Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Brian Birdwell
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/15/2024

Number of Bills: 21

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 5 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Gutierrez | Miles
Last Action: 04/10/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 10 2023 3:28PM
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes.

SB 9 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hinojosa | Huffman | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Flores | Hughes
Sponsor: Dutton
Last Action: 05/24/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the rights and certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators, methods of instruction provided in public schools, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.

SB 12 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Shaheen | Metcalf | Burrows | Harris, Caroline | Isaac
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the authority to regulate sexually oriented performances and to restricting those performances on the premises of a commercial enterprise, on public property, or in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

SB 14 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Hall | Hughes | Kolkhorst | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Creighton | Hancock | King | Sparks
Sponsor: Oliverson | Klick | Metcalf | Toth | Geren
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
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.

SB 15 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell
Sponsor: Swanson | Slawson | Klick | Bonnen | Oliverson
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex.

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 22 Author: Springer | Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Hall | et al.
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Flores | Hughes | Nichols | et al.
Sponsor: Guillen | Gerdes
Last Action: 06/07/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices, constable's offices, and prosecutor's offices in rural counties.

SB 252 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Eckhardt | Menéndez
Sponsor: Guillen | Vo | Cortez | Garcia | Neave Criado
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the licensing of certain veterans by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those veterans by political subdivisions.

SB 371 Author: Eckhardt | Campbell
Coauthor: Birdwell | Blanco
Sponsor: Turner | Plesa | González, Mary | Garcia
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.

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 515 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Birdwell
Sponsor: Klick
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to investigations of child abuse and neglect and the procedures for adding names to or removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.

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 617 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Birdwell | Hinojosa
Sponsor: González, Mary | Guillen | Gamez | Lopez, Janie | VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in ad valorem tax appraisal records.

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 1133 Author: Blanco | Flores | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Perry | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Creighton | LaMantia | Middleton
Sponsor: King, Tracy O.
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to a program to compensate landowners for property damage caused by certain criminal activities.

SB 1290 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Birdwell
Sponsor: Landgraf
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a study of the effects of the installation, operation, removal, and disposal of solar, wind turbine, and energy storage equipment.

SB 1556 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Birdwell | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Last Action: 04/28/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 28 2023 2:39PM
Caption: Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

SB 1601 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Birdwell | Paxton | Springer
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 17 2023 1:42PM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.

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.

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.

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