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

Number of Bills: 62

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:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
01/30/2025 H Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker: Jan 30 2025 12:20PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions in connection with the online sale of goods.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
01/30/2025 H Referred to s/c on Solar Panels by Speaker: Jan 30 2025 12:20PM
Caption:
Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide certain notices relating to the revocation or suspension of a permit or license or the forfeiture of corporate privileges in this state.
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:
02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to electronic voter registration.
Author:
Menéndez | Eckhardt
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.
Author:
Menéndez | Johnson
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education.
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:
Miles
Last Action:
03/15/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the required report of criminal offenses committed against individuals receiving certain state agency services; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Miles
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense concerning the failure of certain persons to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities.
Author:
Miles
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Reported engrossed
Caption:
Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.
Author:
Miles
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas African American Heritage Commission.
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:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to criminal history screening of applicants for residential tenancies.
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:
Kolkhorst | Blanco | Campbell | Hall | Perry
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption:
Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education including the provision of loan repayment assistance to nursing faculty and the provision of grants to nursing education programs.
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:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability and certain references to abolished health and human services agencies.
Author:
Springer
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to taxation of electronic nicotine delivery system vapor products and related transactions; imposing taxes.
Author:
Springer
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for child and adult diapers.
Author:
Springer
Last Action:
03/15/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the mixed beverage gross receipts tax and the mixed beverage sales tax to items sold by certain nonprofit entity temporary event permittees.
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
Last Action:
05/17/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the designation of Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Adha, and Diwali as optional holidays.
Author:
Huffman
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to International Relations & Economic Development: Mar 12 2025 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to creating a criminal offense for the unauthorized disclosure of non-public judicial opinions and judicial work product.
Author:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the production by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an annual report on public drinking water supply systems.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of clear aligners.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Vote taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to protections for pregnant and parenting students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
02/15/2023 S Referred to Vet Affairs
Caption:
Relating to supplemental pay for members of the Texas military forces suffering an economic hardship as a bill of serving on military duty.
Author:
Paxton
Last Action:
03/29/2023 S Vote taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to early registration for parenting students at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.
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:
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:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.
Author:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
02/17/2023 S Referred to Vet Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a veterans suicide prevention campaign.
Author:
Sparks
Last Action:
05/16/2024 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to licensing and oversight of certain facilities and homes providing substitute care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Parker
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to the position of chief information security officer in the Department of Information Resources.
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:
Schwertner
Last Action:
03/27/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption:
Relating to the maintenance of certain state buildings allocated for legislative use and their grounds.
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:
Alvarado
Last Action:
08/21/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the definition of post-traumatic stress disorder under the workers' compensation system.
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:
03/13/2023 S Committee report printed and distributed: Mar 13 2023 4:19PM
Caption:
Relating to the cash balance benefit under the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Hughes
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the reimbursement of state employees for groceries consumed while traveling on official state business.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to the reimbursement by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department of the costs incurred by counties for housing certain children.
Author:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
03/01/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of housing discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.
Author:
Gutierrez | Menéndez
Last Action:
03/03/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for the purchase of ammunition; creating an offense.
Author:
Schwertner
Last Action:
03/28/2023 S Vote taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the operation of electric vehicle charging stations.
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:
Miles
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.
Author:
Parker
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster children who are transitioning to independent living.
Author:
Blanco
Last Action:
03/16/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to the financial security requirements for operators of oil and gas wells.
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:
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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