Issues

Second Amendment rights are the bedrock of our liberty. Since taking office, Dr. Donna Campbell has been a key component in passing monumental legislation that strengthens our Second Amendment rights:

• Authored legislation securing Texans’ right to carry in church.
• Authored legislation requiring hotels to permit travelers to safely secure their firearm in their hotel room.
• Joint Authored legislation that prohibits companies with policies that restricts gun/ammunition sales from receiving tax dollar benefits through state contracts.
• Joint Authored the Constitutional Carry Act allowing Texans to carry without a permit.

As Texans, we value life and we value truth. We know that God knew us before we were formed in the womb and we are wonderfully made in HIS image. That is why, ultimately we will prevail. When we stand up for the unborn – those who are unseen but never unfelt or unheard by their mothers – we stand up for every human being and strengthen the moral fabric of our beloved nation.

Dr. Campbell has remained a powerful pro-life voice in the Texas Senate!

In her first Session as State Senator, Dr. Campbell called the third point of order that ended the filibuster by pro-abortionist, Wendy Davis. Dr. Campbell has also passed legislation that prohibits state and local government taxpayer dollars from funding abortions. Additionally, she Joint-Authored two monumental pro-life bills:

• Texas Heart Beat Act – prohibiting abortions after a heart beat is detected.
• Human Life Protection Act – Immediately outlawing abortion if full lawmaking authority is reverted back to the states.

Dr. Campbell also added $100 million dollars over the biennium to the statewide Alternatives to Abortion Program. This program promotes childbirth and provides support services to pregnant women and their families, adoptive parents, and parents have experienced miscarriage or the loss of a child.

You can count on Dr. Campbell to be a voice in the pro-life movement until Roe v. Wade is finally overturned!

In 2019, Dr. Donna Campbell Co-Authored the most significant property tax reform legislation in modern times. Senate Bill 2, also known as the Texas Property Tax Reform and Transparency Act, limits property tax revenue growth for cities, counties, and certain special district to 3.5%, unless voters approve a higher increase.

In the 87th Third Special Session, Dr. Campbell Joint Authored a Senate Joint Resolution to increase the homestead exemption amount for ALL home owners from $25,000 to $40,000. This Texas Constitutional Amendment proposal will be on the May 2022 ballot. Make sure you get to the polls this May and vote “YES” for property tax relief in Texas!

“There is no more honorable profession, and no greater title of valor than to be called a veteran.” Dr. Donna Campbell began each Veteran Affairs and Border Security Committee hearing with that statement as a reminder to all Texans of how much we owe and appreciate our veterans. Dr. Campbell proudly served as Chair of the Veteran Affairs and Border Security Committee for four Legislative Sessions.

Since she has been in office, Dr. Campbell has a proven record of supporting our veterans and active military service members. Over the past several years, she has authored and passed:

• Texas Heroes Act – Added more dollars into veterans’ mental healthcare program.
• Veterans Employment Preference – Allows direct hiring of veterans by agencies through the Texas Workforce Commission’s automated job matching system, requires state agencies to interview veterans, and designates a veteran liaison to large state agencies.
• College Credit for Heroes – Allows Texas colleges to directly translate military training and experience into college credit hours by re-establishing the College Credit for Heroes program.
• Expedited Occupational License Fees for Veterans – Expedites the employment of skilled veterans by waiving examination and fee requirements for occupational licenses issued by state agencies.
• Texas Coordinating Council for Veterans Services – Increases the focus and coordination for veterans mental health services.
• Veterans Homestead Exemption – Closes a gap in the homestead exemption for Texas military families who are stationed out of state.
• Military Base Protections – Protects the long-term viability of Texas bases to carry out their missions by abatements for wind energy projects within 30 nautical miles of the boundaries of military aviation facilities.
• Military Spouses Occupational Licensing Reciprocity.
• Franchise Tax Exemptions for Veteran owned businesses.
• Passed a Texas Constitutional Amendment providing a 100% property tax exemption for the spouses of military service members who were Killed in the Line of Duty.

Dr. Donna Campbell believes that allowing parents the right to choose the school that best meets their child’s needs immediately levels the playing field between the haves and have-nots. We should be expanding – not limiting – a child’s opportunities to receive the best education possible.

Dr. Campbell has championed school choice legislation every legislative session, including giving parents and guardians the flexibility to send their children to the school that best fits their needs. Dr. Campbell will continue to support school choice legislation because she knows that the most effective weapon in the war on poverty is equal access to a first rate education.

Additionally, Dr. Campbell passed legislation that requires Texas public schools to receive signed permission slips from parents/guardians before students can enter into a sex education course.