Texas House · District 139

Charlene Ward Johnson

Democratic

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Votes with the Republican Caucus chair 31% On 1,999 contested votes where both voted · 63% on all votes Votes with own party 93% Partisan rank: 64 of 147 in the House (tied with 5 others) Didn't vote at roll call 4% 166 of 4,235 roll calls · 16 of them excused

Statewide bills passed 1 21 sponsored · 1 became law · Rank 91 of 148 in the House (tied with 31 others) Local bills passed 0 0 sponsored · 0 became law

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Charlene Ward Johnson's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 2 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work

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More liberal than 78% of the Texas House.

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33rd most liberal of 147

On the November 3 ballot

Running for Texas House District 139.

Also on the ballot: Kyle Harding (Republican)

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The scores

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Votes with the Republican Caucus chair

31%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Charlene Ward Johnson.

On 1,999 contested votes where both voted63% on all 3,857 votes where both voted

Votes with own party

93%

Each tick is a current House member, by party; the dot is Charlene Ward Johnson.

On 964 party-line votesPartisan rank: 64 of 147 in the House (tied with 5 others)63 House members vote with their party more often

Bills

The bills Charlene Ward Johnson sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.

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Bills: Charlene Ward Johnson
	Statewide	Local
Sponsored	21	0
Passed both chambers	1	0
Became law	1	0
Vetoed by the Governor	0	0

Rank by statewide bills passed: Rank 91 of 148 in the House (tied with 31 others) · 27 of 62 Democrats (tied with 21 others)

A bill's sponsor is its primary author, the first name on it; joint authors and coauthors aren't counted.

Bills that passed both chambers

Bills that passed both chambers: Charlene Ward Johnson
Bill	Type	Result	Final action
HB 4361 Establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education	Statewide	Became law	June 20, 2025

Budget projects

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Contested votes where they split

1,378 against the Republican Caucus chair; 126 against most of their party.

