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Running forState House, District 150

Valoree Swanson

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Overview

Valoree Hanson Swanson is an American politician who serves as a Republican member 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

64 bills

Became law

6 became law. Another 16 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4202: Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.
    Became law
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 551: Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 23, 2023HB 2708: Relating to visitation policies for inmates and state jail felony defendants.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 16, 2023SB 975: Relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is surrendered.
    Became law
  • Introduced Feb 7, 2023HB 1970: Relating to the powers of the Harris County Water Control and Improvement District No. 110; providing authority to impose a fee and impose fines and penalties.
    Became law
  • Introduced Jan 9, 2023HB 1217: Relating to the administration of and procedures relating to early voting by personal appearance.
    Became law
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5256: Relating to the number of polling places in certain counties.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2025HB 4203: Relating to education requirements for notaries public; providing a civil penalty.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3312: Relating to the preservation and release of video surveillance recordings of special education settings.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3323: Relating to the responsibilities of the tabulation supervisor of a central counting station; providing a civil penalty
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 25, 2025HB 3311: Relating to priority of claims against a decedent's estate and to payment of the family allowance from the estate.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 26, 2024HB 1477: Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HJR 40: Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove the requirement that a home equity loan be closed only at the office of the lender, an attorney at law, or a title company.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 437: Relating to the placement of children in a detention or correctional facility according to biological sex.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 370: Relating to eligibility of certain events under the Events Trust Fund
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 496: Relating to a ballot option to not vote for any candidate or not vote for or against a proposition.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 293: Relating to the requirements for applications for low income housing tax credits for developments financed through the private activity bond program.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2023HB 2856: Relating to the requirements for applications for low income housing tax credits for developments financed through the private activity bond program.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2023HB 2860: Relating to maintaining certain voter registration information and reviewing ballots voted by mail; creating criminal offenses.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2023HB 2496: Relating to notice provided by certain public water systems regarding a water service interruption in an area served by a fire department that provides fire suppression services.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 27, 2023HB 1793: Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Jan 3, 2023HB 1149: Relating to parental consent for certain activities engaged in by a school district employee or contractor with respect to the parent's child.
    Passed the House
  • Introduced Aug 26, 2025HB 301: Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 81: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 79: Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Aug 15, 2025HB 77: Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Jul 17, 2025HB 107: Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit 's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 14, 2025HB 5593: Relating to the eligibility of an individual to adopt or foster a child.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 13, 2025HB 4842: Relating to the conduct and administration of elections.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 4, 2025HB 3661: Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and actions and other proceedings by a public school challenging the operations of the public school system; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 26, 2025HB 3392: Relating to prohibited health care discrimination based on vaccination status; providing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 21, 2025HB 3186: Relating to intercollegiate athletic competitions based on biological sex.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 11, 2025HB 2684: Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 13, 2024HB 1617: Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Dec 2, 2024HB 1490: Relating to creating a criminal offense for certain conduct involving the unauthorized use of a vehicle.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 26, 2024HB 1476: Relating to a ballot option to not vote for any candidate.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 14, 2024HJR 94: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to produce meat and meat food products naturally derived from livestock.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 477: Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 750: Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain repeat intoxication offenders.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 439: Relating to maintaining certain voter registration information and reviewing ballots voted by mail; creating criminal offenses.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 516: Relating to notice of a water service interruption provided by public water systems in unincorporated areas of certain counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 177: Relating to the purchase of online library resources for primary and secondary schools by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 730: Relating to the affidavit form for claiming an exemption from required immunizations.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 818: Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 703: Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 789: Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by school district personnel.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 240: Relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 239: Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 403: Relating to housing and placement of inmates and children according to biological sex.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 602: Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 12, 2024HB 631: Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Nov 7, 2023HB 26: Relating to parental consent for certain activities engaged in by a school district employee or contractor with respect to the parent’s child.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Oct 16, 2023HB 164: Relating to the enrollment, including resident status and tuition rates, of certain persons, including persons not authorized to be present in the United States, in public institutions of higher education.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 5082: Relating to the authority of the secretary of state to order a new election in certain counties.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 10, 2023HB 4833: Relating to the taxation of a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility granted by a public facility corporation.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 9, 2023HB 4291: Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 2, 2023HB 3213: Relating to the detainment and housing of juveniles based on biological sex.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Mar 1, 2023HB 3147: Relating to the detainment and housing of juveniles and inmates based on biological sex.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 27, 2023HB 2862: Relating to the confinement of inmates according to biological sex.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 24, 2023HJR 124: Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove the requirement that a home equity loan be closed only at the office of the lender, an attorney at law, or a title company.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 17, 2023HB 2498: Relating to the conduct and administration of elections; providing a civil penalty.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 14, 2023HB 2272: Relating to associate judges and Department of Family and Protective Services representation in child protection court proceedings.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2023HB 1877: Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.
    Introduced
  • Introduced Feb 3, 2023HB 1891: Relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain 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

1,781 votes on bills that passed at least one chamber.

Attendance

Didn't vote on 110 of 1,781 votes (6%). 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 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
                                        Elections22 votes
                                          Energy Resources18 votes
                                            Environmental Regulation22 votes
                                              Family and Fiduciary Relationships40 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
                                                            Insurance37 votes
                                                              Intergovernmental Affairs39 votes
                                                                International Relations1 vote
                                                                  Juvenile Justice11 votes
                                                                    Land and Resource Management20 votes
                                                                      Licensing and Administrative Procedures36 votes
                                                                        Local Government53 votes
                                                                          Natural Resources58 votes
                                                                            Pensions, Investments and Financial Services42 votes
                                                                              Property Tax Appraisals13 votes
                                                                                Public Education56 votes
                                                                                  Public Health72 votes
                                                                                    State Affairs143 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
                                                                                                    Workforce12 votes

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