Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Philip Cortez
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/28/2025

Number of Bills: 52

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (45) :
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to privileged parking and the issuance of specialty license plates for certain classroom teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing a fee.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Insurance: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain tests to detect prostate cancer.
Author:
Cortez | Lujan
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to contracts authorizing the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to contracts authorizing the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of an electronic recording device to report proceedings before a municipal court of record for the City of San Antonio.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Elections: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of Central Catholic High School specialty license plates.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
09/21/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the dates a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
09/05/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the regulation by a municipality or property owners' association of food production on single-family residential lots.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to hiring and licensing certain veterans as peace officers.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requirements for a fireworks sales building of an indoor retail fireworks site.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to waivers for state park entrance fees and hunting and fishing license fees for certain resident first responders.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Elections: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to a statement by the secretary of state regarding the furnishing of certain personal information on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
11/10/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county to require a person to obtain a building permit for certain portable structures.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/28/2023 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to certain evidentiary presumptions and burdens of proof in determining a defendant's incompetency to stand trial or a defendant's insanity in a criminal case.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
04/03/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar roof tiles.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar roof tiles.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to establishment of an employee grievance procedure by the Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Cortez | González, Jessica
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to preferential voting in runoff elections for certain voters voting by mail.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments, food manager certifications, and food service programs.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to procedures governing declared disasters for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments, food handler and food manager certifications, and food service training or education programs.
Author:
Cortez | Wu
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Urban Affairs: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for applications for low income housing tax credits for certain developments financed through the private activity bond program.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/09/2023 H Referred to Health Care Reform, Select: Mar 9 2023 2:44PM
Caption:
Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/09/2023 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 9 2023 2:44PM
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling facilities.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations by the Texas Department of Insurance for employee training or education.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to County Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to conditions imposed on an emergency services district that includes territory in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/14/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 14 2023 11:22AM
Caption:
Relating to repealing provisions prohibiting a physician assistant from serving as a governing person or officer of certain business entities.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
04/03/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the use of opioid antagonists on the campuses of public and private schools and institutions of higher education and at or in transit to or from off-campus school events.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the improper use and treatment of an assistance animal or service animal; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the preauthorization of medical or health care services by a health maintenance organization or an insurer.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to continuing education requirements for dentists regarding pain management with certain prescription medications.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 21 2023 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to a cardiac arrest registry for information on the incidence and causes of cardiac arrest among certain persons; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption:
Relating to repealing certain provisions relating to dental support organizations.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption:
Relating to the use of an electronic recording device to report proceedings before a municipal court of record for the City of San Antonio.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 22 2023 11:54AM
Caption:
Relating to authorizing an emergency services district to impose an ad valorem tax for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 12 2025 12:44PM
Caption:
Relating to distribution email testing
Author:
Cortez | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Keith
Sponsor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Hall | Hancock Jr. | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action:
10/17/2024 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
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Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/13/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to a franchise tax credit for enterprise projects for certain capital investments.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
10/30/2024 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Test- Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain classroom teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing fees.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
12/11/2023 H Passed
Caption:
TEST-Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar roof tiles.
Author:
Cortez
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the imposition of an additional ad valorem tax for emergency services districts, subject to voter approval, at a rate not to exceed five cents for the acquisition of land, equipment, or apparatus or the construction of capital improvements.
Joint Author (7) :
Author:
Landgraf | Cain | Harris, Cody | Kitzman | Cortez
Last Action:
06/17/2023 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality, county, or property owners' association to prohibit or regulate certain activities on residence homestead property.
Author:
Harris, Cody | Johnson, Julie | Cain | Harris, Caroline | Cortez
Last Action:
07/19/2024 H Reported engrossed: Jul 19 2024 9:00AM
Caption:
Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.
Author:
Price | Cortez
Last Action:
03/02/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption:
Relating to the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist.
Author:
Jetton | Harris, Cody | DeAyala | Cortez
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.
Author:
Allison | Cortez | Lujan | Bernal | Lopez, Ray
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the number of peace officers required to be employed by a sheriff's department in certain counties.
Author:
Allison | Cortez | Lujan | Bernal | Lopez, Ray
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of Probate Court No. 3 of Bexar County, Texas, and the administration of the statutory probate courts in Bexar County.
Author:
Allison | Cortez | Lujan | Bernal | Lopez, Ray
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the retirement system in certain municipalities for firefighters and police officers.
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