State Rep. Yvonne Davis

Democrat
Current Rating

21

House District 111 - Dallas
First elected 1992

Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

  • Career: F
  • 2021: F
  • 2019: F
  • 2017: F
  • 2015: F
  • 2013: F
  • 2011: F
  • 2009: F
  • 2007: F

About State Rep. Yvonne Davis

Representative Davis is a Businesswoman from Dallas, Texas. She earned her BS Degree from the University of Houston. Representative Davis has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 1993.

Committee Assignments

Offices

Capitol
CAP 4N.9
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
p: (512) 463-0598
District
5787 S. Hampton Rd., Suite 447
Dallas, TX 75232
p: (214) 941-3895

House District District 111

State Rep. Yvonne Davis's Record

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

Re-election of State Rep. Joe Straus as Speaker of the Texas House

House Record Vote: 1
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HR 3, Amendment 2 by Laubenberg: Increasing office budgets of House members

House Record Vote: 5
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HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 22 by Simpson: Requiring Conference Committees to be open and transaparent

House Record Vote: 11
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SB 293: Unconstitutional retroactive payment from the Major Events Trust Fund

House Record Vote: 96
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HB 1, Amendment 1 by Otto: Adding $800 million to public education without reforms

House Record Vote: 105
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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HB 1, Amendment 20 by Gonzalez: Creating politicized report on "Equal Pay" at state agencies

House Record Vote: 112
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 30 by Miles: Dedicating certain Texas Enterprise Fund dollars to "community improvement projects"

House Record Vote: 115
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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
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 33 by Rinaldi: Defunding the Film & Music Marketing Program

House Record Vote: 118
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 37 by Rinaldi: Defunding the Texas Enterprise Fund

House Record Vote: 119
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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
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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
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 108 by E. Rodriguez: Funding for Full-Day Pre-K

House Record Vote: 128
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 109 by Walle: Funding for "High Quality" Pre-K

House Record Vote: 129
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 120 by Miles: Studying effects of open-enrollment charter schools on "community cohesion"

House Record Vote: 131
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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
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HB 1, Amendment 229 by Sanford: Reducing administrative funding for the Texas Lottery Commission

House Record Vote: 149
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HB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 247 by McClendon: Optional funding for the Lone Star Rail District

House Record Vote: 150
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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
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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
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HB 4: Funding "High-Quality Pre-K" programs in public schools

House Record Vote: 178
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HB 100: Authorizing $3.1 billion of debt via tuition revenue bonds

House Record Vote: 187
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HB 2037: Taxpayer-funded lobbying for state police officers

House Record Vote: 228
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HB 2350: Expanding amount of taxpayer dollars used to guarantee Texas Agriculture Finance Authority loans

House Record Vote: 230
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HB 1690: Moving the Public Integrity Unit from Travis County DA to the Texas Rangers (within DPS)

House Record Vote: 292
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HB 2007: Increasing fees for county junkyards and automotive wrecking/salvage yards without restricting use of funds

House Record Vote: 313
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HB 700: Repealing the B-On-time student loan program

House Record Vote: 332
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HB 2717: Deregulation of hair braiding

House Record Vote: 334
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HB 2089: Repealing certain occupational taxes

House Record Vote: 359
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HJR 111: Constitutional amendment prohibiting using revenues dedicated by law for non-dedicated purposes

House Record Vote: 390
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HB 409: Mandating liability insurance for bars

House Record Vote: 397
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HB 23: Requiring disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors

House Record Vote: 404
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HB 31, Motion to Table Amendment 4 by Howard: Requiring Comptroller certification for sales tax cuts to take effect

House Record Vote: 418
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HB 31: Reducing the rate of the state sales tax

House Record Vote: 419
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HB 32, Motion to Table Amendment 6 by C. Turner: Substituting permanent franchise tax cut with "temporary permissive rates"

House Record Vote: 420
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HB 32, Motion to Table Amendment 8 by Smithee: Increasing franchise tax exemption for small businesses

House Record Vote: 421
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HB 32, Motion to Table Amendment 10 by Howard: Making franchise tax cut dependent on result of school finance lawsuit

House Record Vote: 422
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HB 32: Reducing the rates of the franchise tax

House Record Vote: 423
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SB 1191: Increasing appropriations to public universities without reforms

House Record Vote: 513
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HB 1155: Using taxpayer dollars to create the crony capitalist "Recruit Texas Program"

