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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. John Whitmire
85th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/29/2026

Number of Bills: 11

Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Campbell | Taylor, Larry | Hancock | Menéndez | Seliger | et al.
Sponsor:
King, Ken | Kuempel | Dale | Dutton | VanDeaver
Last Action:
05/26/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to improper relationships between educators and students and reporting of educator misconduct; creating a criminal offense and expanding the applicability of an existing offense; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Schwertner | Nelson | Uresti
Coauthor:
Watson | Taylor, Larry | Burton | Bettencourt | Hall | et al.
Sponsor:
Frank | Raymond | Klick | Burkett | Dale
Last Action:
05/31/2017 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the provision of child protective services and other health and human services by certain state agencies or under contract with a state agency, including foster care, child protective, relative and kinship caregiver support, prevention and early intervention health care, and adoption services.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Buckingham | Nichols | Perry | Rodríguez | Miles | et al.
Sponsor:
King, Phil | Johnson, Eric | Villalba | Burkett | Fallon
Last Action:
05/27/2017 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests and body armor.
Author:
Hall
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Creighton | Nelson | Taylor, Larry | Whitmire | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2017 H Referred to State Affairs: May 15 2017 2:18PM
Caption:
Relating to protection of energy critical infrastructure from electromagnetic, geomagnetic, physical, and cyber-attack threats.
Author:
Hall
Coauthor:
Huffines | Bettencourt | Creighton | Whitmire | Hughes | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2017 H Referred to Transportation: May 5 2017 10:59PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.
Author:
Huffines
Coauthor:
Zaffirini | Whitmire | Garcia | Schwertner | Kolkhorst
Sponsor:
Howard
Last Action:
05/17/2017 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Internet broadcast of certain open meetings.
Author:
Schwertner
Coauthor:
Campbell | Perry | Buckingham | Hughes | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action:
03/14/2017 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of transportation network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
West | Garcia | Whitmire | Rodríguez | Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/02/2017 H Referred to Ways & Means: May 2 2017 6:40PM
Caption:
Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that employ certain students in certain paid internship or similar programs.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Whitmire | Garcia
Last Action:
05/17/2017 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a task force to conduct a comprehensive study on flood control infrastructure for Harris and Galveston Counties.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Taylor, Larry | Hughes | Whitmire
Sponsor:
Paddie | Darby | Ashby | Geren | Phelan
Last Action:
06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of iron and steel products made in the United States for certain governmental entity projects.
Author:
Garcia | Rodríguez
Coauthor:
Watson | Whitmire | Miles
Last Action:
03/14/2017 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a change of name and sex for certain persons and the issuance of associated vital records and documentation; authorizing a fee.
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