John Smithee
Born
1951
Contact
Email · john.smithee@house.texas.gov
District office
320 S. Polk First Floor, Amarillo, TX 79101
806-372-3327
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Bills sponsored
this session · 23 all-time
22
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 81 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
354
Recorded votes
92%
Vote participation
voted in 92% of 354 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
88.3%
based on 128 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
23 billsHistorical 23 bills
- HB 5554 Relating to the operation and management of the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum by the Texas Historical Commission. Died
- HB 5191 Relating to providing a one-time supplemental payment and a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. Died
- HB 5020 Relating to requirements for the exercise of the power of impeachment by the House of Representatives and providing that officers against whom articles of impeachment are preferred receive pay during the pendency of impeachment proceedings. Died
- HB 4774 Relating to the administration of perpetual care trust funds for capital improvements at perpetual care cemeteries. Died
- HB 4511 Relating to wind energy agreements and the right of a surface estate owner to capture and employ wind energy. Died
- HB 4508 Relating to the days and hours in which counties of certain sizes conduct early voting by personal appearance. Died
- HB 4502 Relating to court security, including the development of a court emergency management plan, the duties and composition of a court security committee, and increasing the criminal penalty for harassment of a court employee or judge. Died
- HB 4490 Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of information related to the next of kin of deceased persons. To Executive
- HB 4449 Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities. To Executive
- HB 3782 Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public notices. Died
- HB 3688 Relating to the issuance of certain anticipation notes and certificates of obligation. Died
- HB 3664 Relating to the training of prospective grand jurors and to grand jury proceedings. Died
- HB 3574 Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education. Died
- HB 3135 Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for retired firefighters. To Executive
- HB 3022 Relating to the assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes. Died
- HB 3021 Relating to the use of a consumer's credit score in the underwriting or rating of certain personal lines property and casualty insurance policies. Died
- HB 2841 Relating to Texas Windstorm Insurance Association underwriting standards for structures that meet certain construction standards. Died
- HB 2248 Relating to the public information law. Died
- HB 1957 Relating to an exemption from jury service for a person who is over the age of 65. Died
- HB 1945 Relating to the confidentiality of a public or private school employee's home address information in property tax appraisal records. Died
- HB 1942 Relating to the participation of an advanced practice registered nurse as a participating or preferred provider for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plans. Died
- HB 76 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds. Died
- HB 75 Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. To Executive
Co-sponsored
81 billsCurrent session 22 bills
- SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. Signed
- HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. 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
- HCR 13 Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. 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
- HJR 10 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives. In Committee
- HR 58 Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to remove the political party restriction on the vice-chair of a standing committee and to provide that the vice-chair of a committee does not receive a separate budget for that position. In Committee
- HR 19 Urging Governor Abbott to return federal reconciliation bill funds to taxpayers through property tax relief. Introduced
- HB 291 Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. Introduced
- 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 265 Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee. Passed
- HB 298 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. In Committee
- 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 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 295 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices. In Committee
- SB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. To Executive
- HB 226 Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags. In Committee
- HB 64 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. 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 59 bills
- HB 275 Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms. Died
- HB 276 Relating to parasitic insect control. Died
- HB 274 Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives. Died
- HB 273 Relating to the creation of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response. Died
- 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
- HCR 11 Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm into Texas. Died
- HB 84 Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. Died
- HB 272 Relating to creation of the Screwworm Abatement Trust (SWAT) Fund. Died
- HB 5561 Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services. 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 5325 Relating to requirements that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply. Died
- HB 5200 Relating to the evaluation and use of grid enhancing technologies and high-performance conductors. Died
- HB 5064 Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway. Died
- HB 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. Died
- HB 4850 Relating to programs to promote economic development in the Office of the Governor and to the repeal of the governor's broadband development council. To Executive
- HB 4802 Relating to certain benefits payable by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. 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 4149 Relating to the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. Died
- HB 3976 Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education. Died
- HB 3919 Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. Died
- HB 3695 Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists. 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 3441 Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine. To Executive
- HB 3231 Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty. 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 |
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 |
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 |
Nay | 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 |
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 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 to engrossment |
Not Voting | 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 | Nay | pass | June 01, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 31, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 30, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 29, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 28, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 28, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 27, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 26, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 25, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 25, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 24, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 24, 2025 |
| passage | Not Voting | pass | May 23, 2025 |
| other | Not Voting | fail | May 23, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 21, 2025 |
| other | Yea | 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 | Nay | fail | May 15, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 14, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 14, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 13, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 13, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 12, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 12, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 10, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 10, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 09, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 09, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 08, 2025 |