House Record Vote: 525
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HB 408: Prohibiting "double-dipping" of retirement benefits of certain elected state officials

House Record Vote: 575
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HB 1114: Requiring certain local special-purpose PACs to file with the Texas Ethics Commission

House Record Vote: 683
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HB 1294: Requiring elected officials to disclose certain contracts entered into with governmental entities

House Record Vote: 684
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HB 991: Displaying state and federal gas tax rates on fuel pumps

House Record Vote: 729
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HJR 79: Calling for Texas to join an Article V Convention to pass a federal Balanced Budget Amendment

House Record Vote: 825
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HB 1295: Requiring disclosure of interested parties regarding contracts with government entities

House Record Vote: 851
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HB 1318: Expanding the Major Events Trust Fund to include presidential debates

House Record Vote: 890
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HB 2096: Tax breaks for data centers

House Record Vote: 900
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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
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HB 22, Motion to Table Amendment 5 by Hughes: Giving subpoena powers to respondent's counsel in TEC preliminary hearings

House Record Vote: 907
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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
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HB 22: Expanding unconstitutional power of the Texas Ethics Commission

House Record Vote: 911
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HB 2712: More tax breaks for data centers

House Record Vote: 921
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HB 114: Curtailing the use of capital appreciation bonds by political subdivisions

House Record Vote: 977
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HB 1267: Expanding SNAP welfare benefits to felons

House Record Vote: 979
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HB 2392: Establishing a residential energy efficiency loan program with taxpayer dollars

House Record Vote: 982
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HB 283: Requiring certain governmental bodies make audio/visual recordings of meetings available online

House Record Vote: 984
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HB 3113: Expanding use of the hotel occupancy tax for payment of municipal hotel projects

House Record Vote: 1043
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HB 2769: Continuing a pilot revolving loan program to provide for energy efficiency measures with taxpayer dollars

House Record Vote: 1053
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HB 506: Permitting higher property tax rates for certain school districts

House Record Vote: 1054
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HJR 77: Calling for an Article V Convention to pass a federal balanced budget amendment and term limits

House Record Vote: 1084
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HB 681: Eliminating pensions for elected officials convicted of felonies related to their time in office

House Record Vote: 1085
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HB 3396: Increasing the cap on direct campaign expenditures made by individuals before triggering reporting requirements

House Record Vote: 1086
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HJR 26: Increasing the state minimum wage

House Record Vote: 1089
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HB 2703: Requiring behavior analysts to obtain an occupational license

House Record Vote: 1092
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HB 1891: Creating Texas "community" schools

House Record Vote: 1095
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HB 1892: Creating a Texas "community school" grant program

House Record Vote: 1096
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HB 964: Weakening rollback property tax rate protections

House Record Vote: 1097
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HB 1754: Allowing municipalities to give away public land for economic development

House Record Vote: 1109
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HB 1485: Establishing a "grocery access investment fund" program with taxpayer dollars

House Record Vote: 1120
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HB 799: Studying the effects of federal government regulations and mandates on state agencies

House Record Vote: 1134
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SB 686: Creating the Math and Science Scholars Loan Repayment Program with taxpayer dollars

House Record Vote: 1166
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SB 837: Expanding crony capitalist hotel-only public improvement districts

House Record Vote: 1170
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SB 455: Creating a three-judge statewide panel to hear school finance and redistricting lawsuits

House Record Vote: 1177
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SB 20: Reforming state agency contracting practices

House Record Vote: 1217
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SB 239: Creating a taxpayer-funded student loan repayment program for mental health professionals

House Record Vote: 1255
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SB 752: Repealing the inheritance tax

House Record Vote: 1311
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SB 757: Repealing production taxes on crude petroleum and sulphur

House Record Vote: 1316
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SB 1: Enabling legislation for school district property tax relief

House Record Vote: 1421
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SJR 1: Constitutional amendment providing for property tax relief

House Record Vote: 1424
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SB 19, Amendment 20 by Schaefer: Eliminating provision banning filming of legislators at the state capitol

House Record Vote: 1539
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SB 19, Amendment 27 by Rinaldi: Floor substitute reverting unconstitutional "ethics" bill back to its original and constitutional Senate form

House Record Vote: 1541
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SB 19: Suppressing citizens' 1st Amendment rights under the guise of "ethics reform"

House Record Vote: 1558
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