---
title: Jose Menendez - Texas Legislator
legislator: Jose Menendez
party: Democrat
chamber: Senate
total_bills: 54
primary_author_count: 7
primary_author_rank: 19
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/jose-menendez"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Jose Menendez

**Democrat** | Texas Senate

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 7 bills (Rank #19 in Senate)
- **Joint Author:** 11 bills
- **Coauthor:** 36 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 54

## Top Legislative Subjects

- Education (4 bills)
- Military & Veterans (2 bills)
- HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD, TEXAS (2 bills)
- Education--Higher (2 bills)
- Corrections--Jails & Prisons (2 bills)
- Corrections (2 bills)
- Interim Studies (1 bills)
- Education--Primary & Secondary (1 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Cesar Blanco (D) - 4 bills together
- Sarah Eckhardt (D) - 3 bills together
- Royce West (D) - 2 bills together
- Carol Alvarado (D) - 1 bills together
- Juan Hinojosa (D) - 1 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- Sheryl Cole (D) - 1 bills
- Josey Garcia (D) - 1 bills
- Mary Gonzalez (D) - 1 bills
- Ana Hernandez (D) - 1 bills
- Cassandra Garcia Hernandez (D) - 1 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Critical:** 1 bills
- **Moderate:** 5 bills
- **Low:** 1 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [SB1563](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1563-89th-regular) | Relating to county jailer training on interacting with ve... | Moderate |
| [SB1677](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1677-89th-regular) | Relating to a study on prevention and reduction of diabet... | Low |
| [SB2137](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2137-89th-regular) | Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax cred... | Critical |
| [SB2938](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2938-89th-regular) | Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inm... | Moderate |
| [SB546](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb546-89th-regular) | Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children. | Moderate |
| [SB769](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb769-89th-regular) | Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordi... | Moderate |
| [SB783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb783-89th-regular) | Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental e... | Moderate |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecuti... | Tan Parker (R) |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the provision by a political subdiv... | Charles Perry (R) |
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and real proper... | Royce West (D) |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flo... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB365](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb365-89th-regular) | Relating to the period for which an applicant f... | Sarah Eckhardt (D) |
| [SB4](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb4-89th-regular) | Relating to an increase in the amount of the ex... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to making supplemental appropriations ... | Joan Huffman (R) |
| [SB568](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb568-89th-regular) | Relating to special education in public schools... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb7-89th-regular) | Relating to the oversight and financing of cert... | Charles Perry (R) |
| [SB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the resilience of the electric grid... | Bob Hall (R) |
| [SJR2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr2-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increas... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |

## Bills as Coauthor

| Bill | Title |
|------|-------|
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. |
| [SB1036](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1036-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of residential solar retail tr... |
| [SB1238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1238-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the ba... |
| [SB1300](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1300-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the crimina... |
| [SB1307](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1307-89th-regular) | Relating to a biennial health coverage reference guide de... |
| [SB1555](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1555-89th-regular) | Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grad... |
| [SB1568](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1568-89th-regular) | Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty lic... |
| [SB1697](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1697-89th-regular) | Relating to a customer guide to home solar energy devices. |
| [SB1737](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1737-89th-regular) | Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Em... |
| [SB1923](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1923-89th-regular) | Relating to the modification of certain orders providing ... |
| [SB1946](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1946-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal ho... |
| [SB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb20-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of posse... |
| [SB2007](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2007-89th-regular) | Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for ... |
| [SB207](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb207-89th-regular) | Relating to excused absences from public school for certa... |
| [SB226](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb226-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing residency for children who are t... |
| [SB23](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb23-89th-regular) | Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption fr... |
| [SB243](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb243-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facil... |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote hea... |
| [SB260](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb260-89th-regular) | Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundat... |
| [SB2662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2662-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of drought contingency plans ... |

*Showing 20 of 36 coauthored bills*

## Source Links

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

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