State Rep. Dr. Greg Bonnen

Republican

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House District 24 - Friendswood

First elected 2012

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Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

Career: C-
2019: F
2017: C-
2015: C
2013: B-

About State Rep. Dr. Greg Bonnen

Representative Greg Bonnen was raised in Angleton, Texas and graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry. He has resided in Galveston County since attending UTMB in 1988. Representative Bonnen is a practicing physician who was involved in the founding of the Texas Brain and Spine Center and the Houston Physician's Hospital. He, his wife Kim, and their two daughters currently live in Friendswood.

Committee Assignments

87 Legislative Session
Appropriations, Chair

Offices

Capitol

EXT E2.504

P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768

p: (512) 463-0729

District

174 Calder Rd. Ste. 116
League City, TX 77573
(281)338-0924

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House District District 24

State Rep. Dr. Greg Bonnen's Record

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Bill	Vote
Re-election of State Rep. Joe Straus as Speaker of the Texas House House Record Vote: 1 Read Full Detail	X
HR 3, Amendment 2 by Laubenberg: Increasing office budgets of House members House Record Vote: 5 Read Full Detail	Check
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 22 by Simpson: Requiring Conference Committees to be open and transaparent House Record Vote: 11 Read Full Detail	X
SB 293: Unconstitutional retroactive payment from the Major Events Trust Fund House Record Vote: 96 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Amendment 1 by Otto: Adding $800 million to public education without reforms House Record Vote: 105 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 7 by D. Miller: Gutting Amendment 6 by Spitzer that defunded the Commission on the Arts House Record Vote: 106 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 10 by Martinez Fischer: Moving money from the AG's office to the Texas Ethics Commission House Record Vote: 108 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 11 by Farias: Moving money from the AG's Legal Services Fund to Victim's Assistance House Record Vote: 109 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 14 by Martinez Fischer: Earmarking money appropriated to the AG's Legal Services Fund for school finance litigation House Record Vote: 110 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 15 by C. Turner: Creating politicized report on the state's litigation against federal government House Record Vote: 111 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Amendment 20 by Gonzalez: Creating politicized report on "Equal Pay" at state agencies House Record Vote: 112 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 30 by Miles: Dedicating certain Texas Enterprise Fund dollars to "community improvement projects" House Record Vote: 115 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 32 by E. Rodriguez: Prohibiting certain appropriations to certain police unions that lobby the Legislature House Record Vote: 116 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 33 by Rinaldi: Defunding the Film & Music Marketing Program House Record Vote: 118 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 37 by Rinaldi: Defunding the Texas Enterprise Fund House Record Vote: 119 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 50 by Miles: Moving money from DPS for recruitment and retention efforts to social programs under the Dept. of State Health Services House Record Vote: 121 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Amendment 53 by Leach: Banning Dept. of State Health Services from contracting with "Family Planning Organizations" that perform elective abortions House Record Vote: 122 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 108 by E. Rodriguez: Funding for Full-Day Pre-K House Record Vote: 128 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 109 by Walle: Funding for "High Quality" Pre-K House Record Vote: 129 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 120 by Miles: Studying effects of open-enrollment charter schools on "community cohesion" House Record Vote: 131 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 214 by Miles: Creating politicized study on solid waste facilities near low-income residential areas House Record Vote: 147 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Amendment 229 by Sanford: Reducing administrative funding for the Texas Lottery Commission House Record Vote: 149 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 247 by McClendon: Optional funding for the Lone Star Rail District House Record Vote: 150 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 253 by Burrows: Requiring state agencies to report ways they can cut their budgets by certain amounts House Record Vote: 151 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 258 by Schaefer: Requiring the Legislative Budget Board to produce monthly reports on funds available without exceeding the state spending limit House Record Vote: 153 Read Full Detail	X
HB 4: Funding "High-Quality Pre-K" programs in public schools House Record Vote: 178 Read Full Detail	X
HB 100: Authorizing $3.1 billion of debt via tuition revenue bonds House Record Vote: 187 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2037: Taxpayer-funded lobbying for state police officers House Record Vote: 228 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2350: Expanding amount of taxpayer dollars used to guarantee Texas Agriculture Finance Authority loans House Record Vote: 230 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1690: Moving the Public Integrity Unit from Travis County DA to the Texas Rangers (within DPS) House Record Vote: 292 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2007: Increasing fees for county junkyards and automotive wrecking/salvage yards without restricting use of funds House Record Vote: 313 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 700: Repealing the B-On-time student loan program House Record Vote: 332 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2717: Deregulation of hair braiding House Record Vote: 334 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2089: Repealing certain occupational taxes House Record Vote: 359 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 111: Constitutional amendment prohibiting using revenues dedicated by law for non-dedicated purposes House Record Vote: 390 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 409: Mandating liability insurance for bars House Record Vote: 397 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 23: Requiring disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors House Record Vote: 404 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 31, Motion to Table Amendment 4 by Howard: Requiring Comptroller certification for sales tax cuts to take effect House Record Vote: 418 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 31: Reducing the rate of the state sales tax House Record Vote: 419 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 32, Motion to Table Amendment 6 by C. Turner: Substituting permanent franchise tax cut with "temporary permissive rates" House Record Vote: 420 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 32, Motion to Table Amendment 8 by Smithee: Increasing franchise tax exemption for small businesses House Record Vote: 421 Read Full Detail	X
