Became law

None became law. 6 passed the House or Senate but didn't become law.

  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 50: Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4764: Relating to an annual report on the use of administrative segregation in facilities operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 6, 2025HB 1738: Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Dec 19, 2024HB 1680: Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infections.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Dec 11, 2024HB 1573: Relating to a school district policy regarding custodian workloads.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 18, 2024HB 1368: Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4929: Relating to compensatory time and vacation leave accrued by an employee of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5016: Relating to the authority of a municipality to finance certain venue projects with a short-term motor vehicle rental tax.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4674: Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4673: Relating to the effect of certain reductions in a health benefit plan enrollee's out-of-pocket expenses for prescription drugs that are essential health benefits on the enrollee's cost-sharing requirements.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4147: Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 3452: Relating to inquiries into the criminal and disciplinary history of an applicant for undergraduate admission to a public institution of higher education.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2913: Relating to the authority of a municipality to allow a person to file an application to stop a nonconforming use of a property.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2940: Relating to the award of good conduct time to certain inmates; changing parole eligibility.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2939: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2025HB 2557: Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic health conditions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025HB 2231: Relating to the consideration for approval by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an application for an authorization to use a certain standard permit for a concrete batch plant.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 6, 2025HB 1737: Relating to HIV and AIDS tests.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 19, 2024HB 1679: Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency regarding recommended standards for school district facility maintenance and custodial services.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 11, 2024HB 1574: Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 22, 2024HB 1459: Relating to the conduct that constitutes the use of a deadly weapon for purposes of the prosecution of the offense of aggravated assault or aggravated sexual assault.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 22, 2024HB 1463: Relating to the manufacture, transportation, storage, and disposal of new and scrap tires; authorizing a fee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 18, 2024HB 1367: Relating to the authority of the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 18, 2024HJR 96: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the commissioners court of a county to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the county of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 18, 2024HB 1369: Relating to the confidentiality of residential eviction case information.
    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

1,496 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 150 of 1,496 votes (10%). 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 Education6 votes
    Agriculture and Livestock20 votes
      Appropriations6 votes
        Border Security2 votes
          Business and Commerce59 votes
            Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
              Corrections17 votes
                County and Regional Government33 votes
                  Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)65 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)18 votes
                      Criminal Justice59 votes
                        Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)53 votes
                          Culture, Recreation and Tourism17 votes
                            Defense and Veterans' Affairs15 votes
                              Dis Prev and Women's and Children's Health14 votes
                                Disaster Preparedness and Flooding8 votes
                                  Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select1 vote
                                    Economic Development10 votes
                                      Education K-1638 votes
                                        Elections17 votes
                                          Energy Resources15 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation18 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships37 votes
                                                Finance2 votes
                                                  Government Efficiency56 votes
                                                    Health and Human Services42 votes
                                                      Higher Education46 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs47 votes
                                                          Human Services46 votes
                                                            Insurance35 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs33 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management15 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures29 votes
                                                                        Local Government45 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources50 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services39 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education46 votes
                                                                                  Public Health67 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs120 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)78 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development34 votes
                                                                                            Transportation56 votes
                                                                                              Transportation Funding8 votes
                                                                                                Veterans' Affairs5 votes
                                                                                                  Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs31 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce11 votes

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