84th Regular Session
January 13, 2015 - June 1, 2015

Leadership

Governor: Rick Perry
Lieutenant Governor: David Dewhurst
Speaker(s) of the House: Joe Straus 

Membership Statistics for the 84th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender *
Male	120	23	143
Female	28	8	36
Total	148	31	179
Party affiliation *
Democrat	51	11	62
Republican	97	20	117
Total	148	31	179
Incumbency **
Incumbents	123	23	146
Freshmen	24	8	32
Total	147	31	178
Age *
Under 30	0	0	0
30 - 39	28	0	28
40 - 49	46	3	49
50 - 59	35	12	47
60 - 69	31	14	45
70 and over	8	2	10
Total	148	31	179

* Gender, party affiliation, and age calculations are based on the membership as of the first day of session: 01/13/2015. House Districts 13 and 123 are not included due to pending special elections.

** Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshmen totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session: 01/13/2015. House members who were elected to the Senate are considered freshmen in the Senate.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Rodney Anderson (first served in 82nd session)

Statistics for race and ethnicity are not available.

Bill statistics for the 84th Legislature, Regular Session

Status	HB	HCR	HJR	HR	SB	SCR	SJR	SR	Total HB & SB	Total
Filed	4207	122	133	3632	2069	52	67	1074	6276	11356
Passed	819	68	2	3581	504	32	5	1072	1323	6083
Vetoed	34	1	0	0	9	0	0	0	43	44