Rep. John Smithee
Republican Texas House · District 86 · Texas
+0.081Left–right score (within House)−1 = most liberal, +1 = most conservative in this chamber. Only compare with others in the same chamber.
#85 of 145Chamber rank, liberal→conservative#1 is the most liberal ranked member of this chamber.
93.3%Party unityHow often they vote the same way as most of their own party.
3487Roll calls (331 missed/absent)Recorded votes we have for this session; “missed” means they didn’t vote.
In office since 1985-01-08 · john.smithee@house.texas.gov · house.texas.gov/…/4530 · house.texas.gov/…/?district=86 · Open States ID 3cac81cd-62ca-41d6-aa4a-8e4156244dec
Capitol: Room 1W.10, P.O. Box 12910, Austin, TX 78711 512-463-0702 · District: 320 S. Polk First Floor, Amarillo, TX 79101 806-372-3327
Where they sit in the Texas House
Each gray bar counts how many ranked members of the Texas House have a score in that range, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). The colored line is John Smithee. Scores are relative to this chamber only.
Chamber, by party
Each tick is one ranked member, placed by their score (blue D, red R, purple I/other). The tall tick is John Smithee.
Committees
- Criminal Jurisprudence (chair)
- State Affairs
Recent votes (latest 60 of 3487 in the current session data)
| Date | Bill / motion | Vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-03 | HB 1 passage Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. | Yea | Pass 90–38 |
| 2025-09-03 | SB 1 passage Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | Yea | Pass 122–8 |
| 2025-09-03 | HB 8 passage Relating 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, | Yea | Pass 79–47 |
| 2025-09-03 | SB 5 adopt the conference committee report on SB 5. Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. | Yea | Pass 129–0 |
| 2025-09-03 | HB 8 passage Relating 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, | Nay | Pass 86–42 |
| 2025-09-03 | HR 177 passage Creating a general investigating committee on disaster response. | Yea | Pass 132–0 |
| 2025-09-03 | HB 20 concur in the senate amendments to HB 20. Relating 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 i | Yea | Pass 129–0 |
| 2025-09-03 | HR 174 passage Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 5. | Yea | Pass 127–1 |
| 2025-09-03 | SB 1 passage Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | Yea | Pass 120–4 |
| 2025-09-03 | HB 1 concur in the senate amendments to HB 1. Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. | Yea | Pass 122–4 |
| 2025-09-03 | HR 128 passage Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impai | Yea | Pass 80–28 |
| 2025-09-02 | SB 54 passage Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notic | Yea | Pass 86–46 |
| 2025-09-02 | HB 18 passage Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a me | Yea | Pass 86–46 |
| 2025-09-02 | SB 10 other Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units. | Nay | Fail 60–71 |
| 2025-09-02 | HB 18 adoption of amendment Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a me | Nay | Fail 44–85 |
| 2025-09-02 | HB 18 passage Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a me | Nay | Pass 82–42 |
| 2025-09-02 | HB 18 adoption of amendment Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a me | Nay | Fail 46–85 |
| 2025-09-02 | SB 54 passage Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notic | Yea | Pass 87–46 |
| 2025-08-28 | HB 15 passage Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. | Yea | Pass 90–41 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 passage Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Nay | Pass 80–48 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 table Amendment No. 10. Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 85–44 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 table Amendment No. 2. Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 86–43 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 table Amendment No. 13. Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 83–44 |
| 2025-08-28 | HB 7 passage Relating 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 | Yea | Pass 112–15 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 other Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Absent | Fail 41–85 |
| 2025-08-28 | HB 265 passage Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee. | Yea | Pass 127–3 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 passage Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 84–49 |
| 2025-08-28 | HB 15 passage Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. | Yea | Pass 87–41 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 table Amendment No. 7. Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 85–46 |
| 2025-08-28 | HB 7 passage Relating 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 | Yea | Pass 82–48 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 table Amendment No. 6. Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 86–43 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 passage Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 86–43 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 other Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Nay | Fail 45–85 |
| 2025-08-28 | HCR 13 passage Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. | Yea | Pass 131–0 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 adoption of amendment Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 84–41 |
| 2025-08-28 | HB 15 adoption of amendment Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. | Yea | Pass 125–0 |
| 2025-08-28 | HB 7 passage Relating 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 | Yea | Pass 84–46 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 other Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Nay | Fail 49–82 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 table Amendment No. 12. Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 83–47 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 passage Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 86–45 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 table Amendment No. 8. Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 86–48 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 table Amendment No. 4. Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 83–47 |
| 2025-08-28 | SB 8 table Amendment No. 11. Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. | Yea | Pass 84–44 |
| 2025-08-28 | HB 265 passage Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee. | Yea | Pass 128–3 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 25 passage Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. | Yea | Pass 83–52 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 25 table Amendment No. 4. Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. | Yea | Pass 85–51 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 26 passage Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Yea | Pass 95–29 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 25 passage Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. | Yea | Pass 86–51 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 254 passage Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program. | Yea | Pass 136–1 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 192 passage Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Yea | Pass 89–48 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 48 passage Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. | Yea | Pass 131–1 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 25 passage Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. | Yea | Pass 88–51 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 192 passage Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Yea | Pass 88–45 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 48 passage Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. | Yea | Pass 135–1 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 26 passage Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. | Yea | Pass 88–49 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 254 passage Relating to eligibility of a political subdivision for a grant from the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program. | Yea | Pass 135–1 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 149 passage Relating to the governor's review of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems. | Yea | Pass 128–8 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 25 passage Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. | Yea | Pass 87–47 |
| 2025-08-27 | HB 149 passage Relating to the governor's review of purchases by political subdivisions of public safety radio communication systems. | Yea | Pass 127–5 |
| 2025-08-26 | HJR 1 passage Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state. | Yea | Pass 85–54 |