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Running forState House, District 54

Brad Buckley

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Overview

Bradley Leo Buckley is a Texas veterinarian and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for House District 54, which includes part of Bell County and all of Lampasas County in Central Texas.

Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

46 bills

Became law

13 became law. Another 11 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5624: Relating to the liability of a motorized off-road vehicle entity for injuries arising from certain activities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5515: Relating to restrictions on freight and shipping costs included in the price of instructional materials for public schools.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 2: Relating to public education and public school finance.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025HB 2626: Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Alliance; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose fees.
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 24, 2023HB 5408: Relating to the creation of the Knob Creek Municipal Utility District of Bell County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 11, 2023HB 5367: Relating to the creation of the Solana Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 1605: Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3917: Relating to dismissal of a complaint alleging a parent contributing to nonattendance on the parent's fulfillment of certain terms.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2023HB 3708: Relating to creating an allotment under the Foundation School Program for school districts that allow non-enrolled students to participate in University Interscholastic League activities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2023HB 2892: Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of certain military servicemembers.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2023HB 1789: Relating to the application of nepotism prohibitions to a person appointed or employed by a school district as a bus driver.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023HB 1696: Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists and therapeutic optometrists.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1434: Relating to the staggering of terms of aldermen of the governing body of a Type A general-law municipality.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3336: Relating to an alcoholic beverage tax credit for certain liquor or malt beverage byproducts donated for agricultural use in this state.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 4: Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Mar 8, 2023HB 100: Relating to public education and public school finance, including the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators, contributions by a public school to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and an education savings account program for certain children.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 200: Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 29, 2025HB 2225: Relating to the approval of land use assumptions, capital improvement plans, and impact fees.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 7, 2023HB 1: Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4944: Relating to public school cybersecurity controls, student data privacy protection, and requirements and technical assistance and cybersecurity risk assessments for public schools provided by the Department of Information Resources.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2023HB 2238: Relating to the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders; expanding the applicability of an occupational license.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023HB 1955: Relating to establishing residency for purposes of admission into public schools.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2023HB 1788: Relating to the labeling of analogue and cell-cultured products.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 12, 2023HB 1322: Relating to coordination of vision and eye care benefits under certain health benefit plans and vision benefit plans.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5527: Relating to the selection, terms, and removal of members of the board of directors and appraisal review board of certain appraisal districts.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5232: Relating to a pilot program for outcomes-based contracts at public schools.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5512: Relating to the participation and reimbursement of and requirements affecting certain providers, including providers of eye health care and vision care services, under Medicaid.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 110: Relating to the creation of the Texas Education Reform Task Force.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3716: Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 3: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 23, 2025HB 2053: Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 20, 2024HB 1429: Relating to the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) allotment and outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 18, 2024HB 1383: Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 18, 2024HB 1388: Relating to an indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 19, 2023HB 1: Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 10, 2023HB 120: Relating to parental consent for certain activities engaged in by a school district employee or contractor with respect to the parent's child.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5006: Relating to the certification requirements for a public school counselor.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4603: Relating to parental rights in public education.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 8, 2023HB 4229: Relating to an entity's election to participate in or discontinue participation in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 8, 2023HB 4033: Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2023HB 3716: Relating to the authorization of certain adult high school charter school programs.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3457: Relating to the chair of the governing board of the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3458: Relating to the composition and leadership of the governing board of the Texas School for the Deaf.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3459: Relating to the chairperson of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2040: Relating to an indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 25, 2023HB 1596: Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
    Introduced

Source: Open States

How they voted

Final votes on bills that passed either chamber of the Texas legislature, since 2025. Votes on amendments, committees, and procedure are left out.

Votes shown

1,793 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 169 of 1,793 votes (9%). Some of these may be excused absences, approved by the House ahead of time. The vote records we use don't say which.

By topic
Academic and Career-Oriented Education7 votes
    Agriculture and Livestock21 votes
      Appropriations7 votes
        Border Security4 votes
          Business and Commerce82 votes
            Congressional Redistricting, Select1 vote
              Corrections22 votes
                County and Regional Government36 votes
                  Courts and Civil Law (Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence)76 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)19 votes
                      Criminal Justice80 votes
                        Criminal Law (Criminal Jurisprudence)57 votes
                          Culture, Recreation and Tourism22 votes
                            Defense and Veterans' Affairs17 votes
                              Dis Prev and Women's and Children's Health16 votes
                                Disaster Preparedness and Flooding13 votes
                                  Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, Select1 vote
                                    Economic Development16 votes
                                      Education K-1654 votes
                                        Elections23 votes
                                          Energy Resources18 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation22 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships41 votes
                                                Finance4 votes
                                                  Government Efficiency67 votes
                                                    Health and Human Services59 votes
                                                      Higher Education50 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                          Human Services55 votes
                                                            Insurance37 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs39 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management20 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures37 votes
                                                                        Local Government53 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources58 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services43 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education56 votes
                                                                                  Public Health73 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs144 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)84 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development38 votes
                                                                                            Transportation67 votes
                                                                                              Transportation Funding8 votes
                                                                                                Veterans' Affairs9 votes
                                                                                                  Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs43 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce13 votes

                                                                                                      Source: Open States, Texas Legislature Online. Topics from the state legislature.