State Rep. John Raney

Republican
Current Rating

38

House District 14 - Bryan
First elected 2011

Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

  • Career: F
  • 2021: F
  • 2019: F
  • 2017: F
  • 2015: F
  • 2013: F

About State Rep. John Raney

John Raney is a graduate of Stephen F. Austin High School and Texas A&M University where he obtained a BBA Degree in Marketing. He founded Texas Aggieland Bookstore in 1969 while still attending Texas A&M. He has been married to his wife, Elizabeth, for 37 years and they have two daughters. Rep. Raney was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in a special election in December 2011.

Committee Assignments

Offices

Capitol
CAP 1N.12
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
p: (512) 463-0698
District
4103 South Texas Avenue, Suite 103
Bryan, Texas 77802
p: (979) 260-5040

House District District 14

State Rep. John Raney's Record

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

HB 1, 3rd Called, Motion to Table Amendment 8 by Lavender: Dedicating certain motor vehicle sales tax revenue to the state highway fund

House Record Vote: 8
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HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 9 by V. Taylor: To require hearings on legislation with 50 signatures

House Record Vote: 10
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HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 24 by Zedler: To require legislation be placed on House floor for a vote if it has at least 76 supporters

House Record Vote: 15
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HR 4, Amendment 30 by V. Taylor: To require the legislative caption note if bills impose, authorize, increase or change a tax or fee

House Record Vote: 17
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HJR 2 conference report, 2nd Called: Providing insufficient protections for the ESF when diverting oil & gas tax revenue to transportation

House Record Vote: 47
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HB 1600, Amendment 8 by Krause: To remove new cease-and-desist power being given to unelected bureaucracy

House Record Vote: 77
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HB 1600, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by S. Turner: Preventing agency from increasing surcharges without legislative approval

House Record Vote: 89
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HB 5, Motion to Table Amendment 97 by Giddings: Forces school districts to provide "accelerated instruction" for under-performing students before any other funds can be spent

House Record Vote: 108
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HB 5, Motion to Table Amendment 114 by Herrero: Holds state budget hostage to certain education funding regardless of need or reform

House Record Vote: 111
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HB 4, Motion to Table Amendment 8 by V. Taylor: Prohibiting use of ESF monies

House Record Vote: 121
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HB 4: An increase in the size and scope of government, facilitating local debt without voter approval

House Record Vote: 126
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SB 1, Amendment 2 by Pitts: Wrongly removing oversight power from the UT Board of Regents

House Record Vote: 145
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SB 1, Amendment 5 by Pitts: Preventing UT Board of Regents from being able to exercise independent oversight authority

House Record Vote: 146
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SB 1, Amendment 12 by Farrar: Nonsensically requiring comptroller to "include in the tax policy e-newsletter" notice that a mother can breastfeed anywhere in public

House Record Vote: 150
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SB 1, Amendment 14 by Farias: Requiring state comptroller to produce a study on people not claiming the federal earned income tax credit

House Record Vote: 152
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SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 27 by Walle: Eliminating dollars to the Texas Enterprise Fund

House Record Vote: 158
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SB 1, Amendment 51 by Burnam & Zerwas: Opening the door to Medicaid expansion under ObamaCare

House Record Vote: 161
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SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 71 by Schaefer & Leach: Freezing funding of Historical Commission and moving money from Film & Music marketing to TRS

House Record Vote: 162
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SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 88 by Capriglione: Striking funding for Regional Service Centers

House Record Vote: 166
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SB 1, Amendment 95 by Herrero: Prohibiting funding for implementing parental choice programs

House Record Vote: 169
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SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 120 by Simpson: Transferring money from Commission on Arts to volunteer firefighters

House Record Vote: 175
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SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 176 by Herrero: Moving money into ineffective "pre-K" programs

House Record Vote: 178
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HB 86: Reforming sunset of state licensing

House Record Vote: 193
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SB 1, Motion to Instruct: Conferees should not to adopt language allowing for the expansion of Medicaid

House Record Vote: 253
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HB 1752: Creating a "teacher residency program"

House Record Vote: 256
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HB 1717, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Schaefer: Eliminating the licensing requirements for interior designers

House Record Vote: 258
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HB 1717: New regulations on architects

House Record Vote: 262
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HB 502: Needlessly regulating "teeth whitening" services

House Record Vote: 276
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HB 2197, Motion to Reconsider: Providing for the continuation of the Lottery Commission

House Record Vote: 282
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HB 148: Bringing greater accountability to the mail-in ballot process

