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

Number of Bills: 19

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 13 Author: Paxton | Bettencourt | Creighton | Hughes | Middleton | et al.
Coauthor: Campbell | Flores | Hall | Hancock | King | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2023 7:06PM
Caption: Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.

SB 17 Author: Creighton | Campbell | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Hall | Huffman | Perry
Sponsor: Kuempel | Shaheen | Bonnen
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.

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 200 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Flores | LaMantia | Middleton | Parker | Perry | et al.
Sponsor: Howard
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.

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 273 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Campbell | Johnson | Perry | Sparks
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to annually adjusting for inflation the maximum amount of a motor vehicle excluded in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 479 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Parker | Perry | West
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the exemption from registration fees of certain vehicles used by nonprofit disaster relief organizations.

SB 559 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Flores | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor: Cain | Schofield | Slawson | Murr | Vasut
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

SB 649 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Creighton | King | Kolkhorst | Perry
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to participation in athletic activities based on biological sex; providing a civil right to action for K-12 athletes and college athletes.

SB 763 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hughes | Perry
Sponsor: Hefner | Buckley | Burrows | Harris, Cody
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to allowing public schools to employ or accept as volunteers chaplains.

SB 1029 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: May 6 2023 3:49PM
Caption: Relating to civil liability for, governmental health plan coverage of, and public funding for gender modification procedures and treatments.

SB 1040 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Hall | LaMantia | Paxton | Perry
Sponsor: Oliverson | Capriglione | Harris, Caroline | Jetton | Anderson
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of a transplant of an organ that originated from or is transplanted in a country known to have participated in forced organ harvesting.

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 1236 Author: Flores
Coauthor: Perry
Sponsor: Murr
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the use of certain weapons in or on the bed or bank of a navigable river or stream; providing a penalty.

SB 1268 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Perry | West
Last Action: 05/16/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the payment of insurance deductibles for property insurance claims.

SB 1675 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Perry
Last Action: 03/16/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to a pilot project to provide medical nutrition assistance to certain Medicaid recipients in this state.

SB 2072 Author: Bettencourt | King
Coauthor: Flores | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Perry | West
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to commissioned peace officers employed by the attorney general.

SB 2468 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa | LaMantia | Miles | Perry
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Referred to Public Health: May 4 2023 8:56PM
Caption: Relating to a study regarding available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.

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