Carol Alvarado

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• 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 18 Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control. · Vetoed · 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 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 3 Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
• SR 4 In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio. · Passed One Chamber · Sep 4, 2025
• SB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Passed Legislature · Aug 27, 2025
• SB 43 Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
• SB 42 Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
• SR 10 Congratulating Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland on the selection of Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin as the No. 1 restaurant in the Texas Monthly 2025 list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 15, 2025
• SJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives. · Introduced · Aug 15, 2025
• SB 30 Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing civil penalties; imposing taxes. · Introduced · Aug 15, 2025
• SB 31 Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of licensed cannabis growers, cannabis establishments, cannabis testing facilities, and cannabis secure transporters; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax. · Introduced · Aug 15, 2025
• SR 75 Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Medicare and Medicaid Act. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 15, 2025
• SB 72 Relating to state preemption of regulations adopted by a political subdivision of this state relating to assisted living facility emergency preparedness and contingency operations plans. · Introduced · Aug 6, 2025
• SB 54 Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of licensed cannabis growers, cannabis establishments, cannabis testing facilities, and cannabis secure transporters; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax. · Introduced · Jul 30, 2025
• SB 53 Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing civil penalties; imposing taxes. · Introduced · Jul 30, 2025
• SB 51 Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters, including infant supportive palliative care and exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. · Introduced · Jul 28, 2025
• SB 50 Relating to including instruction on contraception as part of human sexuality instruction in public schools. · Introduced · Jul 28, 2025
• SJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2025
• SB 33 Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2025
• SB 34 Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. · Introduced · Jul 21, 2025
• SB 26 Relating to a disaster recovery loan program for small and micro-businesses. · Introduced · Jul 21, 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
• SB 763 Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 482 Relating to the offenses of assault, harassment, and interference with public duties committed against certain employees or agents of a utility. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2760 Relating to judicial review of a Texas Workforce Commission decision in an unemployment compensation proceeding. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1804 Relating to restitution and compensation paid to victims of certain offenses for tattoo removal related to the offense. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 5195 Relating to modernization of state agency Internet websites and digital services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 75 Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3699 Relating to initial claims under the unemployment compensation system. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2488 Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 790 Relating to the procedure for resolving certain customer complaints before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3732 Relating to compliance by a fire department with certain minimum standards adopted by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3463 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3966 Relating to requiring owners or operators of commercial passenger bus services to provide certain notifications to residents concerning operations. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1266 Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing processes. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 1639 Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 865 Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators and to a cardiac emergency response plan for certain school employees and volunteers. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 5129 Relating to the security of certain personal identifying information submitted to or retained by a state agency. · 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
• SR 629 In memory of Joshua Daniel King. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 2, 2025
• SR 222 In memory of former state Senator and Representative Joe J. Bernal of San Antonio. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 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 259 Recognizing members of the Hindu faith who are celebrating Holi on March 14, 2025. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• SCR 25 Urging the Houston City Council to construct a memorial pedestrian bridge in honor of Sergio Ivan Rodriguez. · Became Law · May 30, 2025
• SR 695 Returning Senate Bill No. 293 to the House for further consideration. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2025
• SB 1177 Relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• HB 3698 Relating to participation in reemployment services as a condition of eligibility for unemployment benefits. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• SB 1265 Relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• SB 1267 Relating to certificates of number and certificates of title issued by and records kept by the Parks and Wildlife Department; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• SB 1361 Relating to a disaster recovery loan program for small and micro-businesses. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SB 1802 Relating to a landlord's duty to repair or remedy certain conditions. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SB 2080 Relating to various matters pertaining to certain governmental entities that operate port facilities. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• SB 1263 Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs, including controlled substance prescription drugs. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• HB 1089 Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• HB 136 Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• SB 1555 Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• SB 2351 Relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• HB 5431 Relating to the exclusion of at-large and mayoral seats from the requirement of re-election following apportionment. · Passed One Chamber · May 22, 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
• SR 553 Recognizing the 2025 University of Houston Hobby School Fellows. · Passed One Chamber · May 21, 2025
• SR 508 Recognizing the members of the 13th class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program. · Passed One Chamber · May 21, 2025
• HCR 128 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. · Became Law · May 20, 2025
• SR 536 Honoring Mark Garcia for his 25 years of service as Texas Senate auditor. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• SB 2349 Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain. · Became Law · May 19, 2025
• SB 1310 Relating to senior retirement communities. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2025