HB 32, Motion to Table Amendment 10 by Howard: Making franchise tax cut dependent on result of school finance lawsuit House Record Vote: 422 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 32: Reducing the rates of the franchise tax House Record Vote: 423 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1191: Increasing appropriations to public universities without reforms House Record Vote: 513 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1155: Using taxpayer dollars to create the crony capitalist "Recruit Texas Program" House Record Vote: 525 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 408: Prohibiting "double-dipping" of retirement benefits of certain elected state officials House Record Vote: 575 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1114: Requiring certain local special-purpose PACs to file with the Texas Ethics Commission House Record Vote: 683 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1294: Requiring elected officials to disclose certain contracts entered into with governmental entities House Record Vote: 684 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 991: Displaying state and federal gas tax rates on fuel pumps House Record Vote: 729 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 79: Calling for Texas to join an Article V Convention to pass a federal Balanced Budget Amendment House Record Vote: 825 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1295: Requiring disclosure of interested parties regarding contracts with government entities House Record Vote: 851 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1318: Expanding the Major Events Trust Fund to include presidential debates House Record Vote: 890 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2096: Tax breaks for data centers House Record Vote: 900 Read Full Detail	X
HB 22, Motion to Table Amendment 3 by Zedler: Requiring a public two-thirds vote for TEC Commissioners to refer a potential criminal case to the Travis County DA House Record Vote: 905 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 22, Motion to Table Amendment 5 by Hughes: Giving subpoena powers to respondent's counsel in TEC preliminary hearings House Record Vote: 907 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 22, Motion to Table Amendment 8 by Spitzer: Requiring the Texas Ethics Commission to automatically dismiss complaints not addressed within one year House Record Vote: 910 Read Full Detail	X
HB 22: Expanding unconstitutional power of the Texas Ethics Commission House Record Vote: 911 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2712: More tax breaks for data centers House Record Vote: 921 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 114: Curtailing the use of capital appreciation bonds by political subdivisions House Record Vote: 977 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1267: Expanding SNAP welfare benefits to felons House Record Vote: 979 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2392: Establishing a residential energy efficiency loan program with taxpayer dollars House Record Vote: 982 Read Full Detail	X
HB 283: Requiring certain governmental bodies make audio/visual recordings of meetings available online House Record Vote: 984 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3113: Expanding use of the hotel occupancy tax for payment of municipal hotel projects House Record Vote: 1043 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2769: Continuing a pilot revolving loan program to provide for energy efficiency measures with taxpayer dollars House Record Vote: 1053 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 506: Permitting higher property tax rates for certain school districts House Record Vote: 1054 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 77: Calling for an Article V Convention to pass a federal balanced budget amendment and term limits House Record Vote: 1084 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 681: Eliminating pensions for elected officials convicted of felonies related to their time in office House Record Vote: 1085 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3396: Increasing the cap on direct campaign expenditures made by individuals before triggering reporting requirements House Record Vote: 1086 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 26: Increasing the state minimum wage House Record Vote: 1089 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2703: Requiring behavior analysts to obtain an occupational license House Record Vote: 1092 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1891: Creating Texas "community" schools House Record Vote: 1095 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1892: Creating a Texas "community school" grant program House Record Vote: 1096 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 964: Weakening rollback property tax rate protections House Record Vote: 1097 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1754: Allowing municipalities to give away public land for economic development House Record Vote: 1109 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1485: Establishing a "grocery access investment fund" program with taxpayer dollars House Record Vote: 1120 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 799: Studying the effects of federal government regulations and mandates on state agencies House Record Vote: 1134 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 686: Creating the Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program with taxpayer dollars House Record Vote: 1166 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 837: Expanding crony capitalist hotel-only public improvement districts House Record Vote: 1170 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 455: Creating a three-judge statewide panel to hear school finance and redistricting lawsuits House Record Vote: 1177 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 20: Reforming state agency contracting practices House Record Vote: 1217 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 239: Creating a taxpayer-funded student loan repayment program for mental health professionals House Record Vote: 1255 Read Full Detail	X
SB 752: Repealing the inheritance tax House Record Vote: 1311 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 757: Repealing production taxes on crude petroleum and sulphur House Record Vote: 1316 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1: Enabling legislation for school district property tax relief House Record Vote: 1421 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 1: Constitutional amendment providing for property tax relief House Record Vote: 1424 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 19, Amendment 20 by Schaefer: Eliminating provision banning filming of legislators at the state capitol House Record Vote: 1539 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 19, Amendment 27 by Rinaldi: Floor substitute reverting unconstitutional "ethics" bill back to its original and constitutional Senate form House Record Vote: 1541 Read Full Detail	X
SB 19: Suppressing citizens' 1st Amendment rights under the guise of "ethics reform" House Record Vote: 1558 Read Full Detail	Check