Texas Senate, District 28

Texas Senate: recorded Yea, and named in the printed Yeas roll, on third-reading passage of CSSB 339, the bill that created the Texas Compassionate-Use Program for low-THC cannabis, which carried 26 Yeas to 5 Nays. The Senate had passed the bill to engrossment earlier the same day by a viva voce vote in which every member was deemed to have voted Yea except five named Nays.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea, and named in the printed Yeas roll, on the motion to suspend Senate Rule 7.18 and the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days, so that CSSB 339 could be placed on its third reading and final passage the same day; CSSB 339 is the bill that created the Texas Compassionate-Use Program for low-THC cannabis. The motion, made by Senator Eltife, prevailed 26 Yeas to 5 Nays.

This is a procedural vote; the third-reading passage that followed it is listed separately.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the passage of CSHB 1325 to third reading, the 2019 bill on the production and regulation of hemp that brought Texas into line with the federal hemp definition and created the state's licensed hemp programme. The Senate Journal prints: "CSHB 1325 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote. All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading."

⚠️The journal prints only the tally for this vote and no name-by-name roll. The Texas Senate has 31 members, the journal's opening roll for 15 May 2019 names 31 senators present, and the yeas equal that number, so every senator present is recorded as voting Yea. This attribution is deduced from the size of the chamber and the day's presence roll, not read off a printed list of names.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the third reading and final passage of CSHB 1325, the 2019 bill on the production and regulation of hemp, which carried 31 Yeas to 0 Nays. The Senate Journal prints: "The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0."

⚠️The journal prints only the tally for this vote and no name-by-name roll. The Texas Senate has 31 members, the journal's opening roll for 15 May 2019 names 31 senators present, and the yeas equal that number, so every senator present is recorded as voting Yea. This attribution is deduced from the size of the chamber and the day's presence roll, not read off a printed list of names.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the motion to suspend Senate Rule 7.18 and the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days, so that CSHB 1325 could be placed on its third reading and final passage the same day; CSHB 1325 is the 2019 bill on the production and regulation of hemp. The motion, made by Senator Perry, prevailed 31 Yeas to 0 Nays. This is a procedural vote; the third-reading passage that followed it is listed separately.

⚠️The journal prints only the tally for this vote. The Texas Senate has 31 members and the Yeas number 31, so every senator is recorded as voting Yea. This attribution is deduced from the size of the chamber, not read off a printed list of names.

WeedVoter’s note — shown here, but not counted in the score: This site deliberately does not score HB 1325 (86th Legislature), so a record on it moves no number.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the third-reading passage of CSHB 3703, widening the medical conditions for which low-THC cannabis may be prescribed under the Compassionate-Use Program, which carried 31 Yeas to 0 Nays.

⚠️The journal prints only the tally for this vote. The Senate has 31 members, the journal's roll for the day names the senators present, and the yeas equal that number, so every senator present is recorded as voting Yea.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the motion to suspend Senate Rule 7.18 and the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days, so that CSHB 3703 could be placed on its third reading and final passage the same day; CSHB 3703 is the 2019 bill widening the medical conditions for which low-THC cannabis may be prescribed under the Compassionate-Use Program. The motion, made by Senator Campbell, prevailed 31 Yeas to 0 Nays.

This is a procedural vote; the third-reading passage that followed it is listed separately.

⚠️The journal prints only the tally for this vote. The Texas Senate has 31 members and the Yeas number 31, so every senator is recorded as voting Yea. This attribution is deduced from the size of the chamber, not read off a printed list of names.

WeedVoter’s note — shown here, but not counted in the score: This site does not score procedural motions, such as suspending a rule, postponing, recommitting or reconsidering, because such a motion decides how a bill is handled rather than what it does, and its scoring rules read this record as one.