• SR 511 In memory of Marcelo Garcia III of Houston. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• SB 487 Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses. · Became Law · May 13, 2025
• SB 481 Relating to emergency preparedness and response plans for the continued care and safety of nursing facility and assisted living facility residents. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
• SB 1181 Relating to the regulation of combative sports by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · May 12, 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
• SR 463 In memory of Pope Francis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2025
• SB 3046 Relating to air quality permits for certain concrete plants and crushing facilities. · Introduced · Apr 22, 2025
• SB 1592 Relating to the collection of state and local hotel occupancy taxes and assessments related to hotels by an accommodations intermediary. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 17, 2025
• SR 414 Recognizing April 16, 2025, as St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church Day. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 16, 2025
• SB 795 Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office. · Introduced · Apr 16, 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 2814 Relating to a franchise or insurance premium tax credit for certain housing developments. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2813 Relating to criminal conduct involving a catalytic converter removed from a motor vehicle; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2811 Relating to the Texas Music Incubator Program. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SR 375 Recognizing April 7, 2025, as Jack and Jill of America Day. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2961 Relating to wrongful death actions arising from the death of an unborn child resulting from an abortion. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2812 Relating to a requirement for the Texas Department of Transportation to disclose certain service contract information and provide notice regarding certain changes to a contract. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2481 Relating to extensions of a deadline to comply with a municipal order for a substandard building in certain municipalities. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 2727 Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters, including infant supportive palliative care and exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 2483 Relating to coverage for maternal depression screenings under Medicaid and the child health plan program. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 2484 Relating to availability of claims contact information for personal and commercial property and casualty insurers. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• SB 2482 Relating to sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• SR 356 In memory of Carole Stewart Keeton of Austin. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• SR 333 In memory of Gordon Robert Johnson of Austin. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 27, 2025
• SR 311 Recognizing March 27, 2025, as CASA Day. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 27, 2025
• SR 329 Recognizing March 26, 2025, as REALTOR Day. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SR 330 Recognizing Tim Lee on the occasion of his 21st anniversary working with the Texas Legislature. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• SB 2239 Relating to charitable raffles conducted by certain intercollegiate athletics teams; creating criminal offenses. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• SB 2346 Relating to the jurisdiction of county attorneys to prosecute the deceptive trade practice of price gouging during a declared disaster. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• SB 2348 Relating to Medicare provider certification and enrollment prerequisites to Medicaid and child health plan program provider enrollment. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• SB 2353 Relating to the creation of an environmental product declaration grant program for manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• SR 306 Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Texas Small Business Development Center Day. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 25, 2025
• SB 2350 Relating to establishment of maximum allowable ground level concentrations of hydrogen sulfide by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• SB 2347 Relating to the process of establishing speed limits on a highway or road near a prekindergarten. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• SB 259 Relating to the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for use by patients as the best available medical treatment, the licensing of medical cannabis dispensing organizations, and the registration of certain individuals; authorizing fees. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SR 293 Recognizing Minnie Fisher Cunningham on the occasion of its 143rd anniversary of her birth. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 19, 2025
• SR 265 Recognizing March 21, 2025, as World Down Syndrome Day. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 19, 2025
• SR 267 Extending best wishes to all those participating in the festivities of Holi. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 18, 2025
• SB 1174 Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• SB 1764 Relating to accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 349 Relating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating students. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2025
• SR 258 In memory of U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner of Houston. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 1803 Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that subsidize child-care costs of the entities' employees. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 1747 Relating to coverage for screening mammograms, diagnostic imaging, and supplemental breast examinations under certain health benefit plans. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 1748 Relating to notice for certain defendants regarding the unlawful possession or acquisition of a firearm or ammunition and a related affidavit of firearm dispossession. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2025
• SR 245 Recognizing Joe E. Ramirez Jr. on the occasion of his retirement. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 13, 2025
• SB 1657 Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• SB 1045 Relating to the requirement that a state agency grant an opportunity for a public hearing before adopting certain rules. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• SB 1658 Relating to regulating certain firearm transfers, possession of certain firearms, and protective orders prohibiting possession of a firearm; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties. · 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
• SB 1500 Relating to written protocols for certain nonprescription drugs under Medicaid and civil liability related to those protocols. · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
• SR 201 In memory of William A. Lawson of Houston. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 4, 2025
• SR 199 Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Day. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 4, 2025
• SR 200 Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Texas Southern University Day. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 4, 2025
