A decade of public service.
From 2013 to 2023, Scott Sanford represented Texas House District 70, serving across five regular and seven special legislative sessions. Explore the legislation, committee work, and community priorities that shaped his decade in the Texas Legislature.
A decade of legislative service.
From 2013 to 2023, Scott Sanford represented Texas House District 70 across five regular legislative sessions and seven special sessions. His record includes legislation, committee assignments, leadership responsibilities, and resolutions recognizing his community.
First term in the Texas House
Scott Sanford began representing House District 70, serving on the Human Services and Urban Affairs committees.
He served as House sponsor of Senate Bill 1437, allowing certain people to file documents electronically with county clerks, and Senate Bill 874, concerning the operation of health care sharing ministries. Both measures became law.
He also jointly authored measures supporting electronic voting for certain military voters serving overseas and military leave time accounts for police and fire departments, as well as special district legislation.
Religious freedom and public access
Sanford served on the Juvenile Justice and Family Issues, Land and Resource Management, and Joint Coastal Barrier System committees.
He was the House sponsor of Senate Bill 2065, known as the Pastor Protection Act, which protects religious organizations and certain individuals from being required to participate in marriages that violate sincerely held religious beliefs.
He authored House Bill 855, requiring state agency websites to be compatible with devices and Internet browsers, and sponsored Senate Bill 1237, concerning online broadcasts of certain metropolitan planning organization policy board meetings. These measures became law.
Family issues and conscience protections
Sanford served on the Corrections and Insurance committees.
He was a joint author of House Bill 3859, which became law and established conscience protections for child welfare services providers.
He also served as joint House sponsor of Senate Bill 5, concerning voter identification requirements, and worked on legislation involving the Old Celina Municipal Management District No. 1 and Celina Municipal Management District No. 2.
Children, education and government
Sanford served on the Public Education, Ways and Means, and House Administration committees.
He authored House Bill 3390, strengthening efforts to identify caregivers for children in state care, and House Bill 4345, addressing liability for certain disclosures of sexual misconduct involving charitable organizations. Both became law.
His work also included property tax administration, gas production tax audits and reimbursements, and jointly authoring House Bill 3143, concerning the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act.
He also authored legislation concerning vehicle emissions inspections and municipal management and utility districts.
Final regular legislative session
During his final regular session, Sanford served on the Insurance, Ways and Means, and House Administration committees.
He authored House Bill 1849, concerning child conservatorship, possession, or access orders following a conservator's death, and House Bill 2374, requiring efficiency audits of the Department of Family and Protective Services. Both became law.
He authored House Bill 1239, known as the Freedom to Worship Act, and House Bill 569, known as the Bonton Farms Act, which provides credit for qualifying time spent incarcerated toward certain misdemeanor fines and court costs. Both became law.
His other enacted measures included House Bill 2535, addressing property tax appraisal of certain improvements used to produce food for personal consumption, and House Bill 781, concerning handgun possession and carrying by public junior college school marshals.
He also served as joint House sponsor of Senate Bill 25, addressing essential caregiver visitation rights for certain care facility residents.
His local legislation included measures concerning municipal utility and management districts in Collin County.
A decade of legislative work
Across his legislative service, Sanford authored or jointly authored 364 bills and resolutions, in addition to other measures he coauthored, sponsored, or cosponsored.
He chaired the Republican Caucus Policy Committee for two legislative sessions and authored and jointly authored resolutions recognizing students, educators, public servants, community achievements, and Volunteer McKinney Day.
His service covered five regular legislative sessions and seven special sessions, concluding in January 2023.
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