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Filed SB 1778 (87R) as its primary author on 2021-03-12, the production and regulation of hemp and consumable hemp products.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea, and named in the printed Yeas roll, on final passage of HB 2593 as amended, moving possession of tetrahydrocannabinols into a new penalty group whose lowest tiers are misdemeanors, out of one where any amount is a felony. The Journal records the vote as 24 Yeas, 7 Nays.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea, and named in the printed Yeas roll, on the motion to suspend the regular order of business to take up HB 2593 on its second reading; HB 2593 is the 2021 bill moving possession of tetrahydrocannabinols into a new penalty group whose lowest tiers are misdemeanors, out of one where any amount is a felony. The motion, made by Senator Johnson, prevailed 24 Yeas to 7 Nays. This is the procedural vote that brought the bill up; the passage to third reading that followed it, and the final passage, are listed separately.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the passage of HB 2593 to third reading on its second reading, the 2021 bill moving possession of tetrahydrocannabinols into a new penalty group whose lowest tiers are misdemeanors, out of one where any amount is a felony, which carried 24 Yeas to 7 Nays. The Senate Journal records this vote as the same as the previous roll call, the one taken moments earlier to bring the bill up, in which this member is named in the printed Yeas roll.

Final passage the same day is listed separately.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea, and named in the printed Yeas roll, on the motion to suspend Senate Rule 7.18 and the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days, so that HB 2593 could be placed on its third reading and final passage the same day; HB 2593 is the 2021 bill moving possession of tetrahydrocannabinols into a new penalty group whose lowest tiers are misdemeanors, out of one where any amount is a felony.

The motion, made by Senator Johnson, prevailed 25 Yeas to 6 Nays. This is a procedural vote; the third-reading passage that followed it is listed separately.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the third-reading passage of HB 1694, creating a defence to prosecution for small-amount possession when a person seeks emergency help for an overdose, which carried 30 Yeas to 0 Nays, with one member absent-excused.

⚠️The journal prints only the tally for this vote. The Senate has 31 members, the journal's roll for the day names the senators present, and the yeas equal that number, so every senator present is recorded as voting Yea.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the motion to suspend Senate Rule 7.18 and the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days, so that HB 1694 could be placed on its third reading and final passage the same day; HB 1694 is the 2021 bill creating a defence to prosecution for small-amount possession when a person seeks emergency help for an overdose. The motion, made by Senator Schwertner, prevailed 30 Yeas to 0 Nays, with Senator Creighton absent-excused.

This is a procedural vote; the third-reading passage that followed it is listed separately.

⚠️The journal prints no list of Yeas for this vote; it names only the absent member. The Texas Senate has 31 members, and 30 Yeas, 0 Nays and the one named absence account for all of them, so every senator other than the absent member is recorded as voting Yea. This attribution is deduced from the size of the chamber and the named absence, not read off a printed list of names.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the third-reading passage of CSHB 1535, widening the medical conditions qualifying for low-THC cannabis under the Compassionate-Use Program, which carried 31 Yeas to 0 Nays.

⚠️The journal prints only the tally for this vote. The Senate has 31 members, the journal's roll for the day names the senators present, and the yeas equal that number, so every senator present is recorded as voting Yea.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the motion to suspend Senate Rule 7.18 and the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days, so that CSHB 1535 could be placed on its third reading and final passage the same day; CSHB 1535 is the 2021 bill widening the medical conditions qualifying for low-THC cannabis under the Compassionate-Use Program. The motion, made by Senator Schwertner, prevailed 31 Yeas to 0 Nays.

This is a procedural vote; the third-reading passage that followed it is listed separately.

⚠️The journal prints only the tally for this vote. The Texas Senate has 31 members and the Yeas number 31, so every senator is recorded as voting Yea. This attribution is deduced from the size of the chamber, not read off a printed list of names.

WeedVoter’s note — shown here, but not counted in the score: This site does not score procedural motions, such as suspending a rule, postponing, recommitting or reconsidering, because such a motion decides how a bill is handled rather than what it does, and its scoring rules read this record as one.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the passage of CSHB 3948 to third reading, on the production and regulation of hemp and consumable hemp products. The Senate Journal prints: "CSHB 3948 as amended was passed to third reading by a viva voce vote. All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows: Nays: Johnson."

⚠️The journal prints no list of yeas for this vote; it names only the single dissenter. The Texas Senate has 31 members, all 31 are recorded voting on the suspension motion taken immediately before, and the tally accounts for all 31, so every senator other than the named Nay is recorded as voting Yea. This attribution is deduced from the size of the chamber and the named exception, not read off a printed list of names.