• SB 1309 Relating to the frequency of the notice provided to a retail electric customer by certain electric utilities. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 1175 Relating to the biennial adjustment of certain towing fees and maximum charges. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 1179 Relating to the regulation of certain facilities that store and distribute benzene or another volatile organic compound; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 1182 Relating to the sale or transfer of flavored cigarettes, e-cigarettes, and tobacco products and to certain cigarette or tobacco product advertising. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 1308 Relating to the development by certain entities providing electric service in the ERCOT power region of a communication plan for use during a weather emergency. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 1176 Relating to a request by a member of the legislature for an opportunity for public comment on certain air permits. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 1178 Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 1264 Relating to corrective action plans for certain emissions events. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SB 1180 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• SR 175 Recognizing February 2025 as Black History Month. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 27, 2025
• SR 174 Recognizing February 27, 2025, as Texas Majority to End Gun Violence Advocacy Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 27, 2025
• SR 138 Recognizing February 26, 2025, as University of Houston-Downtown Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2025
• SR 165 In memory of Sarah Bottecelli Koller. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2025
• SR 166 Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Green Light Houston Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2025
• SR 106 In memory of U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 25, 2025
• SR 77 In memory of Paul McCann of Egypt. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 25, 2025
• SR 116 In memory of Eddie Bernice Johnson of Dallas. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 24, 2025
• SB 1022 Relating to the recovery of vegetation management costs by electric utilities. · Introduced · Feb 24, 2025
• SR 117 Recognizing State Representative Harold V. Dutton, Jr., on the occasion of his 80th birthday. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 19, 2025
• SR 61 Recognizing February 18, 2025, as Texas Music Advocacy Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 18, 2025
• SB 885 Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant. · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• SB 866 Relating to judicial training requirements regarding family violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and child abuse. · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• SR 98 Recognizing Senator Judith Zaffirini on the occasion of her birthday. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 13, 2025
• SB 864 Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign. · Introduced · Feb 13, 2025
• SR 66 Recognizing February 11, 2025, as University of Houston Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2025
• SR 71 Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Texas Independent Automobile Dealers Association Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2025
• SB 786 Relating to authorizing school districts to provide funding using money received under the Foundation School Program to community-based organizations for purposes of reimbursing private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 793 Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 794 Relating to the method used to select engineers and general contractors for certain transportation-related construction projects. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 788 Relating to permissible accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 787 Relating to a requirement to report through the Public Education Information Management System the number of student deaths occurring on a school district or open-enrollment charter school campus. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 723 Relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of this state. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 791 Relating to the offense of public consumption of alcoholic beverages during certain hours. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 722 Relating to a mobile stroke unit grant program. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 792 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 708 Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 789 Relating to the eligibility requirements for grants under programs of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SB 796 Relating to the construction of certain concrete batch plants. · Introduced · Feb 7, 2025
• SR 19 Recognizing February 4, 2025, as Houston East End Chamber of Commerce East End Day. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 4, 2025
• SB 484 Relating to portable generator safety and warning labels. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 351 Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 361 Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 277 Relating to the consideration of certain local government actions before the renewal of air permits for certain concrete plants. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 271 Relating to the eligibility of certain retail electric customers for designation as critical care residential customers. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 486 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual when committed in a disaster area or evacuated area. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 350 Relating to prioritization of a pregnant individual's health when providing health care treatments; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 359 Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion, contraception, and sterilization under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SJR 20 Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 255 Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 308 Relating to the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SJR 16 Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety programs, and reform and support the horse racing industry by authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, authorizing sports wagering, and creating the Texas Gaming Commission to regulate casino gaming and sports wagering; requiring a license to conduct casino gaming; requiring the imposition of a casino gaming tax, sports wagering tax, and license application fees. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 561 Relating to the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice within the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SJR 24 Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the right to be free from governmental intrusion or interference into an individual's private life. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 485 Relating to the duties of care of certain landlords regarding disasters. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 258 Relating to electronic voter registration. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 150 Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 348 Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination and postpartum or contraception-related medical treatment. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 489 Relating to a requirement that a person provide or contribute to the cost of child care for the person's employees in order to be eligible to receive a limitation on the taxable value of the person's property for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 256 Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 257 Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 161 Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 564 Relating to the removal of a conservator, board of managers, or other alternative management of a campus or school district in certain circumstances. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 483 Relating to the sharing and protection of certain utility proprietary customer information. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SR 16 Recognizing January 29, 2025, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day. · Passed One Chamber · Jan 29, 2025
