Harold Dutton Jr.

Voted against passing House Bill 1586, which makes the state post the school vaccine exemption form online for anyone to print. The House passed it 83-54, the Senate agreed, and the law took effect September 1, 2025.

May 14, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to pass House Bill 223, which makes cities seek competing offers for lobbying contracts. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 92-56.

May 7, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted to accept the Senate's version of House Bill 121, a school safety bill making districts renew any exception to the armed officer rule yearly. The House agreed 97-38, and it took effect September 1, 2025.

May 30, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 2835, which lets cities approve apartment buildings of up to six stories with one stairway. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 81-57.

May 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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The Texas Legislature's 89th Regular Session author report records Dutton as author of HB 2236 concerning chronically absent students, at-risk dropout reporting, and public education data.

March 14, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 510, which lets the secretary of state withhold voter-registration money from county officials who miss deadlines. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 109-33.

May 28, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Voted against the final, negotiated version of Senate Bill 13, a school library law giving elected school boards final approval of every library book. The Texas House approved the report 81-48 and the law took effect September 1, 2025.

May 31, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 2972, which limits the campus free-speech law to students and employees and bars overnight speech events. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 97-39.

May 28, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Wrote a Texas law that removed one ground for permanently ending parental rights: a parent's failure to follow a court-ordered plan for regaining a child from state custody (House Bill 116). It took effect September 1, 2025.

May 28, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 965, which protects a public school employee's religious speech or prayer while working. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-48.

May 23, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 1036, which makes home solar sellers register, carry insurance and give buyers five days to cancel. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 94-37.

May 23, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted no on the final version of Senate Bill 37, which gives public university boards control over core courses, provost hires and faculty senates. The Texas House adopted the compromise 83-47, and it took effect September 1, 2025.

May 31, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 1362, which bars Texas offices from using red flag gun orders unless state law allows them. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-53.

May 28, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 2337, which makes shareholder advisory firms disclose advice based on environmental or diversity goals. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 92-50.

May 28, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 12, which bars public schools from diversity duties and from teaching about sexual orientation or gender identity. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-47.

May 25, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 8, which requires every sheriff who runs a jail to seek a deal letting local officers help enforce immigration law. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-47.

May 25, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 11, which lets school boards create a daily school prayer and religious-reading period. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 88-48.

May 23, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 33, which bars government offices from using public money to help someone obtain an abortion. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 87-58.

May 22, 2025

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Voted to pass Senate Bill 21, which created the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve managed by the comptroller. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 101-42.

May 21, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 3053, which blocks cities and counties from running or joining gun buyback programs meant to cut civilian gun ownership. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 85-56.

May 13, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 493, which bars people convicted of first- or second-degree felonies from serving as poll watchers. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-52.

May 13, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 521, which tightens the rules for curbside voting, including a sworn statement of need. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 84-54.

May 13, 2025

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Voted against passing Senate Bill 1257, which makes health plans that cover a gender transition procedure also cover its side effects and any reversal. The House passed it 87-58 and the law took effect September 1, 2025.

May 12, 2025

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Voted against House Bill 5033, which ends state car emissions inspections only if the federal requirement is removed. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 101-45.

May 8, 2025

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Voted to send House Joint Resolution 2 to Texas voters. It would block new or higher state taxes on estates, inheritances, or gifts beyond those in place on January 1, 2025. The Texas House approved it 112-29 and put it on the November 4, 2025 statewide ballot.

April 29, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 2, which created education savings accounts families can use for private school tuition. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 86-61.

April 17, 2025

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Voted against Senate Bill 14, which created a governor's office to cut needless agency rules and ended court deference to agencies. The bill became law after the Texas House passed it 97-51.

April 9, 2025

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Voted to send House Joint Resolution 4, a proposed constitutional amendment blocking taxes on securities trades. The Texas House approved it 111-31 and put it on the November 4, 2025 statewide ballot.

April 1, 2025

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Official Texas House committee minutes record Chair Harold V. Dutton Jr. calling the March 24, 2025 Family and Fiduciary Relationships hearing to order and presiding over bills including HB 116.

March 24, 2025

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The official Texas Legislature bill history records Dutton as author of HB 2778 concerning release on bail for violations of release conditions, filed February 13 and referred March 19, 2025.

March 19, 2025

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