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

Number of Bills: 55

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (32):
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 259 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: 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.

SB 481 Author: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to emergency preparedness and response plans for the continued care and safety of nursing facility and assisted living facility residents.

SB 482 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and committed in a disaster area or evacuated area.

SB 483 Author: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the sharing and protection of certain utility proprietary customer information.

SB 484 Author: Alvarado | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to portable generator safety and warning labels.

SB 485 Author: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the duties of care of certain landlords regarding disasters.

SB 486 Author: Alvarado | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: 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.

SB 487 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.

SB 708 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.

SB 722 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/07/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to a mobile stroke unit grant program.

SB 723 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/07/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of this state.

SB 763 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/10/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete plants.

SB 786 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: 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.

SB 787 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: 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.

SB 788 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to permissible accountability interventions for certain school districts with low-performing campuses.

SB 789 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the eligibility requirements for grants under programs of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

SB 790 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the procedure for resolving certain customer complaints before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

SB 791 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the offense of public consumption of alcoholic beverages during certain hours.

SB 792 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

SB 793 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the prohibition on the possession of a firearm by a person following the person's conviction of certain family violence misdemeanors.

SB 794 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the method used to select engineers and general contractors for certain transportation-related construction projects.

SB 795 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office.

SB 796 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the construction of certain concrete batch plants.

SB 864 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/22/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to allowing a bicyclist to treat certain traffic-control devices as a yield sign.

SB 865 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/22/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators for school district, private school, and open-enrollment charter school employees and volunteers.

SB 866 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 01/22/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to judicial training requirements regarding family violence, sexual assault, trafficking, and child abuse.

SJR 16 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: 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.

SR 19 Author: Alvarado
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 4, 2025, as Houston East End Chamber of Commerce East End Day.

Additional Primary Authors (23):
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 150 Author: Menéndez | Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.

SB 161 Author: Menéndez | Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.

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 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 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 348 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Gutierrez | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the capacity of certain minors to consent to examination and postpartum or contraception-related medical treatment.

SB 349 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Gutierrez | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to requiring public schools to make reasonable accommodations for lactating students.

SB 350 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Gutierrez | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to prioritization of a pregnant individual's health when providing health care treatments; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 351 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Gutierrez | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.

SB 359 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Gutierrez | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion, contraception, and sterilization under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans.

SB 361 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions.

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 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 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 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.

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 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.

SJR 24 Author: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Cook | Gutierrez | Menéndez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the right to be free from governmental intrusion or interference into an individual's private life.

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 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 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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