Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Brandon Creighton
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/28/2024

Number of Bills: 43

SB 5 Author: Nichols | Hancock | Perry | West
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
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 9 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Campbell | Hall | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Taylor
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 12 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Campbell | Kolkhorst | Nelson | et al.
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Hancock | Paxton | Taylor
Sponsor: Sanford | Metcalf | Smithee
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to complaint procedures and disclosure requirements for social media platforms and to the censorship of users' expressions by an interactive computer service.

SB 15 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: King, Phil | Stucky | Perez | Ashby
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I; creating criminal offenses; increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

SB 19 Author: Schwertner | Campbell | Nelson
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Hughes | Kolkhorst | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione | Bell, Cecil | Schaefer | Slawson | Oliverson
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to prohibited contracts with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries.

SB 22 Author: Springer | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Creighton | Hughes | Menéndez
Sponsor: Patterson | Collier | Burrows | Hunter | Canales
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain claims for benefits, compensation, or assistance by certain public safety employees and survivors of certain public safety employees.

SB 23 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Springer
Sponsor: Oliverson | Harless
Last Action: 06/01/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption: Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.

SB 24 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Creighton | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen | Pacheco | White
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the procedures required before a law enforcement agency hires certain persons.

SB 64 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Hinojosa | Huffman | et al.
Sponsor: White
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a peer support network for certain law enforcement personnel.

SB 152 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Creighton
Sponsor: King, Tracy O.
Last Action: 05/28/2021 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the regulation of groundwater conservation districts.

SB 197 Author: Nelson
Coauthor: Creighton | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Sponsor: Noble | Meyer | Buckley | Turner, Chris | Rodriguez
Last Action: 06/04/2021 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for animals adopted from or sold by nonprofit animal welfare organizations.

SB 231 Author: Seliger
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Schwertner | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to training for county election officers.

SB 244 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Creighton
Sponsor: Campos
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the application of the open meetings law to the board of directors of certain tax reinvestment zones.

SB 343 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hinojosa | Johnson | Perry | et al.
Sponsor: Harless
Last Action: 05/20/2021 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond imposed in criminal cases involving family violence.

SB 513 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Perry | Springer | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: May 3 2021 4:14PM
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of certain federal laws regulating firearms, firearm accessories, and firearm ammunition within the State of Texas; creating a criminal offense.

SB 528 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Coauthor: Creighton | Huffman | Lucio | Powell
Last Action: 05/04/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the contractual relationship between a pharmacist or pharmacy and a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.

SB 601 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Creighton | Springer
Sponsor: Burrows
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the creation and activities of the Texas Produced Water Consortium.

SB 650 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Noble | Morrison | Klick | Slawson | Hull
Last Action: 05/03/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or the services of an abortion provider.

SB 675 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Creighton
Sponsor: Gervin-Hawkins
Last Action: 05/30/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to special open season hunting of certain migratory game birds by veterans and members of the United States armed forces on active duty.

SB 725 Author: Schwertner | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Creighton
Sponsor: Leman
Last Action: 05/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the qualification of land for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes as agricultural land and the liability for the additional tax imposed on such land if the use of the land changes as a result of a condemnation.

SB 827 Author: Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Creighton | Gutierrez
Sponsor: Lucio III | Talarico
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan cost-sharing requirements for prescription insulin.

SB 987 Author: Buckingham | Bettencourt | Schwertner
Coauthor: Creighton
Last Action: 04/12/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1146 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Hall | et al.
Coauthor: Creighton | Kolkhorst | Springer
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 1158 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hughes | Taylor
Last Action: 04/28/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 28 2021 2:02PM
Caption: Relating to state contracts with and investments in social media companies that censor political speech.

SB 1173 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | Hughes | et al.
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 1230 Author: Taylor
Coauthor: Blanco | Creighton
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 1234 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton
Last Action: 04/15/2021 H Referred to Elections: Apr 15 2021 6:46PM
Caption: Relating to a requirement that a voting system use a paper record or produce a paper receipt for verification purposes.

SB 1253 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Creighton
Sponsor: White
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the issuance and renewal of licenses to carry a handgun.

SB 1261 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Buckingham | Creighton | Hall
Sponsor: Landgraf
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those emissions.

SB 1524 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Blanco | Creighton | Lucio | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective on 1/1/22
Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax refund pilot program for certain persons who employ apprentices.

SB 1572 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall
Sponsor: Schofield
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the numbering and signing of ballots by early voting clerks and deputy early voting clerks.

SB 1589 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Creighton | Hughes
Last Action: 05/04/2021 H Referred to Elections: May 4 2021 5:19PM
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.

SB 1623 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Creighton
Last Action: 04/14/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to good cause for revoking the tenure of or otherwise disciplining a faculty member of a public institution of higher education in this state.

SB 1694 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall
Last Action: 03/26/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district.

SB 2154 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | Hinojosa | et al.
Sponsor: Paddie
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the membership of the Public Utility Commission of Texas.

SB 2232 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Creighton
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 05/23/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a study on the effect of a change to the period for voting.

SB 2247 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Birdwell | Creighton | Hughes | Schwertner | Springer
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 05/20/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the removal of a fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun.

SCR 3 Author: Paxton | Campbell | Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Creighton | Huffman | Hughes | Menéndez | Nelson | et al.
Sponsor: Shaheen | Martinez | Ellzey | Oliverson
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting.

SCR 17 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Blanco | Buckingham | Creighton | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Herrero | Muñoz, Jr. | Parker | Capriglione | Toth
Last Action: 05/28/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act.

SCR 29 Author: Miles
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Sponsor: White | Murr | Reynolds | Rose
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Expressing commitment to eliminating racially offensive place names and urging the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to approve requests to change racially offensive names of geographic features.

SCR 34 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 04/21/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.

SJR 19 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Springer | Taylor | West
Sponsor: Frank | Sanford | Hernandez | Metcalf
Last Action: 06/01/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a right for residents of certain facilities to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

SJR 27 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | et al.
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.

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