RBRhetta BowersDemocrat · State House, District 113
Overview
Rhetta Andrews Bowers is an American politician and educator, currently serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 113th district.
Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.
Wrote
31 bills
Became law
1 became law. Another 9 passed the House or Senate but didn't.
Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2492: Relating to the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes involving family violence may be held after bond is posted.
Became law
Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5264: Relating to the adoption and use of certain performance indicators to measure and evaluate career school or college programs.
Passed both chambers
Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5562: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue from a hotel and convention center project.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4893: Relating to the establishment of a postsecondary advising program for students who are the first in their families to pursue postsecondary education or who are educationally disadvantaged.
Passed the House
Introduced Mar 3, 2025HB 36: Relating to the monitoring of certain family violence offenders, the provision of resources for family violence victims, and the collection of information about conditions of bond imposed in family violence cases and certain other criminal cases.
Passed the House
Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 1822: Relating to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court over certain persons and to the sealing and nondisclosure of certain juvenile records.
Passed the House
Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 1820: Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files when a grand jury fails to find that probable cause exists to believe the alleged offense was committed.
Passed the House
Introduced Feb 9, 2023HB 2126: Relating to information reported through the Public Education Information Management System and to parents regarding disciplinary measures or restraint used by a public school.
Passed the House
Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2044: Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Passed the House
Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2043: Relating to a criminal justice system pretrial and sentencing database established by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.
Passed the House
Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 156: Relating to the development and implementation of outdoor warning siren activation protocol, including the establishment of an advisory committee.
Introduced
Introduced Jul 23, 2025HB 187: Relating to the development and implementation of outdoor warning siren activation protocol, including the establishment of an advisory committee.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5591: Relating to opioid overdose training for peace officers.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3283: Relating to the mission of governing boards of public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 20, 2025HB 3085: Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 18, 2025HB 2902: Relating to the establishment of the Supported Independent Living Program.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 11, 2025HB 2664: Relating to the task force on racial diversity in the nursing workforce.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 5, 2025HB 2493: Relating to the regulation of certain eviction-related service businesses.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 22, 2025HB 1992: Relating to the establishment of the behaviorally at-risk student grant program to provide social and cognitive skills training to certain public school students.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 22, 2025HB 1987: Relating to the regulation of abortion, including abortion complication reporting and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 22, 2025HB 1986: Relating to the regulation of abortion, including abortion complication reporting and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 1826: Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 1824: Related to monitoring domestic violence offenders through advanced tracking systems to enhance victim safety.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 1821: Relating to information regarding the procedures and available resources for the sealing of juvenile records.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025HB 1825: Relating to the exchange of certain information between the Department of Family and Protective Services or certain foster care services contractors and a state or local juvenile justice agency.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5086: Relating to an application for a charter for an open-enrollment charter school and to the expansion of a request for the revision of a charter for an open-enrollment charter school.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5087: Relating to the regulation of abortion, including abortion complication reporting and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4764: Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue in certain municipalities.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5083: Relating to the permissible uses of the allotment for students with dyslexia or related disorders under the Foundation School Program.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2045: Relating to an exemption from court reporter transcript fees for a county that provides and maintains court reporting equipment.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 8, 2023HB 2042: Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative of fentanyl.
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
1,792 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.
Attendance
Didn't vote on 138 of 1,792 votes (8%). Some of these may be excused absences, approved by the House ahead of time. The vote records we use don't say which.
By topicAcademic 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 Government52 votes
Natural Resources58 votes
Pensions, Investments and Financial Services43 votes