State Rep. Sarah Davis

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House District 134 (Retired) - Houston

First elected 2010

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Career: F
2019: F
2017: F
2015: F
2013: F
2011: C+

    About State Rep.
    Sarah Davis
  Representative Davis is an Attorney from West Place University, Texas. She received a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from Baylor and went on to earn her JD from the University of Houston. She is a partner with the national law firm of Lewis, Brisbois, Bisgaard & Smith, LLP. Representative Davis has served in the Texas House of Representative since 2011.

    House District District
    134
   

State Rep. Sarah Davis's Record

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HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 6 by Tinderholt: Requiring record votes for all non-unanimous votes in committee House Record Vote: 5 Read Full Detail	X
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 11 by Tinderholt: Prohibiting informal "tagging" of bills in Calendars House Record Vote: 6 Read Full Detail	X
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 16 by Anchia: Requiring Formal Conference Committee Meetings House Record Vote: 7 Read Full Detail	X
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 21 by Stickland: Requiring the Speaker to recognize members for certain motions House Record Vote: 9 Read Full Detail	X
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 24 by Stickland: Permitting electronic testimony in district offices House Record Vote: 10 Read Full Detail	X
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 27 by Schofield: Allowing statement from author to append bill analysis to avoid potential points of order House Record Vote: 11 Read Full Detail	X
HB 20, 1st Called: Raiding the Economic Stabilization Fund for TRS insurance subsidies House Record Vote: 40 Read Full Detail	X
HB 32, 1st Called: Property tax transparency House Record Vote: 46 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 25, 1st Called, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Krause: Replacing funding mechanism from Economic Stabilization Fund House Record Vote: 53 Read Full Detail	X
HB 25, 1st Called, Amendment 1 by Cook: Reversing Krause amendment that protected ESF raid House Record Vote: 61 Read Full Detail	X
HB 62, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Rinaldi: Preempting local governments from enacting more burdensome texting regulations House Record Vote: 81 Read Full Detail	X
Motion to Suspend Rules by Shine: Fast-tracking minimum wage increase through committee hearing process House Record Vote: 88 Read Full Detail	X
SB 5, 1st Called: Strengthening mail-in ballot fraud prevention House Record Vote: 105 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1818, Motion to Table Amendment 4 by Cain: Providing "truth-in-taxation" language for Railroad Commission fees House Record Vote: 109 Read Full Detail	X
SB 6, 1st Called, Amendment 2 by Schaefer: Including more Texans into annexation protections House Record Vote: 111 Read Full Detail	X
SB 6, 1st Called, Amendment 3 by Schaefer: Lowering threshold for application of annexation protections House Record Vote: 112 Read Full Detail	X
SB 6, 1st Called, Amendment 23 by P. King: Allowing small counties to opt-in to new annexation protections via election House Record Vote: 129 Read Full Detail	X
HB 132: Expanding financial assistance to relative caretakers House Record Vote: 133 Read Full Detail	X
SB 6, 1st Called: Municipal annexation reform House Record Vote: 134 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1, 1st Called, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Shaheen: Lowering rollback rate from 6% to 4% House Record Vote: 136 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 10: Mental health insurance mandate House Record Vote: 141 Read Full Detail	X
HB 208, 1st Called, Point of Order: Upholding ruling by Chair sustaining point of order and killing spending limits House Record Vote: 155 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Tinderholt: Strike appropriations to Commission on the Arts House Record Vote: 160 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 4 by Schofield: Moving medicaid fraud investigations to Attorney General from Comptroller House Record Vote: 162 Read Full Detail	X
SB 19, 1st Called, Calendars Rule: Prohibiting amendments to address ESF raid House Record Vote: 162 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, 1st Called, Motion to Call Previous Question: Cutting off debate on pro-taxpayer amendments to property tax reform bill House Record Vote: 164 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 8 by Herrero: Prohibiting appropriations for school choice measures House Record Vote: 165 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 11 by Howard: Creating a study on suits against or impacting the state House Record Vote: 166 Read Full Detail	X
SB 16, 1st Called, Amendment 20 by Zedler: Creating a study on effect of union dues deduction on teacher orgs House Record Vote: 167 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 29 by Shaheen: Defunding Film and Music Marketing corporate handout House Record Vote: 175 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 56 by Stickland: Defunding Tobacco Use Reduction Programs House Record Vote: 185 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 69 by Turner: Moving funds from Alternatives to Abortion to Family Planning Services House Record Vote: 187 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 139 by Springer: Vindictive Sub. Defunding Bedford transportation maintenance House Record Vote: 204 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 152 by Fallon: Moving funding for fraud investigations from Comptroller to AG House Record Vote: 205 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 191 by Blanco: Report on school fund property used for border wall House Record Vote: 208 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1, Amendment 197 by Springer: Prohibiting appropriations to entities that perform abortions House Record Vote: 209 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1: House version of state budget, appropriating funds from the Economic Stabilization Fund House Record Vote: 213 Read Full Detail	X
