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Texas Legislature

Bills Cosponsored

Sen. Molly Cook
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/14/2026

Number of Bills: 25

Author:
Gates | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Tepper | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Cook | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | West | Campbell | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
Author:
King | Garcia, Linda | Lalani
Sponsor:
Flores
Cosponsor:
Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado | Creighton | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.
Author:
King
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Cook
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles.
Author:
Cortez | Simmons | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Blanco
Cosponsor:
Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.
Author:
Walle | Bhojani | Curry | Rodríguez Ramos | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Miles | Cook
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Curry | Cain | Moody | Money
Sponsor:
Huffman
Cosponsor:
Cook | West | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
Author:
Harris Davila | Isaac | Troxclair | Button | Luther
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Creighton | Cook
Last Action:
05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.
Author:
Patterson
Sponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Cook | Menéndez | Eckhardt | Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents related to governmental officials or candidates for political office.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Leo Wilson | Allen | Cunningham | LaHood
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Campbell | Cook
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.
Author:
Cole | Cook | Ward Johnson | Talarico | Guillen
Sponsor:
Eckhardt
Cosponsor:
Parker | Paxton | Hagenbuch | Sparks | Middleton | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
Author:
Lujan | Bhojani | Lalani | LaHood | González, Mary
Sponsor:
Menéndez
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Cook | Miles | Campbell | Eckhardt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Guillen | Dean | Wharton | Johnson | Buckley
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Cook | Blanco | Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.
Author:
Harless | Oliverson | Perez, Mary Ann | Metcalf | Thompson
Sponsor:
Huffman
Cosponsor:
Alvarado | Cook
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
Author:
Thompson | Ward Johnson
Sponsor:
Huffman
Cosponsor:
Cook | Menéndez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Blanco
Last Action:
05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Howard | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Cook | Blanco
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.
Author:
Capriglione | Curry | Hayes
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Cook | Eckhardt | Johnson | Middleton | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.
Author:
Darby | Lambert | Metcalf | Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Cook | Blanco | West
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.
Author:
Craddick | Campos
Cosponsor:
Cook | Kolkhorst | Miles | Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to the sale of certain e-cigarettes in this state and a directory of e-cigarette manufacturers and their products; authorizing fees; authorizing administrative and civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Cook | Ordaz | Bowers | Fairly
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Eckhardt | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Cook | Miles
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.
Author:
Thompson
Sponsor:
Nichols
Cosponsor:
Cook
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility by publication on a third-party Internet website.
Author:
Johnson | Orr | Oliverson | Hull | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Alvarado
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
Author:
Harless
Cosponsor:
Cook
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Raymond | Lujan | Little | Ordaz
Sponsor:
Campbell
Cosponsor:
Flores | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Cook | Zaffirini | Blanco
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.
Author:
Meyer | Plesa | Lambert
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Cook | West
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft.
Author:
Darby
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Cook | West
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.
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