John Bryant

Introduced a bill setting rules for dealings between pharmacy benefit managers, the firms that run drug plans, and pharmacies (House Bill 5457).

April 7, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 1355 in the Texas Legislature, a bill to expand Medicaid coverage to more people under the federal Affordable Care Act. The House sent it to the Appropriations Committee.

March 11, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 2950, a bill about the temperature kept inside certain facilities run by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The bill was left pending in committee.

March 28, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing changes to the state minimum wage, regular living-wage studies, wider childcare access, and paid parental leave (House Bill 5598). It never advanced past a House workforce subcommittee.

April 7, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a Texas bill dealing with the state minimum wage and requiring a study and report on the living wage every two years; it stayed in a House workforce subcommittee and did not pass (House Bill 5163).

April 7, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a Texas bill proposing to make children under four in households earning up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level eligible for state-subsidized child care (House Bill 4039). It stayed in committee and did not pass.

March 27, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 4394 in the 88R Texas Legislature, a bill to increase protections for warehouse workers. The House referred it to the International Relations and Economic Development committee.

March 21, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing changes to the state minimum wage, regular living-wage studies, wider childcare access, and paid parental leave (House Bill 5598). It never advanced past a House workforce subcommittee.

April 7, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a Texas bill dealing with the state minimum wage and requiring a study and report on the living wage every two years; it stayed in a House workforce subcommittee and did not pass (House Bill 5163).

April 7, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 4681 in the Texas Legislature, a bill to require public employers to tell workers they have the right to join certain labor unions. The House sent it to the State Affairs Committee.

March 22, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 5585, a bill on who may sue for a declaratory judgment over whether a government body followed the open meetings law or the public information law. The House referred it to the Delivery of Government Efficiency committee.

April 7, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 5350 in the Texas House, a bill to require notice and a chance for public comment before a state agency adopts certain policies. The bill was referred to the Delivery of Government Efficiency Committee.

April 7, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored Texas House Bill 1924, a bill about job limits for some former county and city officials and employees. The House sent it to the Intergovernmental Affairs committee.

March 14, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 3428, a bill on job restrictions for former county and city officers and employees. The House returned it to the Local and Consent Calendars Committee.

May 12, 2023Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing to fix or delete out-of-date parts of Texas property law. It reached the House calendar in May 2023 but never passed (House Bill 3422).

May 11, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing an ombudsman office at the Texas prison agency to take anonymous staff complaints, investigate them, and publish a report every two years (House Bill 3427). The House sent it to the Corrections Committee, its last recorded action.

March 16, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 5156 in the Texas Legislature, a bill to adjust certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for the cost of living. The House sent it to the Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee.

April 7, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a Texas bill proposing that inmates receive a state-issued ID card when they are released or discharged. The House sent it to the Corrections Committee in April 2025, and it went no further before the session ended (House Bill 5159).

April 7, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote House Bill 5426, proposing new Texas state rules for automated (self-driving) motor vehicles. The House read it and sent it to committee in April 2025.

April 7, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Bryant authored HB 5416 in the Texas Legislature, a bill to ban carrying a firearm across the state's international border into Mexico and to make it a crime. The House referred it to the Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee.

April 7, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing to limit how hot state prison units can get (House Bill 2997). Its last recorded step was referral to the House Corrections Committee in March 2025.

March 20, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing to make the unlawful buying or transfer of certain weapons a crime and to increase a criminal penalty (House Bill 2606).

March 18, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing extreme risk protective orders, court orders barring a person from having a firearm, and creating new crimes tied to them (House Bill 2570). The House sent it to the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, which took no further action.

March 17, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Bryant authored a bill removing equipment used to test a drug's strength or purity from Texas's list of illegal drug paraphernalia, so having it is no longer a crime (House Bill 2126). The House sent it to the Public Health Committee.

March 14, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 2950, a bill about the temperature kept inside certain facilities run by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The bill was left pending in committee.

March 28, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 5026 in the Texas House, a bill on the legal definition of child abuse. The bill was referred to the Public Health Committee.

March 23, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored the Robb Elementary Firearm Safety Act, proposing new limits on gun transfers and possession, new criminal offenses, and stiffer penalties. The House sent it to the Community Safety Select Committee, where it stopped (House Bill 3996).

March 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 5166 in the 89R Texas Legislature, a housing bill that offered property tax exemptions and relief, set a civil penalty, and authorized a fee. The House referred it to the State Affairs Committee on 04/07/2025.

April 7, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a proposed constitutional amendment letting school districts exempt part of the value of certain leased homes from property tax, and creating a state fund to send property-tax relief to renters (House Joint Resolution 200).

April 3, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Joint Resolution 14 in the Texas Legislature, a proposed constitutional amendment on school property taxes and renters. It raised the homestead exemption from school district property taxes. It adjusted the tax cap for homeowners who are elderly or disabled so the cap matched the larger exemption. It created a fund that paid rental households back a share of the rent they pay. Money spent on that relief was placed outside the state's limit on how fast spending can grow.

