Roland Gutierrez

Sued the Texas Department of Public Safety in June 2022 for withholding records about the law enforcement response to the Uvalde school shooting after his open-records request went unanswered; a state district judge ruled in August 2022 that DPS could keep the records for the time being.

June 22, 2022For

Source: ksat.com · researched July 3, 2026

Authored Senate Bill 1941 in the 2021 session, requiring a state strategic plan to address hyperemesis gravidarum (severe pregnancy-related illness); the bill was signed and took effect September 1, 2021.

September 1, 2021For

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 3, 2026

As a state representative, authored House Bill 1363 in the 2009 session establishing a diabetes mellitus registry pilot program; the bill took effect September 1, 2009.

September 1, 2009For

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Filed a roughly 20-bill package responding to the Uvalde school shooting in the 2023 session, covering gun-safety measures, victim services, school safety, and law-enforcement accountability; nearly all were blocked without votes, and his floor amendment to raise the purchase age for certain semi-automatic rifles from 18 to 21 failed.

May 23, 2023For

Source: texastribune.org · researched July 3, 2026

Interrupted Governor Greg Abbott's press conference on the Uvalde shooting on May 27, 2022, standing up to demand a special legislative session on gun laws and telling the governor to "call us back" to Austin.

May 27, 2022For

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Voted against House Bill 1927, the 2021 law allowing permitless carry of handguns for adults 21 and older, which passed the Texas Senate 18-13; the Senate Journal records him among the 13 no votes on final passage.

May 5, 2021For

Source: journals.senate.texas.gov · researched July 3, 2026

As a state representative, authored House Bill 666 in the 2009 session addressing costs used to fund drug court programs, which divert eligible defendants from incarceration into treatment; the bill took effect September 1, 2009.

September 1, 2009For

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 3, 2026

Authored Senate Bill 1942 in the 2021 legislative session, expanding and setting requirements for public facility corporations used to finance affordable housing; the bill was signed and took effect June 14, 2021.

June 14, 2021For

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As a state representative, authored House Bill 3447 in the 2013 session establishing the functions of certain urban land banks, a tool for assembling vacant property for affordable housing; the bill took effect September 1, 2013.

September 1, 2013For

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Authored House Bill 2571 in the 2017 session to establish a trauma-affected veterans clinical care and research center (the National Warrior Resiliency Center) at UT Health San Antonio; the bill passed the House before stalling in the Senate, and his official Senate biography credits him with establishing the center.

May 1, 2017For

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 3, 2026

Voted against Senate Bill 2, the 2025 law creating a $1 billion education savings account (private school voucher) program, which passed the Texas Senate 19-12; during debate he questioned whether participating private schools would have to meet state school-safety requirements.

February 5, 2025For

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Joined the Texas Senate Democrats' walkout on August 12, 2025 in protest of the mid-decade congressional redistricting bill, saying "We weren't going to stick around for this farce" and calling the redrawn maps a power grab; the bill passed 19-2.

August 12, 2025For

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As a state representative, spoke and voted against Senate Bill 4, the 2017 law banning "sanctuary cities" and allowing police to ask about immigration status, saying on the House floor that the bill made real the community's heightened sense of fear; it passed the House 94-53 largely along party lines.

April 27, 2017For

Source: texastribune.org · researched July 3, 2026

As a state representative, passed legislation that helped kickstart the redevelopment of San Antonio's Hemisfair Park, an accomplishment he cited alongside protecting military bases from developer encroachment.

October 10, 2020For

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As a San Antonio City Council member before entering the Legislature, led the effort that produced the Mission Branch Library, the first library built on the city's south side in more than 30 years.

October 10, 2020

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Chaired the Texas House Defense and Veterans' Affairs Committee, on appointment from Republican Speaker Joe Straus, where he worked to protect military bases from encroaching development.

October 10, 2020

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As a state representative, authored House Bill 4741 in the 2009 session creating three additional county courts at law in Bexar County to expand local judicial capacity; the bill took effect September 1, 2009.

September 1, 2009

Source: capitol.texas.gov · researched July 3, 2026