Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Beverly Powell
87th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 3/28/2024

Number of Bills: 10

SB 7 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Sponsor: Rogers | Darby | Ashby | Parker | Bonnen
Last Action: 09/09/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 8 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Metcalf | Burrows | Noble | Shine
Last Action: 09/17/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the authority of a person who acquires a residence homestead to receive an ad valorem tax exemption for the homestead in the year in which the property is acquired and to the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in revenue.

SB 9 Author: Huffman | West
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Hinojosa | et al.
Sponsor: Dutton | Anchia | Perez
Last Action: 09/17/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to public school instruction and materials regarding the prevention of child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking and the adoption of public school policies to prevent dating violence.

SB 10 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Alvarado | Creighton | Hall | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al.
Last Action: 08/29/2021 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 29 2021 7:06PM
Caption: Relating to making appropriations for the legislature and legislative agencies.

SB 11 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Powell | Schwertner | Zaffirini
Last Action: 08/29/2021 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 29 2021 8:08PM
Caption: Relating to making supplemental appropriations and giving direction regarding appropriations.

SB 12 Author: Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Metcalf | Burrows | Button | Guillen
Last Action: 09/17/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled to reflect any reduction from the preceding tax year in the district's maximum compressed rate and to the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue.

SB 86 Author: Eckhardt | Blanco | Menéndez
Coauthor: Gutierrez | Powell
Last Action: 08/23/2021 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the immunization of public school students against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).

SB 87 Author: Eckhardt | Blanco | Menéndez
Coauthor: Powell
Last Action: 08/23/2021 S Filed
Caption: Relating to health care facility reporting of COVID-19 data.

SB 91 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Birdwell | Buckingham | Creighton | Hall | Hancock | et al.
Last Action: 09/02/2021 H Received from the Senate
Caption: Relating to a temporary reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district and the form of the ballot proposition to be used in an election to approve a tax rate adopted by a school district that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate; making an appropriation.

SJR 2 Author: Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Metcalf | Burrows | Noble | Sanford
Last Action: 08/30/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for the reduction of the amount of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that may be imposed for general elementary and secondary public school purposes on the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled to reflect any statutory reduction from the preceding tax year in the maximum compressed rate of the maintenance and operations taxes imposed for those purposes on the homestead.

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