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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Mike Olcott
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/25/2026
Number of Bills: 52

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (43):
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Caption:
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the jurisdiction and enforcement of certain policies of certain international organizations.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of a public school as a polling place.
Author:
Olcott | Lozano | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Returned to committee: May 13 2025 5:45PM
Caption:
Relating to an annual report on the financial impact on hospitals for providing certain uncompensated care.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Relating to the chairman of the juvenile board of Parker County.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of indecent exposure.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Relating to the operation of a juvenile justice alternative education program.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Relating to the operation of a juvenile justice alternative education program in certain counties.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Relating to the release or disclosure of vaccination or immunization information; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Olcott | Metcalf | Schatzline | Louderback
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/21/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of electronic poll lists and the countywide polling place program.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/21/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the authority to exclude certain students without certain required immunizations from attending public school in times of emergency or epidemic.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/24/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
Caption:
Relating to informed consent requirements before the provision of health care services.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to eliminating the requirement for personal skills instruction in public schools.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to the removal of a public school student from the classroom for engaging in certain conduct against a school district employee.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption:
Relating to eliminating the requirement for character traits and personal skills instruction in public schools.
Author:
Olcott | Capriglione | Hunter | Gerdes | Muñoz
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the management-to-staff ratio requirement for state agencies.
Author:
Olcott
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of an unused definition and a chapter heading formerly regulating membership dues.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibited use of public money to pay the costs of providing public benefits to certain persons.
Author:
Olcott | Wilson
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption:
Relating to reports by certain public institutions of higher education on fraud, waste, and abuse involving state resources.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the citizenship status of and birth certificates for certain children born in this state.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to exemptions from the requirement to obtain a permit from a groundwater conservation district for certain groundwater wells.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to reporting regarding the confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a county jail of certain persons not lawfully present.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to sign requirements for construction or maintenance work zones.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Texas Military Department to negotiate the release of a reversionary interest and certain other interests of the state in certain property in Palo Pinto County owned by the Palo Pinto County Livestock Association.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication assault in certain circumstances.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the operation of a fraud, waste, and abuse hotline and a duty to provide employees and the public with certain hotline information.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to reporting on students not lawfully present in the United States enrolled in a public school.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to abolishing the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Commission on the Arts; the composition and qualifications of its governing board, expenditures for certain fine arts projects, and the distribution of grants.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the definition of assistance organization in the disposal of surplus and salvage property of this state.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to discipline in public schools.
Author:
Olcott
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the chairman of the juvenile board of Parker County.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: May 6 2025 9:01PM
Caption:
Relating to the board of directors, operations, and territory of the Palo Pinto County Municipal Water District No. 1.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the threshold of voter approval for a school district bond election.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/21/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 21 2025 4:48PM
Caption:
Congratulating Weatherford ISD on being named a Career and Technical Education District of Distinction.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/21/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 21 2025 4:54PM
Caption:
Congratulating Aledo ISD on being named a Career and Technical Education District of Distinction.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 9 2025 2:00PM
Caption:
In memory of Patricia Jung Williams of Willow Park.
Author:
Olcott
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2025 12:32PM
Caption:
Recognizing March 25, 2025, as Parker County Day at the State Capitol.
Joint Author (9):
Author:
Vasut | Leo Wilson | Hayes | Cain | Olcott
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Olcott
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the jurisdiction of certain international organizations.
Author:
Hickland | Harris Davila | Frank | Olcott
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to price estimates and billing requirements for certain health care facilities.
Author:
Leach | Cook | Leo Wilson | Olcott
Last Action:
05/01/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
Author:
Gerdes | Olcott | Pierson | Capriglione
Last Action:
05/05/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for certain criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien; increasing criminal penalties.
Author:
Johnson | Cain | Olcott | Simmons | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the open meetings law.
Author:
Cunningham | Johnson | Frank | Simmons | Olcott
Last Action:
04/28/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Guillen | Toth | Hayes | Olcott
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.
Author:
Hopper | Oliverson | Schatzline | Olcott | Luther
Last Action:
06/01/2025 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2025 4:48PM
Caption:
In memory of Jill Glover of Double Oak.
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