Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Brian Birdwell
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/10/2024

Number of Bills: 105

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (76):
SB 29 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Lozano | Gerdes
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
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.

SB 598 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to enhancing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the criminal offense of aggravated assault.

SB 599 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Anderson | Orr | Guillen | Harris, Cody
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by a district or county clerk and the issuance of a handgun license to a district or county clerk.

SB 600 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/14/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 14 2023 11:51AM
Caption: Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain criminal offenses involving the smuggling of persons.

SB 601 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/13/2023 S Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to a campus of the Texas State Technical College System located in Ellis County.

SB 602 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Harless
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the law enforcement authority of federal border patrol agents.

SB 782 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the employment of a chief privacy officer in the Department of Information Resources.

SB 783 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate the use of an appliance, system, or component that is fueled by natural gas or propane.

SB 784 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Landgraf
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of the state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those emissions.

SB 785 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Darby | Guerra | Morales, Eddie | Anchía
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the ownership of and certain insurance policy provisions regarding the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of land.

SB 786 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Darby | Anchía | Morales, Eddie | Guerra
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of closed-loop geothermal injection wells.

SB 1017 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Landgraf | Darby | Manuel | Thimesch | Button
Last Action: 05/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate an energy source or engine.

SB 1104 Author: Birdwell | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Slawson
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies.

SB 1105 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the suspension and removal of certain public officers.

SB 1106 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the legislature's authority to terminate a declared state of disaster.

SB 1162 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/15/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the procedures for removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.

SB 1163 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/15/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the procedures and notice required before an individual's name is added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.

SB 1164 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the determination of the best interest of a child in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

SB 1165 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding weapons in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

SB 1166 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/17/2023 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle involving theft of a firearm; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 1167 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/14/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 14 2023 11:51AM
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project.

SB 1168 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the governance and administration of an appraisal district.

SB 1169 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain retired judges and justices.

SB 1419 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: May 4 2023 8:56PM
Caption: Relating to limitations on the use of public money under certain economic development agreements or programs adopted by certain political subdivisions.

SB 1420 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Anderson
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes.

SB 1688 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/16/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to requirements for a qualified business participating in the enterprise zone program during a certain period.

SB 1689 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/16/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to claimant eligibility and initial claims under the unemployment compensation system.

SB 1893 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Anderson
Last Action: 06/14/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by governmental entities.

SB 1894 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/20/2023 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the operation of vehicles transporting iron or steel products; authorizing a fee.

SB 1895 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/20/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.

SB 1896 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/06/2023 H Referred to County Affairs: May 6 2023 3:49PM
Caption: Relating to the investigation of the death of a prisoner in county jail.

SB 1897 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/20/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to requirements for notice advertising the sale of property to enforce a self-service storage facility lien.

SB 1898 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/20/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to emergency medical transport by fire fighters of certain patients.

SB 1899 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/20/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to a law enforcement agency's use of deadly force by means of a drone.

SB 1900 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to foreign terrorist organizations, including the compilation of information regarding, certain civil actions brought against, and the prosecution of certain organized crime offenses involving a foreign terrorist organization and of sedition.

SB 1901 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/20/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the expiration and extension of certain provisions relating to engaging outside council for Federal Energy Regulatory Commission matters.

SB 1902 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/20/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the submission of certain state agency rules for review by the regulatory compliance division in the office of the governor.

SB 2097 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality to annex property in certain water districts.

SB 2098 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to oversight by a county commissioners court of certain emergency services districts.

SB 2424 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to illegal entry into this state from Mexico by a person who is not a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States; creating criminal offenses.

SJR 35 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 05/24/2023 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

SJR 36 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Rescinding the automatic rescission of certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that constitution.

SJR 52 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Vasut
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Extending the deadline for the automatic rescission of certain applications made by the Texas Legislature to the United States Congress to call a national convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for proposing any amendment to that constitution.

SJR 58 Author: Birdwell | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Slawson
Last Action: 05/20/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations.

SJR 59 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/06/2023 H Received from the Senate
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session.

SJR 60 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the suspension of certain public officers by the governor and the trial, removal, and reinstatement of certain public officers by the senate.

SJR 61 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a regular session of the legislature.

SJR 62 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to Administration
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.

SJR 63 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to Administration
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to consider legislation on any subject during a special session.

SJR 81 Author: Birdwell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | King | et al.
Sponsor: Wilson | Kuempel | Manuel | DeAyala | VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/26/2023 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

SR 156 Author: Birdwell | Hughes | Middleton | Sparks
Last Action: 02/14/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Texas Rangers on the occasion of its bicentennial.

SR 200 Author: Birdwell | Hancock | King | West
Last Action: 02/22/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Marcelo Cavazos on the occasion of his retirement.

SR 215 Author: Birdwell | Hughes
Last Action: 02/28/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Brad Toben for his service as dean of Baylor Law School.

