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

Number of Bills: 55

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:
Nichols
Last Action:
09/27/2024 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including measures related to certain student records and truant conduct.
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:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to adjustments to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
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
Last Action:
09/11/2024 S House passage as amended reported
Caption:
Relating to the use of community health workers in Medicaid managed care.
Author:
Johnson
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to an annual adjustment to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to reflect inflation.
Author:
Menéndez
Last Action:
03/15/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.
Author:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead.
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:
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:
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:
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:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
Author:
Eckhardt | Campbell
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Reported engrossed
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
Author:
Menéndez
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to increasing the expenditure requirement for the bilingual education allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Nichols
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Reported engrossed
Caption:
Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle.
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:
West
Last Action:
03/30/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
Caption:
Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to an appraisal procedure for disputed losses under personal automobile insurance policies.
Author:
West
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of a person's source of income and to the enforcement of that prohibition.
Author:
Zaffirini | Perry
Last Action:
05/19/2023 S Reported favorably w/o amendments
Caption:
Relating to child water safety requirements for certain organizations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty.
Author:
Menéndez
Last Action:
03/08/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses and at or in transit to or from off-campus school events.
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:
West
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
West
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify firearms.
Author:
LaMantia
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees.
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:
Flores
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments to offset the cost of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of a 100 percent or totally disabled veteran.
Author:
West
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.
Author:
West
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture.
Author:
Birdwell
Last Action:
09/11/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the ownership by a landowner of the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of the landowner's land.
Author:
Birdwell
Last Action:
09/11/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of closed-loop geothermal injection wells.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments, food manager certifications, and food service programs.
Author:
Flores
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to inservice training on identifying abuse, neglect, and illegal, unprofessional, and unethical conduct in certain health care facilities.
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:
West
Last Action:
03/03/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment and the creation of a mental health allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
West
Last Action:
03/03/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to decreasing the state sales and use tax rate.
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:
Hancock
Last Action:
01/30/2025 H Referred to Business & Industry: Jan 30 2025 4:50PM
Caption:
Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over an airport or military installation; creating a criminal offense.
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:
West
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a grant program for a nonprofit organization or political subdivision to establish or expand a behavioral health crisis response program.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/28/2023 S Vote taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to human trafficking, including the prosecution and punishment of compelling and solicitation of prostitution and other sexual or assaultive offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the use of certain restraints on students enrolled in public schools who receive special education services.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the creation, management and administration of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium.
Author:
Alvarado
Last Action:
03/20/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Author:
Menéndez
Last Action:
03/21/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the development of a language access plan to increase access to assistance under health and human services programs by certain individuals.
Author:
LaMantia
Last Action:
03/22/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the powers of a public utility agency; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments.
Author:
Menéndez
Last Action:
03/23/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
Author:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
03/23/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a study regarding available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.
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:
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.
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