HB 100, Motion to Table Amendment 2 by Rinaldi: Brings cab companies under preemption framework House Record Vote: 287 Read Full Detail	X
HB 100, Motion to Table Amendment 3 by Stickland: Striking regulations for a free market solution House Record Vote: 288 Read Full Detail	X
HB 100, Motion to Table Amendment 5 by Y. Davis: Permitting fingerprint-based background checks for ride-sharing permits House Record Vote: 289 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 100, Amendment 12 by Tinderholt and Cain: Clarifying protected classes for discrimination House Record Vote: 295 Read Full Detail	X
HB 100, Motion to Table Amendment 19 by Schaefer: Substitute incumbent-friendly bill with preemption framework House Record Vote: 298 Read Full Detail	X
HB 21, Motion to Table Amendment 8 by Uresti: Eliminating funding of open-enrollment charter schools House Record Vote: 304 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 21, Motion to Table Amendment 12 by Collier: Potentially reducing funding for some charter schools House Record Vote: 306 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 21, Motion to Table Amendment 16 by Gooden: Additional funding for full-day government run pre-kindergarten House Record Vote: 307 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 21: More money for public schools without structural reforms House Record Vote: 328 Read Full Detail	X
HB 518: Redirecting sales tax to job placement programs House Record Vote: 341 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Instruct Conferees by Leach: Maintaining zero balance for Film & Music Marketing in the budget House Record Vote: 356 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Instruct Conferees by Stickland: Maintaining zero balance of the Texas Enterprise Fund in the budget House Record Vote: 359 Read Full Detail	X
HB 206: Classifying certain persons with service such as state guardsmen as veterans House Record Vote: 366 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1260, Amendment 1 by Stickland: Removing licensing requirement for shrimp boat unloading House Record Vote: 367 Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 490: Creating a new hearing aid/cochlear implant insurance mandate House Record Vote: 385 Read Full Detail	X
HB 481: Preventing recovery of over-allocated funds by TEA House Record Vote: 388 Read Full Detail	X
SB 4, Amendment 10 by Rinaldi: Reincorporating removal from office for violation House Record Vote: 409 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 4, Amendment 9 by Schaefer: Strengthening sanctuary cities ban by reincorporating senate provisions House Record Vote: 415 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 4, Amendment 69 by Cain: Protections for whistleblowers House Record Vote: 457 Read Full Detail	X
HB 926 (Local & Consent): Re-authorizing a Hotel Occupancy Tax in Real County House Record Vote: 494 Read Full Detail	N/A
SB 4: Requiring local and campus enforcement of federal immigration laws House Record Vote: 496 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 743: Expanding social services provided in public schools House Record Vote: 501 Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 28, Amendment 6 by Turner: Enactment contingent on 50% state contribution and full-day Pre-K implementation House Record Vote: 513 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 28: Phase-out of the Franchise Tax House Record Vote: 565 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2669: Prohibiting attorney's fees to a prevailing taxpayer in a lawsuit against the state House Record Vote: 577 Read Full Detail	X
HB 3329: Prohibiting local fees on electricians House Record Vote: 600 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2950, Motion to Table Amendment 5 by Stickland: Expanding services by nurse practitioners House Record Vote: 609 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 16: Reducing handgun license fees House Record Vote: 623 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 505: Prohibition against officials using campaign donations for certain political expenditures House Record Vote: 625 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3360: Property tax incentive promotion by Incentive Oversight Board House Record Vote: 627 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2039: Creating an early childhood certification to teach students in pre-k through 3rd grade House Record Vote: 638 Read Full Detail	X
HB 486: Allowing certain school districts greater flexibility to increase taxes House Record Vote: 659 Read Full Detail	X
HB 714: Removing due process for certain parking tickets in the City of Houston House Record Vote: 668 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1449: Prohibiting local governments from imposing certain fees on new construction House Record Vote: 689 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 758: Expanding government-administered bill payment assistance program House Record Vote: 740 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1003: Removing lifeline services mandate on telecommunication companies House Record Vote: 741 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 2, Amendment 1 by Miller: Correcting Convention of States resolution to match Senate version House Record Vote: 744 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 2: Calling for an Article V Convention of States House Record Vote: 746 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 967: Creating an unaccountable non-profit corporation House Record Vote: 755 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1917: Requiring adherence to vendor drug program for pharmacy benefits, increasing Rx prices House Record Vote: 768 Read Full Detail	X
