Ken King
Born
1971
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Email · ken.king@house.texas.gov
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5
Bills sponsored
this session · 46 all-time
13
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 47 all-time
2
Enacted into law
this session · 2 all-time
286
Recorded votes
90%
Vote participation
voted in 90% of 286 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
87.5%
based on 154 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
46 billsCurrent session 5 bills
- 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 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. Signed
- 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. Signed
- HB 15 Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. Passed
- 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
Historical 41 bills
- HB 1 Relating to disaster response and preparedness, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing a fee. Died
- HB 2 Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council. Died
- HB 5323 Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee. To Executive
- HB 5147 Relating to investigational stem cell treatment. Died
- HB 4879 Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in testing certain substances suspected of containing delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. Died
- HB 4668 Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers. To Executive
- HB 4396 Relating to the eligibility of the American Performance Horseman and the American Rodeo for funding under the major events reimbursement program. To Executive
- HB 4232 Relating to the maintenance of certain improvements associated with oil and gas development and production; authorizing an administrative penalty. Died
- HB 4207 Relating to obstructing a railroad crossing and the liability of a railway company for such an obstruction; providing a civil penalty. Died
- HB 3824 Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage facilities; providing administrative penalties. To Executive
- HB 3666 Relating to the program of internal auditing conducted by state agencies. Died
- HB 3502 Relating to annual statistical reports for fixing title insurance premium rates. Died
- HB 3493 Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system. Died
- HB 3402 Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service. Died
- HB 3385 Relating to the promotion and sale of wine produced in this state; creating a farm winery permit; authorizing a fee. Died
- HB 3352 Relating to the inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones in the curriculum of driver education and driving safety courses. Died
- HB 3351 Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, public school safety and security requirements, and the provision of safety-related resources. Died
- HB 3334 Relating to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and response at certain wells under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty. Died
- HB 3318 Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses. Died
- HB 3000 Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties. To Executive
- HB 2745 Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles. Died
- HB 2667 Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities. Died
- HB 2527 Relating to prohibiting lobbyists from representing certain aliens or foreign entities, providing a criminal penalty. Died
- HB 2453 Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code. Died
- HB 2451 Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools. Died
Co-sponsored
47 billsCurrent session 13 bills
- HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. Signed
- HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. Signed
- HCR 13 Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. Signed
- HB 16 Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. Signed
- HR 19 Urging Governor Abbott to return federal reconciliation bill funds to taxpayers through property tax relief. Introduced
- HB 27 Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district. Passed
- HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions. Signed
- HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. Signed
- HB 23 Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community. Signed
- 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. Signed
- HB 265 Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee. Passed
- 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
- HB 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty. Signed
Historical 34 bills
- HB 5580 Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. Died
- HB 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. Died
- HB 4735 Relating to rural development funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; authorizing fees. Died
- HB 4568 Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund. Died
- HB 4543 Relating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release site. Died
- HB 4124 Relating to the charging of swipe fees on certain electronic payment transactions; authorizing a civil penalty. Died
- HB 3913 Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission. 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 3441 Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine. To Executive
- HB 2777 Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness. Died
- HB 2663 Relating to the affirmation required to be made by an operator as part of an application to the Railroad Commission of Texas for an extension of the deadline for plugging an inactive well; providing an administrative penalty. To Executive
- HB 2494 Relating to disannexation of certain areas of a municipality for failure to provide services. Died
- HB 2308 Relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Border Security and Illegal Immigration. Died
- HB 2128 Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities. To Executive
- HB 2110 Relating to public higher education. Died
- HB 2063 Relating to creating a database of the firefighting equipment in the state available for use in responding to wildfires. Died
- HB 2001 Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains. To Executive
- HB 1787 Relating to the establishment of a higher education plan for human papillomavirus education and prevention. Died
- HB 1481 Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices. To Executive
- HB 1441 Relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school resource officers. Died
- HB 1276 Relating to a study of this state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks. Died
- HB 300 Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. To Executive
- HB 125 Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Died
- HB 107 Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry. To Executive
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 as amended |
Yea | pass | May 07, 2025 |
|
HB 116
Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
Passed to engrossment |
Yea | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Not Voting | 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 | May 26, 2019 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 25, 2019 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 24, 2019 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 23, 2019 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 31, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 30, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 29, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 28, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 27, 2021 |
| passage | Nay | pass | May 26, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 25, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 24, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 23, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 20, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 19, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 18, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 17, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 14, 2021 |
| other | Not Voting | fail | May 14, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 13, 2021 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 22, 2019 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 20, 2019 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | May 16, 2019 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 15, 2019 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 14, 2019 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | May 10, 2019 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 09, 2019 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 09, 2019 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 08, 2019 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 07, 2019 |