State Sen. Brian Birdwell

Republican

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Senate District 22 - Granbury

First elected 2010

Facebook: BrianBirdwellForTexas

Twitter: @SenatorBirdwell

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Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

Career: B+
2021: C
2019: C-
2017: A-
2015: A-
2013: A
2011: A+

About State Sen. Brian Birdwell

Brian Birdwell is retired Military from Granbury, Texas. He earned his BS degree in Criminal Justice from Lamar University, his MPA Degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City and also graduated from Command and General Staff College. During his military career, Senator Birdwell served in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm during the first Gulf War. Senator Birdwell has served in the Texas Senate since 2010.

Committee Assignments

88th Legislative Session
Border Security, Chair
Business and Commerce
Education
Natural Resources and Economic Development, Chair
Recommend Rules and Procedures for Court of Impeachment, Special, Chair
Redistricting, Special
State Affairs

Offices

Capitol

P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711

p: (512) 463-0122

Capitol

CAP 1E.3

State Capitol

District

Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Somervell, & Tarrant counties
Shelly Verlander, Senior District Manager & Special Projects Coordinator;
Arlington Office Hours: Tuesday-Friday 8-5
3900 Arlington Highlands Blvd., Suite 265
Arlington, TX 76018

p: (817) 466-7327

District

Bosque, Comanche, Falls, Hamilton, Hill, & McLennan counties
Robyn Morrison, District Manager
900 Austin Avenue, Suite 500
Waco, TX 76701

p: (254) 772-6225

District

Eastland, Ellis, Erath, Hood, Somervell, & Tarrant counties
Shelly Verlander, Senior District Manager & Special Projects Coordinator;
Granbury Office Hours: Mondays 8:30-5:30
1315 Waters Edge Drive, Suite 116
Granbury, TX 76048

p: (817) 573-9622

Senate District District 22

State Sen. Brian Birdwell's Record

Pro-Taxpayer
Anti-Taxpayer
Absent
Speaker
Absent, Excused
Present, not voting
Not Applicable

