---
title: Gary Vandeaver - Texas Legislator
legislator: Gary Vandeaver
party: Republican
chamber: House
total_bills: 22
primary_author_count: 5
primary_author_rank: 14
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/gary-vandeaver"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Gary Vandeaver

**Republican** | Texas House

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 5 bills (Rank #14 in House)
- **Joint Author:** 4 bills
- **Coauthor:** 13 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 22

## Top Legislative Subjects

- State Agencies, Boards & Commissions (2 bills)
- HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (2 bills)
- Taxation--Motor Fuels (1 bills)
- State Finances--Management & Control (1 bills)
- Taxation (1 bills)
- COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (1 bills)
- Human Services--Medical Assistance (1 bills)
- Alcoholism & Drug Abuse (1 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Trent Ashby (R) - 1 bills together
- Keith Bell (R) - 1 bills together
- Greg Bonnen (R) - 1 bills together
- Brad Buckley (R) - 1 bills together
- Ryan Guillen (R) - 1 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- Bob Hall (R) - 2 bills
- Cesar Blanco (D) - 2 bills
- Peter Flores (R) - 1 bills
- Brent Hagenbuch (R) - 1 bills
- Kelly Hancock (R) - 1 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Critical:** 1 bills
- **Moderate:** 2 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [HB1109](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1109-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes fo... | Moderate |
| [HB18](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb18-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment and administration of certa... | Critical |
| [HB2467](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2467-89th-regular) | Relating to the compensation and benefits for certain pea... | Low |
| [HB4463](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4463-89th-regular) | Relating to authorized activities of a brewer's or nonres... | Moderate |
| [HB4783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4783-89th-regular) | Relating to a report on governmental opioid antagonist pr... | Low |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [HB3260](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3260-89th-regular) | Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Appre... | Keith Bell (R) |
| [HB3749](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3749-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of the provision of ... | Angelia Orr (R) |
| [HB42](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb42-89th-regular) | Relating to the amount and allocation of the an... | Terry Wilson (R) |
| [HB5659](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5659-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedural requirements applica... | Jay Dean (R) |

## Bills as Coauthor

| Bill | Title |
|------|-------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; ... |
| [HB102](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb102-89th-regular) | Relating to early registration for students in military-r... |
| [HB1481](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1481-89th-regular) | Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter s... |
| [HB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb20-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent cha... |
| [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... |
| [HB3441](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3441-89th-regular) | Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that a... |
| [HB4](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the composition of the districts for the elec... |
| [HB9](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb9-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a po... |
| [HJR1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hjr1-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the leg... |
| [HJR98](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hjr98-89th-regular) | Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a c... |

## Source Links

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

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