• SR 17 Recognizing January 28, 2025, as Sexual Assault Survivors Day. · Passed One Chamber · Jan 28, 2025
• SR 14 In memory of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas of Brazoria County. · Passed One Chamber · Jan 28, 2025
• SR 85 In memory of Joyce W. Dorrycott. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 5, 2023
• 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
• SB 37 Relating to the public school finance system. · Introduced · Nov 14, 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
• SB 62 Relating to the creation of the Gulf Coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office. · Introduced · Oct 11, 2023
• SB 40 Relating to the public school finance system. · Introduced · Oct 9, 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 35 Adopting Rules of Impeachment of Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr., Attorney General of the State of Texas. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 21, 2023
• HB 4106 Relating to the procedure for resolving certain customer complaints before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. · Vetoed · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 252 Relating to the licensing of certain veterans by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those veterans by political subdivisions. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• 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 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
• SB 19 Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 28, 2025
• SB 1 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 43 Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 2 Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 12, 2025
• SB 13 Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects. · 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 1253 Relating to impact and production fees for certain water projects and to the regulation of certain wells; authorizing a fee. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 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 22 Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
• SB 2137 Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 231 Relating to temporary emergency electric energy facilities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 47 Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3801 Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and a workgroup on nursing career pathways and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 260 Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program. · 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
• SB 2185 Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1728 Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 835 Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1212 Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 46 Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration. · 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 1393 Relating to daylight saving time. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2688 Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities. · 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
• HB 3073 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2 Relating to public education and public school finance. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1621 Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties. · 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 568 Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1254 Relating to the regulation of professional employer organizations. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1300 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1313 Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense. · 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 457 Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 213 Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2761 Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 3070 Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 713 Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4623 Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3940 Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 15 Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. · 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
• HB 3151 Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations. · Became Law · Jun 20, 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
• HB 9 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. · Became Law · Jun 12, 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
• 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
• SB 378 Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist. · Vetoed · Jun 2, 2025
• SB 920 Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students. · Became Law · May 30, 2025
• HB 3700 Relating to the prevention, detection, and investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission or by the commission's contractors or grantees. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• HB 198 Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters. · Became Law · May 29, 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 2925 Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• SB 2717 Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council. · Introduced · May 28, 2025
• HB 748 Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SB 314 Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• SB 2933 Relating to judicial training requirements regarding elder abuse and neglect. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• SB 2891 Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• SB 2721 Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities of political subdivisions for certain bodies after death; creating criminal offenses; authorizing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• HB 334 Relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program. · Became Law · May 26, 2025
• SB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 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 524 Relating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans. · Passed One Chamber · May 21, 2025
• SB 1316 Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations. · Became Law · May 21, 2025
• HJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income. · Passed Legislature · May 20, 2025
• SB 1415 Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items. · Became Law · May 19, 2025
• SB 1757 Relating to the operation of rock crushing facilities. · 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
• SB 867 Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 1461 Relating to the confinement or detention of certain individuals in a county jail or other facility operated by or for the county and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement or detention. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
