Drew Darby
Born
1947
Contact
Email · drew.darby@house.texas.gov
District office
136 W. Twohig Ave. Suite E, San Angelo, TX 76903
325-658-7313
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10
Bills sponsored
this session · 80 all-time
8
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 77 all-time
4
Enacted into law
this session · 4 all-time
420
Recorded votes
96%
Vote participation
voted in 96% of 420 recorded votes
Voting scorecard
89R session · computed from recorded roll-call votes
Party unity
N/A (no party)
Votes with own party's majority
Independence
Not enough data yet
Votes against own party's majority
Participation
96.9%
based on 188 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
80 billsCurrent session 10 bills
- SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. Signed
- SB 3 Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. Signed
- HB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees. In Committee
- HB 66 Relating to the creation of the disaster relief and prevention matching grant and loan program and the disaster relief and prevention account. In Committee
- HB 63 Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action. In Committee
- HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. Signed
- HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. Signed
- HR 95 Commemorating the 125th anniversary of Glen Cove Baptist Church. To Executive
- SB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. To Executive
- HB 48 Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. Passed
Historical 70 bills
- HR 28 Commemorating the 125th anniversary of Glen Cove Baptist Church. Died
- HB 19 Relating to required flood disaster plans for campgrounds; authorizing a civil penalty. Died
- HB 270 Relating to disasters, including the regulation of social media platforms, disaster relief organizations, and disaster volunteers; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; authorizing a fee. Died
- HB 20 Relating to certain measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, including establishing a voluntary certification program for disaster relief organizations. Died
- HB 271 Relating to youth camp emergency operations plans and preparedness. Died
- HB 269 Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action. Died
- HB 5697 Relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Tom Green County. Died
- HB 5620 Relating to a criminal associate judge in Coke, Concho, Irion, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, and Tom Green Counties. Died
- HB 5578 Relating to notice of a public hearing at which the board of directors of an appraisal district will consider the appraisal district budget. Died
- HB 5576 Relating to certain best management practices and to certain requirements for the design, construction, and operation of certain wind and solar power facilities in this state. Died
- HB 5568 Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well. Died
- HB 5523 Relating to the procedure for the adoption by the board of regents of The University of Texas System of a rate and damage schedule for the management of university land. Died
- HB 5518 Relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water right. Died
- HB 5517 Relating to sexually explicit artificially generated images and videos. Died
- HB 5123 Relating to financial assurance requirements for operators under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Died
- HB 5111 Relating to the regulation of campaign treasurer appointments and related matters and the content of and posting of information contained in a campaign treasurer appointment; providing a civil penalty. Died
- HB 5109 Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings. Died
- HB 4536 Relating to notice submitted to state and local contractors of complaints alleging a violation of certain prevailing wage laws. Died
- HB 4427 Relating to the recovery of certain expenses by an electric utility or a water and sewer utility in a rate proceeding. Died
- HB 4426 Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities. To Executive
- HB 4384 Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with a gas utility's plant, facilities, or equipment placed in service. To Executive
- HB 4382 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain tangible personal property used in hydraulic fracturing. Died
- HB 4290 Relating to a qualifying cogenerator that serves a large load and a colocated desalination facility. Died
- HB 4136 Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system. Died
- HB 4124 Relating to the charging of swipe fees on certain electronic payment transactions; authorizing a civil penalty. Died
Co-sponsored
77 billsCurrent session 8 bills
- SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. Signed
- HB 52 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. In Committee
- HB 265 Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee. Passed
- HB 22 Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment. Passed
- HR 128 Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions. Failed
- HB 226 Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags. In Committee
- HB 3 Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems. Passed
- HB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. In Committee
Historical 69 bills
- HB 32 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. Died
- HB 4 Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. Died
- HB 5510 Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action. Died
- HB 5337 Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses. Died
- HB 5265 Relating to the Texas Health Care Workforce Education Fund. Died
- HB 5200 Relating to the evaluation and use of grid enhancing technologies and high-performance conductors. Died
- HB 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. Died
- HB 4773 Relating to the transfer of certain malt beverages between two or more licensed premises operating under the same general ownership or management and the sale of those malt beverages. Died
- HB 4537 Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers. Died
- HB 4442 Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. Died
- HB 4429 Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway. To Executive
- HB 4355 Relating to the practice of nursing, including disciplinary procedures of the Texas Board of Nursing; authorizing a fee. Died
- HB 4070 Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices. To Executive
- HB 3778 Relating to the use of geothermal energy as a dispatchable generation resource. Died
- HB 3707 Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense. Died
- HB 3673 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. Died
- HB 3595 Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties. To Executive
- HB 3540 Relating to the regulation of pharmacists and the practice of pharmacy, including the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist. Died
- HB 3506 Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact. Died
- HB 3453 Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services. Died
- HB 3272 Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense. Died
- HB 3240 Relating to the establishment of the Texas geothermal energy production policy council. Died
- HB 3237 Relating to certain energy consumption goals for institutions of higher education and certain governmental entities. Died
- HB 3229 Relating to recycling of certain renewable energy components; authorizing an administrative penalty. To Executive
- HB 3125 Relating to establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a geothermal energy workforce education and training initiative. Died
Voting record
Historical 50 votes
| Bill | Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
|
HB 123
Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.
