The digital content on TLO has been updated to align with the accessibility standards required by WCAG 2.1.

Texas Legislature

Bills Cosponsored

Sen. Bob Hall
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/12/2026

Number of Bills: 34

Author:
Leach | Ashby | Meyer
Sponsor:
Taylor
Cosponsor:
Hughes | Buckingham | Nichols | Hinojosa | Huffman | et al.
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator, including the effect that changes to that liability have on commercial automobile insurance.
Author:
Swanson | White | Patterson | Hefner
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to authorizing the provision of temporary secure storage for weapons at certain public buildings; authorizing fees.
Author:
Frank | Noble | Wu | Bell, Keith | Dutton
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall | West | Lucio | Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the procedures and grounds for terminating the parent-child relationship, for taking possession of a child, and for certain hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Moody | Buckley | Neave | White | Ramos
Sponsor:
Lucio
Cosponsor:
Hall | Eckhardt | Hinojosa
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the release on parole of certain youthful offenders; changing parole eligibility.
Author:
Oliverson | Hefner | White | Guillen | Schaefer
Sponsor:
Springer
Cosponsor:
Creighton | Hall
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to local, state, and federal regulation of firearm suppressors.
Author:
Oliverson | Shaheen | Parker | Hefner | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | Lucio | Hall | Paxton | Menéndez
Last Action:
05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to designating November 7 as Victims of Communism Day.
Author:
Sanford | Metcalf | Raymond | Slawson | Noble
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Hall | Bettencourt | Lucio
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Cain | Harless
Sponsor:
Springer
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the time for making required reports of deceased residents of this state to a voter registrar and to the secretary of state.
Author:
Capriglione | Klick | Noble | Hunter | Bonnen
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Hall | Kolkhorst | Creighton | Perry
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to prohibition of abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Bucy | Morales Shaw | Ortega | González, Jessica | Zwiener
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall | Zaffirini | Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the availability of certain information regarding early voting.
Author:
White
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the required disclosure of entities with an ownership interest in a vendor of voting system equipment.
Author:
Schaefer | Metcalf | Patterson | Hefner | Cain
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall | Seliger
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of a handgun by a license holder in a motor vehicle.
Author:
Hefner | White | Guillen | Burrows | Paddie
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Hall | Paxton
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to authority of the governor and certain political subdivisions to regulate firearms, ammunition, knives, air guns, explosives, and combustibles and certain associated businesses during certain disasters and emergencies.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/19/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to reporting of early voting rosters.
Author:
Oliverson | Hefner | Lucio III | Bell, Cecil | Raymond
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Hall | et al.
Last Action:
05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the contractual relationship between a pharmacist or pharmacy and a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.
Author:
Dominguez | Klick | Burrows | Price | Moody
Sponsor:
Campbell
Cosponsor:
Hall | Gutierrez | Eckhardt | Buckingham | Powell | et al.
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a study on the use of alternative therapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.
Author:
Hefner | White | Metcalf | Raymond | Slawson
Sponsor:
Campbell
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/21/2021 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to carrying and storing a firearm or firearm ammunition by a hotel guest.
Author:
Metcalf | Schaefer | White | Bell, Cecil | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor:
Springer
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the carrying of holstered handguns by handgun license holders.
Author:
Meyer | Holland | Guillen
Sponsor:
Nichols
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | Hall
Last Action:
06/03/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the online renewal of vehicle registration.
Author:
Metcalf | Bonnen | Moody | Oliverson | Klick
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Hall | West | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.
Author:
Gates | Frank | Leman | Minjarez | Rose
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Buckley | Harless | Ellzey | Murr
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to criminal conduct that endangers law enforcement; creating a criminal offense and increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Krause | Cook | Swanson | Neave
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Cosponsor:
Hall | Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Gates | Burrows | Allen | Lucio III | Harris
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Hall | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Last Action:
05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the operation by a school district of a vocational education program to provide eligible high school students with vocational and educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system.
Author:
Middleton | Burrows | Metcalf | Harris
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.
Author:
Parker | Cain | Schofield | Lozano | Canales
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the security of voted ballots.
Author:
Leman | Bell, Keith | Gates | Smith | Middleton
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Hall | Creighton
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the duty to report child abuse and neglect.
Author:
Rogers
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to a landowner's bill of rights statement in connection with the acquisition of real property through eminent domain.
Author:
Dean
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to an application to vote early by mail on the grounds of disability or confinement for childbirth.
Author:
Toth | Leach | Metcalf | Bonnen | Parker
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Campbell | Bettencourt | Hall
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools.
Author:
Burrows
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Schwertner | Hall
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the notice of entry for the purpose of exercising the power of eminent domain by a common carrier pipeline.
Author:
Stephenson | Ashby | Parker | Stucky
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Creighton | Hall | Campbell
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Supporting prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings.
Author:
Cole | Rose | Turner, Chris | Crockett | Thierry
Sponsor:
West
Cosponsor:
Miles | Eckhardt | Hall
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed on the east side of North Congress Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets the Barbara Jordan Building.
Author:
Lopez | Anchia | Minjarez | Raymond | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor:
Blanco
Cosponsor:
Hall | Eckhardt
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Urging Congress to bestow on Marcelino Serna the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Report | Texas Legislature Online

The digital content on TLO has been updated to align with the accessibility standards required by WCAG 2.1.