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.
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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.
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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.
No record compiled yet. Checked on 2026-09-18: the member-level rolls of every 2025 cannabis and hemp record vote in the official Texas House and Senate Journals — SB 3 and HB 46 in the regular session, SB 5 in the first called session and SB 6 in the second — including every Yea, Nay, present-not-voting, absent and statement-of-vote list, where this name does not appear because they hold no Texas legislative office; the author, joint-author, coauthor and sponsor tables of every cannabis, hemp, THC and Compassionate Use bill filed in the 87th, 88th and 89th Legislatures and the 2025 called sessions, at the Legislature's own bill-lookup service; and a press sweep including the Spectrum News report on the March 2026 Austin candidate forum on THC policy, which quotes six candidates by name and does not include them.
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