Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. César Blanco
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/10/2025

Number of Bills: 65

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (38):
SB 896 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the enrollment period for newborns under certain employer health benefit plans.

SB 897 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the administration of a grant program to support community mental health programs assisting veterans and their families.

SB 898 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.

SB 899 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans and surviving spouses of certain armed services members.

SB 906 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to commission peace officers.

SB 907 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to bill payment assistance programs for utility customers offered by certain municipalities.

SB 908 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain firearm transfers, to the unlawful possession or acquisition of a firearm or ammunition, and to reports of lost or stolen firearms; creating criminal offenses.

SB 909 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the issuance of permits for producer dairies in certain areas of this state.

SB 910 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the elimination of illegally disposed of scrap tires.

SB 911 Author: Blanco | Hall | Middleton | Paxton | Perry
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain advanced practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee.

SB 912 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.

SB 913 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the use of hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.

SB 914 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to authorizing certain cities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

SB 915 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/24/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to a limitation on the amount of tuition charged by public institutions of higher education.

SB 999 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the case assistance affiliate program to provide certain assistance to Medicaid recipients and child health plan program enrollees.

SB 1000 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the reporting of certain information regarding medically necessary debt on a consumer report.

SB 1001 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to certain funds and accounts, including the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, and to the permissible uses of money deposited to the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund.

SB 1002 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program.

SB 1003 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.

SB 1011 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/30/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the installation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions by the Texas Department of Transportation.

SB 1016 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/30/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso.

SB 1017 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/30/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at The University of Texas at El Paso.

SB 1028 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/31/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of certain municipal utility districts.

SB 1031 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/31/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to eligibility for and benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 1085 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.

SB 1095 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at Sul Ross State University.

SB 1096 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for certain capital projects at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso.

SB 1098 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

SB 1123 Author: Blanco | Perry | Sparks | Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of theft of petroleum product.

SB 1143 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to certain planning, notification, and evaluation requirements with respect to workforce development programs in this state.

SB 1144 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the provision of shelter or care to a minor by an emergency shelter facility.

SB 1151 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to an insurer's responsibility to review and audit a third-party administrator.

SB 1165 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate recycling businesses.

SB 1166 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to regulate junkyards, automotive wrecking and salvage yards, and recycling businesses.

SJR 48 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 01/29/2025 S Filed
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas severance tax revenue and oil and natural gas (Texas STRONG) defense fund, dedicating the money in that fund to benefit areas of the state significantly affected by oil and gas production, and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and certain other funds and accounts.

SR 43 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing April 4, 2025, as Community Health Workers/Promotores Advocacy Day.

SR 44 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing April 9, 2025, as Education and Sharing Day.

SR 62 Author: Blanco
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing February 18 and 19, 2025, as El Paso Days.

Additional Primary Authors (27):
SB 4 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 02/11/2025 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption: Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

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 142 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars.

SB 144 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.

SB 145 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Johnson | et al.
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.

SB 147 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Johnson | et al.
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.

SB 148 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.

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 163 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Johnson
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.

SB 164 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
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.

SB 168 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.

SB 169 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
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.

SB 190 Author: Menéndez | Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of certain same-sex relationship statuses.

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 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 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.

SB 1054 Author: Zaffirini | Blanco
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of oil and gas equipment theft.

SB 1077 Author: Zaffirini | Blanco
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the duration of a protective order against family violence.

SJR 2 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 02/11/2025 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

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.

SR 61 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing February 18, 2025, as Texas Music Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

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