• SB 1368 Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for nursing facility and assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• SB 1525 Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases. · Passed One Chamber · May 8, 2025
• SB 209 Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
• SB 1551 Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at public schools. · Passed One Chamber · May 6, 2025
• SB 2357 Relating to a maternal health training program for certain health care providers. · Passed One Chamber · May 6, 2025
• SB 2907 Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail. · Introduced · May 5, 2025
• SB 229 Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle. · Introduced · May 1, 2025
• SB 208 Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2025
• SB 2313 Relating to health benefit plan coverage of anxiety and pain management in connection with insertion or removal of prescription contraceptive devices. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
• SB 1899 Relating to the minimum standards of care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities. · Introduced · Apr 14, 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
• SB 1432 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 2851 Relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• SB 1562 Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace. · Introduced · Apr 2, 2025
• SB 881 Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees. · Introduced · Apr 2, 2025
• SB 51 Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants. · Introduced · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 68 Relating to allowing a person who will be 18 years of age on the date of the general election for state and county officers to vote in the preceding primary elections. · Introduced · Mar 31, 2025
• SB 654 Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain child-care centers that increase their capacity to care for children. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• SB 211 Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that operate an on-site child-care center for use by the entity's employees. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• SB 1668 Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify handguns. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• SB 1385 Relating to the unlawful acquisition of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• SB 145 Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 144 Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 142 Relating to registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 163 Relating to funding for full-day prekindergarten programs under the Foundation School Program. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 148 Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 146 Relating to the voter registration of naturalized United States citizens. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 147 Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 169 Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• SB 164 Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States. · Introduced · Feb 3, 2025
• 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
• 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
• 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
• SJR 2 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 · Jun 27, 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 1057 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 222 Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child. · 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 12 Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 1595 Relating to the administration and investment of, and distribution and use of money from, certain constitutional and statutory funds to support general academic teaching institutions in achieving national prominence as major research universities and driving the state economy. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 975 Relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is surrendered. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 813 Relating to providing notice to a state representative and senator of certain administrative actions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Vetoed · Jun 17, 2023
• SB 1399 Relating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete plants. · Vetoed · Jun 17, 2023
• SB 2289 Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of equipment or inventory held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products to protect the Texas healthcare network and strengthen our medical supply chain. · Became Law · Jun 14, 2023
• HB 3447 Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 2100 Relating to eligibility requirements for student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 1287 Relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 400 Relating to innovation grant programs to support residency training programs in psychiatric specialty fields and recruitment, training, and retention programs in behavioral health fields. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 1181 Relating to the publication or distribution of sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website; providing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 4451 Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding apprenticeship opportunities in this state for emerging and high-demand industries. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2023
• HB 3765 Relating to the establishment of a supply of luggage by the Department of Family and Protective Services for the transport of the personal belongings of a foster child. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
• HB 165 Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 10, 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 1488 Relating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the sickle cell task force. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• SB 2627 Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities. · 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
• HB 5174 Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HB 916 Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• SB 22 Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices, constable's offices, and prosecutor's offices in rural counties. · Became Law · Jun 7, 2023
• SB 736 Relating to mandatory arbitration for certain municipal fire departments and employee bargaining agents. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• SB 728 Relating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• HB 1575 Relating to improving health outcomes for pregnant women under Medicaid and certain other public benefits programs. · 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
• HJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the Texas University Fund, which provides funding to certain institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy. · Passed Legislature · 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 989 Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing. · Became Law · May 29, 2023
• HB 2454 Relating to the unlawful acquisition of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense. · Passed Legislature · May 25, 2023
• HB 2873 Relating to a strategic plan for improving maternal health, including the consolidation and repeal of certain planning and reporting requirements. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2023
• HB 242 Relating to liability for the donation and distribution of feminine hygiene products. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
• HB 2575 Relating to the workforce diploma pilot program. · Became Law · May 23, 2023
• SB 1000 Relating to a temporary exemption from sales and use taxes for certain clothing and footwear. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2023