Vote

Bill	Vote
SR 1 by Whitmire: Housekeeping Resolution Senate Journal Page: 17 Read Full Detail	X
SB 4 by Bettencourt: Property Tax Relief Senate Journal Page: 555 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 58 by Zaffirini: Burdensome Regulation Senate Journal Page: 592 Read Full Detail	X
SB 384 by Kolkhorst: Burdensome Regulation Senate Journal Page: 632 Read Full Detail	X
SB 14 by Campbell: Prohibition on Public Funds for Gender Transitioning Senate Journal Page: 749 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 15 by Middleton: Protecting Women’s College Sports Senate Journal Page: 674 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1001 by Schwertner: Regulating EV Charging Stations Senate Journal Page: 673 Read Full Detail	X
SB 29 by Birdwell: Prohibition on Government COVID-19 Mandates Senate Journal Page: 694 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 12 by Hughes: Banning Children’s Exposure to Drag Shows Senate Journal Page: 784 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 20 by Huffman: Removing District Attorneys Who Refuse to Follow Texas Law Senate Journal Page: 787 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 612 by Johnson: Anti-Taxpayer Senate Journal Page: 887 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1601 by Hughes: Prohibit Taxpayer Money for Drag Queen Story Hours Senate Journal Page: 785 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 16 by Hughes: Banning CRT in Higher Education Senate Journal Page: 904 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 21 by Huffman: Removing Judges Who Refuse to Follow Texas Law Senate Journal Page: 788 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 175 by Middleton: Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Statewide Senate Journal Page: 859 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 426 by Paxton: Medical Freedom Senate Journal Page: 791 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 602 by Birdwell: Border Security Senate Journal Page: 793 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 767 by Parker: Transparency for Taxpayers Senate Journal Page: 898 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 821 by Nichols: Transparency for Taxpayers Senate Journal Page: 789 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1017 by Birdwell: Energy Freedom Senate Journal Page: 781 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 812 by Zaffirini: Burdensome Regulation on Business Senate Journal Page: 819 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1114 by Hancock: Preemption of Burdensome Regulation Senate Journal Page: 815 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 19 by Huffman: Misuse of Rainy Day Fund Senate Journal Page: 872 Read Full Detail	X
SB 784 by Birdwell: Local Government Preemption of Burdensome Regulation Senate Journal Page: 868 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1070 by Hughes: Election Integrity Senate Journal Page: 874 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1120 by Schwertner: Burdensome Regulation Senate Journal Page: 888 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1158 by Whitmire: Expanding Corporate Welfare Senate Journal Page: 982 Read Full Detail	X
SB 17 by Creighton: Banning Discriminatory DEI Policies in Higher Education Senate Journal Page: 1093 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 18 by Creighton: Eliminating Tenure at General Academic Institutions Senate Journal Page: 1191 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 1057 by Whitmire: Anti-Taxpayer Senate Journal Page: 981 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1243 by Huffman: Takes Away From Property Tax Relief Senate Journal Page: 1018 Read Full Detail	X
SB 874 by West: Expanding Corporate Welfare Senate Journal Page: 1054 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1029 by Hall: Prohibition on Public Funds for Child Abuse Senate Journal Page: 1345 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1024 by Kolkhorst: Pre-emption of Local Jurisdictions for Masking/Vaccination Requirements Senate Journal Page: 1273 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1648 by Parker: Anti-Taxpayer Senate Journal Page: 1111 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 627 by Menéndez: Corporate Welfare Senate Journal Page: 1188 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 876 by Flores: Burdensome Regulation Senate Journal Page: 1208 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1639 by Zaffirini: Burdensome Regulation Senate Journal Page: 1343 Read Full Detail	X
SB 2325 by Zaffirini: Corporate Welfare Senate Journal Page: 1333 Read Full Detail	X
SB 2016 by Zaffirini: Increasing Barriers to Entry for Dieticians Senate Journal Page: 1462 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1809 by Hunter: Oyster Tyranny Senate Journal Page: 1843 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1595 by Bonnen: Misuse of the Rainy Day Fund Senate Journal Page: 1663 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2209 by Lozano: Creation of a Grant Program Senate Journal Page: 1766 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1907 by Bettencourt: Election Integrity Senate Journal Page: 860 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1950 by Bettencourt: Election Integrity Senate Journal Page: 860 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1705 by Middleton: Government Overreach Senate Journal Page: 1389 Read Full Detail	X
SB 163 by Campbell: Transparency for Parents in Sexual Education Senate Journal Page: 1096 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 13 by Paxton: Protecting Children from Obscene Books in Libraries Senate Journal Page: 962 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1039 by Bettencourt: Election Integrity Senate Journal Page: 962 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 29 by Paxton: Parents Come First Senate Journal Page: 1091 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 177 by Middleton: Informed Consent Senate Journal Page: 1020 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 785 by Birdwell: Pro-Property Rights Senate Journal Page: 1062 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 986 by Creighton: Pro-Property Rights Senate Journal Page: 1189 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 1711 by Perry: Expanding Free Speech Protections in Higher Education Senate Journal Page: 1054 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1252 by Bettencourt: Pro-Taxpayer Senate Journal Page: 1115 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 561 by Sparks: Pro-Taxpayer Senate Journal Page: 1421 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 397 by Hall: Election Integrity Senate Journal Page: 1323 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1615 by Zaffirini: Removing Barriers to Work Senate Journal Page: 1296 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 369 by Campbell: Pro-Taxpayer Senate Journal Page: 1720 Read Full Detail	X
SB 490 by Hughes: Itemized Billing for Medical Services Senate Journal Page: 1360 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2368 by Campbell: Full Work Week for Government Schools Senate Journal Page: 1388 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1072 by Hughes: Protecting Parental Rights Senate Journal Page: 1464 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 773 by Parker: Rollback of Medical Regulation Senate Journal Page: 1361 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1145 by West: Property Tax Exemption at Expense of Other Taxpayers Senate Journal Page: 1425 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1268 by Johnson: Anti-Free Enterprise Senate Journal Page: 1634 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1557 by Parker: Education Options for Child Victims of Sexual Grooming Senate Journal Page: 1678 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2530 by Hughes: Anti-ESG Senate Journal Page: 1524 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 666 by Hall: Protecting Medical Freedom Senate Journal Page: 1852 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1579 by Bettencourt: Increased Transparency for Information Requests Senate Journal Page: 1734 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 833 by King, P.: Anti-ESG Senate Journal Page: 1776 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1195 by Hughes: Preventing the Weaponization of the Judicial System Senate Journal Page: 1852 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 591 by Capriglione: Gas Production Tax Exemption Senate Journal Page: 1718 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1750 by Burns: Farming Freedom Senate Journal Page: 1909 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1755 by Button: Anti-Taxpayer Senate Journal Page: 1832 Read Full Detail	X
SB 379 by Huffman: Wound Care Dressing and Menstrual Product Sales Tax Exemption Senate Journal Page: 1951 Read Full Detail	X
HJR 107 by Price: Raising the Mandatory Retirement Age for State Justices and Judges Senate Journal Page: 1881 Read Full Detail	X
HB 3447 by Bonnen: Growing Government Senate Journal Page: 1952 Read Full Detail	X
HB 5174 by Bonnen: Creation of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium Senate Journal Page: 1882 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2026 by Darby: Expansion of Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program Senate Journal Page: 2105 Read Full Detail	X
HJR 134 by Bonnen: Eliminating the Position of Galveston Co. Treasurer Senate Journal Page: 1978 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 54 by Thompson, S.: Increasing Benefits for Certain Medicaid Beneficiaries Senate Journal Page: 2107 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1515 by Clardy: Continuing Corporate Welfare Senate Journal Page: 2014 Read Full Detail	X
HB 3297 by Harris, C.J.: Elimination of the Vehicle Safety Inspection Program Senate Journal Page: 2293 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 4539 by Goldman: Expanding Corporate Welfare Senate Journal Page: 2016 Read Full Detail	X
HB 9 by Ashby: Broadband Socialism Senate Journal Page: 2081 Read Full Detail	X
HB 12 by Rose: Medicaid Expansion for Post-Partum Women Senate Journal Page: 2301 Read Full Detail	X
HB 900 by Patterson: READER Act Senate Journal Page: 2547 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1759 by Bucy III: Expanding Gambling Senate Journal Page: 2501 Read Full Detail	X
HB 7 by Guillen: Border Security Senate Journal Page: 2557 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1058 by Goldman: Tax Credits & Corporate Welfare Senate Journal Page: 2396 Read Full Detail	X
HB 4885 by Landgraf: Creation of a Grant Program Senate Journal Page: 2462 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1243 by Hefner: Restoring Penalty for Illegal Voting Senate Journal Page: 2557 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2727 by Price: Medicaid Expansion for Telemonitoring Services Senate Journal Page: 2589 Read Full Detail	X
HB 5 by Hunter: Corporate Welfare Revival Senate Journal Page: 2569 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2779 by Leach: Benefitting Lawmakers at the Expense of Taxpayers Senate Journal Page: 2583 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1 by Bonnen: General Appropriations Act (GAA) for FY2024-25 (Conference Committee Report) Read Full Detail	X