Environmental Regulation
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77 bills pending
Keith Bell — House District 4
🔴 Republican
👍 0 Partner Likes
📜 51 Primary Authored Bills
📈 12 policy measures passed
🗳 4272 Individual Votes Observed
🏛 5 Committee Assignments
Voting Similarity
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Compared only with current house members on explicit yes-or-no votes from non-unanimous roll calls. Texas's configured final-vote patterns retain substantive final action; procedural and unanimous votes are excluded. Each percentage measures agreement, and the shared-vote count shows how much common voting history supports it.
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Angie Chen Button
97.7%
agreement
1,216 shared votes
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Morgan Meyer
97.5%
agreement
1,223 shared votes
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Ryan Guillen
97.5%
agreement
1,197 shared votes
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R
John Lujan
97.1%
agreement
1,216 shared votes
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Richard Peña Raymond
96.9%
agreement
1,223 shared votes
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Charlie Geren
96.7%
agreement
1,044 shared votes
Organization Alignment
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Alignment compares this legislator's explicit yes-or-no votes with each public organization's current bill likes and dislikes. Only Texas's configured substantive final-vote patterns count; procedural votes are excluded. The shared-vote count is the number of graded bills on which both cast a position.
No public organization has comparable final-vote history for this legislator yet.
Committee Assignments
General Aviation, Select
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General Investigating
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S/C on Workforce
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Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
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191 bills pending
Primary Authored Bills
StateLens credits bill likes to the first-listed primary author. The activity pills below reconcile to this profile's partner-like totals.
HB5436
Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense; providing for a fee.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HB5435
Relating to required lease terms for public property leased to a nongovernmental entity.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HB5033
Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HB3923
Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HB3260
Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HB2488
Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HB1545
Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HB1500
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department and, in collaboration with the comptroller, the administration of state assistance opportunities.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HB120
Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HB12
Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.
June 20, 2025Signed by Governor
HR1532
Congratulating the Trinity Valley Community College cheer team on winning the Advanced Small Coed Junior College Division championship at the 2025 NCA & NDA College Nationals.
June 3, 2025Enrolled
HR1352
Congratulating the Forney Independent School District on receiving a 2025 Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation.
June 1, 2025Enrolled
HB4582
Relating to reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by a developer of certain housing developments by certain municipalities and counties.
May 26, 2025Pending: Senate Local Government
HR1282
Congratulating Ronnie Davis on his retirement as chief of the Kaufman Fire Department.
May 25, 2025Enrolled
HR843
Congratulating the Trinity Valley Community College men's basketball team on winning the 2025 NJCAA Division I national championship.
May 24, 2025Enrolled
HB467
Relating to the procedure for the dissolution of the Cedar Creek Hospital District and the disposition of district money.
May 24, 2025Signed by Governor
HB2198
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway.
May 24, 2025Signed by Governor
HR844
Congratulating Josh Edwards on his 2025 induction into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
May 23, 2025Enrolled
HR1259
In memory of former state representative Fred Charles Head of Athens.
May 23, 2025Enrolled
HB3466
Relating to the cancellation of certain consumer transactions.
May 20, 2025Pending: Senate Business & Commerce
HB4840
Relating to the governance of public housing authorities established by certain municipalities.
May 15, 2025Introduced in House
HB3290
Relating to the time period for which certain funds payable under a construction contract must be reserved for the benefit of mechanic's lien claimants.
May 15, 2025Introduced in House
HB3920
Relating to the recognition of career and technology education programs by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
May 14, 2025Introduced in House
HB447
Relating to traffic impact studies conducted before the issuance of certain municipal utility district bonds.
May 13, 2025Introduced in House
HB5008
Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.
May 6, 2025Introduced in House
HB3287
Relating to construction contract trust funds.
May 5, 2025Introduced in House
HB3288
Relating to the application of funds under certain construction contracts.
May 2, 2025Introduced in House
HB1874
Relating to the scope of work a master electrician is authorized to perform.
April 30, 2025Introduced in House
HB1540
Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process.
April 30, 2025Pending: House Delivery of Government Efficiency
HB363
Relating to the filing with the county clerk of certain counties of a draft of a petition requesting the creation of a municipal utility district.
April 29, 2025Pending: Senate Local Government
HB420
Relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts.
April 28, 2025Pending: Senate
HB391
Relating to board of directors meeting locations of certain special districts.
April 24, 2025Pending: Senate
HB2196
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
April 17, 2025Introduced in House
HB3289
Relating to the payment of funds under construction contracts.
April 15, 2025Pending: House Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
HB5278
Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services in relation to the deceased; creating a criminal offense and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense; expanding the application of a fee.
April 14, 2025Pending: House Public Health
HB1745
Relating to the procedure for protests before appraisal review boards.
April 8, 2025Introduced in House
HR580
Congratulating Taylor Jones of The University of Texas at Austin women's basketball team on being named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week.
April 1, 2025Enrolled
HR579
In memory of Vertis O'Neal Storey of Kaufman.
April 1, 2025Enrolled
HR578
Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Lone Star CASA's expansion into Kaufman County.
April 1, 2025Enrolled
HR577
Congratulating the Crandall High School cheerleading team on winning the 5A Division II title at the 2025 UIL Spirit State Championships.
April 1, 2025Enrolled
HR589
Commending Mike Rentz and The Perfect Light for their commemoration of Super Bowl LIX.
March 31, 2025Enrolled
HR576
Congratulating Graham Geisleman of Forney Taekwondo on winning a gold medal at the 2025 U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships.
March 31, 2025Enrolled
HR575
Congratulating the Scurry-Rosser High School cheerleading team on winning the 3A Division II title at the 2025 UIL Spirit State Championships.
March 31, 2025Enrolled
HB1746
Relating to approval of real estate educational programs and courses of study by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
March 14, 2025Pending: House Academic & Career-Oriented Education
HR132
Congratulating Tyler Wade of Terrell on winning the 2024 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Team Roping World Championship.
March 6, 2025Enrolled
HJR36
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
March 3, 2025Pending: House Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee
HB338
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
February 28, 2025Pending: House Property Tax Appraisals Subcommittee
HB264
Relating to the dedication of certain surplus state revenue for ad valorem tax relief.
February 27, 2025Pending: House Appropriations
HR240
Recognizing February 18, 2025, as Kaufman County Day at the State Capitol.
February 18, 2025Enrolled
HR191
Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Athens Day at the State Capitol.
February 11, 2025Enrolled
HR133
Recognizing February 4, 2025, as Cedar Creek Lake Day at the State Capitol.
February 4, 2025Enrolled