State Rep. Eric Johnson (D-Dallas)

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House District 100 First Elected 2010

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2017: F
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2013: F
2011: F

House District 100

About State Rep. Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson is an Attorney from Dallas, Texas. He received a BA Degree from Harvard University, his JD from the University of Pennsylvania and a Master’s Degree in Public Affairs from Princeton University. Representative Johnson has served in the Texas House of Representatives since 2010.

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Rep. Eric Johnson's Record

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HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 6 by Tinderholt: Requiring record votes for all non-unanimous votes in committee House Record Vote: 5 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 11 by Tinderholt: Prohibiting informal "tagging" of bills in Calendars House Record Vote: 6 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 16 by Anchia: Requiring Formal Conference Committee Meetings House Record Vote: 7 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	Check
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 21 by Stickland: Requiring the Speaker to recognize members for certain motions House Record Vote: 9 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 24 by Stickland: Permitting electronic testimony in district offices House Record Vote: 10 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HR 4, Motion to Table Amendment 27 by Schofield: Allowing statement from author to append bill analysis to avoid potential points of order House Record Vote: 11 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HB 62, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Rinaldi: Preempting local governments from enacting more burdensome texting regulations House Record Vote: 81 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
Motion to Suspend Rules by Shine: Fast-tracking minimum wage increase through committee hearing process House Record Vote: 88 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 1818, Motion to Table Amendment 4 by Cain: Providing "truth-in-taxation" language for Railroad Commission fees House Record Vote: 109 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HB 132: Expanding financial assistance to relative caretakers House Record Vote: 133 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	Absent
HB 10: Mental health insurance mandate House Record Vote: 141 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Tinderholt: Strike appropriations to Commission on the Arts House Record Vote: 160 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 4 by Schofield: Moving medicaid fraud investigations to Attorney General from Comptroller House Record Vote: 162 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 8 by Herrero: Prohibiting appropriations for school choice measures House Record Vote: 165 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 11 by Howard: Creating a study on suits against or impacting the state House Record Vote: 166 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 29 by Shaheen: Defunding Film and Music Marketing corporate handout House Record Vote: 175 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 56 by Stickland: Defunding Tobacco Use Reduction Programs House Record Vote: 185 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 69 by Turner: Moving funds from Alternatives to Abortion to Family Planning Services House Record Vote: 187 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment (Support Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 139 by Springer: Vindictive Sub. Defunding Bedford transportation maintenance House Record Vote: 204 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 152 by Fallon: Moving funding for fraud investigations from Comptroller to AG House Record Vote: 205 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Motion to Table Amendment 191 by Blanco: Report on school fund property used for border wall House Record Vote: 208 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment (Support Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, Amendment 197 by Springer: Prohibiting appropriations to entities that perform abortions House Record Vote: 209 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 1: House version of state budget, appropriating funds from the Economic Stabilization Fund House Record Vote: 213 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 100, Motion to Table Amendment 2 by Rinaldi: Brings cab companies under preemption framework House Record Vote: 287 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	Check
HB 100, Motion to Table Amendment 3 by Stickland: Striking regulations for a free market solution House Record Vote: 288 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HB 100, Motion to Table Amendment 5 by Y. Davis: Permitting fingerprint-based background checks for ride-sharing permits House Record Vote: 289 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment (Support Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HB 100, Amendment 12 by Tinderholt and Cain: Clarifying protected classes for discrimination House Record Vote: 295 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
HB 100, Motion to Table Amendment 19 by Schaefer: Substitute incumbent-friendly bill with preemption framework House Record Vote: 298 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HB 21, Motion to Table Amendment 8 by Uresti: Eliminating funding of open-enrollment charter schools House Record Vote: 304 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment (Support Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	Check
HB 21, Motion to Table Amendment 12 by Collier: Potentially reducing funding for some charter schools House Record Vote: 306 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment (Support Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	Check
HB 21, Motion to Table Amendment 16 by Gooden: Additional funding for full-day government run pre-kindergarten House Record Vote: 307 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment (Support Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HB 21: More money for public schools without structural reforms House Record Vote: 328 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 518: Redirecting sales tax to job placement programs House Record Vote: 341 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 1, Motion to Instruct Conferees by Leach: Maintaining zero balance for Film & Music Marketing in the budget House Record Vote: 356 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 1, Motion to Instruct Conferees by Stickland: Maintaining zero balance of the Texas Enterprise Fund in the budget House Record Vote: 359 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 206: Classifying certain persons with service such as state guardsmen as veterans House Record Vote: 366 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	A-EX
