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Jon Rosenthal

Democrat

Overview

Texas state representative, first elected in 2018, and a mechanical engineer.

Facts from Texas House of Representatives: member biography.

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

75 bills

Became law

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

  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 367: Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 19, 2023HB 1457: Relating to required military informed care or military cultural competency training for certain personnel of entities that provide mental health services to veterans or veterans' families before award of a state agency grant.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023HB 2730: Relating to the adoption and amendment of an annual budget by certain emergency services districts.
    Passed both chambers
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2025HB 3977: Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain political subdivisions.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2437: Relating to the adoption and amendment of an annual budget by certain emergency services districts.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 168: Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4918: Relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products for smoking.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5105: Relating to the imposition on a payor of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well of a duty to notify a payee when payments to the payee are suspended.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5103: Relating to the abandonment of mineral proceeds for purposes of certain unclaimed property laws.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 5106: Relating to the information a payor of the proceeds of production from an oil and gas well is required to provide a payee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4477: Relating to the requirement to employ an adequate staff for a civil service commission of certain counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 12, 2025HB 4484: Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information in the custody of certain law enforcement and health care agencies of this state.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 3596: Relating to prevention of and safety requirements regarding sudden cardiac arrest affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2025HB 3451: Relating to a change of name and sex for certain persons and the issuance of associated birth records and documentation; authorizing a fee.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3378: Relating to uniform election dates for certain emergency service districts.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3381: Relating to prohibiting a person from simultaneously serving as the presiding officer of the board of a property owners' association and as the president of the board of a municipal utility district.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3379: Relating to uniform election of municipal utility districts.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3380: Relating to the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program, including an adjustment in those amounts to reflect inflation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 12, 2025HB 2755: Relating to requirements for and transparency of epidemiological reports and immunization exemption information and reports.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 10, 2025HB 2610: Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain cancer-related treatments or items.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2469: Relating to access to certain Internet websites in public schools.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2025HB 1750: Relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products for smoking.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 7, 2025HB 1763: Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 12, 2024HB 1599: Relating to a handgun safety course required for the transfer of a handgun.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 12, 2024HB 1603: Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to ensure the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region has adequate reserve power to prevent blackout conditions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 12, 2024HB 1602: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of a criminal offense relating to making false statements or reports of child abuse or neglect.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 12, 2024HB 1601: Relating to the prohibition, prevention, and remedying of certain discrimination.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 501: Relating to the advertisement of disposable wipes as flushable; authorizing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 532: Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain law regarding travel expenses.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 471: Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 362: Relating to the assignment of public school students enrolled in certain school districts to an uncertified teacher.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 270: Relating to civil liability for discriminatory false reports to law enforcement agencies or emergency service providers.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 574: Relating to the use of adaptive model data analytics software by the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 224: Relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 435: Relating to prohibiting carrying a firearm while intoxicated; creating a criminal offense.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 302: Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 459: Relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from wells or other facilities regulated by the commission.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 489: Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 411: Relating to the repeal of the prohibition against certain municipal or county regulation of the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 613: Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 531: Relating to the use of certain devices by a person occupying a voting station.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 575: Relating to preparation for and response to weather emergencies that affect certain natural gas facilities; increasing the amount of civil and administrative penalties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 438: Relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 608: Relating to electric power purchased for the ERCOT power region.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 410: Relating to pet deposits or fees collected by landlords.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 230: Relating to the establishment of the office of community violence intervention and prevention within the Department of State Health Services and a grant program for violence intervention and prevention services.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 9, 2023HB 90: Relating to a bonus payment for certain public school employees and to the public school finance system.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 11, 2023HB 71: Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4817: Relating to a handgun safety course required for the transfer of a handgun.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4691: Relating to public school accountability, including performance standards and sanctions and public high school graduation requirements.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4361: Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain cancer-related treatments or items.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4480: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of a criminal offense relating to making false statements or reports of child abuse or neglect.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 7, 2023HB 3918: Relating to the prohibition, prevention, and remedying of certain discrimination.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 6, 2023HB 3620: Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3181: Relating to preparation for and response to weather emergencies that affect certain natural gas facilities; increasing the amount of civil and administrative penalties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3178: Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to ensure the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region has adequate reserve power to prevent blackout conditions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3182: Relating to the use of adaptive model data analytics software by the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3179: Relating to electric power purchased for the ERCOT power region.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3177: Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2661: Relating to eliminating the requirement to use public school assessment instruments as indicators of achievement under the public school accountability system.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 22, 2023HB 2667: Relating to the property tax rate imposed by a municipal utility district.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2023HB 2595: Relating to the advertisement of disposable wipes as flushable; providing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023HB 1945: Relating to access to certain Internet websites in public schools.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023HB 1944: Relating to the use of certain devices by a person occupying a voting station.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023HB 1943: Relating to annual applications for ballots to be voted by mail.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 6, 2023HB 1946: Relating to the categorization, collection, and publication of demographic and other information pertaining to certain public benefits programs.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2023HB 1858: Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain law regarding travel expenses.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 24, 2023HB 1556: Relating to requirements for beneficial tax treatment related to a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility used to provide affordable housing.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 19, 2023HB 1459: Relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from wells or other facilities regulated by the commission.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 19, 2023HB 1458: Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 1343: Relating to prohibiting carrying a firearm while intoxicated; creating a criminal offense.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 13, 2023HB 1344: Relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2023HB 1213: Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 3, 2023HB 1148: Relating to the repeal of the prohibition against certain municipal or county regulation of the rental or leasing of housing accommodations.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jan 3, 2023HB 1166: Relating to pet deposits or fees collected by landlords.
    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

1,784 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 16 of 1,784 votes (less than 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)75 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 Education49 votes
                                                        Homeland Security, Public Safety and Veterans' Affairs55 votes
                                                          Human Services54 votes
                                                            Insurance36 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 Education55 votes
                                                                                  Public Health72 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs142 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.