Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 55
Author:
Cain | Schofield | Klick | Clardy | Jetton
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to election integrity and security, including by preventing fraud in the conduct of elections in this state; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Leach | Ashby | Meyer
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Taylor
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator, including the effect that changes to that liability have on commercial automobile insurance.
Author:
Murr | White
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Burns | Cain | Cook | Ellzey | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the elimination of those taxes.
Author:
Buckley | Harris | Smith | Rogers | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Keith | Burns | Cain | Ellzey | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the advertising and labeling of certain food products.
Author:
Bailes | Burns | Ashby | Harris | Leman
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Buckley | Cyrier | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain eminent domain information to property owners through a landowner's bill of rights.
Author:
Krause | Schaefer | Metcalf | White | Leman
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Cain | Cook | Dean | et al.
Last Action:
03/01/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 1 2021 5:05PM
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.
Author:
Middleton | Burrows | Metcalf | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Buckley | Burns | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
Author:
Burns | Burrows | González, Mary | Leman | Sherman, Sr.
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Buckley | Cain | Cook | Ellzey | et al.
Last Action:
03/30/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority.
Author:
Oliverson | Hefner | White | Guillen | Schaefer
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Burns | Cain | et al.
Sponsor:
Springer
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to local, state, and federal regulation of firearm suppressors.
Author:
Noble | Morrison | Klick | Hull | Swanson
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or the services of an abortion provider.
Author:
Biedermann | White
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Cain | Cason | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm.
Author:
Capriglione | Klick | Noble | Hunter | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to prohibition of abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Hefner | Cain | Jetton | Swanson
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to manufacturing requirements for hardware and software used in a voting system used in an election in this state.
Author:
Krause | Oliverson | Toth | Hefner | Parker
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to professional liability insurance coverage for and prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria.
Author:
Hull | White | Patterson | Morales, Eddie | Price
Coauthor:
Cook | Harless | Huberty | King, Phil | Lopez | et al.
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the duties of a law enforcement agency regarding missing children and missing persons and to the duties of a justice of the peace or other investigator regarding unidentified bodies.
Author:
Oliverson | Klick | Krause | Rogers | Jetton
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
Author:
Cason | Slaton
Coauthor:
Middleton | Slawson | Swanson | Toth
Last Action:
03/05/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 5 2021 1:21PM
Caption:
Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Hefner | White | Guillen | Burrows | Paddie
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to authority of the governor and certain political subdivisions to regulate firearms, ammunition, knives, air guns, explosives, and combustibles and certain associated businesses during certain disasters and emergencies.
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:
Schofield | Hefner | Cook | Noble
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/13/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to regulation by a property owners' association of certain religious displays.
Author:
Thierry | Thompson, Senfronia | Darby | Hunter | Patterson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Bernal | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on the age of persons employed by or allowed on the premises of a sexually oriented business; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Harless | Buckley | Allison | Klick | Landgraf
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
03/09/2021 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 9 2021 2:21PM
Caption:
Relating to pretrial procedures, conditions for community supervision, and criminal punishment for conduct endangering the public safety; creating a criminal offense and increasing criminal penalties.
Author:
Noble | Patterson | Middleton | Metcalf | Klick
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/09/2021 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 9 2021 2:21PM
Caption:
Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to the COVID-19 vaccine.
Author:
Schofield | Jetton | Bucy | Murr
Coauthor:
Cain | Slawson | Smith | Vasut
Last Action:
03/11/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 11 2021 1:34PM
Caption:
Relating to daylight saving time.
Author:
Goldman | Metcalf | Bonnen | Raymond | Button
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments.
Author:
White | Burrows | Canales | Schaefer | Hefner
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a handgun by certain unlicensed persons and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm; providing criminal penalties.
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:
Schaefer | White | Hefner | Guillen | Canales
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is 21 years of age or older and not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm or other weapon; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Vasut | Gates | Cook | Morales, Eddie
Coauthor:
Buckley | Cain | Canales | Cason | Guillen | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the duration of a special open hunting season for game animals and certain game birds restricted to persons under 17 years old.
Author:
Metcalf | Bonnen | Moody | Oliverson | Klick
Coauthor:
Allison | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Cain | Campos | et al.
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to in-person visitation with hospital patients during certain periods of disaster.
Author:
Klick | Noble | Oliverson | Bonnen | Frank
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/26/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to abortion complication reporting and the regulation of drug-induced abortion procedures, providers, and facilities; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Buckley | Harless | Ellzey | Murr
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to criminal conduct that endangers law enforcement; creating a criminal offense and increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Noble | Meyer | Buckley | Turner, Chris | Rodriguez
Coauthor:
Button | Canales | Cook | Fierro | Goldman | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for animals adopted from or sold by nonprofit animal welfare organizations.
Author:
Parker | Raymond | Oliverson | Guillen
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.
Author:
Holland | Paddie | Canales | White | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | et al.
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas.
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:
Toth | Cain | Harris | Vasut | Burrows
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
03/17/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 17 2021 11:03AM
Caption:
Relating to the provision of and professional liability insurance coverage for gender transitioning or gender reassignment medical procedures and treatments for certain children.
Author:
Hefner | White | Metcalf | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Burns | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments, memorials, or designations located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Deshotel | Burns | Geren | King, Ken | Canales
Coauthor:
Cain | Cason | Harless | Harris | Hefner | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents.
Author:
Hefner
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Burns | et al.
Last Action:
03/26/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to provisions governing the carrying of a firearm by a person who is not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing the firearm and to other provisions related to the carrying, possessing, transporting, or storing of a firearm; making conforming changes.
Author:
Burns
Coauthor:
Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Burrows | et al.
Last Action:
04/23/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to sales and use tax revenue of municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments.
Author:
Middleton | Burrows | Metcalf | Harris
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/25/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.
Author:
Hull
Coauthor:
Cook | Noble | Oliverson | Slawson | Swanson
Last Action:
05/04/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to meetings of school districts' local school health advisory councils.
Author:
Morrison | Ashby | Pacheco | Wilson | Coleman
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Buckley | Burns | Campos | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to financial support and incentives for comprehensive regional universities.
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:
Schaefer | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Biedermann | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of abortion, including information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.
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:
Oliverson | Klick | Price | Schaefer
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Biedermann | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care, regulation of abortion, and the availability of certain defenses to prosecution for homicide and assault offenses; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
White
Coauthor:
Burns | Cain | Middleton | Slaton | Slawson | et al.
Last Action:
03/22/2021 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 22 2021 4:23PM
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance and administration reform; imposing taxes.
Author:
King, Phil | Burrows | Shine | Rogers | Harris
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the appraisal of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Murphy | Cain | Huberty | Harris | Burrows
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Ellzey | et al.
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to the protection of expressive rights of student organizations at public institutions of higher education.
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:
Harris
Coauthor:
Biedermann | Bonnen | Buckley | Burrows | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2021 H Postponed
Caption:
Claiming sovereignty under the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution over all powers not otherwise enumerated and granted to the federal government by the U.S. Constitution, serving notice to the federal government to halt and reverse certain mandates, and providing that certain federal legislation be prohibited or repealed.
Author:
Schofield | Jetton
Coauthor:
Metcalf | Slawson | Vasut
Last Action:
03/11/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 11 2021 1:34PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring this state to observe daylight saving time year-round.
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.