July 6, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Was lead author of a Texas bill proposing to cut school-district property taxes, add relief for renters, and change school-funding exemptions and tax rates. Filed July 6, 2023, it drew no further action and died (House Bill 62, 2023 second special session).

July 6, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a bill on repairs made after a tenant gives notice of intent to repair, and on refunding a tenant's security deposit. A House committee backed it 8-0, but it never reached a floor vote (House Bill 3405).

May 5, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Filed a Texas bill giving renters a right to fix a missed rent payment instead of losing the lease. The bill stayed in the House Business & Industry Committee and died there (House Bill 3306, 2023).

March 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill to repeal the state ban that stops Texas cities and counties from setting their own rules for renting or leasing housing (House Bill 3308). It went to the Urban Affairs Committee in March 2023 and died there with no further action.

March 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 5156 in the Texas Legislature, a bill to adjust certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for the cost of living. The House sent it to the Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee.

April 7, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing changes to the state minimum wage, regular living-wage studies, wider childcare access, and paid parental leave (House Bill 5598). It never advanced past a House workforce subcommittee.

April 7, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a Texas bill letting the Teacher Retirement System board approve new types of benefits beyond service, disability, and death benefits (House Bill 5535). It stayed in a House committee and did not pass.

April 7, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Bryant authored HB 5164 in the Texas Legislature, a bill on parental leave for certain employees paid by employers or by employer-maintained insurance policies. The House referred it to a Workforce subcommittee.

April 7, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a Texas bill proposing to make children under four in households earning up to 250 percent of the federal poverty level eligible for state-subsidized child care (House Bill 4039). It stayed in committee and did not pass.

March 27, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 5162 in the Texas House, a bill to repeal the power to create a new school district by splitting territory off an existing district. The bill was referred to the Public Education Committee.

April 7, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a bill changing how Texas public school educators are paid and how schools, prekindergarten and school health services are funded; it stalled in the House Public Education Committee (House Bill 1257).

March 10, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Was lead author of a Texas bill proposing to cut school-district property taxes, add relief for renters, and change school-funding exemptions and tax rates. Filed July 6, 2023, it drew no further action and died (House Bill 62, 2023 second special session).

July 6, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a bill proposing state grant programs to pay for nursing education and training in Texas (House Bill 3930). The House Higher Education Committee held a public hearing on it in April 2023 but left it pending, so it did not become law.

April 24, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing extra state money for school districts that spent more on special education than their state allotment covered for two straight years. It died in the House Public Education Committee (House Bill 5292).

March 24, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a bill proposing to stop counting full-day prekindergarten students as half-day when the state calculates school funding. It never got a vote in the House Public Education Committee (House Bill 5109).

March 24, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 4678 in the 88R Texas Legislature, a bill to create a social work recruitment and retention program run by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The House referred it to the Higher Education committee.

March 22, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill to raise state school funding each year to keep pace with inflation (House Bill 3700). The House referred it to the Public Education Committee in 2023, and it advanced no further.

March 16, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Bryant authored HB 5416 in the Texas Legislature, a bill to ban carrying a firearm across the state's international border into Mexico and to make it a crime. The House referred it to the Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Committee.

April 7, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing to make the unlawful buying or transfer of certain weapons a crime and to increase a criminal penalty (House Bill 2606).

March 18, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing extreme risk protective orders, court orders barring a person from having a firearm, and creating new crimes tied to them (House Bill 2570). The House sent it to the Criminal Jurisprudence Committee, which took no further action.

March 17, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored the Robb Elementary Firearm Safety Act, proposing new limits on gun transfers and possession, new criminal offenses, and stiffer penalties. The House sent it to the Community Safety Select Committee, where it stopped (House Bill 3996).

March 20, 2023Supports Gun Control

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Filed a Texas bill with a joint author proposing to make the state legally liable when a person is denied health care because of laws that limit or ban reproductive health care. The bill was sent to the House State Affairs Committee and died there without a committee vote (House Bill 1919).

March 14, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a bill proposing to repeal Texas laws banning abortion and to change how courts read laws penalizing pregnant people (House Bill 3000).

March 14, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Filed a Texas bill proposing to shield people who help someone travel out of state for an abortion from criminal penalties and private lawsuits. It never advanced past the State Affairs committee (House Bill 3004).

March 14, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill proposing to let Texans register to vote electronically. It stayed in the House Elections Committee (House Bill 3247).

March 20, 2025Supports Election Integrity

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a Texas bill proposing that inmates receive a state-issued ID card when they are released or discharged. The House sent it to the Corrections Committee in April 2025, and it went no further before the session ended (House Bill 5159).