HB 1260, Amendment 1 by Stickland: Removing licensing requirement for shrimp boat unloading House Record Vote: 367 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
HB 490: Creating a new hearing aid/cochlear implant insurance mandate House Record Vote: 385 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 481: Preventing recovery of over-allocated funds by TEA House Record Vote: 388 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 4, Amendment 10 by Rinaldi: Reincorporating removal from office for violation House Record Vote: 409 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 4, Amendment 9 by Schaefer: Strengthening sanctuary cities ban by reincorporating senate provisions House Record Vote: 415 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 4, Amendment 69 by Cain: Protections for whistleblowers House Record Vote: 457 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
HB 926 (Local & Consent): Re-authorizing a Hotel Occupancy Tax in Real County House Record Vote: 494 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	N/A
SB 4: Requiring local and campus enforcement of federal immigration laws House Record Vote: 496 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	X
HB 743: Expanding social services provided in public schools House Record Vote: 501 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 28, Amendment 6 by Turner: Enactment contingent on 50% state contribution and full-day Pre-K implementation House Record Vote: 513 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment Read Full Detail	X
HB 28: Phase-out of the Franchise Tax House Record Vote: 565 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	X
HB 2669: Prohibiting attorney's fees to a prevailing taxpayer in a lawsuit against the state House Record Vote: 577 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 3329: Prohibiting local fees on electricians House Record Vote: 600 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2950, Motion to Table Amendment 5 by Stickland: Expanding services by nurse practitioners House Record Vote: 609 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
SB 16: Reducing handgun license fees House Record Vote: 623 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
HB 505: Prohibition against officials using campaign donations for certain political expenditures House Record Vote: 625 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3360: Property tax incentive promotion by Incentive Oversight Board House Record Vote: 627 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 2039: Creating an early childhood certification to teach students in pre-k through 3rd grade House Record Vote: 638 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 486: Allowing certain school districts greater flexibility to increase taxes House Record Vote: 659 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 714: Removing due process for certain parking tickets in the City of Houston House Record Vote: 668 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 1449: Prohibiting local governments from imposing certain fees on new construction House Record Vote: 689 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	X
SB 758: Expanding government-administered bill payment assistance program House Record Vote: 740 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 1003: Removing lifeline services mandate on telecommunication companies House Record Vote: 741 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 2, Amendment 1 by Miller: Correcting Convention of States resolution to match Senate version House Record Vote: 744 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SJR 2: Calling for an Article V Convention of States House Record Vote: 746 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	X
HB 967: Creating an unaccountable non-profit corporation House Record Vote: 755 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 1917: Requiring adherence to vendor drug program for pharmacy benefits, increasing Rx prices House Record Vote: 768 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 3172: Creating a state economic development application system House Record Vote: 782 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 3664: Creating Texas wine assessment program and board House Record Vote: 784 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 550, Reconsideration Vote: Requiring safety whistles on small boats House Record Vote: 839 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 2068: Repealing the Driver Responsibility Program House Record Vote: 860 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2664: Expanding federal nutrition standards to daycare House Record Vote: 861 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 1290: Requiring state agencies repeal one rule for each adopted House Record Vote: 887 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3287, Amendment 3 by Isaac: Allowing breweries to sell for off-premise consumption House Record Vote: 994 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
HB 3287, Amendment 6 by Tinderholt: Requiring beer distributors only charge for real and verifiable costs to brewers House Record Vote: 996 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
HB 3287, 2nd Reading: Creating additional regulations, mandates and restrictions on alcohol production/sales House Record Vote: 997 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 3294: Extending major events reimbursements to NASCAR House Record Vote: 1000 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 523: Making work sessions and special meetings of school board meetings available online House Record Vote: 1009 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3287, 3rd Reading: Creating additional regulations, mandates and restrictions on alcohol production/sales House Record Vote: 1018 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 1708: Exempting pull-tab bingo from certain gambling limitations House Record Vote: 1086 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 7: Relating to improper relationships between educators and students and reporting of educator misconduct House Record Vote: 1103 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3859: Protecting religious liberty of child welfare providers House Record Vote: 1110 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	X
