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

Number of Bills: 72

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (51):
SB 17 Author: Taylor | Creighton | Huffman | Lucio
Last Action: 03/11/2021 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to procedure, evidence, and remedies in civil actions.

SB 27 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/05/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the state online learning system; changing a fee.

SB 1160 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Paul | Krause | Murphy | Rosenthal | Guillen
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Gulf Coast Protection District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; providing authority to impose a tax; granting the power of eminent domain.

SB 1171 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Huberty
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the electronic administration of certain required assessment instruments, measures to support Internet connectivity for purposes of those assessment instruments, and the adoption and administration of certain optional interim assessment instruments.

SB 1176 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 04/19/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to relieving regional water planning groups of certain duties.

SB 1222 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 04/19/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects.

SB 1227 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Metcalf
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the granting of undergraduate course credit at public institutions of higher education for certain scores on examinations administered through the College-Level Examination Program.

SB 1228 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to military readiness for purposes of the college, career, or military readiness outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program.

SB 1229 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption: Relating to authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds for capital projects at Texas A&M University at Galveston.

SB 1230 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Pacheco
Last Action: 05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to establishing the Texas Commission on Community College Finance.

SB 1231 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain automatic charges for instructional materials assessed to students enrolled at a public institution of higher education.

SB 1232 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the management and investment of the permanent school fund, including authorizing the creation of the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation to manage and invest the fund and limiting the authority of the School Land Board to manage and invest the fund if the corporation is created.

SB 1249 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 04/19/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to temporarily decreasing the rate of the mixed beverage gross receipts tax.

SB 1266 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/03/2021 H Referred to House Administration: May 3 2021 4:14PM
Caption: Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system.

SB 1276 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to public health improvement and pollution reduction through recycling incentives; assessing a fee.

SB 1343 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/24/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to certain meetings of a commissioners court during a disaster or emergency.

SB 1344 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authority of a county to adopt and enforce uniform rules on the hours of work of certain county employees.

SB 1355 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Thompson, Ed
Last Action: 05/24/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 83; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 1444 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to participation in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees and to a study concerning health coverage for school district employees.

SB 1448 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/26/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and the windstorm insurance legislative oversight board and to certain studies by the board relating to the association and the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan.

SB 1462 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the name of the statewide alert system for certain missing adults.

SB 1471 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/17/2021 H Referred to Insurance: May 17 2021 1:31PM
Caption: Relating to eligibility to establish a multiple employer welfare arrangement.

SB 1514 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the prevention of fraud in the conduct of an election.

SB 1522 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Allison
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the adjustment of the average daily attendance of a school district on the basis of a calamity.

SB 1536 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 04/08/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the public school finance system.

SB 1558 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the creation and optional filing of a record of life for an unborn child and the use of a certificate of stillbirth; authorizing fees.

SB 1602 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Thompson, Ed
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to nonrenewal of certain property and casualty insurance policies for the insured's failure to cooperate in a claim investigation, settlement, or defense.

SB 1645 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/24/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to public school accountability ratings, including interventions and sanctions administered to a school district or campus assigned a needs improvement rating.

SB 1716 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Bonnen | Dutton
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a supplemental special education services and instructional materials program for certain public school students receiving special education services.

SB 1785 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/26/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to grants available to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to provide services to students after a disaster in the state of Texas; an adjustment to prevent generational educational decline under the public school finance system; and ensure maintenance of effort.

SB 1786 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/26/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas and supplemental funding for public schools.

SB 1830 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 03/26/2021 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the powers of property owners' associations relating to restrictive covenants in certain subdivisions.

SB 1831 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Thompson, Senfronia | Parker | Reynolds
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the punishment for trafficking of persons, online solicitation of a minor, and prostitution and to the dissemination of certain information, including the required posting of certain signs, regarding human trafficking; increasing criminal penalties; providing a civil penalty.

SB 1955 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Burrows
Last Action: 06/08/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to exempting learning pods from certain local government regulations.

SB 2008 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Perez
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site; authorizing fees.

SB 2010 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 04/01/2021 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 3 in Dickinson as the Sergeant Andrew James Creighton Memorial Highway.

SB 2012 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/04/2021 H Referred to Transportation: May 4 2021 5:19PM
Caption: Relating to the offense of operating certain vehicles without a license plate.

SB 2026 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools.

SB 2094 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Dutton
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the assessment of public school students, the establishment of a strong foundations grant program, and providing accelerated instruction for students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments.

SB 2110 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 04/01/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the release of a tier two form listing hazardous chemicals that is in the possession of a political subdivision of this state.

SB 2144 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/10/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Management District No. 2; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 2145 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Thompson, Ed
Last Action: 05/24/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 79; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 2146 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Vasut
Last Action: 05/24/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 80; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 2147 Author: Taylor
Sponsor: Vasut
Last Action: 05/24/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 82; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 2156 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 04/26/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Water Control and Improvement District No. 10; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SB 2184 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/10/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Brazoria Drainage District Number Four to impose a maintenance tax and the validation of certain acts of the Brazoria Drainage District Number Four.

SB 2228 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/03/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of the City of Kemah Municipal Management District No. 1 to provide water and sewer service, exercise certain powers, issue bonds, and impose fees, taxes, and assessments and to the validation of certain acts and proceedings of the district.

SB 2239 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/10/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 86; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

SR 393 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/12/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the groundbreaking of Cole Gordon's Helping Hands Ranch.

SR 489 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/28/2021 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Kenton Dale Harris.

SR 549 Author: Taylor
Last Action: 05/30/2021 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 1987.

Additional Primary Authors (21):
SB 4 Author: Buckingham | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hinojosa | et al.
Sponsor: Burrows
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to provisions in agreements between governmental entities and professional sports teams requiring the United States national anthem to be played at team events.

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 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 20 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Creighton | Gutierrez | et al.
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to carrying and storing a handgun or handgun ammunition by a hotel guest.

SB 28 Author: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2021 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the approval of open-enrollment charter schools and the applicability of certain state and local laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

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 1146 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 04/30/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 30 2021 1:38PM
Caption: Relating to abortion reporting and exemptions to abortion facility licensing; creating a criminal offense.

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 1392 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action: 03/18/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority to limit or prohibit medical procedures during a declared state of disaster.

SB 1606 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: May 13 2021 10:39AM
Caption: Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

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 2255 Author: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a pilot program to provide telemedicine medical services to certain cancer patients receiving pain management services and supportive palliative care.

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.

SR 84 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action: 02/23/2021 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 21 through 26, 2021, as Texas FFA Week.

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 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 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 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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