Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 54
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:
Pacheco | White | Dean | Guillen | Collier
Coauthor:
Allison | Beckley | Bonnen | Bowers | Campos | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to access by a hiring law enforcement agency to an applicant's employment records.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen | Goldman | Coleman | Meyer
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Button | Canales | Dean | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas brain university research initiative.
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:
Zwiener | Thompson, Senfronia | Morrison | Neave | Button
Coauthor:
Allen | Bowers | Campos | Cole | Collier | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Companion considered in lieu of
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
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:
Rose | Thompson, Senfronia | Walle | Thierry | Reynolds
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Bucy | Button | Canales | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain benefits under Medicaid and the Healthy Texas Women program, including the transition of case management for children and pregnant women program services and Healthy Texas Women program services to a managed care program.
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:
Israel | Oliverson | Lopez | Morales Shaw
Coauthor:
Bowers | Bucy | Campos | Cole | Crockett | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the prima facie speed limit in residence districts.
Author:
Walle | Coleman | Morales Shaw | Hernandez
Coauthor:
Hull | Johnson, Ann | Zwiener
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption:
Relating to notice requirements for a leased dwelling located in a floodplain.
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:
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:
Johnson, Julie | Harless | White | Guillen
Coauthor:
Israel | Johnson, Ann | Johnson, Jarvis | Morales Shaw
Last Action:
05/06/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of autoimmune diseases.
Author:
Johnson, Julie | Morrison | González, Jessica | Hunter
Coauthor:
Allen | Ashby | Bailes | Beckley | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to payment of the replacement cost of damaged property under a homeowner's, renter's, or condominium owner's insurance policy.
Author:
Oliverson | Thierry | Howard | Hull | Collier
Coauthor:
Johnson, Ann | Minjarez | Zwiener
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to patient safety practices regarding placenta accreta spectrum disorder.
Author:
Geren | Goldman | Frullo | Meyer | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Buckley | Burns | Button | et al.
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
05/08/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the franchise tax treatment of certain loans and grants made under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Author:
Moody | Oliverson | Jetton | Hull | Meza
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bowers | Bucy | Button | Campos | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha as optional holidays.
Author:
Ashby | Price | Rose | Minjarez | Stucky
Coauthor:
Burrows | Guillen | Johnson, Ann | Lopez | Moody | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/09/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the allocation of certain revenue from mixed beverage gross receipts and sales taxes.
Author:
Oliverson | Hull | Howard | Collier | Johnson, Julie
Coauthor:
Bowers | Bucy | Guillen | Harless | Jetton | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to limitations on pelvic examinations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty.
Author:
Goodwin
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bernal | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to voting by mail due to childbirth or expected childbirth.
Author:
Cortez | Wilson | Rodriguez | Guillen
Coauthor:
Cain | Hunter | Johnson, Ann | Metcalf | Vasut
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of food production on single-family residential lots by a municipality or property owners' association.
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:
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:
Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter | Dutton | Allen | Coleman
Coauthor:
Guillen | Johnson, Ann | Minjarez | Moody | Ortega | et al.
Sponsor:
Powell
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to data collection and receipt of certain reports by and consultation with the Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services.
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:
Howard | Neave | Hernandez | Button | White
Coauthor:
Guillen | Herrero | Israel | Johnson, Ann | Lopez | et al.
Sponsor:
Nelson
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the emergency services and care provided to victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses and to the processes associated with preserving and analyzing the evidence of those offenses.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Hunter | Dutton | Coleman | Allen
Coauthor:
Guillen | Johnson, Ann | Minjarez | Moody | Ortega | et al.
Sponsor:
Powell
Last Action:
05/25/2021 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 25 2021 4:55PM
Caption:
Relating to a suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention grant program for certain public elementary schools.
Author:
Klick | Hinojosa | Meza | Capriglione
Coauthor:
Dean | Guerra | Guillen | Johnson, Ann | Price | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the reimbursement of certain urban teaching hospitals for the provision of inpatient hospital care under Medicaid.
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:
King, Phil | Goldman | Parker | Moody | Hernandez
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Button | Campos | Deshotel | et al.
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission.
Author:
Ordaz Perez | Button | Paddie | Johnson, Jarvis
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Canales | Crockett | Fierro | et al.
Sponsor:
Blanco
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to establishing loan programs to assist certain micro-businesses by increasing access to capital; authorizing fees.
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:
Murphy
Coauthor:
Johnson, Ann | Zwiener
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to contributions to the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
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:
Smithee | Capriglione | Price | Guerra | Vo
Coauthor:
Dean | Howard | Johnson, Ann
Last Action:
04/27/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for colorectal cancer early detection.
Author:
VanDeaver | Metcalf | Guillen | Bernal | King, Ken
Coauthor:
Johnson, Ann | Shine
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the administration of assessment instruments in public schools, eliminating the requirement to use public school assessment instruments as a criterion for promotion or graduation, and the temporary suspension of certain accountability determinations for a school district or campus in a school year in which the operations of the district or campus are disrupted as a result of a declared disaster.
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:
Johnson, Jarvis | Thompson, Senfronia | Morales, Christina | Hernandez
Coauthor:
Allen | Dutton | Huberty | Johnson, Ann | Morales Shaw | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an urban land bank by certain municipalities.
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:
Coleman | Turner, Chris | Collier | Anchia | Howard
Coauthor:
Allen | Campos | Guerra | Johnson, Ann | Lopez | et al.
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage in this state.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Howard | Neave | Goldman
Coauthor:
Allen | Bonnen | Bucy | Herrero | Johnson, Ann | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to required sexual harassment prevention training for members of the legislature and lobbyists.
Author:
Cole | Rose | Turner, Chris | Crockett | Thierry
Coauthor:
Bowers | Campos | Collier | Ellzey | Gervin-Hawkins | et al.
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed on the east side of North Congress Avenue between 16th and 17th Streets the Barbara Jordan Building.
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:
Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen | Goldman | Coleman | Meyer
Coauthor:
Johnson, Ann | Lopez | Morales Shaw | Zwiener
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds and the dedication of bond proceeds to the Brain Institute of Texas established to fund brain research in this state.
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:
Raney | Morrison | King, Phil | Howard | Guerra
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature.
Author:
Vo | Harless | Howard | Thompson, Senfronia | Shine
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Bernal | Bucy | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 14 2021 7:52PM
Caption:
Condemning racism against Asian Americans.
Author:
Anchia | Metcalf | Cole | Oliverson | Walle
Coauthor:
Allen | Bernal | Bucy | Burns | Frullo | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 2021 4:51PM
Caption:
Relating to deactivating House Rule 16, Section 13.