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Running forState House, District 18

Janis Holt

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Overview

Janis Holt is an American politician. She represents the 18th district of the Texas House of Representatives.

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

24 bills

Became law

3 became law. Another 5 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Apr 15, 2025HB 5680: Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management 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 Apr 11, 2025HB 5670: Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2025HB 2061: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 242 in Montgomery County as the Lance Corporal Armando Hernandez Memorial Bridge.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5645: Relating to the term of the chair of a county ethics commission.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4388: Relating to judicial authority and duties.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3626: Relating to justices of the peace, including certain state benefits and awards and membership on the First Responder Advisory Council.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2025HB 3515: Relating to regulating parental reunification therapy in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2734: Relating to public assistance program fraud; creating a criminal offense.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Aug 6, 2025HB 285: Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4986: Relating to the issuance of certificates of obligation by local governments.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 11, 2025HB 4338: Relating to the use of safety management software for children on large social media platforms.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4150: Relating to authorizing the Texas Department of Transportation to enforce certain regulations adopted by a county commissioners court.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4241: Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of an independent school district.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 28, 2025HB 3522: Relating to the labeling and sale of Texas honey.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3313: Relating to font and type size requirements for certain political advertising disclosures.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 3081: Relating to certain civil penalties under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HJR 140: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2897: Relating to a state of the judiciary message delivered by the presiding judge of the court of criminal appeals.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025HB 2602: Relating to the permitting and inspection of mobile food units.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025HB 2601: Relating to certain disqualifications from operating a commercial motor vehicle.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2025HB 2519: Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2025HB 2064: Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2025HB 2062: Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2025HJR 121: Proposing a constitutional amendment to require that future constitutional amendments become effective only if approved by a majority of the voters in at least three-fourths of the counties of the state.
    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

1,787 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 413 of 1,787 votes (23%). 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)75 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 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 Health72 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 Affairs42 votes
                                                                                                    Workforce13 votes

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