Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Caroline Harris
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/28/2025

Number of Bills: 45

Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Burrows | Thierry | Raymond
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Reported engrossed: Mar 18 2025 9:00AM
Caption:
Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system and property tax appraisal and administration.
Author:
Capriglione | Longoria | Burrows
Last Action:
01/17/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.
Author:
Guillen
Last Action:
02/04/2025 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to public services and programs in the southern border region of this state to address the effects of ongoing criminal activity and public health threats, including methods of financing these services.
Author:
VanDeaver | Kuempel | Buckley | Bonnen | Longoria
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
10/03/2024 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the administration, coordination, and support of public higher education, including the ¢ public junior college state finance program and an Advanced Career and Education (ACE) scholarship program for students enrolled in dual credit courses.
Author:
Ashby | Hunter | Hernandez | Bonnen | Longoria
Last Action:
05/14/2024 S House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
Caption:
Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services; making an appropriation.
Author:
Cook | Moody | Leach | Metcalf | Burrows
Last Action:
08/02/2024 H Placed on Emergency Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the official misconduct and removal of district attorneys and county attorneys.
Author:
Slawson | Patterson | González, Mary | Burrows | Darby
Last Action:
02/04/2025 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services.
Author:
Murr | Leach | Landgraf
Last Action:
10/21/2024 H Point of order sustained
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.
Author:
Swanson | Slawson | Klick | Bonnen | Oliverson
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to participation in athletic activities based on biological sex; providing a civil right to action for K-12 athletes and college athletes.
Author:
Swanson | Slawson | Darby | Morales Shaw
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
01/17/2025 S House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
Caption:
Relating to provider discrimination against a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee based on immunization status.
Author:
Noble | Slawson | Swanson | Oliverson | Hull
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or an abortion provider's services.
Author:
Harrison | Klick | Frank
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to informed consent before the provision of certain medical treatments involving COVID-19 vaccination.
Author:
Howard | Button | Neave Criado | Thierry | Leach
Last Action:
07/19/2024 H Reported engrossed: Jul 19 2024 9:00AM
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.
Author:
Cain
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant.
Author:
Leo-Wilson
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to repealing the affirmative defense to prosecution for the criminal offense of sale, distribution, or display of harmful material to a minor.
Author:
Leo-Wilson
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students.
Author:
Leo-Wilson
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district.
Author:
Patterson | Buckley | Burrows | Shaheen | Longoria
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of books sold to or included in public school libraries.
Author:
Ordaz | Slawson | Frank | Rose | Howard
Last Action:
03/21/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.
Author:
Patterson | Hefner | Harris, Cody
Last Action:
03/02/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 2 2023 3:47PM
Caption:
Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity for certain public school students.
Author:
Plesa | Thierry | Patterson | Guillen | Raymond
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of certain first responders.
Author:
Burrows
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study on the side effects, adverse reactions, including death, and the effectiveness of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) or its variants.
Author:
Cook | Hull | Slawson | Oliverson
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Thimesch | Frazier | Lujan | Johnson, Julie
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance causing death or serious bodily injury; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Shine | Martinez Fischer | Kuempel | Ordaz | Slawson
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
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:
Oliverson | Klick | Metcalf | Toth
Last Action:
03/28/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.
Author:
Leo-Wilson | Hefner | Buckley | Slawson | Oliverson
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the instructional material list and supplemental instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education.
Author:
Leo-Wilson
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to review and approval of advanced placement courses by the State Board of Education.
Author:
Leo-Wilson
Last Action:
03/07/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2023 12:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of members to a committee established to review and make recommendations for revisions to the essential knowledge and skills of the public school required curriculum.
Author:
Dorazio | Swanson | Garcia | Bucy
Last Action:
03/08/2023 H Referred to Elections: Mar 8 2023 12:09PM
Caption:
Relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is surrendered.
Author:
Paul | Klick | Oliverson
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Health Insurance Mandate Advisory Review Center; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Leo-Wilson
Last Action:
03/13/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 13 2023 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to protection for a public school employee's refusal to participate in certain inclusivity policies.
Author:
Ashby | Anderson | Rose | Bailes
Last Action:
03/29/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to the administration of the broadband development office.
Author:
Frazier | Leo-Wilson | Swanson
Last Action:
04/03/2023 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility for student loan repayment assistance under the math and science scholars loan repayment program.
Author:
Bumgarner | Lujan | Neave Criado | Stucky
Last Action:
03/22/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to periodic occupational cancer screenings for firefighters.
Author:
Cook | Cain | Vasut | Morales, Eddie | Thimesch
Last Action:
03/15/2023 H Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues: Mar 15 2023 11:33AM
Caption:
Relating to orders for the conservatorship of, possession of or access to, or support of a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to restricting access to sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website.
Author:
Isaac | Troxclair
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to the processing of an application for an authorization to use a standard permit for a rock or concrete crushing facility.
Author:
Isaac | Troxclair
Last Action:
03/16/2023 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 16 2023 11:39AM
Caption:
Relating to the monitoring of emissions from certain facilities that emit air contaminants.
Author:
Wilson
Last Action:
03/20/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 20 2023 3:35PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly and their surviving spouses.
Author:
Frazier | Thimesch | Plesa
Last Action:
04/03/2023 H Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption:
Relating to certain disclosures and other requirements relating to the sale of concert and other event tickets.
Author:
Leo-Wilson
Last Action:
03/23/2023 H Referred to Community Safety, Select: Mar 23 2023 12:03PM
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or educational institutions.
Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Burrows | Thierry | Raymond
Last Action:
04/16/2023 H Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.
Author:
Raney | Allison | Morrison | Howard | Guerra
Last Action:
02/28/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature.
Author:
Wilson | Kuempel
Last Action:
03/24/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 24 2023 2:34PM
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, the Lamar Institute of Technology, Lamar State College-Orange, and Lamar State College-Port Arthur.
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