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88th Texas Legislature
Texas Senate
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Political Party | # of State Senators |
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Republican | 19 |
Democrats | 12 |
Texas House of Representatives
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Political Party | # of State Representatives |
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Republicans | 85 |
Democrats | 64 |
Vacant | 1 |
Legislation Statistics – 88th Regular Session
Status | HB | HCR | HJR | HR | SB | SCR | SJR | SR | Total HB & SB | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filed | 5413 | 123 | 206 | 2543 | 2633 | 62 | 93 | 734 | 8046 | 11807 |
Passed | 744 | 65 | 7 | 2461 | 502 | 35 | 6 | 730 | 1246 | 4550 |
Vetoed | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 77 |
SB: Senate Bill, SCR: Senate Concurrent Resolution, SJR: Senate Joint Resolution, SR: Senate Resolution
Legislation Statistics 88th – 1st Called Special Session
Status | HB | HCR | HJR | HR | SB | SCR | SJR | SR | Total HB & SB | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Filed | 37 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 57 | 117 |
Passed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vetoed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Legislation Statistics – 2nd Called Special Session
Status | HB | HCR | HJR | HR | SB | SCR | SJR | SR | Total HB & SB | Total |
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Filed | 66 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 81 | 169 |
Passed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 2 | 71 |
Vetoed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
How Long Do Lawmakers Spend Actually Legislating?
88th Texas Legislature
Total | # of Hours Convened | # of Days Convened | 3+ Day Adjournments |
---|---|---|---|
Texas Senate | 278 | 73 (Out of 140) | 6 |
Texas House | 356 | 80 (Out of 140) | 6 |
Last Updated on 9.15.23
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