HB 2766: Creating new hidden fee on residents of nursing home facilities House Record Vote: 1141 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HJR 73: Prohibiting mandates on local government entities without corresponding funding House Record Vote: 1153 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 1724: Establishing commercial license buyback account House Record Vote: 1171 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 1289: Requiring domestic-made steel for government projects House Record Vote: 1184 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 3015: Creating firefighter union vacation leave-time accounts House Record Vote: 1214 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 1300: Expanding Hotel Occupancy Tax collection to Short-term Rentals House Record Vote: 1237 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 500: No pensions for public official convicted of crimes involving the public trust House Record Vote: 1253 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
SB 586: Extension of rural & small telecom subsidies House Record Vote: 1272 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 312, Amendment 6 by Pickett: Status report on construction House Record Vote: 1277 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 312, Amendment 12 by Pickett: Toll road authorities must repay state funds House Record Vote: 1281 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 312, Amendment 16 by Rinaldi: E-verify for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a highway House Record Vote: 1282 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 312, Amendment 32 by Shaheen: Cessation of tolls; surplus stays with project House Record Vote: 1283 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 312, Amendment 47 by Walle: Increasing amount of contracting with "underutilized businesses" House Record Vote: 1286 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment Read Full Detail	A-EX
SB 533, Amendment 1 by Simmons: Adding "disabled" to historically underutilized business contract award program House Record Vote: 1303 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment Read Full Detail	Check
SB 440: Expanding hotel occupancy tax for airports House Record Vote: 1477 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 813: Recovery of court costs for frivolous regulatory actions by state agencies House Record Vote: 1479 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
SB 977: Prohibiting use of public funds for private rail House Record Vote: 1481 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
SB 975: Burdening private rail with security regulation House Record Vote: 1495 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 654: Expanding allowable practice areas for advanced practice nurses House Record Vote: 1538 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
SB 715: Municipal annexation reform House Record Vote: 1539 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	X
SB 625: Creating a special purpose district financial and tax database House Record Vote: 1746 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
SB 942 (L&C): Expanding Hotel Occupancy Tax authorization to build sports facilities in Queen City Read Full Detail	N/A
SB 2056 (L&C): Expanding Hotel Occupancy Tax to build sports facilities in Brownfield Read Full Detail	N/A
SB 2166 (L&C): Expanding Hotel Occupancy Tax to build multi-use sports facility in Shenandoah Read Full Detail	N/A
HB 20, 1st Called: Raiding the Economic Stabilization Fund for TRS insurance subsidies House Record Vote: 40 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
HB 32, 1st Called: Property tax transparency House Record Vote: 46 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	Check
HB 25, 1st Called, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Krause: Replacing funding mechanism from Economic Stabilization Fund House Record Vote: 53 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HB 25, 1st Called, Amendment 1 by Cook: Reversing Krause amendment that protected ESF raid House Record Vote: 61 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 5, 1st Called: Strengthening mail-in ballot fraud prevention House Record Vote: 105 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	X
SB 6, 1st Called, Amendment 2 by Schaefer: Including more Texans into annexation protections House Record Vote: 111 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 6, 1st Called, Amendment 3 by Schaefer: Lowering threshold for application of annexation protections House Record Vote: 112 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 6, 1st Called, Amendment 23 by P. King: Allowing small counties to opt-in to new annexation protections via election House Record Vote: 129 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	X
SB 6, 1st Called: Municipal annexation reform House Record Vote: 134 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, 1st Called, Motion to Table Amendment 1 by Shaheen: Lowering rollback rate from 6% to 4% House Record Vote: 136 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment (Oppose Motion to Table) Read Full Detail	X
HB 208, 1st Called, Point of Order: Upholding ruling by Chair sustaining point of order and killing spending limits House Record Vote: 155 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 19, 1st Called, Calendars Rule: Prohibiting amendments to address ESF raid House Record Vote: 162 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 1, 1st Called, Motion to Call Previous Question: Cutting off debate on pro-taxpayer amendments to property tax reform bill House Record Vote: 164 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Oppose Read Full Detail	X
SB 16, 1st Called, Amendment 20 by Zedler: Creating a study on effect of union dues deduction on teacher orgs House Record Vote: 167 Pro-Taxpayer Position: Support Amendment Read Full Detail	Absent

Bill	Sponsorship Credit
Sponsorship: Article V Convention of States (State Sovereignty) Read Full Detail	N/A
Sponsorship: Decreasing License to Carry fee (Budget & Tax Reform) Read Full Detail	N/A
Sponsorship: Eliminate "Passing the Trash" (K-12 Education Reform) Read Full Detail	N/A
Sponsorship: Ethics Reform Read Full Detail	Check
Sponsorship: Franchise Tax Phaseout (Budget & Tax Reform) Read Full Detail	N/A
Sponsorship: No new local fees on new construction (Budget & Tax Reform) Read Full Detail	N/A
Sponsorship: Removing regulations before adding new ones (Promoting Free Markets) Read Full Detail	N/A
Sponsorship: Repeal of the Driver Responsibility Program (Budget & Tax Reform) Read Full Detail	N/A
Sponsorship: Sanctuary Cities Ban (State Sovereignty) Read Full Detail	N/A

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