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Legislator Voting Records 2019 Legislative Session Texas Marijuana Policy Legislator Voting Records 2019 Legislative Session Over 60 cannabis related bills were considered during the 86th Texas Legislature. Below you will find voting records for legislators and see who authored/co-authored legislation. House House Medical Cannabis Penalty Industrial Name Party District Expansion Reduction Hemp 1 Gary Van Deaver R Co-author No Yes 2 Dan Flynn R No No Yes 3 Cecil Bell R No No Yes 4 Keith Bell R Yes No Yes 5 Cole Hefner R Yes No Yes 6 Matt Schaefer R Co-author Yes Yes 7 Jay Dean R Yes No Yes 8 Cody Harris R Yes No Yes 9 Chris Paddie R Yes No Yes 10 John Wray R Co-author Yes Yes 11 Travis Clardy R Co-author Yes Yes 12 Kyle Kacal R Co-author No Yes 13 Ben Leman R Yes No Yes 14 John Raney R Co-author Yes Yes 15 Steve Toth R Co-author Author Yes 16 Will Metcalf R No No Yes 17 John Cyrier R Yes Yes Yes 18 Ernest Bailes R Yes Yes Yes 19 James White R Co-author Joint Author Co-author 20 Terry Wilson R Yes Yes Yes 21 Dade Phelan R Co-author Joint Author Yes 22 Joe Deshotel D Yes Yes Yes 23 Mayes Middleton R Co-author No Yes 24 Greg Bonnen R Yes No Yes 25 Dennis Bonnen R PNV PNV PNV 26 Rick Miller R Co-author Co-author Yes 27 Ron Reynolds D Co-author Co-author Co-author 28 John Zerwas R Joint Author Yes Yes 29 Ed Thompson R Yes No Yes 30 Geanie Morrison R Yes Yes Yes 31 Ryan Guillen D Co-author Co-author Co-author 32 Todd Hunter R Co-author Co-author Yes 33 Justin Holland R Yes No Yes 34 Abel Herrero D Co-author Co-author Co-author 35 Oscar Longoria D Co-author Yes Yes 36 Sergio Munoz D Co-author Yes Yes 37 Alex Dominguez D Co-author Co-author Co-author 38 Eddie Lucio III D Author Yes Absent 39 Armando Martinez D Co-author Co-author Yes 40 Terry Canales D Co-author Co-author Yes Texas Marijuana Policy Legislator Voting Records 2019 Legislative Session Over 60 cannabis related bills were considered during the 86th Texas Legislature. Below you will find voting records for legislators and see who authored/co-authored legislation. House Medical Cannabis Penalty Industrial Name Party District Expansion Reduction Hemp 41 Bobby Guerra D Co-author Yes Yes 42 Richard Raymond D Co-author Yes Yes 43 JM Lozano R Yes Yes Yes 44 John Kuempel R Yes No Yes 45 Erin Zwiener D Co-author Co-author Co-author 46 Sheryl Cole D Co-author Co-author Yes 47 Vikki Goodwin D Co-author Co-author Yes 48 Donna Howard D Co-author Co-author Yes 49 Gina Hinojosa D Co-author Co-author Yes 50 Celia Israel D Co-author Co-author Yes 51 Eddie Rodriguez D Co-author Co-author Joint Author 52 Jamie Talarico D Co-author Co-author Yes 53 Andrew Murr R No No Yes 54 Brad Buckley R Yes No Yes 55 Hugh Shine R Yes No Yes 56 Doc Anderson R Yes No Yes 57 Trent Ashby R Yes No Yes 58 DeWayne Burns R Yes No Yes 59 J.D. Sheffield R Joint Author Yes Yes 60 Mike Lang R Yes No Yes 61 Phil King R Yes No Yes 62 Reggie Smith R Yes No Yes 63 Tan Parker R Co-author Yes Yes 64 Lynn Stucky R Yes No Yes 65 Michelle Beckley D Co-author Co-author Yes 66 Matt Shaheen R Yes No Yes 67 Jeff Leach R Yes Yes Yes 68 Drew Springer R Co-author Yes Co-author 69 James Frank R Yes Yes Yes 70 Scott Sanford R Yes No Yes 71 Stan Lambert R Co-author Yes Co-author 72 Drew Darby R Co-author Yes Yes 73 Kyle Biedermann R Yes Co-author Yes 74 Poncho Nevarez D Co-author Yes Absent 75 Mary Gonzalez D Co-author Co-author Yes 76 Cesar Blanco D Co-author Co-author Yes 77 Lina Ortega D Co-author Co-author Yes 78 Joe Moody D Co-author Author Yes 79 Joe Pickett D Co-author Co-author Co-author 80 Tracy King D Yes Yes Author 81 Brooks Landgraf R Co-author Yes Yes 82 Tom Craddick R No No Yes Texas Marijuana Policy Legislator Voting Records 2019 Legislative Session Over 60 cannabis related bills were considered during the 86th Texas Legislature. Below you will find voting records for legislators and see who authored/co-authored legislation. House Medical Cannabis Penalty Industrial Name Party District Expansion Reduction Hemp 83 Dustin Burrows R No No Joint Author 84 John Frullo R Co-author No Yes 85 Phil Stephenson R Yes Yes Yes 86 John Smithee R No No Yes 87 Four Price