At the beginning of each session, the Legislative Services Fair provides an opportunity for all members and their staff to learn more about the services each legislative agency offers.

This year, the fair will be held on the following dates in the Legislative Reference Library, Capitol, 2N.3:

Thursday, January 19, 2023, from 2PM – 4PM
Tuesday, January 24, 2023, from 10AM – Noon

Staff from the following legislative agencies will be in attendance:

• Legislative Budget Board
• Texas Legislative Council
• Legislative Reference Library
• State Auditor's Office
• Sunset Advisory Commission
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)

Please drop by the fair to learn more about how these legislative agencies can assist your office during the 88th Legislature!

You might come away with more than information — we will have selected publications and other items to give away.

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Below you'll find a preview of the 88th Texas Legislature. New members and returning members will be sworn in on January 10, 2023, the opening day of the regular session. A list of members-elect of the 88th Legislature is available on the LRL's website.

 

Summary of the 88th Legislature

 

PARTY	HOUSE	SENATE	OVERALL
Total	150	31	181
Democrat	64	12	76
Republican	86	19	105

 

GENDER	HOUSE	SENATE	OVERALL
Total	150	31	181
Male	104	23	127
Female	46	8	54

 

INCUMBENCY*	HOUSE	SENATE	OVERALL
Total	149*	30*	179
Incumbents	123*	25*	149
Freshmen	26	5	31

*Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshman totals include members whose first term begin the first day of session: 01/10/2023. Not included as incumbent or freshman: Representative John Bryant (first served in 63rd–67th sessions) and Senator Pete Flores (first served in 85th–86th sessions).

 

 

New Members of the 88th Legislature

 

Texas House of Representatives

HOUSE DISTRICT	NEW MEMBER
92		Salman Bhojani (D)
114		John Bryant (D)
63		Benjamin Bumgarner (R)
127		Charles Cunningham (R)
133		Mano DeAyala (R)
122		Mark Dorazio (R)
51		Lulu Flores (D)
61		Frederick Frazier (R)
124		Josey Garcia (D)
17		Stan Gerdes (R)
52		Caroline Harris (R)
57		Richard Hayes (R)
73		Carrie Isaac (R)
100		Venton Jones (D)
85		Stan Kitzman (R)
76		Suleman Lalani (D)
23		Terri Leo-Wilson (R)
37		Janie Lopez (R)
22		Christian Manuel (D)
13		Angelia Orr (R)
70		Mihaela Plesa (D)
93		Nate Schatzline (R)
84		Carl H. Tepper (R)
65		Kronda Thimesch (R)
19		Ellen Troxclair (R)

New HOUSE members = 26

 

Texas Senate

SENATE DISTRICT	NEW MEMBER
24		Pete Flores (R)
10		Phil King (R)
27		Morgan LaMantia (D)
11		Mayes Middleton (R)
12		Tan Parker (R)
31		Kevin Sparks (R)

New SENATE members = 6

TOTAL new members = 32

Membership statistics for previous sessions are available on the library's Member statistics page.

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In Texas, the House Rules (Rule 8, Section 7) and the Senate Rules (Rule 7.04(a)) allow legislators to prefile bills "beginning the first Monday after the general election preceding the next regular legislative session."

Prefiling for the 88th Texas Legislature began on Monday, November 14, 2022, the first Monday after the general election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. A total of 920 bills and resolutions were filed in the House and Senate on November 14, a record number for the first day of the prefiling period.

Below are statistics comparing all bills and resolutions filed during the prefiling period for the 71st Legislature (1989) to the 88th Legislature (2023).

For a general overview of bill prefiling, see our previous blog post, Bill Prefiling FAQs.

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What are the key legislative dates and deadlines for the upcoming 88th Regular Session? Most official deadlines will be set when the House and Senate adopt rules after session begins, but until then, take a look at the date and deadline provisions listed below that are already available in the Texas Constitution and Statutes, the House and Senate Rules, and the perpetual calendar in the Texas Legislative Council Drafting Manual.

