Charles Schwertner

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• SB 12 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Became Law · Sep 19, 2025
• SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. · Became Law · Sep 18, 2025
• SB 11 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
• SB 16 Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
• SB 14 Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
• SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
• SB 3 Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
• SR 1 Honoring the lives lost during the 2025 Texas flooding. · Passed One Chamber · Sep 4, 2025
• SB 10 Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units. · Passed Legislature · Sep 2, 2025
• SB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Passed Legislature · Aug 27, 2025
• SB 17 Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
• SB 15 Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 25, 2025
• SB 13 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 20, 2025
• SB 6 Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 20, 2025
• SB 7 Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
• SB 9 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. · Introduced · Aug 15, 2025
• SB 29 Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. · Introduced · Aug 15, 2025
• SR 28 Recognizing the Bethune Woman's Club on the occasion of their 80th anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 15, 2025
• SR 93 Memorializing the lives lost during the 2025 Texas floods. · Introduced · Aug 13, 2025
• SB 9 Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 6, 2025
• SB 1968 Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
• HB 149 Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
• HB 3092 Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2516 Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 5247 Relating to an alternative capital recovery process for certain utilities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3510 Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 6 in Brazos County as the Sergeant Mark Butler Memorial Highway. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2802 Relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 13 Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 120 Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3815 Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1318 Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain health care practitioners. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 7 Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 5695 Relating to the creation of the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 815 Relating to the use of certain automated systems in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HCR 150 Recognizing May 2025 as National Water Safety Month. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1252 Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 857 Relating to the authorized removal of certain motor vehicles. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 144 Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 10 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 528 Relating to inpatient competency restoration services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1789 Relating to electric service quality and reliability; providing an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 24 Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 11 Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 527 Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 1584 Relating to the creation of a list of priority facilities by electric utilities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 458 Relating to an appraisal process for disputed losses under personal automobile or residential property insurance policies. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 8 Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 33 Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SCR 53 Returning House Bill No. 14 to the Senate for further consideration. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 145 Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service; providing an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 21 Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4464 Relating to the provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for certain Texas Task Force 1 members and intrastate fire mutual aid system team and regional incident management team members, including the removal of coverage for nongovernment members. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2607 Relating to the terms of the members of the board of hospital managers and leasing authority of the Walker County Hospital District. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 14 Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4995 Relating to the carrying of handguns by tactical medical professionals while on duty providing support to tactical units of law enforcement agencies. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 17 Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1644 Relating to the use of a consumer's credit score in the underwriting or rating of certain personal lines property and casualty insurance policies. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 20 Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 5534 Relating to the electronic posting of notices and agendas for meetings of the commissioners court of a county. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3824 Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage facilities; providing administrative penalties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 706 Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 6 Relating to the planning for, interconnection and operation of, and costs related to providing service for certain electrical loads and to the generation of electric power by a water supply or sewer service corporation. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1664 Relating to public information regarding the rates of a transmission and distribution utility. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4668 Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2885 Relating to allowing the governing bodies of certain political subdivisions to call for a local option election relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 1871 Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision. · 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 2268 Relating to loans and grants awarded from the Texas energy fund. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2025
• SCR 54 Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make a correction in S.B. No. 2268. · Passed Legislature · Jun 3, 2025
• SR 629 In memory of Joshua Daniel King. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 2, 2025
• SB 378 Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist. · Vetoed · Jun 2, 2025
• SR 686 Recognizing Secretary of the Senate Patsy Spaw and her staff for their valuable contributions and service. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• SR 222 In memory of former state Senator and Representative Joe J. Bernal of San Antonio. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• SR 627 In memory of Joe Layton Wall. · Passed One Chamber · May 31, 2025
• SR 590 In memory of Janis Stanwood Meinscher. · Passed One Chamber · May 31, 2025
• SB 30 Relating to recovery of health care-related damages in certain civil actions. · Passed Legislature · May 30, 2025
• HB 3809 Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• HB 5061 Relating to prohibiting certain activities by contractors and vendors of state agencies; providing administrative penalties. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• HB 4739 Relating to the elimination of the requirement that a portion of certain retail charge agreement delinquency fees be remitted to the comptroller. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• HB 4215 Relating to the regulation of delivery network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• SR 614 Recognizing the members of the inaugural cohort of The University of Texas System Texas Legislative Fellowship Program. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
• HB 1523 Relating to a temporary prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