Passed to engrossment as amended |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
HB 123
Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students and to funding to support those measures.
Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2025 |
|
HB 116
Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
Passed to engrossment |
Not Voting | pass | April 24, 2025 |
|
HB 116
Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
Passed |
Yea | pass | April 25, 2025 |
|
HB 115
Relating to postconviction applications for a writ of habeas corpus.
Passed to engrossment |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2025 |
|
HB 115
Relating to postconviction applications for a writ of habeas corpus.
Passed |
Yea | pass | May 15, 2025 |
|
HB 113
Relating to statutory construction, including restrictions on the use of certain aids to construction.
Passed to engrossment |
Yea | pass | May 14, 2025 |
|
HB 113
Relating to statutory construction, including restrictions on the use of certain aids to construction.
Passed |
Yea | pass | May 15, 2025 |
|
HB 112
Relating to the creation and operation of a science park district in certain counties.
Passed to engrossment |
Yea | pass | May 12, 2025 |
|
HB 112
Relating to the creation and operation of a science park district in certain counties.
Passed |
Yea | pass | May 13, 2025 |
|
HB 111
Relating to the applicability of the public information law, including the disclosure of information in the possession, custody, or control of certain governmental bodies.
Amended |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
HB 111
Relating to the applicability of the public information law, including the disclosure of information in the possession, custody, or control of certain governmental bodies.
Passed to engrossment as amended |
Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
|
HB 111
Relating to the applicability of the public information law, including the disclosure of information in the possession, custody, or control of certain governmental bodies.
Passed |
Yea | fail | May 07, 2025 |
|
HB 104
Relating to the creation of the Texas future fund and the Texas future fund investment review board and to the permissible uses of money in the Texas future fund.
Amendment fails of adoption |
Nay | fail | May 02, 2025 |
|
HB 104
Relating to the creation of the Texas future fund and the Texas future fund investment review board and to the permissible uses of money in the Texas future fund.
Passed to engrossment |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2025 |
|
HB 104
Relating to the creation of the Texas future fund and the Texas future fund investment review board and to the permissible uses of money in the Texas future fund.
Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | May 05, 2025 |
|
HB 74
Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Passed to engrossment as amended |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2025 |
|
HB 74
Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Passed |
Yea | pass | May 08, 2025 |
|
HB 245
Relating to the treatment of military service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or custodial officer service.
Passed to engrossment as amended |
Yea | pass | May 01, 2025 |
|
HB 245
Relating to the treatment of military service credit in the Employees Retirement System of Texas as law enforcement or custodial officer service.
Passed as amended |
Yea | pass | May 02, 2025 |
|
HB 265
Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the economic stabilization fund, the state highway fund, and the Grow Texas fund and to the permissible uses of money deposited to the Grow Texas fund.
Passed to engrossment |
Yea | pass | May 15, 2025 |
|
HB 265
Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the economic stabilization fund, the state highway fund, and the Grow Texas fund and to the permissible uses of money deposited to the Grow Texas fund.
Passed |
Yea | pass | May 16, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | June 02, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | June 01, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 31, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 30, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 29, 2025 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | May 28, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 28, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 27, 2025 |
| passage | Nay | pass | May 26, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 26, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 25, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 25, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 24, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 24, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 23, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 23, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 22, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 21, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 21, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 20, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 20, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 19, 2025 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | May 16, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 15, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 15, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 14, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 14, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 13, 2025 |