R Yes No Yes 88 Ken King R Yes No Yes 89 Candy Noble R No No Yes 90 Ramon Romero Jr. D Co-author Co-author Yes 91 Stephanie Klick R Author PNV Yes 92 Jonathan Stickland R Co-author Yes Yes 93 Matt Krause R Yes Yes Yes 94 Tony Tinderholt R Yes Yes Yes 95 Nicole Collier D Co-author Joint Author Yes 96 Bill Zedler R Co-author Yes Co-author 97 Craig Goldman R Co-author Yes Yes 98 Giovanni Capriglione R Co-author No Yes 99 Charlie Geren R Co-author Co-author Yes 100 Eric Johnson D Absent Yes Yes 101 Chris Turner D Co-author Co-author Yes 102 Ana-Maria Ramos D Co-author Co-author Yes 103 Rafael Anchia D Joint Author Co-author Yes 104 Jessica Gonzalez D Co-author Co-author Yes 105 Terry Meza D Co-author Yes Yes 106 Jared Patterson R Co-author Yes Yes 107 Victoria Neave D Co-author Co-author Yes 108 Morgan Meyer R Yes Yes Yes 109 Carl Sherman D Co-author Co-author Yes 110 Toni Rose D Co-author Yes Yes 111 Yvonne Davis D Co-author Co-author Yes 112 Angie Chen Button R Co-author Co-author Yes 113 Rhetta Bowers D Co-author Yes Yes 114 John Turner D Yes Yes Yes 115 Julie Johnson D Co-author Co-author Yes 116 Trey Martinez Fischer D Co-author Yes Yes 117 Phillip Cortez D Co-author Co-author Yes 118 Leo Pacheco D Co-author Co-author Yes 119 Roland Gutierrez D Co-author Yes Joint Author 120 Barbara Gervin-Hawkins D Co-author Co-author Yes 121 Steve Allison R Yes No Yes 122 Lyle Larson R Joint Author Co-author Joint Author 123 Diego Bernal D Co-author Co-author Yes 124 Ina Minjarez D Co-author Co-author Yes Texas Marijuana Policy Legislator Voting Records 2019 Legislative Session Over 60 cannabis related bills were considered during the 86th Texas Legislature. Below you will find voting records for legislators and see who authored/co-authored legislation. House Medical Cannabis Penalty Industrial Name Party District Expansion Reduction Hemp 125 Justin Rodriguez D Co-author Co-author Yes 126 Sam Harless R Yes No Yes 127 Dan Huberty R Yes Yes Yes 128 Briscoe Cain R Co-author Co-author Yes 129 Dennis Paul R No No Yes 130 Tom Oliverson R Joint Author No Yes 131 Alma Allen D Co-author Co-author Yes 132 Gina Calanni D Yes Co-author Yes 133 Jim Murphy R Co-author Yes Yes 134 Sarah Davis R Yes Yes Yes 135 Jonathan Rosenthal R Co-author Co-author Yes 136 John Bucy D Co-author Co-author Yes 137 Gene Wu D Co-author Co-author Yes 138 Dwayne Bohac R Yes No Yes 139 Jarvis Johnson D Co-author Co-author Yes 140 Armando Walle D Yes Yes Yes 141 Senfronia Thompson D Joint Author Yes Yes 142 Harold Dutton Jr. D Co-author Joint Author Yes 143 Ana Hernandez D Co-author Co-author Yes 144 Mary Ann Perez D Co-author Yes Absent 145 Christina Morales D Co-author Co-author Yes 146 Shawn Thierry D Yes Yes Yes 147 Garnet Coleman D Joint Author Yes Yes 148 Jessica Farrar D Co-author Yes Yes 149 Hubert Vo D Yes Yes Yes 150 Valoree Swanson R Co-author No Yes Texas Marijuana Policy Legislator Voting Records 2019 Legislative Session Over 60 cannabis related bills were considered during the 86th Texas Legislature. Below you will find voting records for legislators and see who authored/co-authored legislation. Senate Senate Limited Medical Penalty Name Party Industrial Hemp District Cannabis Expansion Reduction 1 Bryan Hughes R Yes n/a Yes 2 Bob Hall R Yes n/a Co-sponsor 3 Robert Nichols R Yes n/a Yes 4 Brandon Creighton R Yes n/a Yes 5 Charles Schwertner R Co-sponsor n/a Co-sponsor 6 Sylvia Garcia D Co-sponsor n/a Yes 7 Paul Bettencourt R Co-sponsor n/a Yes 8 Angela Paxton R Yes n/a Yes 9 Kelly Hancock R Yes n/a Yes 10 Beverly Powell D Yes n/a Yes 11 Larry Taylor R Co-sponsor n/a Yes 12 Jane Nelson R Co-sponsor n/a Yes 13 Borris Miles D Yes n/a Yes 14 Kirk Watson D Co-sponsor n/a Yes 15 John Whitmire D Yes n/a Yes 16 Nathan Johnson D Yes n/a Yes 17 Joan Huffman R Yes n/a Yes 18 Lois Kolkhorst R Yes n/a Yes 19 Peter Flores R Co-sponsor n/a Co-sponsor 20 Chuy Hinojosa D Co-sponsor n/a Yes 21 Judith Zaffirini D Yes n/a Yes 22 Brian Birdwell R Yes n/a Yes 23 Royce West D Co-sponsor n/a Yes 24 Dawn Buckingham R Yes n/a Yes 25 Donna Campbell R Author n/a Yes 26 Jose Menéndez D Author n/a Author 27 Eddie Lucio Jr.
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