April 7, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 2758 in the 89R Texas Legislature, a bill to update state law to recognize same-sex marriages and parenting. It also removed language treating homosexual conduct as criminal or unacceptable. The House referred it to the Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee on 03/19/2025.

March 19, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Filed a Texas bill with a joint author proposing to make the state legally liable when a person is denied health care because of laws that limit or ban reproductive health care. The bill was sent to the House State Affairs Committee and died there without a committee vote (House Bill 1919).

March 14, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 5031 in the Texas Legislature, a bill to change state law to recognize same-sex marriages and parenting relationships. It also removed language treating homosexual conduct as criminal or unacceptable. The House referred it to the Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee on 03/23/2023.

March 23, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 4681 in the Texas Legislature, a bill to require public employers to tell workers they have the right to join certain labor unions. The House sent it to the State Affairs Committee.

March 22, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a bill proposing to give Texas inmates a state-issued ID card when they leave prison. It was referred to the House Corrections Committee and advanced no further (House Bill 3426, 2023).

March 16, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a bill requiring every Texas justice of the peace to let free legal-aid staff sit in justice court, in person or online, to sign up and help low-income people. The bill stalled in the House Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Committee and did not become law (House Bill 3429).

March 16, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Joint Resolution 143 in the Texas Legislature, a proposed constitutional amendment to guarantee equal treatment under the law regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation. The House sent it to the State Affairs Committee.

March 15, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Introduced a bill setting rules for dealings between pharmacy benefit managers, the firms that run drug plans, and pharmacies (House Bill 5457).

April 7, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 2166, proposing an independent monitor to watch the Texas natural gas market through the Public Utility Commission. The bill stalled after being sent to the State Affairs Committee.

March 14, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a Texas bill taxing profits power generators and gas producers made from crisis prices, above $9,000 per megawatt hour or $200 per thousand cubic feet of gas (House Bill 5029). It stayed in the House State Affairs Committee and did not pass.

March 23, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 4706, proposing an independent monitor to watch the Texas natural gas market. The bill did not advance past the State Affairs Committee.

March 22, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing to require natural gas supply information be reported to ERCOT, the operator of the main Texas power grid; the State Affairs committee never voted on it (House Bill 4708, 2023).

March 22, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 4394 in the 88R Texas Legislature, a bill to increase protections for warehouse workers. The House referred it to the International Relations and Economic Development committee.

March 21, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 3710, proposing rules for how sellers of motor fuel advertise their prices.

March 20, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill ordering a state study of electricity demand response. The bill stayed in committee and did not pass (House Bill 2127).

March 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a Texas House bill proposing a natural gas inventory system run by the ERCOT grid operator, the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and the Railroad Commission of Texas (House Bill 2167). The bill stayed in the State Affairs Committee and did not pass.

March 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored Texas House Bill 5297, a bill about connecting the ERCOT power grid to power grids outside the ERCOT region. The House sent it to the State Affairs committee.

March 24, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing to require natural gas supply information be reported to ERCOT, the operator of the main Texas power grid; the State Affairs committee never voted on it (House Bill 4708, 2023).

March 22, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a bill changing how county appraisers set the property-tax value of car stock held by wholesale-only vehicle dealers, using the standard market-value rule instead of the special dealer formula. It stalled in the House Ways and Means Committee and did not become law (House Bill 3008).

March 14, 2023

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 5494 in the Texas Legislature, a bill about legal parenthood for children born through assisted reproduction or surrogacy (gestational agreements). The committee sent its report to the Calendars Committee.

May 14, 2025

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 5428, proposing to let Texas public university boards approve more voluntary payroll deductions for their employees. The House referred it to the Higher Education Committee.

April 7, 2025

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored a bill proposing to let public school employees pay for benefits approved by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas through payroll deductions (House Bill 5429).

April 7, 2025

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 4680, proposing to change how the state licenses barber and cosmetology instructors and who serves on the Barbering and Cosmetology Advisory Board.

April 3, 2025

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored House Bill 4974, proposing to keep a social worker license out of the automatic revocation or denial that applies to other health care licenses after certain crimes (House Bill 4974).

April 3, 2025

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote House Bill 4032, proposing rules for how court reporters record sworn out-of-court testimony and share transcripts, including a locked digital original that cannot be changed. The House put the bill on its calendar in May 2023, but it never got a floor vote.

May 11, 2023

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Authored HB 3423 in the 88R Texas Legislature, a bill to set rules for how condominium and property owners' associations organize, hold meetings, and vote. A House committee sent it to the Local and Consent Calendar.

May 5, 2023

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a 2023 bill proposing to change when certain peace officers in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas become eligible to retire. It died in committee after a public hearing (House Bill 3869).

March 29, 2023

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026

Wrote a Texas bill (House Bill 4228) proposing changes to the system used to value property for property taxes. The House sent it to the Ways and Means Committee in March 2023, and it never came out of committee.

March 21, 2023

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 13, 2026