Use this link to identify your Texas House District Representative and Texas Senator. It's these state lawmakers we want to focus on when advocating for Texas Cannabis Policy.
Use your home address (where you're registered to vote) to identify who represents you in the Texas Legislature.
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HB 218 - A bill relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee.
HB 218 was passed in the House with a vote of 87 Yeas, 59 Nays.
(This bill didn't receive a vote in the Senate.)
Yeas — Allen; Anchía; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gámez; Garcia; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Harrison; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.D.; Johnson, J.E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, T.; Kuempel; Lalani; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Oliverson; Ordaz; Ortega; Perez; Plesa; Ramos; Raney;
Raymond; Reynolds; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Sherman; Talarico; Thierry; Thompson, S.; Toth; Turner; Vo; Walle; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Capriglione; Cook; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Gerdes; Goldman; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C.E.; Harris, C.J.; Hayes; Hefner; Holland; Isaac; King, K.; Kitzman; Klick; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach;
Leo-Wilson; Metcalf; Meyer; Morrison; Murr; Noble; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Price; Rogers; Schaefer; Shaheen; Shine; Slaton; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Tepper; Thimesch; Tinderholt; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Wilson.
The following Representatives were not present for the vote, but added the following notes to the record:
When [the vote] was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no. Craddick
When [the vote] was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no. Kuempel
When [the vote] was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes. Meyer
When [the vote] was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no. Schatzline
When [the vote] was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no. E. Thompson
Our state's current cannabis laws are unnecessarily complicated, inconsistent, and ineffective. At minimum, Texas deserves a statewide cannabis decriminalization policy!
Local governments are increasingly listening to voters and deprioritizing arrests for cannabis possession. These changes have reduced arrests and convictions, saving resources and ensuring fewer Texans are saddled with unnecessary criminal records. However, the resulting patchwork of local policies creates confusion and, sadly, tens of thousands of Texans are still being arrested annually.
Join us in calling on lawmakers to pass statewide legislation eliminating criminal penalties for low-level possession!
HB 1805 - A bill relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.
HB 1805 was passed in the House with a vote of 127 Yeas, 19 Nays.
(This bill didn't receive a vote in the Senate.)
Yeas — Allen; Allison; Anchía; Bailes; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gámez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C.E.; Harris, C.J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J.E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Sherman; Shine; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener.
Nays — Anderson; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bonnen; Capriglione; Craddick; DeAyala; Dorazio; Hefner; Kitzman; Leo-Wilson; Metcalf; Noble; Paul; Schaefer; Shaheen; Slaton; Slawson; Thompson, E. Present, not voting — Mr. Speaker; Goldman(C). Absent, Excused — Vo. Absent — Johnson, J.D.
The following Representatives were not present for the vote, but added the following notes to the record:
When [the vote] was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no. Isaac
The Texas Compassionate Use Program is unreasonably restrictive for both patients and dispensaries.
State lawmakers have slow-rolled this program, keeping countless sick Texans from accessing cannabis medicine.
Not only is the list of qualifying conditions restricted, but products are limited and businesses are subject to unnecessary regulatory hurdles.
Join us in calling on lawmakers to expand and improve the Compassionate Use Program!
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