State Sen. Glenn Hegar

Republican
Current Rating

N/A

Senate District 18 (Retired) - Katy
First elected 2002

Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

  • Career: F
  • 2013: C-
  • 2011: F
  • 2009: C+
  • 2007: F

About State Sen. Glenn Hegar

Senator Hegar is a Farmer from Katy, Texas. He received his BA Degree from Texas A&M University and his MA Degree and JD from Saint Mary’s University. Prior to joining the Texas Senate, Senator Hegar served in the Texas House of Representatives 2003 – 2007. Senator Hegar has been in the Texas Senate since 2007.
Committee Assignments during 83rd Legislative Session: Nominations (Chair); Finance; Finance S/C on Fiscal Matters (Chair); Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security; Natural Resources

Senate District District 18

State Sen. Glenn Hegar's Record

  • Pro-Taxpayer
  • Anti-Taxpayer
  • Absent
  • Speaker
  • Absent, Excused
  • Present, not voting
  • Not Applicable
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HB 16 Conference Report, 2nd Called: Relying on the LBB to protect the ESF from revenue diversions instead of the constitution

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SJR 13: Reducing citizen choices in elections for only some state offices and empowering bureaucracies

Senate Journal Page: 528
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SB 617: New regulations of "energy efficiency professionals"

Senate Journal Page: 750
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SB 449: Banning capital appreciation bonds

Senate Journal Page: 763
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SB 15: Applying new restrictions on boards of regents from doing their job overseeing universities

Senate Journal Page: 850
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SB 2: Expanding the number of charter schools while ensuring better oversight

Senate Journal Page: 879
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SB 1406: Putting CSCOPE under the authority of the SBOE

Senate Journal Page: 903
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SB 1263: Allowing parents to more quickly take over a failing school

Senate Journal Page: 963
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SCR 33: Reconsidering SB 346, an unconstitutional infringement on political speech

Senate Journal Page: 963
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SB 843: Increasing local government transparency

Senate Journal Page: 993
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SB 303: Infringing on individual liberty

Senate Journal Page: 1010
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SB 1795: Codifying operating rules for ObamaCare exchange "navigators" into law

Senate Journal Page: 1100
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SJR 55: Returning System Benefit Fund dollars to the rate-payers

Senate Journal Page: 1146
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SB 1655: Enabling the enactment of SJR 55

Senate Journal Page: 1147
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SJR 1: A constitutional amendment to withdraw $6 billion from the ESF

Senate Journal Page: 1168
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HB 1422: Making it more difficult for volunteer activists to engage in policy debates by requiring to register as lobbyists

Senate Journal Page: 1681
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SB 14: Providing more transparency for local government debt

Senate Journal Page: 1700
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HB 2197: Reauthorizing the Lottery Commission

Senate Journal Page: 1936
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HB 912: Providing privacy protections from inappropriate drone use

Senate Journal Page: 1958
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HB 2294: Removing unnecessary licensing requirements for "thermostat installation"

Senate Journal Page: 2127
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HB 3536: Imposing a new tax on small manufacturers at the behest of large manufacturers

Senate Journal Page: 2315
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HB 1843, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Williams: Repealing the Top-10% Rule

Senate Journal Page: 2320
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HB 1675, Amendment 6 by Ellis: Putting the SBOE under sunset review

Senate Journal Page: 2377
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HB 500: Providing an across-the-board cut to the Gross Margins Tax

Senate Journal Page: 2441
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HB 148: Bringing greater accountability into the mail-in ballot process

Senate Journal Page: 2443
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HB 213: Making the small business tax exemption permanent

Senate Journal Page: 2575
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HB 950: Requiring companies to pay certain salaries

Senate Journal Page: 2882
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SB 1 Conference Report: Increasing budget beyond reasonable levels while increasing legislator pensions

Senate Journal Page: 3528
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HB 1025 Conference Report: Draining the ESF for non-emergency spending

Senate Journal Page: 3773
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