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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Philip Cortez
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/11/2026

Number of Bills: 35

Author:
Price | Oliverson | Coleman | Ashby | Guillen
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.
Author:
Ashby | Anderson | Paddie | Price | Canales
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Bailes | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis | Holland | Shaheen | Thompson, Senfronia | Anchia
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bernal | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
Author:
Talarico | Price | Lucio III | Thompson, Senfronia | Meyer
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/06/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a cap on the monthly price of insulin and insulin supplies.
Author:
Lucio III | Talarico
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to pricing of and health benefit plan cost-sharing requirements for prescription insulin.
Author:
Thierry | Hull | Rose | Walle
Coauthor:
Anderson | Button | Cortez | Davis | Dominguez | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
Author:
Geren | Hunter | Burrows | Clardy | Johnson, Julie
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to recovery under uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance coverage.
Author:
Bowers | Reynolds | Rose | Sherman, Sr. | Buckley
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.
Author:
Lopez | Cain | Rodriguez
Coauthor:
Beckley | Cortez | Guerra | Johnson, Ann | Morales Shaw
Last Action:
05/08/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle passing a pedestrian or a person operating a bicycle; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Paddie | Lambert | Hernandez | Geren
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
05/26/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Krause | Landgraf | Burns | Slawson | Patterson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the academic assessment of public school students.
Author:
Middleton | Morales, Eddie | Cain | White | Pacheco
Coauthor:
Allison | Bailes | Campos | Cason | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to equal parenting orders in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Collier | Pacheco | Shaheen | Stucky | Ordaz Perez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Klick | Dean | Price | Oliverson | Howard
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Bowers | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions and the establishment of compassionate-use institutional review boards to evaluate and approve proposed research programs to study the medical use of low-THC cannabis in the treatment of certain patients.
Author:
Goodwin | Guerra | Talarico | Kacal
Coauthor:
Beckley | Campos | Cole | Cortez | Gervin-Hawkins | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to child water safety requirements for certain organizations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty.
Author:
Dominguez | Klick | Burrows | Price | Moody
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bowers | Buckley | Bucy | Campos | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a study on the use of alternative therapies for treating post-traumatic stress disorder.
Author:
Wilson | Murr | Walle | Martinez | Parker
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
04/19/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to air quality permits for aggregate production operations and concrete batch plants.
Author:
Huberty | Rodriguez | Leach | Larson | Lucio III
Coauthor:
Bucy | Cortez | Fierro | Harless | Stephenson | et al.
Last Action:
04/14/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of sports wagering; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee; imposing a tax; creating criminal offenses; decriminalizing wagering on sports events.
Author:
Perez | Cain | Huberty | Johnson, Jarvis | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allison | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bernal | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to mandatory arbitration for certain municipal fire departments and employee bargaining agents.
Author:
Zwiener | Huberty | Oliverson | Frank | Paddie
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the creation and uses of the critical infrastructure resiliency fund and the eligibility of certain water-related projects for state financial assistance.
Author:
Cook | Anchia | Thompson, Senfronia | Rose | Goldman
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the urban air mobility advisory committee.
Author:
Capriglione | Rogers | Lambert | Allison | Herrero
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Walle | Capriglione | Thompson, Ed | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Ashby | Cole | Cortez | Darby | Dean | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to funding for the Texas emissions reduction plan.
Author:
Rogers | Capriglione | Guillen | Stephenson | Perez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Thompson, Ed | White | Schaefer | Cyrier | Moody
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the training of and policies for peace officers.
Author:
Johnson, Julie | Larson | Allison | Kacal | Huberty
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Bailes | Beckley | Bernal | et al.
Last Action:
03/24/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 24 2021 11:23AM
Caption:
Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.
Author:
Meza | Howard | Gervin-Hawkins
Coauthor:
Allen | Bowers | Cain | Clardy | Cortez | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.
Author:
Coleman | Rose | Johnson, Jarvis | Howard | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Anchia | Anderson | Beckley | Campos | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the Office for Health Equity.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Neave | Minjarez | Romero, Jr. | Perez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.
Author:
Wu | Vo | Button | Jetton
Coauthor:
Anchia | Beckley | Bowers | Bucy | Campos | et al.
Last Action:
05/17/2021 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
Condemning racism against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.
Author:
Lopez | Anchia | Minjarez | Raymond | Martinez Fischer
Coauthor:
Cortez | Dominguez | Fierro | González, Mary | Ordaz Perez | et al.
Sponsor:
Blanco
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Urging Congress to bestow on Marcelino Serna the Congressional Medal of Honor.
Author:
Darby | Ashby | Bailes | Howard | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Cortez | Craddick | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/19/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of former state representative John Clifford Otto.
Author:
Canales | Ashby | Kuempel | King, Ken | Geren
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county; authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes.
Author:
Shaheen | Martinez | Ellzey | Oliverson | Jetton
Coauthor:
Anderson | Campos | Cason | Cortez | Leach | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Reynolds | Hinojosa | Minjarez | Ramos
Coauthor:
Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Collier | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
05/22/2021 H Filed
Caption:
Commending the leaders and philanthropists who assisted the people of Texas in the aftermath of the winter storm of February 2021.
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