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Eddie Morales

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Overview

Heriberto "Eddie" Morales Jr. is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives.

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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

84 bills

Became law

10 became law. Another 17 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Apr 14, 2025HB 5675: Relating to the composition of the board of directors and the powers of the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 31, 2025HB 74: Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2025HB 4042: Relating to the applicability of certain safety provisions and regulatory fees administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to gas distribution pipelines.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3333: Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain river segments and drainage areas.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 15, 2025HB 1851: Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission to certain school districts.
    Became law
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1022: Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.
    Became law
  • Introduced Apr 21, 2023HB 5400: Relating to the creation of the Presidio International Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2023HB 2154: Relating to the adoption of physical fitness programs and standards for law enforcement officers employed by the office of the attorney general.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023HB 1666: Relating to the commingling of funds by digital asset service providers; providing an administrative penalty.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 1330: Relating to a grant program for public improvement projects for unincorporated communities in certain counties.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023HB 1960: Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5398: Relating to the taking of certain aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4891: Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain commercial facilities that dispose of oil and gas waste; imposing a fee.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2025HB 4041: Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to impose an administrative penalty on a propane distribution system retailer.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3418: Relating to prohibitions on certain employment for sex offenders.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3332: Relating to the creation of the Maverick County Regional Mobility Authority; authorizing a fee.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025HJR 144: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 31, 2025HB 2308: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Border Security and Illegal Immigration.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 28, 2025HB 2152: Relating to a reliability plan for electric transmission service in the Permian Basin.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 8, 2025HB 1777: Relating to a designation on a person's driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is a registered sex offender.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Dec 18, 2024HB 1664: Relating to the eligibility of certain retired or former district court judges for assignment as a visiting judge.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Dec 16, 2024HB 1638: Relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Dec 3, 2024HB 1495: Relating to the prohibited release of personal information collected during the jury selection process.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1039: Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities and the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1026: Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 1021 in Dimmit County, Maverick County, and Webb County.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1033: Relating to the applicability of the law governing a grant program for public improvement projects for unincorporated communities in certain counties.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3115: Relating to the eligibility of certain retired or former district court judges for assignment as a visiting judge.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5335: Relating to a seller's notice regarding the connection of water utilities to certain tracts of land.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5358: Relating to the issuance of a disabled parking sticker by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5617: Relating to the utilization of the Texas Energy Fund to support dispatchable electric generation using treated fluid oil and gas waste.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4718: Relating to the punishment for assault for certain persons subject to an emergency detention or commitment for mental health services.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4832: Relating to the deposit of federal reimbursements for border security operations into the general revenue fund and the funding of services and programs in the border region.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4948: Relating to the establishment of a law enforcement academy in Eagle Pass.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4836: Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4644: Relating to reducing the criminal penalty for the offense of cockfighting.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4650: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by a community land trust or housing finance corporation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4645: Relating to the creation of the office of district attorney for the 365th Judicial District and the duties of the district attorney for the 293rd Judicial District.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4418: Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4221: Relating to the policies and standards of the Texas Indigent Defense Commission applicable to the provision of indigent defense services or family protection services.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3912: Relating to the exemption of certain firefighters and police officers from jury service.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3692: Relating to additional state aid for school districts for the provision of certain prekindergarten classes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3604: Relating to the authority of the board of trustees of certain small school districts to decrease the number of trustees on the board.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HJR 156: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming compact with this state; providing for occupational licensing under the compact; limiting certain taxes and fees.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 19, 2025HB 3046: Relating to the display of a license plate only on the rear of a motor vehicle; authorizing a fee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2973: Relating to the designation of spaceports as critical infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil liability.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025HB 2371: Relating to the eligibility of a trustee of certain school districts for employment by those districts.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025HB 2357: Relating to the use of a universal data exchange format by appraisal districts and taxing units.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 18, 2024HB 1384: Relating to the enforcement of certain standards for commercial motor vehicles.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1037: Relating to the punishment for certain theft offenses.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1029: Relating to the installation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions by the Texas Department of Transportation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1034: Relating to the reimbursement by certain elected officers of state money used to pay the out-of-state travel and security costs of those officers.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1038: Relating to the applicability of the law governing a grant program for public improvement projects for unincorporated communities in certain counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1031: Relating to the compensation paid to certain county and precinct officers and employees.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 1036: Relating to the compensation paid to certain court administrative staff.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 16, 2023HB 163: Relating to the licensing of child-care facilities providing care to certain unaccompanied children and the suspension of laws relating to the licensing of those facilities; creating a criminal offense.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 16, 2023HB 162: Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 9, 2023HB 94: Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4781: Relating to promoting voter registration and voting participation in rural counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4916: Relating to the jurisdiction of the 205th Judicial District and the 394th Judicial District.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5199: Relating to the creation of the Big Bend Regional Emergency Service District
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4976: Relating to the creation of the Middle Rio Grande Regional Mobility Authority; authorizing a fee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5208: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Immigration and Migration and a migrant worker visa pilot project.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5240: Relating to the statute of limitations for a suit on performance bonds.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5172: Relating to eligibility for early voting by mail.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4800: Relating to prohibited discriminatory practices by pharmaceutical drug manufacturers against patient assistance program applicants.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5117: Relating to variances from Department of State Health Services rules governing the provision of emergency medical services.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4999: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Center for Rural Health Education at Sul Ross State University in Alpine.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5246: Relating to the creation of the Maverick County Regional Mobility Authority; authorizing a fee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HJR 190: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the creation of a regional mobility authority by local law.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5037: Relating to the eligibility for employment of a trustee of certain independent school districts.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5039: Relating to the governance and number of trustees of certain independent school districts.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 8, 2023HB 4249: Relating to a law enforcement agency's use of deadly force by means of a drone.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3967: Relating to accompanying and filming peace officers of the state and local law enforcement agencies for producing a documentary film.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3919: Relating to the maintenance of certain roads near an international border.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3962: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain working parents for whom federal matching money is available.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3964: Relating to energy efficiency goals and programs, public information regarding energy efficiency programs, and the participation of loads in certain energy markets.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3905: Relating to the eligibility to act as a supervisor in certain counties for an applicant for a license as a professional counselor.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3963: Relating to the enforcement of parking rules or policies for a multiunit complex by a third-party parking enforcement vendor.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3113: Relating to the authority of a business to file electronic documents with a county clerk that accepts electronic filing.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3117: Relating to the type of newspaper required for the publication of notices by governmental entities or representatives in certain counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 19, 2023HJR 84: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming by executing a gaming compact with this state; providing for occupational licensing under the compact; limiting certain taxes and fees.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 1327: Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 1328: Relating to an optional blood type designation on a driver's license, personal identification certificate, or commercial driver's license or learner's permit.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 1329: Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain health care workers employed in rural counties.
    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

1,783 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 20 of 1,783 votes (1%). 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)74 votes
                    Courts and Civil Law (Jurisprudence)19 votes
                      Criminal Justice78 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 Education49 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                          Human Services55 votes
                                                            Insurance37 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs38 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management20 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures37 votes
                                                                        Local Government52 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)82 votes
                                                                                          Trade, Workforce and Economic Development38 votes
                                                                                            Transportation67 votes
                                                                                              Transportation Funding8 votes
                                                                                                Veterans' Affairs9 votes
                                                                                                  Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs43 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce12 votes

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