Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Angela Paxton
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/25/2024

Number of Bills: 39

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 162 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Hinojosa | Hughes | Miles | et al.
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 05/30/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a false statement made to illegally acquire a firearm; creating a criminal offense.

SB 192 Author: West
Coauthor: Paxton
Last Action: 03/03/2021 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to credit toward payment of a fine and costs for certain misdemeanants confined in jail or prison before sentencing.

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 288 Author: Seliger
Coauthor: Blanco | Buckingham | Lucio | Paxton | Schwertner | et al.
Sponsor: Wu | Anchia | Dean | Ordaz Perez | Allen
Last Action: 06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to preventing the loss of benefits of and the payment of certain employer contributions for certain retirees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas who resume service.

SB 394 Author: Lucio
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Hall | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Klick | Noble | Oliverson | Bonnen | Frank
Last Action: 04/28/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to abortion complication reporting and the regulation of drug-induced abortion procedures, providers, and facilities; creating a criminal offense.

SB 442 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Buckingham | Nelson | Paxton
Sponsor: Dutton
Last Action: 05/23/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to local school health advisory councils and health education provided by public schools, including requirements regarding human sexuality instruction.

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 742 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Sponsor: Anderson
Last Action: 06/07/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to installment payments of ad valorem taxes on property in a disaster area or emergency area.

SB 865 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Menéndez | Paxton | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/20/2021 H No action taken in committee
Caption: Relating to a power outage alert system and a study on a statewide disaster alert system.

SB 968 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Blanco | Paxton | Perry
Sponsor: Klick | Button
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to public health disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response; providing a civil penalty.

SB 989 Author: Buckingham
Coauthor: Paxton | Springer
Last Action: 04/20/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting certain limitations on the operation of certain alcoholic beverage businesses and organizations that benefit veterans during a declared state of disaster.

SB 1063 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Blanco | Paxton | Schwertner
Sponsor: King, Ken
Last Action: 06/08/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to courses in personal financial literacy & economics for high school students in public schools.

SB 1065 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | Eckhardt | Huffman | et al.
Sponsor: Bernal
Last Action: 06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to coverage for diagnostic imaging for breast cancer under certain health benefit plans.

SB 1113 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Schwertner
Coauthor: Birdwell | Paxton | Taylor
Sponsor: Cain
Last Action: 06/08/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a registrar's failure to approve, change, or cancel voter registrations under applicable law.

SB 1116 Author: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | et al.
Coauthor: Paxton | Taylor
Sponsor: Bucy
Last Action: 06/08/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to a county, city, or independent school district posting election notices and results on an Internet website.

SB 1126 Author: Springer | Miles
Coauthor: Nelson | Paxton | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Stucky
Last Action: 05/26/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Woman's University System.

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 1277 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Miles | Paxton | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Turner, John
Last Action: 05/30/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an agreement between a school district and public institution of higher education to provide a dual credit program to high school students enrolled in the district.

SB 1295 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Buckingham | Kolkhorst | Lucio | Miles | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Morrison | Ashby | Pacheco | Wilson | Coleman
Last Action: 05/30/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to financial support and incentives for comprehensive regional universities.

SB 1300 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Paxton
Last Action: 04/14/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the number of baccalaureate degree programs certain public junior colleges may offer.

SB 1479 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/04/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the participation of distributed energy resources in the ERCOT market.

SB 1580 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Paxton | Seliger
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 1740 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Paxton
Last Action: 03/26/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of civics education in public schools, including continuing education requirements on civics education for certain classroom teachers.

SB 1831 Author: Taylor
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Huffman | Hughes | Lucio | et al.
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 2023 Author: Powell
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Paxton | Taylor | West | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to providing high-quality tutoring services to public school students, including the creation of the Texas Tutor Corps program, and the use of the compensatory education allotment for certain tutoring services programs.

SB 2026 Author: Taylor
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Kolkhorst | Paxton
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 2050 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Paxton | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Allison | Meza
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools.

SB 2051 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Campbell | Paxton
Sponsor: González, Jessica
Last Action: 05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.

SB 2116 Author: Campbell | Hall
Coauthor: Birdwell | Buckingham | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure in this state.

SB 2124 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Paxton
Sponsor: Lucio III
Last Action: 06/18/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption: Relating to the authority of a health benefit plan sponsor to consent to electronic delivery of certain communications on behalf of a party enrolled in the plan.

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 2202 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Hall | Paxton | Schwertner | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2021 H Referred to Public Education: May 3 2021 10:56AM
Caption: Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools.

SCR 4 Author: Powell
Coauthor: Blanco | Paxton | Seliger
Last Action: 05/03/2021 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Expressing support for full funding of the U.S. Army's Future Vertical Lift program, including the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft and Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.

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 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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