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

Number of Bills: 7

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 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.

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.

SR 2 Author: Zaffirini | Blanco | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | Lucio
Coauthor: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Johnson
Last Action: 08/09/2021 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing that the Texas-Mexico border is vital to the economy, education, and character of our state, and that the cities and counties along the Texas-Mexico border are vibrant, prosperous, diverse, and safe communities.

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