House of Representatives Speaker of the House Current
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Respectfully,
Dade Phelan
Speaker of the House
Capitol Address:
Room 2W.13
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-1000
District Address:
10984 F.M. 1442 Suite B
Orange, Texas 77630
(409) 745-2777
Biography
Representative Dade Phelan (Beaumont) is the 76th Speaker of the Texas Business firm and is currently serving his fourth term equally State Representative for District 21.
Prior to serving as Speaker, he served as Chair of the House Committee on State Diplomacy, as Vice-Chair of the Natural Resources Committee, as a member of the Calendars, Appropriations, and Elections Committees likewise every bit the Select Committee on Ports, Innovation and Infrastructure.
In 2019, Speaker Phelan was named by Texas Monthly as i of the Best Legislators of the 86th legislative session. He has earned numerous additional accolades in recognition of his legislative service, including Capitol Within's "Most Valuable Sophomore Fellow member" in 2022 and every bit one of their "Most Outstanding Freshmen Legislators" in 2015. Phelan has been named Legislative Champion by the Boys and Girls Club of Texas, Legislator of the Yr by the Texas Apartment Clan, Guardian of Small Business by the National Federation of Independent Business organization, Nigh Valuable Legislator by the Texas Clan of Customs Schools, a Fighter for Gratuitous Enterprise by the Texas Association of Business concern and the 2022 Mental Health Champion past Mental Health America.
Phelan is the sometime president and two-time Governor appointee to the Lower Neches Valley Dominance. His lath service includes the Texas Lyceum, Southeast Texas CASA, Gold Triangle Coastal Conservation Association, The Jefferson Theater, St. Anne Cosmic Church building and Catholic Charities of Southeast Texas.
In addition to his duties every bit Speaker, Phelan works as a real manor developer at his family unit's fourth generation commercial existent manor development firm, which owns and manages retail, industrial and office property in Texas and Arkansas.
His married woman, Kim, is a solo practitioner attorney and together they have four sons, Ford, Mack, Hank and Luke. He and his family reside together in Southeast Texas, where Speaker Phelan was born and raised. He received his bachelor�s degree in Government and Business from The University of Texas at Austin.
Member Press Releases 2022
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Jan
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01/06/2022
Speaker Phelan Announces Changes to Senior Staff
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
November
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eleven/ten/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan Announces Appointments to Work Group on Blockchain Matters
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
eleven/ten/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan Announces Appointments to Texas Commission on Community College Finance
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
11/10/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan Announces Appointments to Windstorm Insurance Legislative Oversight Board
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
August
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08/06/2021
Argument from Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan 08/06/2021
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
July
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07/xv/2021
Statement from Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan
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07/12/2021
Statement from Texas Firm Speaker Dade Phelan
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07/06/2021
Speaker Phelan Forms Select Commission on Constitutional Rights and Remedies
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
June
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06/29/2021
Speaker Phelan Issues Interim Charges Related to Texas-United mexican states Border
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
May
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05/30/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan Statement
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
05/24/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan Statement on Passage of Senate Pecker 3
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
Apr
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04/29/2021
Joint Statement from Speaker Dade Phelan, Rep. Donna Howard, and Rep. Senfronia Thompson
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
04/23/2021
Speaker Phelan Statement on Unanimous Passage of State Upkeep
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
04/21/2021
Phelan and Moody Innovate Smarter Justice, Safer Texas
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
04/fourteen/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan Statement on Passage of Healthy Families, Good for you Texas Bills
past: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
04/13/2021
Speaker Phelan Appoints Three to SWIFT Informational Committee
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
04/09/2021
What They Are Saying About �Healthy Families, Healthy Texas�, the House Plan on Health Intendance
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
04/07/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan, Bipartisan Coalition of House Members Introduce Healthy Families, Healthy Texas
past: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
04/06/2021
Speaker Phelan, Coalition of Texas House Members to Concur Press Conference Well-nigh Texas Wellness Care Priorities
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
March
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03/30/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan Argument on Passage of Reforms to Electrical Grid
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
03/11/2021
Speaker Phelan Argument On Testimony Related To ERCOT Repricing
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
03/08/2021
Texas House Unveils Priority Electricity Reforms
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
03/02/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan Issues Statement On Governor Abbott�s Declaration To Fully Reopen Texas
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
February
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02/04/2021
Speaker Dade Phelan Announces Committee Assignments for 87th Legislature
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
02/thirteen/2017
Representative Phelan Receives Four Committee Assignments
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
June
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06/22/2016
Rep. Phelan appointed to the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas (SWIFT) Advisory Committee.
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
May
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05/31/2015
Nichols and Phelan Congratulate Lamar-Orange on New Multi-Purpose Edifice
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
Feb
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02/25/2015
House Announces Support for Retired Teacher's Health Plan
past: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
02/05/2015
Representative Phelan appointed to serve on House Appropriations Committee
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade -
Jan
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01/xx/2015
Nichols and Phelan file TRB for Lamar Country College - Orange
by: Rep. Phelan, Dade
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Powers & Duties
The speaker is the presiding officeholder of the firm of representatives. The Texas Constitution requires the house of representatives, each fourth dimension a new legislature convenes, to cull one of its ain members to serve as speaker.
As presiding officer, the speaker maintains order during flooring fence, recognizing legislators who wish to speak and ruling on procedural matters. The constitution besides requires the speaker to sign all bills and articulation resolutions passed by the legislature. Every bit a member of the house of representatives, the speaker may vote on all questions before the house.
The other duties and responsibilities of the speaker are determined past the members of the house in the House Rules of Procedure, which are adopted past a majority vote of the members at the beginning of each regular session of the legislature. The members requite the speaker the authority to appoint the membership of each continuing commission, subject to rules on seniority, and to designate the chair and vice chair for each committee. Under the rules, the speaker is responsible for referring all proposed legislation to committee, discipline to the committee jurisdictions gear up along in the rules. The rules also permit the speaker to engage conference committees, to create select committees, and to directly committees to deport interim studies when the legislature is not in session.
Source: https://house.texas.gov/members/speaker/
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