Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Charles Schwertner
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/10/2024

Number of Bills: 24

SB 4 Author: Bettencourt | Huffman | Parker
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 04/10/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 10 2023 3:28PM
Caption: Relating to the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

SB 11 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | Hancock | et al.
Sponsor: King, Ken
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including measures related to the health and safety of public school students and active shooter training for certain peace officers.

SB 16 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | Paxton | Schwertner
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Apr 24 2023 7:06PM
Caption: Relating to the purpose of public institutions of higher education and a prohibition on compelling students enrolled at those institutions to adopt certain beliefs.

SB 26 Author: Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Creighton | Flores | Hughes | Miles | Schwertner
Sponsor: Jetton | Lalani
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.

SB 28 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: King, Tracy O. | Troxclair | Price | Kacal
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

SB 29 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
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 175 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | King | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 04/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 13 2023 1:37PM
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

SB 224 Author: Alvarado | Whitmire
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Hull | Oliverson | Goldman | Walle
Last Action: 05/29/2023 E See remarks for effective date
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.

SB 237 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Schwertner
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Border Security
Caption: Relating to an interstate compact on border security and immigration enforcement.

SB 505 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Blanco | Creighton | Miles | Schwertner | West
Sponsor: Canales
Last Action: 05/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle.

SB 532 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | LaMantia | Miles | et al.
Sponsor: Kuempel | González, Mary | Anchía | Lalani | Morales Shaw
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to providing mental health services information to certain higher education students and to the repayment of certain higher education loans.

SB 751 Author: Flores
Coauthor: Johnson | Schwertner
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to elimination of limitations periods for suits for personal injury arising from certain offenses against a child.

SB 805 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Schwertner | West
Last Action: 04/12/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the taxation of a leasehold or other possessory interest in a public facility granted by a public facility corporation.

SB 947 Author: King
Coauthor: Schwertner
Sponsor: Hunter
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to creating a criminal offense for damaging certain critical infrastructure facilities and providing for the prosecution of that conduct as manslaughter in certain circumstances; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 989 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Gutierrez | Parker | Schwertner | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Bonnen | Kacal | King, Ken | Rose | Johnson, Ann
Last Action: 05/29/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.

SB 1089 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Birdwell | Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to repealing the ability to declare certain unopposed candidates for office as elected.

SB 1149 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Campbell | Schwertner
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to telephone access for certain health benefit plan verifications and preauthorization requests and for utilization review requests.

SB 1481 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Middleton | Schwertner
Last Action: 05/12/2023 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the exercise of eminent domain authority by the Texas Facilities Commission to build a wall along this state's international border.

SB 1629 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Middleton | Schwertner
Sponsor: Frank
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements.

SB 1705 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Schwertner
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Referred to Elections: May 4 2023 8:56PM
Caption: Relating to nominations by primary election by certain political parties.

SB 2087 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Schwertner | Sparks
Last Action: 04/20/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to an exemption from jury service for the spouse of an officer or employee in the legislative branch of government.

SB 2196 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Schwertner
Sponsor: Kuempel
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the identification and mapping of aggregate production operations by The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.

SCR 4 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Campbell | Flores | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor: Hunter
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos.

SCR 29 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Middleton | Parker | Schwertner
Last Action: 05/11/2023 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Declaring an invasion of the State of Texas by transnational cartel terrorists, urging the governor to accelerate the construction of a wall along the Southern Border, and urging Congress to deploy military forces to combat transnational cartels.

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