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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Jessica González
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/22/2026

Number of Bills: 49

Author:
VanDeaver | Kuempel | Buckley | Bonnen | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program.
Author:
Ashby | Hunter | Hernandez | Bonnen | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services.
Author:
Rose | Thompson, Senfronia | Walle | Thierry | Howard
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Craddick | Buckley | Bonnen | Kuempel
Coauthor:
Allen | Bowers | Bucy | Button | Campos | et al.
Last Action:
04/11/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas.
Author:
Talarico | Frank | Burrows | Rose | Klick
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Hinojosa | Shine | Guerra | Rogers
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Allen | Wu | Cunningham
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to ethnic studies instruction in public schools.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | Campos | et al.
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
Author:
Moody | Dutton | Geren | Anchía | Cain
Coauthor:
Bryant | Cole | Garcia | González, Jessica | Morales Shaw | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee.
Author:
Howard | Johnson, Julie | Slawson | Leach | Garcia
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to liability for the donation and distribution of feminine hygiene products.
Author:
Howard | Button | Neave Criado | Thierry | Leach
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/10/2023 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.
Author:
Schofield | Leach | Johnson, Julie | Cook | Vasut
Coauthor:
Collier | Flores | González, Jessica | Plesa
Last Action:
05/04/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the annual base salary from the state of a district judge.
Author:
Bowers | Rose | Reynolds | Sherman, Sr. | Buckley
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor:
Miles
Last Action:
05/27/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.
Author:
Gates | Bonnen | Oliverson | Moody | Lalani
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a bundled-pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees group benefits program.
Author:
Ordaz | Slawson | Frank | Rose | Howard
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bailes | Bernal | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.
Author:
Gates | Rose | Frank | Capriglione | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Plesa | Shaheen | Lalani | Johnson, Jarvis | Collier
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | Dorazio | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to procedures for the issuance of personal identification certificates to certain persons 65 years of age or older whose driver's licenses are surrendered.
Author:
Cain | Moody | Collier | Thompson, Senfronia | Patterson
Coauthor:
Bucy | Bumgarner | Cook | González, Jessica | Johnson, Ann | et al.
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to pedestrian use of a sidewalk.
Author:
Ramos | Plesa | Johnson, Julie | Flores | Leach
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bowers | Campos | Collier | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to continuing judicial training regarding family violence victims.
Author:
Talarico | Meza | Bernal | Hinojosa | Allen
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees.
Author:
Bucy | Harless | Oliverson | Jetton | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Allison | Bernal | Bowers | Campos | Garcia | et al.
Last Action:
05/17/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.
Author:
Klick | Oliverson | Howard | Jetton | Lalani
Coauthor:
Allison | Bhojani | Bryant | Buckley | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions.
Author:
Romero, Jr. | Guerra | Neave Criado
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bucy | Campos | Flores | González, Jessica | et al.
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a Texas conditional driver's permit, provisional Texas conditional driver's permit, and Texas conditional learner permit; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Bhojani | Jetton | Hull | Lalani | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the designation of certain religious holy days as optional holidays.
Author:
Bhojani | Cunningham | Allen | Hinojosa | Jetton
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchía | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the administration of assessment instruments to public school students on religious holy days.
Author:
Bhojani | Lujan | Moody | Talarico | Leach
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bernal | Bowers | Bucy | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.
Author:
Harris, Caroline | Klick | Frank | Campos | Collier
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Harris, Cody
Coauthor:
Bumgarner | González, Jessica | Harless | Johnson, Julie | Lambert | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Harrison | González, Mary | Johnson, Julie | Johnson, Ann
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bailes | Bernal | Bhojani | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
Author:
Jetton | Harris, Cody | DeAyala | Cortez | Lozano
Coauthor:
Button | Cain | Campos | Cunningham | Gates | et al.
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain public facilities, including public facilities used to provide affordable housing.
Author:
Ordaz | Button | King, Ken | Burrows | Longoria
Coauthor:
Bumgarner | Campos | Clardy | Cole | Collier | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/17/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program.
Author:
Goodwin | Thompson, Senfronia | Sherman, Sr. | Raymond | Leach
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the notice given to certain victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Oliverson | Rose | Anderson | Wu
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to HIV and AIDS tests.
Author:
Garcia | Morales, Christina | Neave Criado | Lopez, Ray | Wilson
Coauthor:
Bowers | Bucy | Campos | Cole | Cortez | et al.
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day.
Author:
Cain
Coauthor:
González, Jessica | Plesa
Last Action:
05/08/2023 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to providing a person taken into custody for emergency detention with information concerning the person's rights.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Howard | Plesa | Ordaz
Coauthor:
Allen | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a paid parental leave program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; imposing an employer contribution.
Author:
Ashby | Anderson | Rose | Bailes | Clardy
Coauthor:
Allison | Bell, Keith | Bernal | Bhojani | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to broadband development.
Author:
Bumgarner | Lujan | Neave Criado | Stucky | Garcia
Coauthor:
Allison | Bernal | Bucy | Button | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to periodic occupational cancer screenings for firefighters.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Oliverson | Rose | Anderson | Wu
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to HIV and AIDS tests.
Author:
Anchía | Sherman, Sr. | Howard | Frazier | Martinez
Coauthor:
Bowers | Campos | Gamez | González, Jessica | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2023 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.
Author:
Anchía | Sherman, Sr. | Jones, Venton | Lalani | Cook
Coauthor:
Bowers | Buckley | Campos | Gamez | Garcia | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel.
Author:
Anchía | Price | Buckley | Cook | Frazier
Coauthor:
Allen | Bowers | Campos | Gamez | González, Jessica | et al.
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and to certain consequences on conviction of that offense.
Author:
Johnson, Julie | Button | Buckley | Rose | Morrison
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the employer child-care contribution partnership program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Allen | Wu | Thompson, Senfronia | Reynolds | Bailes
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | Button | et al.
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption:
Relating to public school system accountability.
Author:
Plesa | Rose | Price | Oliverson | Perez
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchía | Bernal | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for early treatment of first episode psychosis.
Author:
Romero, Jr. | Collier | Schatzline | Cook | Goldman
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bucy | Capriglione | González, Jessica | Guillen | et al.
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/17/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to training on the treatment of toll project roadways during inclement weather.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Craddick | Buckley | Bonnen | Kuempel
Coauthor:
Allen | Bucy | Campos | Collier | Darby | et al.
Last Action:
04/11/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas and establishing the Mental Health and Brain Institute Research Fund for the purposes of scientific research of all forms of mental health and human brain disease and disorders.
Author:
Canales | Goldman | Cain | Lozano | Hunter
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2023 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for roadways for seaports, airports, spaceports, land ports of entry, and international bridges.
Author:
Bhojani | Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen | Oliverson | Craddick
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2023 2:43PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 20, 2023, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
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