Gary VanDeaver
Born
1958
Contact
Email · gary.vandeaver@house.texas.gov
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1
Bills sponsored
this session · 32 all-time
19
Bills co-sponsored
this session · 79 all-time
0
Enacted into law
this session · 0 all-time
361
Recorded votes
98%
Vote participation
voted in 98% of 361 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
97.2%
based on 139 votes
Roll calls where a yes/no was cast
Sponsored (introduced)
32 billsHistorical 31 bills
- HB 5 Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty. Died
- HB 19 Relating to required flood disaster plans for campgrounds; authorizing a civil penalty. 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 5544 Relating to the provision of prosthetic devices to certain Medicaid recipients. Died
- HB 4783 Relating to a report on governmental opioid antagonist programs to reverse and prevent opioid overdoses. To Executive
- HB 4463 Relating to authorized activities of a brewer's or nonresident brewer's license holder; authorizing a fee increase. To Executive
- HB 4058 Relating to self-settled asset protection trusts. Died
- HB 3485 Relating to the availability and instruction on the use of automated external defibrillators and a cardiac emergency response plan at public schools and certain private schools in this state. Died
- HB 3484 Relating to agreements between border municipalities. Died
- HB 3395 Relating to authorizing a beneficiary designation that transfers a manufactured home classified as personal property at the owner's death. Died
- HB 3354 Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway. Died
- HB 2665 Relating to notification and disclosure of records and information concerning an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect to county or district attorneys. Died
- HB 2620 Relating to the inclusion of certain sources of water supply in regional water plans. Died
- HB 2467 Relating to the compensation and benefits for certain peace officers commissioned by the state fire marshal. To Executive
- HB 2431 Relating to a permit authorizing the movement of certain vehicles transporting an intermodal shipping container. Died
- HB 2429 Relating to funding for certain commercial service airport projects. Died
- HB 2195 Relating to a public school campus's election under a campus turnaround plan to operate as a community school. Died
- HB 2147 Relating to remotely conducting depositions, hearings, and other proceedings in juvenile cases. Died
- HB 2114 Relating to the engineering feasibility and construction of a reservoir. Died
- HB 2110 Relating to public higher education. Died
- HB 2109 Relating to the removal of certain proposed reservoir sites from the state water plan. Died
- HB 1833 Relating to an honorably retired peace officer serving as an armed security officer at a public school. Died
- HB 1640 Relating to a customer guide to home solar energy devices. Died
- HB 1609 Relating to the prohibition of certain employment discrimination regarding an employee who is a volunteer emergency responder. Died
- HB 1469 Relating to the County Court at Law of Bowie County. Died
Co-sponsored
79 billsCurrent session 19 bills
- SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. Signed
- 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 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
- HB 291 Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. Introduced
- 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 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 60 bills
- HB 217 Relating to the liability of a groundwater conservation district for actions of the district restricting groundwater production from a well. Died
- HB 215 Relating to the liability of a landowner for the withdrawal and beneficial use of groundwater. Died
- 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 218 Relating to the transfer of groundwater outside a groundwater conservation district's boundaries. Died
- HB 274 Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives. Died
- 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 14 Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. 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
- HB 216 Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits. Died
- HB 2 Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council. 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 18 Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication systems. Died
- HB 11 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. Died
- HCR 11 Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm into Texas. Died
- 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. Died
- HB 92 Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law. Died
- HB 272 Relating to creation of the Screwworm Abatement Trust (SWAT) Fund. Died
- HB 5659 Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to interbasin transfers of water involving the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District. To Executive
- 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 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. Died
- HB 4539 Relating to the dispensing of certain drugs by physicians specializing in ophthalmology. Died
- HB 4442 Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. 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 |
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 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 |
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 | Yea | pass | May 28, 2025 |
| other | Nay | fail | May 28, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 27, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 26, 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 | 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 | Yea | fail | May 20, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 19, 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 | Nay | fail | May 14, 2025 |
| passage | Yea | pass | May 13, 2025 |
| other | Not Voting | 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 |