Lauren A. Simmons
Contact
Email · laurena.simmons@house.texas.gov
District office
7901 El Rio St. Office 1039 and 1041, Houston, TX 77054
713-234-6010
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3
Bills sponsored
this session · 50 all-time
0
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 78 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
270
Recorded votes
82%
Vote participation
voted in 82% of 270 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
78%
based on 124 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
50 billsCurrent session 3 bills
- HB 304 Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that establish a grocery store or healthy corner store in a food desert. Introduced
- HB 271 Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. Introduced
- HB 270 Relating to the revocation of certain licenses of persons found to have engaged in price gouging during a declared disaster. Introduced
Historical 47 bills
- HB 132 Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. Died
- HB 278 Relating to the revocation of certain licenses of persons found to have engaged in price gouging during a declared disaster. Died
- HB 5241 Relating to an action to remedy certain conditions affecting safety or habitability of certain residential rental property; providing a civil penalty. Died
- HB 4704 Relating to a public school paid parental leave policy, an allotment under the Foundation School Program for the cost of providing paid parental leave under that policy, and the eligibility of certain children for free prekindergarten programs. Died
- HB 3554 Relating to establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council. Died
- HB 3268 Relating to the denial or reduction of an award otherwise payable under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act. Died
- HB 3184 Relating to authorization for a county or municipality to establish a local minimum wage. Died
- HB 3183 Relating to the creation of the Texas African American Heritage Commission. Died
- HB 3155 Relating to the disclosure of fees by certain landlords in residential rental application transactions. Died
- HB 3002 Relating to requiring debt collectors to provide certain disclosures to consumers. Died
- HB 2925 Relating to a grant program for hospitals to assist with certain costs incurred by families of chronically ill children receiving hospital care. Died
- HB 2924 Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for certain costs incurred while a chronically ill Medicaid recipient who is a child receives hospital care. Died
- HB 2909 Relating to the expunction of records in residential eviction suits. Died
- HB 2908 Relating to a tenant's receipt of a security deposit refund. Died
- HB 2907 Relating to the use by a landlord or landlord's manager or agent of a tenant's name or likeness for a commercial purpose. Died
- HB 2906 Relating to the civil liability of towing companies, booting companies, and parking facility owners for certain violations. Died
- HB 2905 Relating to rental application fees; providing an administrative penalty. Died
- HB 2904 Relating to restrictions on, and required disclosures relating to, rent increases for residential and manufactured home tenancies. Died
- HB 2903 Relating to a landlord's duty to acknowledge receipt of a notice to repair or remedy a condition that materially affects the physical health or safety of a tenant. Died
- HB 2901 Relating to the maximum amount of a security deposit for a residential lease. Died
- HB 2900 Relating to a landlord's duty to provide and maintain in good operating condition heating and air conditioning equipment in an apartment unit. Died
- HB 2801 Relating to the definition of an epinephrine delivery device and the use of those devices in public and private schools. Died
- HB 2792 Relating to a study on capital punishment in this state and to a moratorium on executions. Died
- HB 2604 Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Died
- HB 2477 Relating to coverage for doula services under certain group benefit plans for governmental employees and retirees. Died
Co-sponsored
78 billsHistorical 78 bills
- HB 5237 Relating to wrongful death actions arising from the death of an unborn child resulting from an abortion. Died
- HB 5228 Relating to the collection of certain incident-based data reported to the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement. Died
- HB 5147 Relating to investigational stem cell treatment. Died
- HB 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. Died
- HB 4838 Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network. Died
- HB 4665 Relating to providing training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities. Died
- HB 4442 Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. Died
- HB 4438 Relating to a preceptorship program in a pediatric subspecialty for medical students in this state. Died
- HB 4420 Relating to the collection of information on available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment. Died
- HB 4361 Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education. To Executive
- HB 4279 Relating to the delivery of unclaimed property to certain urban scholarship funds; authorizing administrative penalties. Died
- HB 4027 Relating to the taking of certain depositions and the dismissal of certain civil actions in connection with allegations of family violence and abusive conduct. Died
- HB 3989 Relating to the establishment of the supporting life pilot program as part of the Thriving Texas Families Program. Died
- HB 3977 Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain political subdivisions. Died
- HB 3909 Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place. To Executive
- HB 3873 Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed of Harris County. Died
- HB 3745 Relating to crime victims' compensation. To Executive
- 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 3611 Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road. To Executive
- HB 3339 Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state. Died
- HB 3161 Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System. To Executive
- HB 2967 Relating to vision screenings for public and private school students, including vision screening information reporting for public school students, and to the creation of a vision care grant program for certain students. Died
- HB 2849 Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools. Died
- HB 2735 Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations. Died
- HB 2711 Relating to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing an acute psychiatric bed registry. 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 |
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 113
Relating to statutory construction, including restrictions on the use of certain aids to construction.
Passed to engrossment |
Nay | pass | May 14, 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 |
Not Voting | 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 |
Nay | 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 |
Yea | 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 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 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 |
Yea | pass | May 16, 2025 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | June 02, 2025 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | June 01, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 31, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 30, 2025 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | May 29, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 28, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 28, 2025 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | May 27, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 26, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 26, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 25, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 25, 2025 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | May 24, 2025 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | May 23, 2025 |
| other | Not Voting | fail | May 23, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 22, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 21, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 20, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 20, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 16, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 15, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 15, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 14, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 14, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 10, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 10, 2025 |
| other | Yea | fail | May 09, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 08, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 07, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 06, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 05, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 02, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 01, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | April 30, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | April 30, 2025 |