Legislative Dates and Deadlines:

Tuesday, November 8, 2022: General election for federal, state, and county officers. [Texas Election Code, Section 41.001]

Monday, November 14, 2022: Bill prefiling begins. [House Rule 8, Section 7 and Senate Rule 7.04]

Tuesday, January 10, 2023: 88th Legislature convenes at noon. [Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 5; Texas Government Code, Section 301.001]

Friday, March 10, 2023: 60-day bill filing deadline. [Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 5]

Monday, May 29, 2023: Adjournment sine die. [Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 24]

Sunday, June 18, 2023: Post-session 20-day deadline for Governor to sign or veto. [Texas Constitution, Article IV, Section 14]

Effective Dates: Time of Taking Effect of Laws. [Texas Constitution, Article III, Section 39]

Table can also be viewed in the Texas Legislative Council Drafting Manual.

Important legislative dates and deadlines are also listed in the publications Dates of Interest and Deadlines for Action Under House & Senate Rules (End of Session Deadlines), which are published each session by the Texas Legislative Council (TLC). These publications are available on the Texas Legislature Online homepage in the Legislative Process section and will be updated as the 88th Regular Session progresses.




The Library provides access to these publications, including ones from previous sessions, on our Texas Legislative Session Deadlines Calendar page.

As of today, October 12, 2022, there are:

• 27 days until the general election on November 8, 2022
• 33 days until bill prefiling begins on November 14, 2022
• 90 days until the first day of the 88th Legislature on January 10, 2023

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Below is a list of members (as of September 6, 2022) not returning to the 88th Texas Legislature in their current offices. Note that regardless of election outcomes, all of these legislators will keep their respective seats until January 2023, unless they resign earlier.

To learn more about who will be on the general election ballot, information about candidates by county and party is available on the Texas Secretary of State's candidate ballot order page. Results of the primary election and primary runoff elections are available on the Texas Secretary of State's election results page.

Total members not returning to 88th Legislature (as of September 6, 2022) = 35

House = 29; Senate = 6

Texas House of Representatives

	Rep. Michelle Beckley	Defeated in Democratic primary runoff election for Lieutenant Governor, 5/24/2022
	Rep. Kyle Biedermann	Retiring
	Rep. Jeff Cason	Retiring
	Rep. Garnet Coleman	Resigned effective 2/28/2022
	Rep. Jasmine Crockett	Running for Congressional District 30
	Rep. John Cyrier	Retiring
	Rep. Joe Deshotel	Retiring
	Rep. Alex Dominguez	Defeated in Democratic primary election for Texas Senate District 27, 3/1/2022
	Rep. Jake Ellzey	Elected to Congressional District 6 on 7/27/2021; resigned from Texas House effective 7/30/2021
	Rep. Art Fierro	Defeated in Democratic primary election, 3/1/2022
	Rep. John Frullo	Retiring
	Rep. Dan Huberty	Retiring
	Rep. Celia Israel	Running for Mayor of Austin
	Rep. Phil King	Running for Texas Senate District 10
	Rep. Matt Krause	Defeated in Republican primary runoff election for Tarrant County District Attorney, 5/24/2022
	Rep. Lyle Larson	Retiring
	Rep. Ben Leman	Retiring
	Rep. Eddie Lucio III	Resigned effective 1/31/2022
	Rep. Mayes Middleton	Running for Texas Senate District 11
	Rep. Ina Minjarez	Defeated in Democratic primary runoff election for Bexar County Judge, 5/24/2022
	Rep. Jim Murphy	Retiring
	Rep. Leo Pacheco	Resigned effective 8/19/2021
	Rep. Chris Paddie	Retiring; Resigned effective 3/1/2022
	Rep. Tan Parker	Running for Texas Senate District 12
	Rep. Eddie Rodriguez	Defeated in Democratic primary election for Congressional District 35, 3/1/2022
	Rep. Scott Sanford	Retiring
	Rep. Phil Stephenson	Defeated in Republican primary runoff election, 5/24/2022
	Rep. John Turner	Retiring
	Rep. James White	Defeated in Republican primary election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, 3/1/2022; resigned effective 8/11/2022

Texas Senate

	Sen. Dawn Buckingham	Running for Texas Land Commissioner
	Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr.	Retiring
	Sen. Jane Nelson	Retiring
	Sen. Beverly Powell	Retiring; suspended campaign for Texas Senate District 10, 4/6/2022
	Sen. Kel Seliger	Retiring
	Sen. Larry Taylor	Retiring

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