---
title: John Smithee - Texas Legislator
legislator: John Smithee
party: Republican
chamber: House
total_bills: 22
primary_author_count: 4
primary_author_rank: 15
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/john-smithee"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# John Smithee

**Republican** | Texas House

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 4 bills (Rank #15 in House)
- **Joint Author:** 2 bills
- **Coauthor:** 16 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 22

## Top Legislative Subjects

- LICENSE PLATES (1 bills)
- Criminal Procedure (1 bills)
- Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations (1 bills)
- Fire Fighters & Police--General (1 bills)
- Fire Fighters & Police (1 bills)
- City Government--Annexation (1 bills)
- COURT ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF (1 bills)
- MAGISTRATES (1 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- John Lujan (R) - 2 bills together
- Penny Morales Shaw (D) - 2 bills together
- Daniel Alders (R) - 1 bills together
- Cecil Bell (R) - 1 bills together
- Keith Bell (R) - 1 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- Paul Bettencourt (R) - 1 bills
- Joan Huffman (R) - 1 bills
- Kevin Sparks (R) - 1 bills
- Royce West (D) - 1 bills
- Judith Zaffirini (D) - 1 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Moderate:** 1 bills
- **Low:** 3 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [HB3135](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3135-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for ... | Low |
| [HB4449](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4449-89th-regular) | Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas anne... | Moderate |
| [HB4490](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4490-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from required disclosure of info... | Low |
| [HB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written find... | Low |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [HB1902](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1902-89th-regular) | Relating to creating the criminal offense of ju... | David Cook (R) |
| [HB4850](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4850-89th-regular) | Relating to programs to promote economic develo... | Angie Button (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... |
| [HB1056](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1056-89th-regular) | Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as ... |
| [HB1481](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1481-89th-regular) | Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter s... |
| [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-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. |
| [HB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb25-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermect... |
| [HB27](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb27-89th-regular) | Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for hi... |
| [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... |
| [HB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb6-89th-regular) | Relating to discipline management and access to telehealt... |
| [HB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb7-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision... |
| [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/john-smithee)
- [All Texas Authors](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/authors)

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