WeedVoter’s note — shown here, but not counted in the score: This site deliberately does not score HB 3948 (87th Legislature), so a record on it moves no number.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the third reading and final passage of CSHB 3948, on the production and regulation of hemp and consumable hemp products, which carried 30 Yeas to 1 Nay. The Senate Journal prints: "The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. Nays: Johnson."

⚠️The journal prints no list of yeas for this vote; it names only the single dissenter. The Texas Senate has 31 members, all 31 are recorded voting on the suspension motion taken immediately before, and the tally accounts for all 31, so every senator other than the named Nay is recorded as voting Yea. This attribution is deduced from the size of the chamber and the named exception, not read off a printed list of names.

WeedVoter’s note — shown here, but not counted in the score: This site deliberately does not score HB 3948 (87th Legislature), so a record on it moves no number.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea on the motion to suspend Senate Rule 7.18 and the constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several days, so that CSHB 3948 could be placed on its third reading and final passage the same day; CSHB 3948 is the 2021 bill on the production and regulation of hemp and consumable hemp products. The motion, made by Senator Perry, prevailed 31 Yeas to 0 Nays. This is a procedural vote; the third-reading passage that followed it is listed separately.

⚠️The journal prints only the tally for this vote. The Texas Senate has 31 members and the Yeas number 31, so every senator is recorded as voting Yea. This attribution is deduced from the size of the chamber, not read off a printed list of names.

WeedVoter’s note — shown here, but not counted in the score: This site deliberately does not score HB 3948 (87th Legislature), so a record on it moves no number.

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Filed SB 321 (88R) as its primary author on 2022-12-19, the production and regulation of hemp.

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Filed SB 1747 (88R) as its primary author on 2023-03-07, widening the medical conditions qualifying for low-THC cannabis.

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Filed SB 3 as its sole primary author, the bill regulating consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids in them.

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Filed SB 1505 (89R) as its primary author on 2025-02-20, the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program.

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Filed SB 1870 (89R) as one of its primary authors on 2025-03-04, barring a city or county from placing a non-enforcement measure on the ballot and from adopting a non-enforcement policy.

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Offered Floor Amendment No. 1 to CSSB 3, adding in-state location, federal registration and post-decarboxylation total-THC testing requirements; adopted without objection.

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Offered Floor Amendment No. 2 to CSSB 3, striking a subsection and rewriting the rule-adoption deadline.

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Recorded Nay on an amendment to CSSB 3 that would have narrowed the new criminal offenses to products over 0.3 percent delta-9 THC; the amendment failed, 8 Yeas to 23 Nays.

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Recorded Yea 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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Texas Senate: recorded Yea, and named in the printed Yeas roll, on passage to engrossment on second reading of CSSB 1870, which would bar a city or county from placing on the ballot any measure — including a charter amendment — directing that state drug or consumable hemp laws not be fully enforced, and from adopting a non-enforcement policy, with civil penalties of $25,000 for a first violation. The Journal records the vote as 23 Yeas, 8 Nays.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea, and named in the printed Yeas roll, on third-reading passage of CSSB 1870, which would bar a city or county from placing on the ballot any measure — including a charter amendment — directing that state drug or consumable hemp laws not be fully enforced, and from adopting a non-enforcement policy, with civil penalties of $25,000 for a first violation. The Journal records the vote as 23 Yeas, 8 Nays.

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Called SB 3 from the President's table and moved to concur in the House amendments; the motion carried 25 Yeas to 6 Nays, with Perry recorded Yea.

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Served as Senate sponsor of HB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, as recorded on the bill's history page.

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The Texas 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.

⚠️The deduction rests on two facts: the Senate has 31 seats, so a tally of 31 Yeas means every seat was filled and every member voted Yea; and this senator is named in other recorded votes printed in the same day’s journal, which establishes they were serving and present that day.

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As the Senate sponsor of HB 46, the Compassionate Use Program expansion, said of its provision letting licensed dispensing organisations store medicine at satellite locations: “This should help alleviate some of the costs because they will be able to store it in those distribution centers”. Reported by the Texas Tribune on 27 May 2025, the day the Senate passed the bill.