• SB 617 Relating to hearing and public notice requirements regarding the conversion by a municipality of certain properties to house homeless individuals. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• SB 1244 Relating to unclaimed personal property, including virtual currency. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SB 18 Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SB 2411 Relating to business organizations. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• HB 146 Relating to the required approval by the State Preservation Board of certain traffic changes near the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SR 580 In memory of Carlotta Young. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• HB 517 Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction. · Became Law · May 26, 2025
• HB 3204 Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs. · Became Law · May 26, 2025
• SB 1798 Relating to the resident status, tuition rates, certain financial support, and certain documentation requirements for students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, including students not lawfully present in the United States. · Introduced · May 26, 2025
• SB 16 Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• HB 104 Relating to the creation of the Texas future fund and the Texas future fund investment review board and to the permissible uses of money in the Texas future fund. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• SB 616 Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• SB 842 Relating to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• SB 291 Relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to acquire real property. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 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
• HB 3069 Relating to the approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects. · Passed One Chamber · May 22, 2025
• SB 1960 Relating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; providing private causes of action; authorizing a fee. · Passed One Chamber · May 21, 2025
• SB 1877 Relating to the authority of the Office of Public Utility Counsel to access certain data. · Became Law · May 21, 2025
• SB 1643 Relating to prior approval of certain property and casualty insurance rate increases or decreases. · Passed One Chamber · May 20, 2025
• SB 1642 Relating to the administration of the Texas Department of Insurance, including the appointment of the state commission of insurance. · Passed One Chamber · May 20, 2025
• SB 1117 Relating to the administration of botulinum toxin by dentists. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• SB 659 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• SR 536 Honoring Mark Garcia for his 25 years of service as Texas Senate auditor. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HB 106 Relating to the maintenance of overhead electrical power lines associated with oil and gas development and production; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• SB 1468 Relating to the authority of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System to construct, acquire, improve, extend, and equip utility systems located on university system property. · Became Law · May 15, 2025
• SB 1810 Relating to annual statistical reports for fixing title insurance premium rates. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• SB 1879 Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County. · Became Law · May 13, 2025
• HB 3306 Relating to the applicability of certain laws affecting indemnification agreements to certain contracts or agreements pertaining to electric utility infrastructure. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
• SB 2340 Relating to examination of the records of filing entities and foreign filing entities by the attorney general; creating a criminal offense. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• SB 1586 Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits for certain wastewater treatment facilities. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• SB 1495 Relating to the establishment of an Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment Advisory Board. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2025
• SB 292 Relating to certain requirements in connection with the acquisition of real property for public use by an entity with eminent domain authority. · Passed One Chamber · May 8, 2025
• SJR 4 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the maximum amount of money allowable in the economic stabilization fund. · Passed One Chamber · May 8, 2025
• SB 2154 Relating to the regulation of delivery network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee. · Passed One Chamber · May 2, 2025
• SR 474 Recognizing the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · May 1, 2025
• SR 463 In memory of Pope Francis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2025
• SR 452 In memory of Kurt Robert Lentz of Georgetown. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 28, 2025
• SB 623 Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to determine whether to administer a vaccine, including a COVID-19 vaccine. · Introduced · Apr 23, 2025
• SB 2345 Relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities. · Introduced · Apr 23, 2025
• SB 2993 Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and fund. · Introduced · Apr 23, 2025
• SR 416 Recognizing the intern cohort of Dean Senator Zaffirini for their service during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 22, 2025
• SR 399 In memory of Cheryl Elise Crain of Round Rock. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 14, 2025
• SR 397 In memory of Peggy Ann Koski of Leander. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 14, 2025
• SR 389 Recognizing April 10, 2025, as Texas Nuclear Legislative Day. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 10, 2025
• SCR 24 Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• SB 1122 Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers. · Introduced · Apr 9, 2025
• SR 388 Recognizing the Texas Association of Museums on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• SB 1945 Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans. · Introduced · Apr 8, 2025
• SB 2967 Relating to funding mechanisms to support the siting, development, construction, and deployment of advanced nuclear and innovative energy technologies in this state. · Introduced · Apr 8, 2025
• SB 2966 Relating to establishing a framework to govern the use of artificial intelligence systems in critical decision-making by private companies and ensure consumer protections; authorizing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2989 Relating to the consideration of wage replacement benefits in the nature of workers' compensation. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2990 Relating to removing the requirement of provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for Texas Task Force 1 members and members of intrastate fire mutual aid system teams and regional incident management teams. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2836 Relating to the location where certain sales are consummated for the purpose of municipal sales and use taxes. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2584 Relating to the regulation of service contracts and service contract providers and administrators. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 1878 Relating to the Polytechnic College at Sam Houston State University, including the college's eligibility to participate in certain programs. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• HB 13 Relating to creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 2486 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 2512 Relating to creating the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• SR 341 Recognizing Sherry Wilkie-Conway on the occasion of her retirement. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 1824 Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• SB 1825 Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• SR 311 Recognizing March 27, 2025, as CASA Day. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 27, 2025
• SB 19 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 25, 2025
• SB 1826 Relating to career and technology education programs in public schools and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, including funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SR 295 In memory of Russell Irvin deCordova. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 19, 2025
• SR 265 Recognizing March 21, 2025, as World Down Syndrome Day. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 19, 2025
