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James Frank

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Overview

James Boisfeuillet Frank is a businessman from Wichita Falls, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 69, which encompasses Archer, Baylor, Clay, Foard, Knox, and Wichita counties in North Texas.

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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

52 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3284: Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2898: Relating to requirements for certain meteorological evaluation towers.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 13, 2025HB 2789: Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2757: Relating to a public school policy for establishing age for purposes of admission into the school for certain children of foreign military members.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2025HB 2026: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 25 in Archer County as the U.S. Army Gary C. and U.S.M.C. Gary S. Johnston Memorial Highway.
    Became law
  • Introduced Dec 13, 2024HB 1612: Relating to direct payment for certain health care provided by a hospital.
    Became law
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 913: Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.
    Became law
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 879: Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4928: Relating to the continuation of certain health care provider participation programs in certain counties.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3414: Relating to the statewide all payor claims database.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 18, 2023HB 1393: Relating to an optional service retirement annuity that provides an increasing annuity under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023HB 2414: Relating to certain practices of a health maintenance organization or insurer to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3784: Relating to establishing the Texas Commission for Boys and Men.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2025HB 3567: Relating to authorizing certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3396: Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2911: Relating to participation in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees and additional state aid for public schools that do not participate in that program.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2747: Relating to requiring certain health care entities to submit notice of material change transactions to the attorney general and the attorney general's authority to conduct certain related studies; imposing civil and administrative penalties.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025HB 2556: Relating to certain health care transaction fees and payment claims; providing an administrative penalty.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025HB 2337: Relating to the concurrent jurisdiction of this state over United States military installations with respect to certain subject matters.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2025HJR 112: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of parents to raise their children.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 22, 2024HB 1461: Relating to the confinement or detention of certain individuals in a county jail or other facility operated by or for the county and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement or detention.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3363: Relating to the confinement or detention of certain individuals in a county jail or other facility operated by or for the county and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement or detention.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 2, 2023HB 3317: Relating to programs established and operated by federally qualified health centers to provide primary care access to certain employees.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 1340: Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers to practice in underserved areas.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5285: Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5184: Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5185: Relating to contracts with managed care organizations, including the procurement of managed care contracts, under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5183: Relating to contracts with managed care organizations, including the procurement of managed care contracts, under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5546: Relating to the alignment of report due dates under the Health and Safety Code.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4587: Relating to the provisional admission to an elementary or secondary school of students requesting certain immunization exemptions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4586: Relating to prohibited direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical advertising; providing an administrative penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4615: Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2025HB 4051: Relating to the authority of certain healthcare providers to order and provide or dispense limited prescription drugs.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 5, 2025HB 3796: Relating to public school accountability, including the administration of assessment instruments in public schools, the assignment of public school campus performance ratings, and the creation of the Texas Commission on Public School Assessment and Accountability.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3718: Relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Wichita County.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3683: Relating to a student's eligibility to participate in the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3397: Relating to the administration of medication by open-enrollment charter schools, private schools, and school employees.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 3192: Relating to establishing age for purposes of admission into public schools for certain children of foreign military members.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2025HB 2338: Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 22, 2025HB 1959: Relating to certain practices of health benefit plan issuers to encourage the use of certain physicians and health care providers and rank physicians.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 775: Relating to the participation by non-enrolled students in University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5261: Relating to public education, including parental rights and public school responsibilities regarding instructional materials and the establishment of an education savings account program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5267: Relating to the establishment of the Education Savings Account Program to allow certain children to use public money to pursue educational alternatives to public schools and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5030: Relating to the definition of neglect of a child and suits affecting the parent-child relationship in which the Department of Family and Protective Services central is appointed joint managing conservator with the parent.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4462: Relating to transferring data analysis and certain reporting functions from the Department of Family and Protective Services to the Texas Tech University System.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4339: Relating to the establishment of the Education Savings Account Program to allow certain disadvantaged children and their siblings to use public money to pursue educational alternatives to public schools and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4340: Relating to the establishment of the Education Savings Account Program to allow certain children to use public money to pursue educational alternatives to public schools and an insurance premium tax credit for contributions made for purposes of that program.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 8, 2023HB 4154: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Mental Health Care Enterprise Fund and the granting of license reciprocity to certain mental health professionals.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2023HB 3413: Relating to limitations on use of certain pharmacy benefit managers.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2023HB 2513: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 82 in Wichita County as the Eddie Hill Highway.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 26, 2023HB 1692: Relating to facility fees charged by certain health care providers; providing an administrative penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 19, 2023HB 1483: Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.
    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

1,790 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 84 of 1,790 votes (5%). 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 Justice79 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 Services42 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education56 votes
                                                                                  Public Health73 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs144 votes
                                                                                      State-Federal Relations1 vote
                                                                                        Taxes (Ways and Means)83 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.