HB 3172: Creating a state economic development application system House Record Vote: 782 Read Full Detail	X
HB 3664: Creating Texas wine assessment program and board House Record Vote: 784 Read Full Detail	X
HB 550, Reconsideration Vote: Requiring safety whistles on small boats House Record Vote: 839 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2068: Repealing the Driver Responsibility Program House Record Vote: 860 Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 2664: Expanding federal nutrition standards to daycare House Record Vote: 861 Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 1290: Requiring state agencies repeal one rule for each adopted House Record Vote: 887 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3287, Amendment 3 by Isaac: Allowing breweries to sell for off-premise consumption House Record Vote: 994 Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 3287, Amendment 6 by Tinderholt: Requiring beer distributors only charge for real and verifiable costs to brewers House Record Vote: 996 Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 3287, 2nd Reading: Creating additional regulations, mandates and restrictions on alcohol production/sales House Record Vote: 997 Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 3294: Extending major events reimbursements to NASCAR House Record Vote: 1000 Read Full Detail	X
HB 523: Making work sessions and special meetings of school board meetings available online House Record Vote: 1009 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3287, 3rd Reading: Creating additional regulations, mandates and restrictions on alcohol production/sales House Record Vote: 1018 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1708: Exempting pull-tab bingo from certain gambling limitations House Record Vote: 1086 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 7: Relating to improper relationships between educators and students and reporting of educator misconduct House Record Vote: 1103 Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 3859: Protecting religious liberty of child welfare providers House Record Vote: 1110 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2766: Creating new hidden fee on residents of nursing home facilities House Record Vote: 1141 Read Full Detail	A-EX
HJR 73: Prohibiting mandates on local government entities without corresponding funding House Record Vote: 1153 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1724: Establishing commercial license buyback account House Record Vote: 1171 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1289: Requiring domestic-made steel for government projects House Record Vote: 1184 Read Full Detail	X
HB 3015: Creating firefighter union vacation leave-time accounts House Record Vote: 1214 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1300: Expanding Hotel Occupancy Tax collection to Short-term Rentals House Record Vote: 1237 Read Full Detail	X
SB 500: No pensions for public official convicted of crimes involving the public trust House Record Vote: 1253 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 586: Extension of rural & small telecom subsidies House Record Vote: 1272 Read Full Detail	X
SB 312, Amendment 6 by Pickett: Status report on construction House Record Vote: 1277 Read Full Detail	X
SB 312, Amendment 12 by Pickett: Toll road authorities must repay state funds House Record Vote: 1281 Read Full Detail	X
SB 312, Amendment 16 by Rinaldi: E-verify for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a highway House Record Vote: 1282 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 312, Amendment 32 by Shaheen: Cessation of tolls; surplus stays with project House Record Vote: 1283 Read Full Detail	X
SB 312, Amendment 47 by Walle: Increasing amount of contracting with "underutilized businesses" House Record Vote: 1286 Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 533, Amendment 1 by Simmons: Adding "disabled" to historically underutilized business contract award program House Record Vote: 1303 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 440: Expanding hotel occupancy tax for airports House Record Vote: 1477 Read Full Detail	X
SB 813: Recovery of court costs for frivolous regulatory actions by state agencies House Record Vote: 1479 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 977: Prohibiting use of public funds for private rail House Record Vote: 1481 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 975: Burdening private rail with security regulation House Record Vote: 1495 Read Full Detail	X
SB 654: Expanding allowable practice areas for advanced practice nurses House Record Vote: 1538 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 715: Municipal annexation reform House Record Vote: 1539 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 625: Creating a special purpose district financial and tax database House Record Vote: 1746 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 942 (L&C): Expanding Hotel Occupancy Tax authorization to build sports facilities in Queen City Read Full Detail	N/A
SB 2056 (L&C): Expanding Hotel Occupancy Tax to build sports facilities in Brownfield Read Full Detail	N/A
SB 2166 (L&C): Expanding Hotel Occupancy Tax to build multi-use sports facility in Shenandoah Read Full Detail	N/A

State Rep. Sarah Davis

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House District District 134

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