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Jose Menendez Democrat

Texas Senate, District 26

San Antonio. The incumbent has filed medical-cannabis legislation as primary author in four consecutive legislatures and voted against the hemp restrictions at every stage — sixteen documented acts, the longest record of any candidate on this site. The certified ballot carries a Green nominee and no Republican.

Jose MenendezDemocratIncumbent
  • Authored2020-11-09

    Filed SB 90 as primary author, authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution and delivery of medical cannabis for qualifying patients.

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  • Authored2021-03-12

    Filed SB 2040 as primary author, authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, sale and research of medical cannabis for patients with certain medical conditions.

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  • Authored2022-11-14

    Filed SB 121 as primary author, authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, sale and research of medical cannabis for patients with certain medical conditions.

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  • Authored2024-11-12

    Filed SB 170 as primary author, authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, sale and research of medical cannabis for patients with certain medical conditions.

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  • Authored2025-01-07

    Filed SB 733 as primary author, relating to the creation of a medical cannabis research program and authorizing fees.

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  • Authored2025-01-07

    Filed SB 734 as primary author, authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, sale and research of medical cannabis for patients with certain medical conditions.

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  • Vote2025-03-19

    Recorded Nay on final passage of CSSB 3 on third reading, the intoxicating-hemp-THC ban, which carried 26 Yeas to 5 Nays.

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  • Vote2025-03-19

    Recorded Nay on the motion to suspend the constitutional three-day reading rule to place CSSB 3 on third reading, which carried 27 Yeas to 4 Nays.

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  • Vote2025-05-25

    Recorded Nay on the motion to concur in the House amendments to SB 3, the intoxicating-hemp-THC ban, which carried 25 Yeas to 6 Nays.

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  • Coauthored2025-05-27

    Shown in the Senate Journal as a cosponsor of HB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, on the motion of Senator Perry.

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  • Vote2025-05-27

    The Senate passed CSHB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, on third reading by 31 Yeas to 0 Nays. The journal records the totals only and prints no individual names for this vote, so it is recorded here as a unanimous act of the chamber rather than as a named vote.

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  • Vote2025-06-01

    The Senate adopted the conference committee report on HB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, by 31 Yeas to 0 Nays. The journal records the totals only and prints no individual names for this vote, so it is recorded here as a unanimous act of the chamber rather than as a named vote.

    journals.senate.texas.gov

  • Authored2025-07-30

    Signed on as a joint author of SB 54, relating to the regulation, possession, use and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products.

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  • Vote2025-08-01

    Recorded Nay on final passage of SB 5 of the first called session, regulating hemp-derived products, which carried 21 Yeas to 8 Nays.

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  • Vote2025-08-19

    Recorded Nay on final passage of SB 6 of the second called session, the successor hemp-cannabinoid bill, which carried 22 Yeas to 8 Nays.

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