Rhetta Bowers

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Cosponsored bills (92)

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HB 413 Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 2025
HB 1056 Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
HB 285 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 300 Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 824 Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 2854 Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 1875 Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 27 Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 102 Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 107 Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
SB 31 Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
SB 2790 Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
SB 4 Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
SB 23 Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
HCR 59 Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
SB 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
SB 1080 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
SB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
HB 50 Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
SJR 2 Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district. · Passed Legislature · May 22, 2025
SJR 85 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled. · Passed Legislature · May 22, 2025
HB 1738 Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
HB 3339 Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
SJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2025
HB 1368 Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
HB 4442 Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
HB 5064 Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
HB 4331 Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the state environmental review process for certain projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund and the implementation of streamlining procedures based on the results of the study. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
HB 4329 Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
HB 2275 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
HB 3673 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
HB 463 Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses. · Passed One Chamber · May 1, 2025
HR 945 In memory of Pope Francis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
HB 4591 Relating to contributions to and benefits under certain fire and police pension funds. · Introduced · Apr 23, 2025
HB 2433 Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary. · Introduced · Apr 21, 2025
HB 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
HB 44 Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
HB 1414 Relating to the punishment for the offense of driving while license invalid. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
HB 195 Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
HB 1932 Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
HB 2058 Relating to perinatal palliative care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal palliative care grant program, and a perinatal palliative care hospital recognition program. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
HB 1432 Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
HB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
HB 1331 Relating to the curriculum requirements for high school students in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
HJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
HB 1049 Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
HB 177 Relating to a bonus payment for certain public school employees and to the public school finance system. · Oct 19, 2023
HB 62 Relating to providing school district property tax relief through rent-relief and through adjusting entitlements, compression, and exemptions under the public school finance system. · Jul 6, 2023
HJR 14 Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, to establish the property tax relief to rental households fund and authorize the legislature to provide payments to rental households from that fund based on a proportion of rent paid, and to except certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief and property tax relief payments to rental households from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. · Jul 6, 2023
HB 1883 Relating to the administration of assessment instruments to public school students on religious holy days. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
HB 12 Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
HB 5012 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
HB 90 Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
HB 1275 Relating to procedures for the issuance of personal identification certificates to certain persons 65 years of age or older whose driver's licenses are surrendered. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
HB 25 Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
HB 4034 Relating to certain disability and death benefits payable by the public retirement systems for police and fire fighters in certain municipalities. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2023
HB 2248 Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
HB 5 Relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value of certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing fees; authorizing penalties. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
HB 8 Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
SB 490 Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers. · Became Law · May 29, 2023
SB 3 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration. · Passed Legislature · May 26, 2023
SJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. · Passed Legislature · May 26, 2023
HB 1613 Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans. · Passed Legislature · May 25, 2023
SB 840 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
SB 2057 Relating to the operation and management of the Iwo Jima monument and museum by the Texas Historical Commission. · Became Law · May 23, 2023
HB 1599 Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program. · Passed One Chamber · May 17, 2023
SB 1325 Relating to the notice given to certain victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat. · Became Law · May 13, 2023
HB 3220 Relating to an assessment on the use of surplus government property to provide housing to homeless veterans. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2023
HB 2564 Relating to the investigation of certain motor vehicle accidents. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
HB 4713 Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for early treatment of first episode psychosis. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
HB 2615 Relating to the operation by a school district of a foundation and trade diploma program to provide eligible high school students with educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system. · Introduced · May 11, 2023
HB 2235 Relating to HIV and AIDS tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
HB 3377 Relating to HIV and AIDS tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
HB 3771 Relating to the creation of the employer child-care contribution partnership program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; authorizing a civil penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
HB 2822 Relating to a study on the housing needs of youth transitioning out of foster care or the juvenile justice system. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
HB 2055 Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. · Introduced · May 10, 2023
HB 1973 Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Introduced · May 9, 2023
HB 45 Relating to ethnic studies instruction in public schools. · Introduced · May 9, 2023
HB 3548 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel. · Introduced · May 6, 2023
HB 1882 Relating to the designation of certain religious holy days as optional holidays. · Introduced · May 5, 2023
HB 1884 Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2023
HB 410 Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors. · Passed One Chamber · May 4, 2023
HB 3547 Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits. · Introduced · May 4, 2023
HB 3835 Relating to the operation and management of the Iwo Jima monument and museum by the Texas Historical Commission. · Introduced · May 2, 2023
HJR 144 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for roadways for seaports, airports, spaceports, land ports of entry, and international bridges. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2023
HR 1167 Recognizing April 20, 2023, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 20, 2023
HB 15 Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 11, 2023
HB 3549 Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and to certain consequences on conviction of that offense. · Introduced · Mar 21, 2023
HB 2592 Relating to a landlord's duty to provide and maintain a functioning air conditioning system or unit in an apartment. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2023
HB 1548 Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2023
HJR 75 Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2023

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