Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Pete Flores
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/5/2025

Number of Bills: 43

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (32):
SB 241 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place.

SB 242 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain criminal offenses involving material or conduct that may be obscene or is otherwise harmful to children.

SB 243 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.

SB 244 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.

SB 245 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the delivery of alcoholic beverages by holders of a consumer delivery permit.

SB 246 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the delivery and direct shipment of certain alcoholic beverages to ultimate consumers; creating criminal offenses.

SB 247 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.

SB 248 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the referral of certain criminal proceedings in the Texas-Mexico border region to an associate judge and reimbursement requests for all or part of an associate judge's or interpreter's salary.

SB 249 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to memorial markers honoring certain peace officers killed in the line of duty.

SB 250 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.

SB 251 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.

SB 252 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to protections for certain military dependents enrolled in a public school.

SB 253 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to county subdivision platting requirements.

SB 254 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist.

SB 384 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.

SB 385 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to construction standards for certain recreational vehicle parks and campgrounds.

SB 553 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects.

SB 608 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.

SB 625 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools.

SB 626 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities.

SB 785 Author: Flores
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.

SB 856 Author: Flores
Last Action: 01/22/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.

SB 860 Author: Flores
Last Action: 01/22/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.

SB 947 Author: Flores
Last Action: 01/27/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality.

SB 1042 Author: Flores
Last Action: 01/31/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the Kimble County Hospital District of Kimble County, Texas.

SB 1099 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by an alien.

SB 1100 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the use of the Department of Public Safety image verification system for the purpose of verifying an individual's identity; authorizing a fee.

SB 1101 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons.

SCR 2 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Administration
Caption: Designating April as Texas Silver-Haired Legislature Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

SCR 3 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Administration
Caption: Designating Bandera as the official Cowboy Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

SCR 10 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Filed
Caption: Commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II and recognizing the National Museum of the Pacific War in Fredericksburg for honoring those who served in the conflict.

SJR 15 Author: Flores
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide that the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year that the owner of the property qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption is the market value of the property and that, if the owner purchased the property, the purchase price of the property is considered to be the market value of the property for that tax year and to limit increases in the appraised value of the homestead for subsequent tax years based on the market value of all new improvements to the property.

Additional Primary Authors (11):
SB 75 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

SB 365 Author: Eckhardt | Cook | Flores | Menéndez | Parker
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.

SB 568 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Menéndez | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

SB 569 Author: Bettencourt | Flores | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

SB 570 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Menéndez | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to an attendance policy adopted by public schools to prevent truancy.

SB 571 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain contract employees to provide services to a public school and access to the registry of persons who are not eligible for employment at public schools.

SB 750 Author: Eckhardt | Flores | Parker | Zaffirini
Last Action: 01/09/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

SB 1045 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 01/31/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the requirement that a state agency grant an opportunity for a public hearing before adopting certain rules.

SJR 12 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.

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.

SR 17 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 01/28/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing January 28, 2025, as Sexual Assault Survivors Day.

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