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Jon Rosenthal Democrat

Railroad Commissioner

The Railroad Commission regulates oil and gas and has nothing to do with cannabis — which is why this race is easy to miss. Its Democratic nominee sits in the Texas House and filed a bill in both 2023 and 2025 to repeal marijuana offenses outright, alongside votes against the hemp-THC ban. A guide organised by office would never surface that.

Jon RosenthalDemocrat
  • Coauthored2021-03-16

    Signed on as a coauthor of HB 1535, relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and compassionate-use institutional review boards.

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  • Authored2023-02-24

    Filed HB 2818 as author, captioned "Relating to the production and regulation of hemp; providing an administrative penalty; requiring a permit to conduct certain research involving hemp; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense."

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  • Authored2023-03-06

    Filed HB 3620 as author, captioned "Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia."

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  • Authored2023-03-10

    Filed HB 4918 as author, captioned "Relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products for smoking."

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  • Authored2025-01-07

    Filed HB 1750 as author, captioned "Relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products for smoking."

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  • Authored2025-01-07

    Filed HB 1763 as author, captioned "Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia."

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  • Vote2025-05-12

    Recorded Yea on Record Vote 2184, passage to engrossment of CSHB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, which carried 118 Yeas to 16 Nays.

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  • Vote2025-05-13

    Recorded Yea on Record Vote 2257, final House passage of HB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, which carried 122 Yeas to 21 Nays.

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  • Vote2025-05-21

    Recorded Nay on Record Vote 3192, passage to third reading of CSSB 3, the intoxicating-hemp-THC ban, which carried 95 Yeas to 44 Nays.

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  • Vote2025-05-22

    Recorded Nay on Record Vote 3304, final House passage of SB 3, the intoxicating-hemp-THC ban, which carried 87 Yeas to 54 Nays.

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  • Vote2025-06-01

    Recorded Yea on Record Vote 4163, adoption of the conference committee report on HB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, which carried 138 Yeas to 1 Nay.

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