Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/28/2025

Number of Bills: 45

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:
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:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to remote and other meetings held under the open meetings law.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
01/21/2025 S H. refuses to adopt conf. comm. rept-reported
Caption:
Relating to foster care placement in and the licensing of certain residential child-care facilities.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to health benefit coverage for hearing aids for children and adults.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
01/30/2025 H Referred to s/c on Dis Prev & Women's Children's Health by Speaker: Jan 30 2025 12:20PM
Caption:
Relating to an instruction guide for family members and caregivers of veterans who have mental health disorders.
Author:
Johnson | Hall
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative or controlled substance analogue of fentanyl.
Author:
Johnson
Last Action:
03/07/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the cremation of human remains by alkaline hydrolysis.
Author:
Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Menéndez | et al.
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women during and following a pregnancy.
Author:
Springer
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.
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:
Nichols
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the sufficient balance of the economic stabilization fund for the purpose of allocating certain constitutional transfers of money to that fund and the state highway fund.
Author:
Johnson
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/07/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of terroristic threat.
Author:
Hall
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement.
Author:
Huffman | Alvarado | Campbell | Eckhardt | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to sales and use tax exemptions for wound care dressings and certain feminine hygiene products.
Author:
Hall
Last Action:
03/28/2023 S Vote taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.
Author:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
03/21/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain criminal conduct involving a catalytic converter; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.
Author:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/15/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to an optional health condition or disability designation on a driver's license or personal identification certificate.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
03/28/2023 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 28 2023 12:48PM
Caption:
Relating to the disposition of money from certain attorney accounts delivered to the comptroller as unclaimed property.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Received from the Senate
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:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to an instrument that names a trust as a party.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
Author:
Flores | Whitmire
Last Action:
03/28/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders; expanding the applicability of an occupational license.
Author:
LaMantia | Sparks
Last Action:
03/03/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster.
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:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
03/09/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Reported engrossed
Caption:
Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to adult victims of family violence.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes.
Author:
Hancock
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to the workforce diploma pilot program.
Author:
LaMantia
Last Action:
03/22/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to requirements for insurance agents offering windstorm and hail insurance policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
Author:
LaMantia
Last Action:
03/22/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to automatic renewal of certain policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
Author:
Hall
Last Action:
03/15/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
South Star Test Bill.
Author:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
04/17/2024 S Referred to Administration
Caption:
test.
Author:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/10/2024 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Extending the duty of the comptroller of public accounts under Section 7-c, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, to deposit certain tax revenue to the state highway fund.
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:
Hinojosa, Adam | Blanco
Last Action:
03/15/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Declaring gun violence a public health crisis.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the water for Texas fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.
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.
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