• SB 542 Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• SB 1880 Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Williamson County. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• SB 1881 Relating to the use of political contributions by the secretary of state to maintain a residence in Travis County. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• SB 1876 Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• SB 1889 Relating to vision screenings for students in public or private school, including vision screening information reporting for public school students and the creation of a matching grant program for visual devices for certain students. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• SB 2025 Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• SB 2872 Relating to connection reservation contracts. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• SR 258 In memory of U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner of Houston. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 1665 Relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the feasibility of constructing certain extra high voltage transmission lines. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• SB 1696 Relating to the inclusion of a person's sex on certain government documents and identification cards. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• SJR 66 Proposing a constitutional amendment dedicating a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes and insurance premium taxes to the Texas water fund. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• SR 217 Recognizing the Energy Council on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2025
• SB 1560 Relating to the submission to the legislature of financial information of an independent organization certified for a power region. · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
• SB 1496 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project. · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
• SB 1517 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project. · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
• SB 1518 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects. · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
• SB 1290 Relating to requiring backup generation at certain wastewater treatment facilities. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 1272 Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 551 Relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the University Interscholastic League. · Introduced · Feb 19, 2025
• SR 99 Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Texas Chapter of the American College of Physicians Advocacy Leadership Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 19, 2025
• SB 859 Relating to authorization and reimbursement for certain examination fee subsidies paid for public school teachers and students. · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• SB 858 Relating to certain criminal offenses involving the attachment or display of a wrong license plate or registration insignia; increasing criminal penalties. · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• SR 98 Recognizing Senator Judith Zaffirini on the occasion of her birthday. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 13, 2025
• SR 65 Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Bastrop County Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2025
• SR 70 Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Texas State Technical College Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2025
• SB 778 Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve; making an appropriation. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 743 Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to establish and operate a guaranteed income program. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 742 Relating to the adequacy and effectiveness of managed care plan networks. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SR 31 Recognizing February 3, 2025, as 9-1-1 Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 4, 2025
• SB 369 Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 658 Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 386 Relating to the jurisdiction of certain international organizations. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 622 Relating to the definition of emergency care for purposes of certain health benefit plans. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 239 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SR 14 In memory of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas of Brazoria County. · Passed One Chamber · Jan 28, 2025
• SB 5 Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program and the establishment of a school safety grant program; making an appropriation. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 5, 2023
• SR 62 In memory of Brad Jones. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 1, 2023
• SR 41 Recognizing the Cameron Lions Club on the occasion of its 100th anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 30, 2023
• SR 4 In memory of Barbara Jean York Hancock. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 9, 2023
• SR 72 In memory of Barbara Jean York Hancock. · Introduced · Nov 1, 2023
• SR 2 Recognizing Israel's right to use decisive force in defending its citizens and reaffirming Texas' support for Israel. · Passed One Chamber · Oct 9, 2023
• SR 31 In memory of Mario A. Martinez. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 12, 2023
• SR 23 Recognizing the staff of the Sunset Advisory Commission for their service. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 11, 2023
• SR 24 Recognizing Tara Rejino on the occasion of her retirement. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 11, 2023
• SR 22 Recognizing Karen Campion for her election as president of the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards. · Passed One Chamber · Jul 11, 2023
• SB 15 Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 25 Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education programs. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 1620 Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process and the regulation of horse racing by the Texas Racing Commission. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1094 Relating to purchased power costs incurred by electric utilities. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1445 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1122 Relating to the exclusion of certain medical services performed to determine an appropriate level of workers' compensation benefits from sales and use taxes. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1397 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
• SB 54 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
• HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
• HB 4 Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
• SB 4 Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 3 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 1 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 2 Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 14 Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 10 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 6 Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 7 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 6, 2025
• SB 12 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 4, 2025
• SB 11 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 4, 2025
• SB 25 Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
• SB 1 General Appropriations Bill. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
• HB 1690 Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 2025
• SB 3 Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 2025
• HB 2217 Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 34 Relating to funding for certain volunteer fire departments, to the preparation for and the prevention, management, and potential effects of wildfires, and to emergency communications in this state. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 763 Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 260 Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 379 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2508 Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 293 Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 20 Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 5616 Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and funding for the program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3812 Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for certain health care services and the direction of utilization review by physicians. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 37 Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 33 Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 2373 Relating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. · 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
• HB 4751 Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Quantum Initiative. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 457 Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 6 Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 9 Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
