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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. Roland Gutierrez
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/18/2026

Number of Bills: 30

Author:
Nichols | Hancock | Perry | West
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2021 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor:
King, Phil | Stucky | Perez | Ashby
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I; creating criminal offenses; increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author:
Blanco
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Campbell | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | et al.
Sponsor:
Minjarez
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual offenses, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual offenses, to crime victims' compensation, and to the establishment of a state sexual offense prevention and response program for the Texas Military Department.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Huffman | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor:
Button | Morales, Christina | Cortez | Bell, Cecil | Neave
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the small business disaster recovery loan program.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Buckingham | Gutierrez | Lucio | Perry
Last Action:
03/11/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of pharmacy benefit managers and health benefit plan issuers in relation to prescription drug coverage.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor:
Raymond
Last Action:
05/24/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into an intergovernmental support agreement with a branch of the armed forces of the United States.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor:
Creighton | Gutierrez
Sponsor:
Lucio III | Talarico
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan cost-sharing requirements for prescription insulin.
Author:
Eckhardt
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Menéndez | West | Whitmire
Last Action:
03/11/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to State Bar of Texas elections.
Author:
Buckingham
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | West
Sponsor:
Morales, Eddie
Last Action:
05/28/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of a state scenic byways program.
Author:
Powell | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Gutierrez
Last Action:
05/20/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to measures to facilitate the successful completion of degree and certificate programs by certain adult learners at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Powell | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al.
Coauthor:
Gutierrez
Last Action:
03/18/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the disaster reinvestment and infrastructure planning board and the creation of the disaster reinvestment and infrastructure planning revolving fund; making an appropriation.
Author:
Huffman | Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Powell | Schwertner | et al.
Sponsor:
Smithee | Capriglione | Price | Guerra | Vo
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for colorectal cancer early detection.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Noble | Hinojosa | Minjarez | Frank | Shaheen
Last Action:
05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the transition of case management for children and pregnant women program services and Healthy Texas Women program services to a managed care program.
Author:
Whitmire
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Gutierrez | Hughes | Lucio | Powell | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2021 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Dutton
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the participation by members of nonprofit teacher organizations in a tutoring program for public school students and related retirement benefits for certain tutors participating in the program.
Author:
Campbell
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Menéndez
Sponsor:
Lopez
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to withdrawals of water from the Edwards Aquifer to supply a military installation.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Seliger
Sponsor:
Price
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the I-27 Advisory Committee.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Gutierrez
Last Action:
05/13/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to measures to assist small and rural school districts in implementing a collegiate model and expanding broadband access, including the establishment of the Rural Schools and Communities Technical Assistance Center and a grant program.
Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Lucio | Menéndez | Nelson
Sponsor:
VanDeaver | Bernal
Last Action:
05/31/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the adult high school charter school program.
Author:
Perry | Lucio
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor:
Anderson
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to middle mile broadband service provided by an electric utility.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Gutierrez | Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/18/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the Medicaid program, including the administration and operation of the Medicaid managed care program.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Blanco | Gutierrez | Schwertner
Sponsor:
Dean | Oliverson | Guillen
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to prices and fees charged by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities, including prices and fees charged during a declared state of disaster; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers or health benefit plan issuers.
Author:
Springer
Coauthor:
Campbell | Gutierrez | Menéndez | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Spiller
Last Action:
05/30/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating the Bowie knife as the official state knife of Texas.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Blanco | Buckingham | Creighton | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor:
Herrero | Muñoz, Jr. | Parker | Capriglione | Toth
Last Action:
05/28/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Sponsor:
White | Murr | Reynolds | Rose
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Expressing commitment to eliminating racially offensive place names and urging the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to approve requests to change racially offensive names of geographic features.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.
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