Nonpartisan · Data from OpenStates / Plural Policy · Texas
Votes with Democrats
74%
on 964 party-line votes · Senate Democrats median 90%
Cast a vote
99%
Yea or Nay on 2,163 of 2,169 roll calls · Senate median 100%
Their bills that became law
138 of 292
as a primary sponsor, this session · Democrats median 76
Roll calls on record
2,169
89th Legislature Regular Session
Votes and bills updated Oct 12, 2026 from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0), which republishes the legislature’s own records. Profile details from OpenStates / Plural Policy. Figures cover 89th Legislature Regular Session.
How Royce West votes
A party-line vote is a roll call where most voting Democrats and most voting Republicans took opposite sides. Absences and not-voting are never counted. Same method as our Congress pages.
Where Royce West sits in the Senate
Each dot is one member of the Senate, placed by how often they voted on the Democratic side of party-line votes. Royce West is circled.
Always on the Republican sideAlways on the Democratic side
Times they broke with their party
250 of 964 party-line votes, most recent 10 shown.
HB3595 · Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.
Senate adopts conference committee report · 2025-05-31 · Passed 21–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB5246 · Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund.
Senate adopts conference committee report · 2025-05-31 · Passed 21–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
SR715 · Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 5246.
Read & adopted · 2025-05-31 · Passed 20–11 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB3595 · Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties.
Senate adopts conference committee report · 2025-05-31 · Passed 21–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB5246 · Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund.
Senate adopts conference committee report · 2025-05-31 · Passed 21–10 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB17 · Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
Senate adopts conference committee report · 2025-05-30 · Passed 23–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB17 · Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
Senate adopts conference committee report · 2025-05-30 · Passed 23–8 · most Democrats voted the other way
HB40 · Relating to the business court.
Vote recorded in Journal · 2025-05-28 · Passed 25–6 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1862 · Relating to interstate notification by the voter registrar of certain applicants for voter registration.
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · 2025-05-28 · Passed 24–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
SB1862 · Relating to interstate notification by the voter registrar of certain applicants for voter registration.
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · 2025-05-28 · Passed 24–7 · most Democrats voted the other way
Closest votes they cast
Roll calls decided by the fewest votes, one per bill.
HB2029 · Relating to vehicle safety inspections of certain travel trailers.
Three day rule suspended · 2025-05-19 · Failed 0–1
SB1212 · Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.
Three day rule suspended · 2025-05-07 · Failed 0–1
SB715 · Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.
Vote recorded in Journal · 2025-05-08 · Passed 17–14
HJR98 · Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
Adopted · 2025-05-08 · Passed 17–14
SB1263 · Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs, including controlled substance prescription drugs.
Read 3rd time · 2025-05-08 · Passed 17–14
Republicans they vote with most
Share of contested roll calls (the losing side got at least 10%) where both voted and landed on the same side. Unanimous votes are left out, because on those everyone agrees.
Robert NicholsRepublican · District 3 · 1,629 shared contested votes
54%
Angela PaxtonRepublican · District 8 · 1,631 shared contested votes
52%
Pete FloresRepublican · District 24 · 1,631 shared contested votes
52%
Their session, month by month
Dark bars are roll calls they were recorded on each month; the red part is the ones without a Yea or Nay (6 in all). Gaps are months the chamber wasn’t voting.
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Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Royce West was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced292
Out of committee170
Passed one chamber160
Passed both chambers140
Became law138
Never left committee122
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the Senate has 76 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
Resolutions 101Education 43Resolutions–Congratulatory & Honorary 43Resolutions–Official Designations 32Resolutions–Official Designations–Special Dates 30Education–Primary & Secondary 29
Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense.
VetoedVetoed by the Governor · 2025-06-22
Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-22
Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-22
Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-22
Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.
VetoedVetoed by the Governor · 2025-06-22
Recognizing Austin Oaks Church on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Became lawSigned by the Governor · 2025-06-20
Relating to the transfer of students in public higher education and to transparency regarding certificate or degree program requirements.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the displacement of student financial aid at a public institution of higher education.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to prohibiting single source continuum contractors and child-placing agencies from imposing certain requirements on or adopting certain policies and procedures related to relative and designated caregivers.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense; providing for a fee.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.
Became lawSee remarks for effective date · 2025-06-20
Relating to a peer support network for first responders.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Relating to the authority of an owner of property that qualifies for an exemption as a historic or archeological site to protest the allocation of the appraised value of the property between the land and the improvements to the land.
Became lawEffective immediately · 2025-06-20
Relating to the Preparation for Adult Living Program and other services for foster children transitioning to independent living.
Became lawEffective on 9/1/25 · 2025-06-20
Descriptions are the legislature’s own synopsis. Bill data from LegiScan, CC BY 4.0.
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SB2753 · 2025-06-01
Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB40 · 2025-06-01
Relating to the business court. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB268 · 2025-06-01
Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB2885 · 2025-06-01
Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB493 · 2025-06-01
Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB1637 · 2025-06-01
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct. (Senate concurs in House amendment(s))
SB2972 · 2025-06-01
Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB2885 · 2025-06-01
Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SR708 · 2025-06-01
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on S.B. No. 2972. (Read & adopted)
SR713 · 2025-06-01
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 40. (Read & adopted)
SB2972 · 2025-06-01
Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB2753 · 2025-06-01
Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB40 · 2025-06-01
Relating to the business court. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB268 · 2025-06-01
Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB2885 · 2025-06-01
Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB493 · 2025-06-01
Relating to ineligibility to serve as a poll watcher. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB2972 · 2025-06-01
Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB40 · 2025-06-01
Relating to the business court. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB3059 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission. (Rules suspended)
SB2337 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB3556 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB5246 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB1405 · 2025-05-31
Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services. (Rules suspended)
HB3909 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB2017 · 2025-05-31
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter. (Rules suspended)
SB13 · 2025-05-31
Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials. (Rules suspended)
SB37 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB8 · 2025-05-31
Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements. (Rules suspended)
SB8 · 2025-05-31
Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB3595 · 2025-05-31
Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB12 · 2025-05-31
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB2373 · 2025-05-31
Relating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. (Senate concurs in House amendment(s))
SR715 · 2025-05-31
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 5246. (Read & adopted)
SR703 · 2025-05-31
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 2308. (Read & adopted)
SR687 · 2025-05-31
Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 3556. (Read & adopted)
HB3556 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the construction of structures exceeding a certain height in certain counties containing national wildlife refuges and in adjacent counties. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB5246 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB3909 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB12 · 2025-05-31
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB2337 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB2373 · 2025-05-31
Relating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. (Senate concurs in House amendment(s))
SB13 · 2025-05-31
Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB37 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB3595 · 2025-05-31
Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB2308 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and to the administration of that treatment. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB2337 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
HB2017 · 2025-05-31
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB3059 · 2025-05-31
Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB1506 · 2025-05-30
Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB17 · 2025-05-30
Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SJR27 · 2025-05-30
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct. (Senate concurs in House amendment(s))
SB21 · 2025-05-30
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB1362 · 2025-05-30
Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense. (Senate concurs in House amendment(s))
SB905 · 2025-05-30
Relating to the licensing and regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. (Senate concurs in House amendment(s))
SB710 · 2025-05-30
Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities. (Senate concurs in House amendment(s))
SB509 · 2025-05-30
Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
SB510 · 2025-05-30
Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws. (Senate concurs in House amendment(s))
SB2155 · 2025-05-30
Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation. (Senate adopts conference committee report)
Complete voting record from LegiScan (showing the 60 most recent of 2169 total roll-call votes this session).
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