Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Drew Springer
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:
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
Sponsor:
Allen
Last Action:
05/05/2023 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to visit a professional's workplace for a career investigation day.
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:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for illegal voting; increasing criminal penalties.
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:
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:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.
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:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
05/14/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
05/17/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Connectivity Fund and to the allocation and the use of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on telecommunications services.
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:
09/10/2023 S Reported favorably w/o amendments
Caption:
Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.
Author:
Parker
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program for certain students enrolled in competency-based baccalaureate degree programs and to formula funding and dropped and repeated course restrictions for students enrolled in those degree programs at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of a school safety domain for evaluating districts and campuses under the public school accountability system.
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:
Hancock
Last Action:
03/31/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts.
Author:
Schwertner
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of failure to pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of a filing fee.
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:
03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the sale of spirit coolers by certain alcoholic beverage permittees.
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:
Perry
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service for a violation committed by a retail public utility being integrated into the regional service.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
03/30/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the continuation of the distribution of universal service funds to certain small and rural incumbent local exchange companies.
Author:
Perry
Last Action:
03/30/2023 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to universal service fund assistance to high cost rural areas and the uniform charge that funds the universal service fund.
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:
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:
Perry
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Connectivity Fund for the development of broadband and other telecommunications services in all areas of the state and authorizing the appropriation to that fund of a portion of revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes on telecommunications services while not increasing the rate of the sales and use taxes.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize wagering in this state on certain sporting events.
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