Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Kelly Hancock
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/19/2024

Number of Bills: 88

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (51):
SB 2 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Paddie
Last Action: 06/08/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the governance of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and an independent organization certified to manage a power region.

SB 6 Author: Hancock | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Huffman | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic.

SB 298 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/16/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the pickup and delivery of alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption.

SB 372 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/07/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the forgiveness of a loan made under the Paycheck Protection Program for franchise tax purposes.

SB 415 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Holland | Paddie | Hernandez | Lucio III | Harless
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to use of electric energy storage facilities in the ERCOT power region.

SB 449 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/06/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a property owner to bring suit to compel an appraisal district, chief appraiser, or appraisal review board to comply with a procedural requirement applicable to an ad valorem tax protest.

SB 450 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/08/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas over the injection and geologic storage of carbon dioxide.

SB 872 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Lambert | Darby | Dominguez | Raney | Rogers
Last Action: 05/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the expiration of the dry cleaner environmental response program.

SB 873 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Button
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to disclosure by the comptroller to the purchaser of a business of the amount of tax due.

SB 874 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Oliverson
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the reporting and expiration dates of a temporary health insurance risk pool administered by the commissioner of insurance.

SB 875 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/23/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prescription drug price disclosure; authorizing a fee; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 876 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Thompson, Ed
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the county in which a person may apply for the registration of and title for a motor vehicle.

SB 877 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Morrison
Last Action: 06/08/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the inspection of municipal buildings during a declared disaster.

SB 911 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Burrows | Pacheco
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption: Relating to the regulation of restaurants and third-party food delivery services, including the issuance of certain alcoholic beverage certificates to restaurants.

SB 914 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/11/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the required disclosure by hospitals of prices for hospital services and items; providing administrative penalties.

SB 915 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/11/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the licensing and authority of advanced practice registered nurses.

SB 992 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/30/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the provision of telehealth services by health professionals located outside of this state.

SB 993 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Klick | Canales
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry.

SB 999 Author: Hancock | Whitmire
Sponsor: Oliverson
Last Action: 05/14/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to consumer protections against and county and municipal authority regarding certain medical and health care billing by ambulance service providers.

SB 1130 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 05/28/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the provision of certain massage therapy instruction using distance learning.

SB 1173 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Schaefer | Oliverson | Klick
Last Action: 04/29/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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.

SB 1202 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Paddie
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain utility provisions to a vehicle charging service.

SB 1203 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Turner, Chris
Last Action: 05/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to business entities.

SB 1278 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/19/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 19 2021 11:22AM
Caption: Relating to the responsibility for ancillary services costs incurred for the operation of intermittent generation resources.

SB 1279 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 05/05/2021 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 5 2021 2:06PM
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain retail electric products.

SB 1280 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Anchia
Last Action: 05/15/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption: Relating to certain provisions of The Securities Act for which a person offering or selling a security may be held liable to a person buying the security.

SB 1281 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: King, Phil
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a reliability assessment of the ERCOT power grid and certificates of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.

SB 1282 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Paddie | Vasut
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to cost recovery for costs arising from the interconnection of certain electric generation facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.

SB 1283 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to attachments for broadband service on utility poles owned by an electric cooperative.

SB 1284 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/14/2021 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Apr 14 2021 1:36PM
Caption: Relating to consumption of alcoholic beverages in public entertainment facilities and zones.

SB 1336 Author: Hancock | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen | Oliverson | Paul | Krause | Schofield
Last Action: 06/08/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a limit on the rate of growth of certain appropriations.

SB 1523 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Turner, Chris
Last Action: 05/15/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to registered and protected series of domestic limited liability companies; authorizing fees.

SB 1579 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the recovery and securitization of extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities; authority to issue bonds.

SB 1580 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Paddie
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the use of securitization by electric cooperatives to address certain weather-related extraordinary costs and expenses and to the duty of electric utility market participants to pay certain amounts owed.

SB 1681 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the protection of religious organizations.

SB 1682 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the funding of utility reliability projects by the Texas Water Development Board and other entities; authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds, granting rulemaking authority, and making an appropriation.

SB 1749 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/06/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the eligibility and designation of certain gas entities and gas facilities as critical during an energy emergency.

SB 1750 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/30/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 30 2021 1:38PM
Caption: Relating to extreme weather preparedness of critical electric and natural gas infrastructure; authorizing administrative penalties.

SB 1757 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/15/2021 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 15 2021 6:31PM
Caption: Relating to securitizing costs associated with electric markets; granting authority to issue bonds.

SB 1777 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/06/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to credit for reinsurance governed by certain covered agreements and ceded to certain assuming insurers.

SB 1809 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Vo
Last Action: 05/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of insurance laws, including laws governing the unauthorized business of insurance; authorizing administrative penalties.

SB 1810 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/06/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of insurance professionals.

SB 1949 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Meza
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to qualifications for the directors of the Dallas County Flood Control District No. 1.

SB 1954 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Oliverson
Last Action: 05/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the pledge or encumbrance of an insurer's assets under the Asset Protection Act.

SCR 60 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: King, Phil
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in SB 1281.

SJR 27 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Leach | Parker | Noble | Slawson
Last Action: 05/19/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit this state or a political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or limiting religious services of religious organizations.

SJR 62 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 03/26/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the State Utilities Reliability Fund and the State Utilities Reliability Revenue Fund to provide financial support for projects that enhance the reliability of water, electricity, natural gas and broadband utilities in this state.

