Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 33
Author:
Hunter | Meyer | Burrows | Shine | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value of certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing fees; authorizing penalties.
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:
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:
Patterson | Buckley | Cook | Raymond | Shine
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces.
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:
Johnson, Julie
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bryant | Bucy | Cole | Dutton | et al.
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Health Care Reform, Select: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.
Author:
Thierry | Buckley | King, Tracy O. | Collier
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bumgarner | Cain | Campos | Cole | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools providing silent panic alert technology in classrooms.
Author:
Goodwin | Garcia
Coauthor:
Canales | Cole | Jones, Jolanda | Jones, Venton | Lopez, Janie | et al.
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the training of and the provision of acupuncture services by an acudetox specialist.
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:
Plesa | DeAyala | Lopez, Ray | Romero, Jr. | Garcia
Coauthor:
Campos | Cortez | Flores | Jones, Jolanda | Manuel | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.
Author:
Sherman, Sr. | Oliverson | Herrero | Jetton | Leo-Wilson
Coauthor:
Garcia | Jones, Jolanda | Reynolds | Wu
Last Action:
05/08/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the use of body worn cameras by correctional officers.
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:
Dorazio | Swanson | Garcia | Bucy
Coauthor:
Allison | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bryant | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is surrendered.
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:
Walle | Leach | Hull
Coauthor:
Allen | Bumgarner | Cunningham | Dutton | Harless | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of United States Highway 59 in Harris County as the Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez Memorial Highway.
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:
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:
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:
Thimesch | Thompson, Senfronia | Johnson, Ann | Klick | Hull
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Cunningham | Flores | Frazier | Harris, Caroline | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to required human trafficking prevention training and disclosure of certain information about human trafficking by tattoo and body piercing studios.
Author:
Thierry | Shaheen | Moody | Jetton | Cook
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bumgarner | Button | Campos | Collier | et al.
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses if committed at certain locations.
Author:
Thierry | Shaheen | Moody | Jetton | Cook
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bumgarner | Button | Campos | Collier | et al.
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.
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:
Garcia | Howard | Talarico | Lozano
Coauthor:
Gamez | Johnson, Ann | Jones, Jolanda | Jones, Venton | Morales Shaw | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to school district policies on dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, sexual abuse, and sexual harassment; providing an administrative penalty.
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:
Manuel | Cunningham | Lalani | Hinojosa | Garcia
Coauthor:
Jones, Jolanda | Plesa
Last Action:
05/09/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the referral of certain students receiving special education services to a local intellectual and developmental disability authority for services or public benefits.
Author:
Plesa | Lozano | Dutton | Johnson, Ann | Allison
Coauthor:
Bumgarner | Cunningham | Frazier | Garcia | Jones, Jolanda | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school resource officers.
Author:
Plesa | Moody | Garcia | Collier
Coauthor:
Gamez | Jones, Jolanda | Manuel
Last Action:
04/05/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to creating a cause of action for nonconsensual condom removal.
Author:
Ashby
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Bailes | Bernal | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/30/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the broadband infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects.
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:
González, Mary | González, Jessica | Zwiener | Johnson, Julie | Johnson, Ann
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bhojani | Bryant | Bucy | Campos | et al.
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Reported enrolled: Mar 16 2023 2:13PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 14, 2023, as Texas LGBTQ Chambers of Commerce Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.
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.