• SB 40 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief. · 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
• HJR 7 Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue. · Passed Legislature · Jun 2, 2025
• SJR 5 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony. · Passed Legislature · Jun 2, 2025
• HB 2003 Relating to provision to the Texas Department of Transportation of information regarding certain high-speed rail projects. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• SJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
• HJR 133 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected. · Passed Legislature · May 28, 2025
• SB 552 Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SB 961 Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SB 1962 Relating to public school accountability, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement and public school performance ratings under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 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
• SB 27 Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators. · Passed Legislature · May 21, 2025
• SB 689 Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities. · Passed One Chamber · May 20, 2025
• SB 1099 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by an illegal alien. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• SCR 13 Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources. · Became Law · May 15, 2025
• SB 29 Relating to the formation, governance, and internal management of domestic entities. · Became Law · May 14, 2025
• SB 715 Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• SJR 18 Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust. · Passed Legislature · May 7, 2025
• SB 28 Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses. · Passed One Chamber · May 6, 2025
• SB 2968 Relating to prohibiting certain deceptive trade practices by businesses assisting veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs claims. · Introduced · May 6, 2025
• SB 2 Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. · Became Law · May 3, 2025
• SB 324 Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify. · Passed One Chamber · May 2, 2025
• SB 1754 Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a renewable energy facility is located or is planned to be located. · Passed One Chamber · May 2, 2025
• SR 367 Recognizing The Texas A&M University System policy interns. · Passed One Chamber · May 1, 2025
• SB 1717 Relating to the terminology used in statute, resolutions, rules, and other state publications to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 28, 2025
• SB 32 Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 22, 2025
• SB 26 Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• SR 206 Recognizing Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas on the occasion of its 30th anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2025
• SB 3 Relating to an appropriation to provide funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure and border security operations, including funding for additional overtime expenses and costs due to certain increased law enforcement presence. · Became Law · Dec 18, 2023
• SB 4 Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses. · Became Law · Dec 18, 2023
• SB 6 Relating to requirements for trial in the contest of an election on a proposed constitutional amendment. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 5, 2023
• SB 2 Relating to a local optional teacher designation system implemented by a school district, the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program; making an appropriation. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 10, 2023
• SB 1 Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 10, 2023
• SB 7 Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty. · To Executive · Nov 2, 2023
• SB 4 Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. · To Executive · Nov 2, 2023
• SB 6 Relating to an appropriation for border security. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 1, 2023
• SB 11 Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation. · Passed One Chamber · Oct 16, 2023
• SB 2 Relating to a local optional teacher designation system implemented by a school district, a security officer employed by a school district, the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program; making an appropriation. · Passed One Chamber · Oct 13, 2023
• SB 1 Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. · Passed One Chamber · Oct 13, 2023
• SB 3 Relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report. · Became Law · Jul 22, 2023
• SB 2 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee. · Became Law · Jul 22, 2023
• HJR 2 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a temporary limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; 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 except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations; and to authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year term of office for a member of the governing body of certain appraisal entities. · Passed Legislature · Jul 14, 2023
• SJR 1 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 provide supplemental payments to full-time classroom teachers in school districts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. · Introduced · Jun 30, 2023
• SB 1 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, and limitations on taxes and providing franchise tax relief. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 30, 2023
• SB 26 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, and limitations on taxes and providing franchise tax relief. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 27, 2023
• SB 26 Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 532 Relating to providing mental health services information to certain higher education students and to the repayment of certain higher education loans. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 947 Relating to creating a criminal offense for damaging certain critical infrastructure facilities and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as manslaughter in certain circumstances; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SCR 4 Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 3297 Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 3287 Relating to the locations of the campuses of the Texas State Technical College System. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
• SB 28 Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• SB 29 Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• SB 1089 Relating to repealing the ability to declare certain unopposed candidates for office as elected. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• SJR 1 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, and to except certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• SB 1 Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district and additional state aid for certain school districts impacted by compression, an increase in the amount of certain exemptions from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, an adjustment in 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 the exemption amounts, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• SB 224 Relating to catalytic converters, including criminal conduct involving catalytic converters; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a fee. · Became Law · May 29, 2023
• SB 989 Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing. · Became Law · May 29, 2023
• SB 2196 Relating to the identification and mapping of aggregate production operations by The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology. · Became Law · May 23, 2023
• SB 11 Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including measures related to the health and safety of public school students and active shooter training for certain peace officers. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2023
• SB 1629 Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2023
• SB 1481 Relating to the exercise of eminent domain authority by the Texas Facilities Commission to build a wall along this state's international border. · Introduced · May 17, 2023
• SCR 29 Declaring an invasion of the State of Texas by transnational cartel terrorists, urging the governor to accelerate the construction of a wall along the Southern Border, and urging Congress to deploy military forces to combat transnational cartels. · Introduced · May 17, 2023
• SB 505 Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle. · Became Law · May 13, 2023