SR 277 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 04/20/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 2021 as Alcohol Responsibility Month.

SR 439 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 05/20/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Lance Barrow on the occasion of his retirement.

SR 561 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 05/30/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on SB 1281.

SR 564 Author: Hancock
Last Action: 05/30/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 2.

Additional Primary Authors (37):
SB 5 Author: Nichols | Hancock | Perry | West
Last Action: 04/07/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2021 11:50AM
Caption: Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.

SB 8 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Slawson | Burrows | Klick | Cain | Leach
Last Action: 05/19/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action.

SB 9 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Campbell | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 04/06/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 6 2021 3:50PM
Caption: Relating to prohibition of abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

SB 10 Author: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Paddie
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to certain requirements applicable to political subdivisions and other entities that engage in lobbying and to the applicability of lobbyist registration requirements to a person who provides legal services to a political subdivision.

SB 16 Author: Nelson | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to prohibitions on the dissemination by a state agency of an individual's personal data.

SB 26 Author: Paxton | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 04/06/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 6 2021 3:50PM
Caption: Relating to the prohibited suspension of laws protecting religious freedom and prohibited closure of places of worship.

SB 29 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Dutton | King, Ken
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to requiring public school students to compete in interscholastic athletic competitions based on sex and a study conducted by the University Interscholastic League on the effects of allowing a student to participate in an athletic competition designated for the sex opposite to the student's sex.

SB 30 Author: West | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Thompson, Senfronia | Wu | Johnson, Jarvis | Button
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the removal of certain discriminatory provisions from a recorded conveyance instrument.

SB 215 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hancock | Hughes | Lucio | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education.

SB 391 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Campbell | Hancock | et al.
Last Action: 03/09/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to prohibition of abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

SB 611 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Blanco | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Lopez | Bucy
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty and to late applications for exemptions from such taxation for disabled members.

SB 809 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Oliverson
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to health care institution reporting of federal money received for the coronavirus disease public health emergency.

SB 917 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | Hancock | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to advance directives or health care or treatment decisions made by or on behalf of patients.

SB 1449 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hancock | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al.
Sponsor: Murphy
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of income-producing tangible personal property having a value of less than a certain amount.

SB 1547 Author: Nelson | Birdwell | Hancock | Powell
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional criminal judicial district composed of Tarrant County.

SB 1549 Author: Nelson | Birdwell | Hancock | Powell
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to a subject matter preference for certain cases in the County Criminal Court No. 6 of Tarrant County.

SB 1646 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2021 H Referred to Public Health: May 3 2021 4:14PM
Caption: Relating to the definition of abuse of a child.

SB 1675 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Hall | Hancock | et al.
Sponsor: Paddie
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to procedures for early voting by mail.

SB 2233 Author: Menéndez | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Howard | Thompson, Senfronia | Minjarez
Last Action: 05/30/2021 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.

SCR 41 Author: Springer | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Middleton
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

SCR 51 Author: Hughes | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: In memory of Sara "Sally" Sandlin Ratliff of Mount Pleasant.

SJR 35 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Blanco | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Lopez | Bucy
Last Action: 05/25/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a member of the armed services of the United States who is killed or fatally injured in the line of duty.

SJR 61 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Hall | Hancock | et al.
Last Action: 04/26/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting temporary suspension of absentee voting procedures.

SR 59 Author: Birdwell | Hancock | Nelson | Powell
Last Action: 02/09/2021 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Congressman Ron Wright.

SR 86 Author: Nelson | Birdwell | Hancock | Powell
Last Action: 02/23/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 23 and 24, 2021, as Tarrant County Days.

SR 188 Author: Nelson | Hancock | Powell
Last Action: 03/23/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Laura Hill on the occasion of her retirement.

SR 236 Author: Creighton | Hancock | Hughes | Lucio | Miles | et al.
Last Action: 04/12/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the participants in the Texas A&M University Agricultural and Natural Resources Policy Internship Program and Public Policy Internship Program.

SR 243 Author: Birdwell | Hancock | Hughes | Paxton | Taylor
Last Action: 04/13/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Baylor University men's basketball team for winning the 2021 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship title.

SR 281 Author: Nelson | Hancock
Last Action: 04/19/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the citizens of Grapevine on the occasion of the Grapevine Main Station grand opening.

SR 287 Author: Birdwell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Hancock | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing James Allan Curry on the occasion of his retirement.

SR 307 Author: Powell | Birdwell | Hancock
Last Action: 04/22/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Jeff Williams for his service to the City of Arlington.

SR 308 Author: Powell | Hancock | Nelson
Last Action: 04/22/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Betsy Price for her service to the City of Fort Worth.

SR 342 Author: Schwertner | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Urging the Public Utility Commission of Texas to significantly reduce the high system-wide offer cap and evaluate changes to the market structure.

SR 362 Author: Menéndez | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating Drew Pearson on his induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2021.

SR 468 Author: Menéndez | Alvarado | Blanco | Campbell | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 05/25/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the members of the 11th class of the Senator Gregory Luna Legislative Scholars and Fellows Program.

SR 515 Author: Campbell | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/31/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Memorial Day 2021.

SR 539 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2021 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Urging the federal government to immediately declare violent foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations and encouraging the Texas Military Department and all state resources to use authority under Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution to repel this violent foreign drug cartel-facilitated invasion in the least lethal manner possible consistent with bringing this facilitated invasion to a conclusion at the earliest possible moment.

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