---
title: Drew Darby - Texas Legislator
legislator: Drew Darby
party: Republican
chamber: House
total_bills: 33
primary_author_count: 16
primary_author_rank: 4
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/drew-darby"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Drew Darby

**Republican** | Texas House

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 16 bills (Rank #4 in House)
- **Joint Author:** 8 bills
- **Coauthor:** 9 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 33

## Top Legislative Subjects

- Oil & Gas (5 bills)
- RAILROAD COMMISSION (5 bills)
- Utilities (4 bills)
- Civil Remedies & Liabilities (4 bills)
- Taxation (3 bills)
- Environment (3 bills)
- Occupational Regulation (2 bills)
- Environment--Water (2 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- William Metcalf (R) - 6 bills together
- Tom Craddick (R) - 5 bills together
- Brooks Landgraf (R) - 5 bills together
- Eddie Morales (D) - 5 bills together
- Jay Dean (R) - 4 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- Cesar Blanco (D) - 6 bills
- Lois Kolkhorst (R) - 4 bills
- Charles Perry (R) - 4 bills
- Kevin Sparks (R) - 4 bills
- Royce West (D) - 4 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Critical:** 4 bills
- **Moderate:** 11 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; ... | Critical |
| [HB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb20-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent cha... | Moderate |
| [HB2037](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2037-89th-regular) | Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or man... | Moderate |
| [HB2525](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2525-89th-regular) | Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of cer... | Moderate |
| [HB2663](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2663-89th-regular) | Relating to the affirmation required to be made by an ope... | Critical |
| [HB2712](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2712-89th-regular) | Relating to test years used for ratemaking purposes by ce... | Moderate |
| [HB2713](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2713-89th-regular) | Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service syste... | Low |
| [HB2730](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2730-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an ap... | Moderate |
| [HB3126](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3126-89th-regular) | Relating to the election of certain entities to participa... | Critical |
| [HB3159](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3159-89th-regular) | Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas pro... | Moderate |
| [HB3250](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3250-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and ... | Moderate |
| [HB3809](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3809-89th-regular) | Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilit... | Critical |
| [HB4384](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4384-89th-regular) | Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with... | Moderate |
| [HB4426](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4426-89th-regular) | Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of ... | Moderate |
| [HB48](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb48-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft p... | Moderate |
| [HB49](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb49-89th-regular) | Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil... | Moderate |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [HB143](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb143-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commi... | Ken King (R) |
| [HB2187](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2187-89th-regular) | Relating to hospital staffing report and compla... | Donna Howard (D) |
| [HB3010](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3010-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the Rural Infr... | Trent Ashby (R) |
| [HB3092](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3092-89th-regular) | Relating to a certificate of public convenience... | Stan Gerdes (R) |
| [HB3229](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3229-89th-regular) | Relating to recycling of certain renewable ener... | Stan Lambert (R) |
| [HB3595](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3595-89th-regular) | Relating to an emergency preparedness and conti... | Jeff Barry (R) |
| [HB4070](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4070-89th-regular) | Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture o... | Ann Johnson (D) |
| [HB783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb783-89th-regular) | Relating to civil liability for online imperson... | Suleman Lalani (D) |

## Bills as Coauthor

| Bill | Title |
|------|-------|
| [HB102](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb102-89th-regular) | Relating to early registration for students in military-r... |
| [HB2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2-89th-regular) | Relating to public education and public school finance. |
| [HB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb20-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway pro... |
| [HB21](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb21-89th-regular) | Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. |
| [HB300](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb300-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. |
| [HB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb33-89th-regular) | Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secon... |
| [HB43](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb43-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and ... |
| [HB46](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb46-89th-regular) | Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and... |
| [HB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written find... |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Profile](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/drew-darby)
- [All Texas Authors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/authors)

---

*Analysis provided by [JD Key Consulting](https://jdkey.com). For questions about Texas legislative strategy, contact us at [jdkey.com/contact](https://jdkey.com/contact).*