R Texas House · District 126

Rep. Sam Harless

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Total votes

6,870

all sessions

Attendance

97%

181 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

91%

of cast votes

Lower than 82% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 84% of chamber peers

About Rep. Sam Harless

Rep. serving Texas District 126. Member of the Republican party. Has been in office 7 years · 8 months. Serves on Corrections, Administration and Licensing and Administrative Procedures.

Sworn in

Jan 8, 2019

7 years · 8 months

Closest ally

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How Sam votes, broken down

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Criminal Justice 62% / 38%

118 support · 71 oppose

Labor & Employment 68% / 32%

63 support · 29 oppose

Budget & Taxes 74% / 26%

123 support · 44 oppose

Transportation 82% / 18%

69 support · 15 oppose

Housing 66% / 34%

39 support · 20 oppose

Technology 78% / 22%

61 support · 17 oppose

Healthcare 80% / 20%

160 support · 41 oppose

Education 78% / 22%

150 support · 43 oppose

Veterans 96% / 4%

22 support · 1 oppose

Energy 71% / 29%

34 support · 14 oppose

Environment 71% / 29%

69 support · 28 oppose

Immigration 36% / 64%

5 support · 9 oppose

Last activity

Recent legislative activity

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HB 23Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community. signed

5 months ago

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HB 22Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment. passed

5 months ago

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SB 8Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. signed

11 months ago

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SB 5Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. signed

11 months ago

HB 26Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. signed

12 months ago

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HB 25Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. signed

12 months ago

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HB 8Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. signed

12 months ago

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HB 192Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. signed

12 months ago

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HB 7Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions. signed

12 months ago

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HB 20Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. signed

12 months ago