Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Bob Hall
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/3/2024

Number of Bills: 55

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 18 Author: Creighton | Campbell | Flores | King | Kolkhorst | et al.
Coauthor: Hall
Sponsor: Kuempel
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the tenure and employment of faculty members at certain public institutions of higher education.

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 52 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Hall | Miles
Sponsor: Smith
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the right of state hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

SB 147 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | Hinojosa | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: May 4 2023 8:56PM
Caption: Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.

SB 162 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Middleton
Last Action: 04/10/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 10 2023 3:28PM
Caption: Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors.

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 177 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Klick | Frank | Jones, Venton | Harrison
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to informed consent before provision of certain medical treatments and exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

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 265 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Hall
Last Action: 04/28/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 28 2023 2:39PM
Caption: Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.

SB 346 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Hall | Springer
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 361 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | Nichols | Parker | Springer
Sponsor: Shine
Last Action: 06/16/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

SB 403 Author: Springer
Coauthor: Hall
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a study on the adverse reactions and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.

SB 417 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Hall | Middleton
Last Action: 05/12/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: May 12 2023 12:02AM
Caption: Relating to electronic device filters for certain explicit material; providing a civil penalty.

SB 418 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Campbell | Hall | Menéndez | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/16/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the transfer of students between public schools.

SB 426 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Hall
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 17 2023 1:42PM
Caption: Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use for COVID-19 treatment.

SB 435 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Eckhardt | Hall | Kolkhorst | West | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain evidence of a crime that resulted in the death of a person.

SB 493 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Hall
Sponsor: Hefner | Patterson | Bumgarner | Garcia
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to qualifications for certain individuals for veterans benefits.

SB 506 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2023 7:06PM
Caption: Relating to information required to be reported biennially to the legislature by state agencies that administer state taxes or fees.

SB 651 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | Hancock
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the repeal of certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model.

SB 829 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Hall | Miles
Sponsor: Goodwin | Gerdes | González, Mary
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to cottage food production operations.

SB 921 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | Kolkhorst | Middleton
Last Action: 04/03/2023 H Referred to Elections: Apr 3 2023 2:31PM
Caption: Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.

SB 933 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Hall
Last Action: 03/03/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law.

SB 1000 Author: West
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Shine | Thierry
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a temporary exemption from sales and use taxes for certain clothing and footwear.

SB 1017 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Hall | Hughes
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 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 1070 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor: Jetton | Leo-Wilson | Allison | Murr
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the interstate voter registration crosscheck program.

SB 1114 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 04/12/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 12 2023 12:21PM
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate the use or sale of a product for the purpose of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

SB 1184 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Hall
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check.

SB 1313 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Hall | Miles
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the confinement in a county jail of certain defendants who are incompetent to stand trial and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement.

SB 1381 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Flores | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.

SB 1403 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall
Sponsor: Spiller | Hefner | Clardy | Cook
Last Action: 05/29/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to an interstate compact for border security, including building a border wall and sharing state intelligence and resources.

SB 1562 Author: Hancock | Huffman
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Hughes | Kolkhorst | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 17 2023 1:42PM
Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offense of child grooming.

SB 1600 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Hall | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 04/24/2023 H Referred to Elections: Apr 24 2023 7:06PM
Caption: Relating to a person submitting proof of citizenship to verify eligibility to vote in Texas.

SB 1621 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Middleton
Last Action: 05/21/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

SB 1661 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Hall
Sponsor: Smith
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to a ballot scan system used in a central counting station.

SB 1849 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Hall | Miles | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Noble
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to an interagency reportable conduct search engine, standards for a person's removal from the employee misconduct registry and eligibility for certification as certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department officers and employees, and the use of certain information by certain state agencies to conduct background checks.

SB 1853 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Hall | Sparks | West
Sponsor: Hull
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.

SB 1884 Author: Flores
Coauthor: Hall | Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/17/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to identification of and sanctions against certain foreign actors.

SB 1907 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Hall | Kolkhorst | Parker
Last Action: 04/18/2023 H Referred to Elections: Apr 18 2023 7:00PM
Caption: Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 1911 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Parker
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 1933 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall
Sponsor: Oliverson
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to certain oversight procedures of the state over county elections.

SB 1950 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Birdwell | Hall | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Parker
Last Action: 04/18/2023 H Referred to Elections: Apr 18 2023 7:00PM
Caption: Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense.

SB 2140 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Hall | West
Last Action: 04/27/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders.

SB 2217 Author: Blanco | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | LaMantia | West | et al.
Coauthor: Hall
Last Action: 03/30/2023 S Referred to Border Security
Caption: Relating to requiring state agencies participating in Operation Lone Star to develop and report performance measures on the agency's operations.

SB 2424 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Paxton | Springer
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.

SB 2433 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Hall | Middleton
Last Action: 04/28/2023 H Referred to Elections: Apr 28 2023 2:39PM
Caption: Relating to certain election practices and procedures; increasing a criminal penalty; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 2487 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Hall
Last Action: 03/23/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to a student's eligibility for special education services provided by a school district, including services for dyslexia and related disorders.

SCR 24 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Middleton | Paxton | Springer
Sponsor: Oliverson | Capriglione | Slawson | Noble | Troxclair
Last Action: 05/19/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a replica of the National Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

SCR 25 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Birdwell | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Last Action: 05/12/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: May 12 2023 12:02AM
Caption: Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency.

SJR 35 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | Menéndez | Middleton
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 75 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Hall | Hinojosa | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor: King, Tracy O. | Price | Kacal
Last Action: 05/30/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas water fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.

SJR 81 Author: Birdwell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | King | et al.
Coauthor: Hall | Hinojosa | Huffman | Hughes | Miles | 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.

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