Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Borris L. Miles
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/10/2025

Number of Bills: 63

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (50):
SB 273 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the consideration of the cumulative effects of air contaminant emissions in the emissions permitting process.

SB 274 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities renamed as the office for health equity and the duties of that office.

SB 275 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of the ombudsman to resolve complaints against the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 276 Author: Miles | Cook
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to air quality permits for concrete crushing facilities and concrete plants located in certain areas.

SB 277 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Cook
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the consideration of certain local government actions before the renewal of air permits for certain concrete plants.

SB 278 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to employment restrictions for former Texas Commission on Environmental Quality employees; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 279 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to contested case hearings on the issuance, renewal, or revocation of authorizations to use certain standard air quality permits.

SB 280 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to municipal civilian complaint review boards for peace officer misconduct in certain municipalities.

SB 281 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the retention and required disclosure under the public information law of certain complaints alleging official oppression.

SB 282 Author: Miles | Cook
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

SB 283 Author: Miles | Cook
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas African American Heritage Commission.

SB 284 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.

SB 285 Author: Miles | Gutierrez | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the misuse of money received for an open-enrollment charter school to support an out-of-state school.

SB 286 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the receipt of financial benefits by the superintendent of a school district for certain services performed by the superintendent.

SB 287 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the possession or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises of certain sexually oriented businesses; creating a criminal offense; providing a criminal penalty.

SB 288 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to employment verification of certain health facility applicants.

SB 289 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to a "Texas solution" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; requiring a fee.

SB 290 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to notice to property owners regarding certain stationary LP-gas installations.

SB 373 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to request a hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

SB 374 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for emergency outpatient dialysis treatment provided to certain individuals with end stage renal disease.

SB 375 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.

SB 376 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to including certain demographic information in federal incident-based reporting of information and statistics concerning offenses committed in this state.

SB 377 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.

SB 429 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the issuance of air quality permits for certain facilities located in a nonattainment area.

SB 430 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the age of a child at which a juvenile court may exercise jurisdiction over the child and to the minimum age of criminal responsibility.

SB 431 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the use of state money for the Urban Farm Microenterprise Support Program.

SB 432 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.

SB 433 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the expunction of records and files related to certain conduct or offenses committed by a child.

SB 434 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.

SB 489 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: 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.

SB 490 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the adoption and implementation of a surgical smoke evacuation system policy at certain health care facilities.

SB 491 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records.

SB 492 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Concrete Plants.

SB 536 Author: Miles | Cook | Gutierrez | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of nurses for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program.

SB 564 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Cook
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the removal of a conservator, board of managers, or other alternative management of a campus or school district in certain circumstances.

SB 731 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to required water pressure boosters for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

SB 732 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.

SB 817 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to air quality permits for certain concrete plants and crushing facilities.

SB 820 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

SB 1136 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the inspection of group homes by county fire marshals.

SB 1137 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to group home consultant referrals; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1138 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to municipal first responder policies for emergencies occurring at a group home.

SB 1139 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the operability of elevators and related equipment following a power outage at a senior independent living community; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 1140 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to establishment of the Texas Rare Disease Advisory Council.

SB 1141 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 1142 Author: Miles
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to preauthorization of certain benefits by certain health benefit plan issuers.

SJR 33 Author: Miles | Cook
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund.

SR 16 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Cook | West
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing January 29, 2025, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day.

SR 66 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing February 11, 2025, as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol.

SR 77 Author: Miles | Alvarado
Last Action: 02/10/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Paul McCann of Egypt, Texas.

Additional Primary Authors (13):
SB 255 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SB 256 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

SB 257 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

SB 258 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to electronic voter registration.

SB 270 Author: Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Menéndez | Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to a study of the costs and benefits of burying distribution power lines in certain metropolitan areas.

SB 271 Author: Cook | Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Menéndez | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain retail electric customers for designation as critical care residential customers.

SB 308 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Gutierrez | Johnson | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.

SB 561 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Gutierrez | Miles
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Office of Environmental Justice within the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

SB 885 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Miles
Last Action: 01/23/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to who may request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.

SB 1022 Author: Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 01/30/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the recovery of vegetation management costs by electric utilities.

SJR 14 Author: Johnson | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Menéndez | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum.

SJR 20 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Gutierrez | Johnson | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing an individual's right to personal reproductive autonomy.

SR 14 Author: Middleton | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 01/28/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas.

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