Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Lois W. Kolkhorst
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/28/2025

Number of Bills: 30

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:
Bettencourt | Huffman | Parker
Sponsor:
Ashby | Anchía | Bell, Keith | Bowers
Last Action:
07/26/2024 S Senate appoints conferees
Caption:
Relating to the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.
Author:
Schwertner | King
Last Action:
01/21/2025 S House recommits to conf. comm.-reported
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Energy Insurance Program and other funding mechanisms to support the construction and operation of electric generating facilities.
Author:
Schwertner | King
Last Action:
01/21/2025 S House passage as amended reported
Caption:
Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
08/12/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to restricting certain sexually oriented performances on public property, on the premises of a commercial enterprise, or in the presence of a child; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
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:
Nichols
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 12 2025 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child.
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:
Campbell
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to s/c on Dis Prev & Women's Children's Health by Speaker: Mar 12 2025 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to workplace violence prevention in certain health facilities.
Author:
Hall
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 16 2023 2:50PM
Caption:
Relating to the definition of telephone call for purposes of regulating telephone solicitations.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the definition of sexually oriented business.
Author:
Campbell
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.
Author:
Middleton
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to participation in athletic activities based on biological sex; providing a civil right to action for K-12 athletes and college athletes.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county prosecutors' offices.
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:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and to certain consequences on conviction of that offense.
Author:
Parker
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to repealing the ability to declare certain unopposed candidates for office as elected.
Author:
King
Last Action:
03/23/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the cost of interconnecting certain electric generation and energy storage facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.
Author:
West
Last Action:
03/30/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Reported engrossed
Caption:
Relating to venue and choice of law for certain actions involving censorship by social media platforms.
Author:
Nichols | Schwertner
Last Action:
03/21/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to charges imposed for costs related to Winter Storm Uri
Author:
Schwertner | King
Last Action:
03/23/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to reporting by the market monitor of potential manipulation of the wholesale electric market.
Author:
Schwertner | King
Last Action:
03/23/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to impose administrative penalties and enter into voluntary mitigation plans; increasing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Schwertner | King
Last Action:
03/28/2023 S Vote taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to access to and the security of certain critical infrastructure.
Author:
King | Schwertner
Last Action:
03/23/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the legislature's goals for renewable electric generating capacity.
Author:
King | Schwertner
Last Action:
03/23/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the legislature's goals for electric generation capacity in this state.
Author:
Birdwell
Last Action:
10/02/2024 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from foreign nation.
Author:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
01/17/2025 S H. refuses to adopt conf. comm. rept-reported
Caption:
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos.
Author:
Huffman | Hinojosa
Last Action:
01/30/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Jan 30 2025 12:20PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.
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