House Record Vote: 347
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SB 202: Continuing the Commission on the Arts

House Record Vote: 376
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SB 945: New regulation on hospitals, requiring employees to wear IDs

House Record Vote: 398
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SB 971: Expanding the use of TIF financing to port authorities

House Record Vote: 439
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HB 3238: Creating a needle exchange program

House Record Vote: 502
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HB 852: Interfering in the market by making it illegal to transport lawfully caught shark fins

House Record Vote: 508
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HB 2782: Giving more power to the commissioner of insurance to interfere in the health insurance market

House Record Vote: 521
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HB 1809: Allowing "cultural" entities to use taxpayer resources when leasing or purchasing land, when private money should be used

House Record Vote: 523
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HB 2062: Adding new regulations to plumbers

House Record Vote: 528
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HB 213: Making the small business exemption to the business tax permanent

House Record Vote: 542
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SB 1312: Creating new regulations on veterinary medicine and barriers to becoming a technician

House Record Vote: 545
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HB 3536: Tax increase advocated by large companies onto small companies

House Record Vote: 577
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HB 3459: Infringing on property rights by allowing easements to be re-defined after a storm event

House Record Vote: 589
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HB 170: Mandating new insurance coverages

House Record Vote: 647
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HB 500, Amendment 27 by N. Gonzalez: Increasing the exemption used in calculating the business tax

House Record Vote: 657
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HB 500, Amendment 34 by V. Taylor: Simplifying the calculations for the gross margins

House Record Vote: 661
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HB 1573: Authorizing certain counties to impose additional vehicle registration fees (L&C)

House Record Vote: 669
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HB 3043: Allowing for an increase in hotel occupancy taxes (L&C)

House Record Vote: 669
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HB 546: Creating new abatements and "reinvestment" zones (L&C)

House Record Vote: 669
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SB 620: New student loan program

House Record Vote: 674
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HB 887: New nanny-state regulations on high school sports

House Record Vote: 678
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HB 2038: Expanding state programs that should be eliminated: the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities and Interagency Council for Addressing Disproportionality

House Record Vote: 689
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SB 376: Requiring certain school districts to begin providing a free breakfast

House Record Vote: 693
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HB 2158: Deterring fraud in the Medicaid system

House Record Vote: 717
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HB 1790: Reducing costs in the criminal justice system by procedures for those who complete community supervision

House Record Vote: 744
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HB 613: New regulations on foundation repair contractors

House Record Vote: 747
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HB 912: Providing privacy protections from inappropriate use of unmanned drones

House Record Vote: 763
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SB 346: Creating unconstitutional requirements on political speech while exempting labor unions from the new rules

House Record Vote: 811
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SJR 13: Reducing citizen choices in elections for only some state offices, and empowering bureaucracies

House Record Vote: 845
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SB 2: Expanding the number of charter schools while ensuring better oversight and management

House Record Vote: 878
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SB 515: Allowing brew-pubs to sell their product to retailers

House Record Vote: 953
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SB 1459, Motion to Table Amendment 2 by Isaac: Removing tie between legislators' pensions from that of district judges

House Record Vote: 988
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SB 219, Amendment 12 by Geren: Violating constitutional protections against donor threats and intimidation (mimicking SB346)

House Record Vote: 992
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SB 219, Motion to Table Amendment 27 by King: Moving state's Public Integrity Unit from the Travis County District Attorney to the Attorney General

House Record Vote: 994
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SB 219, Amendment 30 by Capriglione: Requiring legislators to disclose government contracts entered into by themselves, their family or their businesses

House Record Vote: 995
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SB 7, Amendment 26 by Leach: Prohibiting the future expansion of Medicaid under ObamaCare without the authorization of the Legislature

House Record Vote: 998
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SB 16: Allowing for billions of new university debt based on anticipated tuition revenues

House Record Vote: 1003
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SB 1406: Putting CSCOPE under review of SBOE

House Record Vote: 1007
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SB 656: Creating new transparency for local budgeting

House Record Vote: 1015
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SB 1795: Setting operating rules for ObamaCare exchange "navigators"

House Record Vote: 1049
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SJR 1: Creating yet another constitutional water fund while allowing for spending outside the state's constitutional limitation

House Record Vote: 1126
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HB 1025 House-Senate conference report: Draining the ESF for non-emergency spending

House Record Vote: 1334
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SB 1 House-Senate conference report: Increasing budget beyond reasonable levels while increasing legislator pensions

House Record Vote: 1336
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