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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. Carol Alvarado
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/13/2026

Number of Bills: 70

Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor:
Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Author:
King | Schwertner
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | et al.
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
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.
Author:
Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Gutierrez | Hagenbuch | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Johnson | Kolkhorst | Parker
Sponsor:
Gates
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Creighton | Hall | Hancock | et al.
Sponsor:
Capriglione
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Hagenbuch | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Hunter | King | Gervin-Hawkins | Bell, Cecil | Martinez Fischer
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action:
06/16/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
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.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
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.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption:
Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor:
Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
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.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
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.
Author:
Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars.
Author:
Menéndez | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Author:
Menéndez | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Johnson | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
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.
Author:
Menéndez | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the voter registration of naturalized United States citizens.
Author:
Menéndez | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Johnson | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education.
Author:
Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.
Author:
Menéndez | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Johnson
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption:
Relating to funding for full-day prekindergarten programs under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
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.
Author:
Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Flores | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Miles
Last Action:
04/24/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
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.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Miles
Last Action:
05/08/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that operate an on-site child-care center for use by the entity's employees.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Cook | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor:
Dean
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Cook | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.
Author:
King
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt
Sponsor:
Guillen
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to temporary emergency electric energy facilities.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor:
Bonnen
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Cook | Hall | Miles | West
Sponsor:
Harris Davila
Last Action:
05/27/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.
Author:
Schwertner
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Sponsor:
Phelan
Last Action:
06/02/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Campbell | Menéndez | Schwertner
Sponsor:
Frank | Capriglione | Lalani
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements.
Author:
Campbell
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Kolkhorst | West
Last Action:
05/21/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: May 21 2025 11:24AM
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans.
Author:
Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Menéndez | Middleton | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckley
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Hall
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a franchise tax credit for certain child-care centers that increase their capacity to care for children.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Leach | Johnson | Little | Cook | Meyer
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Campbell | Cook | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Sparks
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Last Action:
02/13/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
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.
Author:
Sparks
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Sponsor:
Howard
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the administration of nonprescription medications to certain public and private school students.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Huffman | Middleton | Parker
Sponsor:
Kerwin | Schatzline | Hopper | Troxclair | Louderback
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Eckhardt
Sponsor:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to impact and production fees for certain water projects and to the regulation of certain wells; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco
Sponsor:
Phelan
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of professional employer organizations.
Author:
Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor:
Cook | Smithee | Louderback | Tepper | Curry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
Author:
Cook
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Sponsor:
Cunningham
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Cook
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Sponsor:
Cunningham | Johnson | Frank | Simmons | Olcott
Last Action:
05/21/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
03/26/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
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.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
03/06/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful acquisition of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Hull
Last Action:
05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Cook | Parker | Zaffirini
Last Action:
03/06/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
05/08/2025 H Referred to Insurance: May 8 2025 11:58PM
Caption:
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Author:
Cook
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hughes | Menéndez
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 6 2025 9:01PM
Caption:
Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at public schools.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
03/06/2025 S Referred to Vet Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.
Author:
Huffman | Flores | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | King | Parker
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Hagenbuch | Hall | Kolkhorst
Sponsor:
Fairly
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
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.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Eckhardt
Last Action:
03/11/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify handguns.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Alvarado | West
Sponsor:
Lalani | Cook
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Author:
Birdwell | Johnson
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
05/19/2025 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the operation of rock crushing facilities.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco
Last Action:
03/17/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the minimum standards of care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Miles
Sponsor:
Cunningham | Lopez, Ray | Cole | Luther | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Author:
Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Middleton | West
Sponsor:
Dutton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
03/25/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of anxiety and pain management in connection with insertion or removal of prescription contraceptive devices.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 6 2025 9:01PM
Caption:
Relating to a maternal health training program for certain health care providers.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Miles | West | Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.
Author:
Parker | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Menéndez | Miles | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor:
Bell, Keith
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
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.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action:
04/07/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption:
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.
Author:
Cook
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Perry
Sponsor:
Orr | Frank | Pierson | Bucy
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
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.
Author:
West | Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.
Author:
Blanco
Coauthor:
Alvarado | West
Sponsor:
Ordaz
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Miles
Sponsor:
Leach
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to judicial training requirements regarding elder abuse and neglect.
Author:
Hall
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | King | et al.
Sponsor:
Geren
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
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.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Johnson | et al.
Sponsor:
Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Last Action:
05/15/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
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.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor:
Smithee | DeAyala | Louderback | Cook | Moody
Last Action:
06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action:
05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
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.
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