Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Bob Hall
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/28/2025

Number of Bills: 34

Author:
Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor:
Allen
Last Action:
10/28/2024 E Sent to the Governor
Caption:
Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Paxton | Bettencourt | Creighton | Hughes | Middleton | et al.
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials and to affirmative defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
05/14/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
Author:
Birdwell
Last Action:
10/03/2024 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
09/11/2023 S Reported favorably w/o amendments
Caption:
Relating to the right of state hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to s/c on Specific Investigating: Mar 12 2025 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors.
Author:
Middleton
Last Action:
09/14/2023 S Reported engrossed
Caption:
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
Author:
Middleton
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to informed consent before the provision of certain medical treatments involving COVID-19 vaccination.
Author:
Alvarado | Whitmire
Last Action:
03/15/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to catalytic converters, including criminal conduct involving catalytic converters; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a fee.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related injuries and adverse events.
Author:
Middleton
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
Author:
Springer
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to a study on the side effects, adverse reactions, including death, and the effectiveness of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) or its variants.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use for COVID-19 treatment.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to qualifications for certain individuals for veterans benefits.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
03/13/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on the authority of state agencies to adopt rules that require persons to pay certain fees or taxes.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.
Author:
Middleton
Last Action:
03/03/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law.
Author:
West
Last Action:
03/03/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate.
Author:
Birdwell
Last Action:
03/28/2023 S Vote taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate an energy source or engine.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of a transplant of an organ that originated from or is transplanted in a country known to have participated in organ harvesting.
Author:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check.
Author:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
03/09/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the confinement in a county jail of certain defendants who are incompetent to stand trial and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement.
Author:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 29 2023 4:15PM
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.
Author:
Parker
Last Action:
09/06/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to an interstate compact for border security, including building a border wall and sharing state intelligence and resources.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
03/20/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to children placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the provision of community-based foster care.
Author:
Blanco | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | LaMantia | West | et al.
Last Action:
08/07/2023 S Referred to Border Security
Caption:
Relating to requiring state agencies participating in Operation Lone Star to develop and report performance measures on the agency's operations.
Author:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
04/17/2024 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
test.
Author:
Parker
Last Action:
08/07/2024 H Adopted as amended
Caption:
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a replica of the National Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.
Author:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/11/2024 H Adopted
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
05/14/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas water fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.
Author:
Birdwell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | King | et al.
Last Action:
03/30/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the technical institution infrastructure fund and the available workforce education fund to support the capital needs of career and technical education programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.
Author:
Springer
Last Action:
01/24/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
In memory of Arthur Beatrice Williams of Wichita Falls.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
02/25/2025 S Read & adopted
Caption:
Relating to removing the restriction on the City of Houston's use of certain appropriated monies.
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