85th Regular Session
January 10, 2017 - May 29, 2017

Leadership

Governor: Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor: information not available.
Speaker(s) of the House: Joe Straus 

Membership Statistics for the 85th Legislature

Description	House Members	Senate Members	Total
Gender *
Male	121	23	144
Female	29	8	37
Total	150	31	181
Party affiliation *
Democrat	55	11	66
Republican	95	20	115
Total	150	31	181
Incumbency **
Incumbents	124	28	152
Freshmen	22	3	25
Total	146	31	177
Age *
Under 30	0	0	0
30 - 39	26	0	26
40 - 49	48	6	54
50 - 59	35	11	46
60 - 69	30	9	39
70 and over	10	5	15

* Gender, party affiliation, and age calculations are based on the membership as of the first day of session: 01/10/2017.

** Incumbent totals include members who served the previous session. Freshmen totals include members whose first terms began the first day of session: 01/10/2017. House members who were elected to the Senate are considered freshmen in the Senate.

Not included as incumbent or freshman:
• Rep.Hugh D. Shine (first served in 69th session)
• Rep.Lance Gooden (first served in 82nd session)
• Rep.Philip Cortez (first served in 83rd session)
• Rep.Mary Ann Perez (first served in 83rd session)

Statistics for race and ethnicity are not available.

Bill statistics for the 85th Legislature, Regular Session

Status	HB	HCR	HJR	HR	SB	SCR	SJR	SR	Total HB & SB	Total
Filed	4333	138	111	2707	2298	64	58	963	6631	10672
Passed	700	68	3	2682	511	29	6	961	1211	4960
Vetoed	36	0	0	0	15	0	0	0	51	51