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The Texas 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.

⚠️The deduction rests on two facts: the Senate has 31 seats, so a tally of 31 Yeas means every seat was filled and every member voted Yea; and this senator is named in other recorded votes printed in the same day’s journal, which establishes they were serving and present that day.

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Filed SB 5 of the first called session as its sole primary author, the successor hemp regulation bill.

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Recorded Yea on passage of SB 5 to engrossment on its second reading in the Texas Senate on 2025-07-30, in the first called session of the 89th Legislature. SB 5 is captioned "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."

The Senate Journal prints the whole roll: "SB 5 as amended was passed to engrossment by the following vote: Yeas 21, Nays 8. Yeas: Bettencourt, Birdwell, Blanco, Campbell, Creighton, Flores, Hall, A. Hinojosa, J. Hinojosa, Huffman, Hughes, King, Kolkhorst, Middleton, Nichols, Parker, Paxton, Perry, Schwertner, Sparks, West. Nays: Alvarado, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, Zaffirini. Absent-excused: Hagenbuch."

The printed surname Perry is resolved against the Texas Senate roster to this member, who holds Senate District 28.

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Recorded Yea on final passage of SB 5 of the first called session, which carried 21 Yeas to 8 Nays.

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Filed SB 6 of the second called session as a primary author, listed first among 21 primary authors, on hemp regulation.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea, and named in the printed Yeas roll, on passage to engrossment of SB 6 on second reading, the second called session’s bill regulating consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids in them. The Journal records the vote as 22 Yeas, 8 Nays.

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Texas Senate: recorded Yea, and named in the printed Yeas roll, on the motion to suspend the regular order of business to take up SB 6 of the second called session on its second reading, the bill regulating consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids in them. The motion prevailed 22 Yeas to 8 Nays. This is the procedural vote that brought the bill up; the Journal records the passage to engrossment that followed as "Same as previous roll call", and that vote is listed separately.

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Recorded Yea on final passage of SB 6 of the second called session, which carried 22 Yeas to 8 Nays.

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At the Senate Health and Human Services Committee’s interim hearing on the societal impacts of THC consumption, held 2026-07-07, said of the crop's original purpose: "It was an agricultural product that showed promise in a market for construction, for fiber replacements." The report states that he is repeating an effort from the last legislative session to ban hemp-derived THC, and quotes him: "We're going to put enforcement in every agency that's tied to this," and "My patience has run thin."

The same report states that he said the only THC products that should be sold in Texas should come from the Texas Compassionate Use Program, the state's medical cannabis programme.

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Said full legalisation of hemp-derived products and THC has their support, with licensed dispensaries selling to adults 21 and over, in the Texas Hemp Business Council’s 2026 candidate questionnaire. The council is a hemp industry trade association; it put twenty questions to 223 candidates for the Texas Legislature and statewide office and publishes the answers it receives in full, without editing. These are the candidate’s own words, submitted by the candidate.

Asked about the future of hemp in Texas, the answer was, in full: "If elected I envision a Texas where the Hemp THC industries contribute billions to our economy. A Texas where small business owners in rural places can grow their own crop, have it inspected, sell it to the dispensary down the street and give small town texans a choice of natural care instead of SSRIs and alcohol. I believe Hemp is the life blood the ag industry in Texas has been searching for and the economic boost rural Texas so desperately needs."

Asked who should be permitted to sell THC, to whom and with what safeguards: "Licensed dispensary should be allowed to sell THC to Texans 21 years or older unless otherwise prescribed by a Doctor. Im not sure in what way dosage is being used so I'll say that an adult buying from a licensed dispensary should be able to buy as much as they want the same with alcohol. Any form is appropriate as long as it is safe and labeled appropriately.

Safeguards should be things like child safety seals, clear THC labeling, all THC products behind the counter like tobacco and ID requirements like all alcohol and tobacco" On the questionnaire’s fixed-choice questions: on maintaining a legal, regulated hemp marketplace, "Strongly Support"; on whether regulation is preferable to prohibition where a product can be made and sold safely, "Yes"; on retail regulation, "Reasonable statewide licensing/registration".

The date is the date the council recorded the submission, in Central time.

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