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Patrick voted to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools, which passed the House, 73-58. She supported legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. She backed the successful bill to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Patrick co-sponsored the bill to prohibit texting while driving. She voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. She voted for the "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61,<ref name=votingrecords/>​ though the issue had been addressed with the Pay Equity Act of 1963.

Patrick voted to establish a taxpayer-funded breakfast program for public schools, which passed the House, 73-58. She supported legislation to provide marshals for school security as a separate law-enforcement entity. She backed the successful bill to extend the franchise tax exemption to certain businesses. Patrick co-sponsored the bill to prohibit texting while driving. She voted to require testing for [[narcotics]] of those receiving unemployment compensation. She voted for the "equal pay for women" measure, which passed the House, 78-61,<ref name=votingrecords/>​ though the issue had been addressed with the Pay Equity Act of 1963.

Patrick supported the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. She voted to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She supported legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. She backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the Texas Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Patrick voted to establish term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/59327/diane-patrick#.Ux0IyMuPIfg|title=Diane Patrick's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=June 22, 2020.</ref>

Patrick supported the measure to forbid the state from engaging in the enforcement of federal regulations of firearms. She voted to allow college and university officials to carry concealed weapons in the name of campus security. She supported legislation to reduce the time required to obtain a concealed-carry permit. She backed the [[redistricting]] bills for the state House, the Texas Senate, and the [[United States House of Representatives]]. Patrick voted to establish term limits for certain state officials.<ref name=votingrecords>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/59327/diane-patrick#.Ux0IyMuPIfg|title=Diane Patrick's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref>

 

In 2013, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], formerly managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former interim state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Patrick 65 percent favorable, and the Sierra Club scored her 36 percent. [[Texans for Fiscal Responsibility]], founded by [[Michael Quinn Sullivan]], rated her 37 percent favorable in 2013, 13 percent in 2011, low scores for a Republican member of the legislature. The Texas Association of Business rated Patrick 92 percent favorable throughout her House tenure. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated her 67 percent in a 2012 survey. In 2009, the Libertarian Party rated her 61 percent favorable on issues of economic freedom and personal liberties.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=|title=Diane Patrick's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref>​

In 2013, [[Phyllis Schlafly]]'s [[Eagle Forum]], formerly managed in Texas by [[Cathie Adams]], a former interim state chairman of the Texas Republican Party, rated Patrick 65 percent favorable, and the Sierra Club scored her 36 percent. [[Texans for Fiscal Responsibility]], founded by [[Michael Quinn Sullivan]], rated her 37 percent favorable in 2013, 13 percent in 2011, low scores for a Republican member of the legislature. The Texas Association of Business rated Patrick 92 percent favorable throughout her House tenure. The [[National Rifle Association]] rated her 67 percent in a 2012 survey. In 2009, the Libertarian Party rated her 61 percent favorable on issues of economic freedom and personal liberties.<ref name=ratings>{{cite web|url=|title=Diane Patrick's Ratings and Endorsements|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=June 22, 2020}}</ref>​