Contested votes where they split: Charlene Ward Johnson
Date	Bill and motion	Their vote	Republican Caucus Chair	Most of their party
Sept. 3, 2025	HR 128: Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose… Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 3, 2025	SB 1: Campground and youth camp safety Motion to Table	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 3, 2025	HB 8: Public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and… Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 2, 2025	SB 54: Election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the… Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 2, 2025	SB 54: Election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the… Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Motion	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 2, 2025	HB 18: Making to or acceptance of political contributions by, and the making of political expenditures by, a member of the legislature during certain absences from… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Sept. 2, 2025	SB 10: Calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	HB 15: Certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	HB 7: Prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and… Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	HB 15: Certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	HB 7: Prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and… Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	HB 7: Prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and… Motion	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
Aug. 28, 2025	HB 7: Prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and… Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 28, 2025	SB 8: Designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action Motion	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 27, 2025	HB 192: Funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 27, 2025	HB 26: Contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 27, 2025	HB 25: A pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 27, 2025	HB 192: Funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 27, 2025	HB 26: Contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 27, 2025	HB 25: A pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 27, 2025	HB 25: A pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 27, 2025	HB 25: A pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 27, 2025	HB 25: A pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2025	HJR 1: Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this… Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2025	SB 12: Duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2025	HB 8: Public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and… Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2025	HJR 1: Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this… Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2025	SB 12: Duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2025	SB 12: Duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 26, 2025	HB 8: Public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and… Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2025	HB 8: Public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and… Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 26, 2025	HB 8: Public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and… Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 10: Calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 10: Calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 15: Certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 15: Certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 15: Certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 15: Certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 15: Certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 15: Certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 10: Calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 10: Calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	SB 10: Calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units Motion to Table	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
Aug. 25, 2025	HB 17: Requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 25, 2025	HB 17: Requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 21, 2025	SB 2: Disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
Aug. 21, 2025	HB 1: Resident youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing a civil penalty Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 21, 2025	HB 1: Resident youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing a civil penalty Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
Aug. 21, 2025	HB 1: Resident youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing a civil penalty Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 1, 2025	SB 2024: A prohibition on marketing, advertising, or selling certain e-cigarette products; creating a criminal offense Conference Committee Report	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
June 1, 2025	SB 1660: Retention and preservation of toxicological evidence of certain intoxication offenses Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 1, 2025	SB 2972: Expressive activities at public institutions of higher education Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 1, 2025	HB 40: Business court Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 1, 2025	HR 1514: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 40 Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
June 1, 2025	HR 1519: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 705 Adoption	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 1, 2025	SB 650: Requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages Conference Committee Report	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 1, 2025	HR 1499: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 650 Adoption	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 1, 2025	SB 268: Procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners Conference Committee Report	Nay	Nay	Yea (split)
June 1, 2025	HB 119: Registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of… Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 1, 2025	SB 1405: Increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services Conference Committee Report	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
June 1, 2025	SB 8: Agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 1, 2025	HB 5246: Administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities… Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 1, 2025	HB 2017: Increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of… Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
June 1, 2025	HB 2885: Allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages Conference Committee Report	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 31, 2025	SB 37: Governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or… Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 30, 2025	HB 223: Competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 30, 2025	SB 509: Requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 30, 2025	SB 1198: Designation of spaceports as critical infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil liability Conference Committee Report	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 2525: Exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 3848: Electronic submission of inspection reports and filing fees for the inspection of elevators, escalators, and related equipment Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 3333: A restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain stream segments, stream assessment units, and drainage areas Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 3697: Text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail and other balloting materials Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 5682: Creation of the Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 2854: Required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 5677: Creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 5658: Creation of the Craver Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 4464: Provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 3619: Rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 117: Establishment of the governor's task force on the governance of early childhood education and care Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 3000: A grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 30, 2025	HB 1056: Issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee Concur	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 29, 2025	SB 17: Purchase or acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities Conference Committee Report	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 29, 2025	HB 2243: Creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 29, 2025	HB 4211: Certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 29, 2025	HB 1234: Certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 29, 2025	HB 3963: An early childhood integrated data system Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 29, 2025	HB 1211: Tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 29, 2025	HB 521: Accommodating voters with a disability; creating a criminal offense Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 29, 2025	HB 2038: Issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the… Concur	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 29, 2025	HB 3966: Requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 29, 2025	HB 5680: Creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing… Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 29, 2025	HB 5696: Creation of The Reserve Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 3711: Investigation and prosecution of certain open meetings offenses as offenses against public administration and the publication of certain information regarding… Concur	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 28, 2025	HB 5671: Election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 5247: An alternative capital recovery process for certain utilities Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 43: Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 3689: Funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 4530: Dedication and management of water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 2851: Including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 2313: Authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 5154: Joint Admission Medical Program Council Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 4226: An exemption from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HB 35: A peer support network for first responders Concur	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SJR 1: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SCR 9: Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution Adoption	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 646: Repayment of certain mental health professional education loans Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 1596: Prohibition of short-barrel firearms Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 1400: A study on measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance program Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 2018: Strong families credit against certain taxes for entities that contribute to certain organizations Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Not voting	Nay (split)
May 28, 2025	SCR 27: Authorizing the burial of Guy Herman in the State Cemetery Adoption	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 1233: Information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 1718: Eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the… Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 13: A school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school… Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 268: Procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 857: Authorized removal of certain motor vehicles Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 3047: Creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes… Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 3039: Transfer of students in public higher education Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 974: Eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 2431: Requiring foreign language credit opportunities for students enrolled in study abroad components or programs offered by certain institutions of higher… Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 1300: Prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 1433: Assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 2900: A review of certain advisory entities under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of those… Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 2073: Authority of an appraisal district to purchase, finance the purchase of, or lease real property or construct or finance the construction of improvements to… Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 667: Prohibiting certain state governmental entities from investing in certain Chinese-affiliated entities Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 510: Failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 1558: Liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide… Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 506: Requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 2972: Expressive activities at public institutions of higher education Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 1362: Prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 2337: Regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 457: Regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 2206: A franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 1055: Permit fees for groundwater wells imposed by the Southeast Texas Groundwater Conservation District Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 918: Licensing and regulation of orthotists and prosthetists Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 1137: Group home consultant referrals; creating a criminal offense Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 1164: Emergency detention of certain persons evidencing mental illness and to court-ordered inpatient and extended mental health services Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 1563: County jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 2965: Territory in an emergency services district that is annexed by a municipality Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 2477: Certain municipal regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 28, 2025	SB 1923: Modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	SB 1957: Eligibility of a person to serve on a civilian oversight board Passage / Third Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 28, 2025	SB 790: Procedure for resolving certain customer complaints before the Public Utility Commission of Texas Passage / Third Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HCR 157: Designating Rockport as the official Redfish Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035 Adoption	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HCR 155: Designating San Antonio as Military City Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035 Adoption	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HCR 153: Designating Pearsall as the official Lineman Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035 Adoption	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 28, 2025	HCR 148: Designating Bridge City as the official Corn Dog Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035 Adoption	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 268: Procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 27, 2025	SB 268: Procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners Amendment	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 27, 2025	SB 857: Authorized removal of certain motor vehicles Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2025	SB 3047: Creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes… Second Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 3047: Creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 3047: Creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 3047: Creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes… Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 3039: Transfer of students in public higher education Second Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 3039: Transfer of students in public higher education Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 1433: Assertion of legislative privilege by the attorney general in certain legal challenges to the constitutionality of state statutes Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2025	SB 667: Prohibiting certain state governmental entities from investing in certain Chinese-affiliated entities Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2025	SB 510: Failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Yea (split)
May 27, 2025	SB 1558: Liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide… Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2025	SB 1558: Liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide… Motion to Table	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2025	SB 974: Eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense Second Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 973: Prohibition on posting on the Internet information held by an appraisal district regarding certain residential property Second Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 2995: Displacement of student financial aid at a public institution of higher education Second Reading	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 2615: Restricting telework for employees of public institutions of higher education Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2025	SB 2615: Restricting telework for employees of public institutions of higher education Amendment	Yea	Yea	Nay (split)
May 27, 2025	SB 1362: Prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay
May 27, 2025	SB 1362: Prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 1362: Prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 1362: Prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 1362: Prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 1362: Prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 1362: Prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense Amendment	Yea	Nay (split)	Yea
May 27, 2025	SB 1610: Sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other… Second Reading	Nay	Yea (split)	Nay

These are the 200 most recent of 1,452. The voting record below lists them all.

Every roll call

How Charlene Ward Johnson voted on each of the 4,235 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.

Every roll call: Charlene Ward Johnson
Date	Vote	Their vote	Most of their party	Republican Caucus Chair	Yeas–nays
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Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.

Contact, committees and caucuses

Contact

Official page: www.house.texas.gov
Email: charlene.wardjohnson@house.texas.gov
Capitol office: Room E2.320, P.O. Box 12910, Austin, TX 78711
512-463-0554
District office: 630 W. Little York Road, Houston, TX 77091

Committees

Culture, Recreation and Tourism
Higher Education

Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Texas Legislature, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 15, 2026.

Source: the Texas House and Senate Journals, Jan. 14, 2025 to Sept. 4, 2025. How these numbers work · Corrections