SR 229 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Erath County, the City of Stephenville, Stephenville Independent School District and Tarleton State University for their contributions to the state.

SR 243 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/07/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 7, 2023, as Texas Energy Day.

SR 257 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Marlin Community Garden Club on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.

SR 280 Author: Birdwell | Hughes | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 03/07/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Office of Constable on the occasion of its bicentennial.

SR 308 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/16/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 16, 2023, as Hill County Day.

SR 317 Author: Birdwell | Flores | Hall | King | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action: 03/16/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Tenth Court of Appeals on the occasion of its centennial.

SR 351 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/27/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Lee Clay on the occasion of his 77th birthday.

SR 352 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/28/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 28, 2023, as Waco Day.

SR 360 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/11/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Lipan High School girls' basketball team for winning a state championship.

SR 361 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/11/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the Lipan High School boys' basketball team for winning a state championship.

SR 386 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/05/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Congratulating the La Vega High School girls' basketball team for winning a state championship.

SR 394 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/06/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 6, 2023, as Hood County Day.

SR 432 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/18/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 7 through 13, 2023, as Waco Travel and Tourism Week.

SR 433 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/18/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 18, 2023, as Baylor Day.

SR 434 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/18/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Bob Bullock Scholars Program of Baylor University.

SR 443 Author: Birdwell | Flores | Hancock | Hinojosa | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 04/19/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 19, 2023, as Texas State Technical College Day.

SR 452 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/24/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Phi Kappa Chi on the occasion of its 35th anniversary.

SR 453 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/24/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Bikers Against Child Abuse, Incorporated, for its support of survivors of child abuse.

SR 631 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/22/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Leonard and Martha Evans on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary.

SR 643 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/23/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the National Championship Barbecue Cookoff in the City of Meridian.

SR 656 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the Greater Granbury Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America.

SR 680 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/26/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Gene Marshall DeLoach.

SR 686 Author: Birdwell
Last Action: 05/27/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on S.B. 1893.

Additional Primary Authors (29):
SB 3 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Bonnen | Burrows | Thierry | Raymond
Last Action: 05/26/2023 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration.

SB 10 Author: Huffman | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen | Burns | Capriglione
Last Action: 06/14/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

SB 468 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents.

SB 1817 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: May 4 2023 8:56PM
Caption: Relating to investments in certain companies doing business in the Russian Federation.

SJR 3 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Bonnen | Burrows | Thierry | Raymond
Last Action: 05/26/2023 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

SR 148 Author: West | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 02/08/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing Opal Lee on the occasion of the unveiling of her portrait in the Senate Chamber.

SR 174 Author: Creighton | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 15, 2023, as Orange and Maroon Legislative Day.

SR 212 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 02/22/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing the organizers, supporters, and attendees of the Jerusalem Prayer Breakfast.

SR 241 Author: Sparks | Birdwell | Blanco | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Texas Rural Broadband Day.

SR 244 Author: Flores | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 02/28/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 28, 2023, as Texas Republican County Chairmen's Association Legislative Day.

SR 323 Author: King | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 21, 2023, as World Down Syndrome Day.

SR 327 Author: Creighton | Alvarado | Birdwell | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 03/22/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 22, 2023, as Texas Realtors Day.

SR 342 Author: Hancock | Birdwell | King | Parker
Last Action: 03/22/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 22, 2023, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day.

SR 343 Author: Hancock | Birdwell | King | Parker
Last Action: 03/22/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 22 and 23, 2023, as Tarrant County Days.

SR 369 Author: Hancock | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action: 03/29/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing March 29, 2023, as Vietnam Veterans Day.

SR 378 Author: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2023 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Darren Almendarez.

SR 389 Author: Campbell | Alvarado | Birdwell | Creighton | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 04/05/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 5, 2023, as Alzheimer's Association State Advocacy Day.

SR 403 Author: Huffman | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 04/12/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 10 through 14, 2023, as Texas Retired Teachers Week.

SR 451 Author: Zaffirini | Alvarado | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 24, 2023, as Texas Women Judges' Day.

SR 455 Author: King | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 04/26/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the founding of the modern state of Israel.

SR 513 Author: LaMantia | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/03/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: In memory of Mary Elizabeth Altman Yturria.

SR 526 Author: Huffman | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 05/09/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 2023 as Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

SR 529 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/11/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 11, 2023, as World War II Veterans Capitol Day.

SR 601 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 05/17/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 17, 2023, as Vietnamese American Day.

SR 603 Author: Schwertner | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 05/17/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing May 2023 as National Water Safety Month.

SR 618 Author: Campbell | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Billy Joe "Red" McCombs.

SR 630 Author: Zaffirini | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/23/2023 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of former State Representative and Senator James William "Bill" Haley.

SR 678 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/29/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Requesting Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for funds used or will be used to meet federal obligations to secure the southern border.

SR 728 Author: Hughes | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 05/29/2023 S Remarks ordered printed
Caption: In memory of Gloria Morris Ashford of Dallas.

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