Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Borris L. Miles
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/6/2024

Number of Bills: 58

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 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 51 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Miles
Last Action: 04/18/2023 S Committee report printed and distributed: Apr 18 2023 12:44PM
Caption: Relating to health benefit coverage for hearing aids for children and adults.

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 88 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Miles
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to an annual adjustment to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to reflect inflation.

SB 92 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Miles | West
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to electronic voter registration.

SB 113 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Miles
Last Action: 03/15/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.

SB 133 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Miles | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Hull | González, Mary | Cain | Moody | Lozano
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants or Tasers on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.

SB 140 Author: West
Coauthor: Miles
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.

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 244 Author: Kolkhorst | Blanco | Campbell | Hall | Perry
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Miles | West | Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to s/c on Higher Education by Pres
Caption: Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education including the provision of loan repayment assistance to nursing faculty and the provision of grants to nursing education programs.

SB 275 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Miles | Springer
Last Action: 04/03/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday.

SB 330 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Eckhardt | et al.
Coauthor: Campbell | Creighton | Flores | King | LaMantia | et al.
Sponsor: Schaefer | Spiller | Anderson
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

SB 338 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Eckhardt | LaMantia | Miles
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the use of hypnotically induced statements in a criminal trial.

SB 340 Author: Springer
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Eckhardt | Miles | West
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for child and adult diapers.

SB 350 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Miles
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to a paid parental leave policy at public schools and an allotment under the Foundation School Program for the cost of providing paid parental leave under that policy.

SB 353 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Blanco | Miles | West
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption: Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

SB 402 Author: Whitmire
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Huffman | Miles
Sponsor: Harless
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.

SB 465 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Middleton | Miles
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to certain criminal conduct involving a catalytic converter; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 495 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Middleton | Miles
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative of fentanyl.

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 557 Author: West
Coauthor: Johnson | LaMantia | Menéndez | Miles
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain students enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 576 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Blanco | Miles | Whitmire
Sponsor: Thierry
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.

SB 645 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa | Menéndez | Miles | West
Last Action: 04/10/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 10 2023 3:28PM
Caption: Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 667 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Miles | Nichols | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Dutton | Rose
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to establishing a state historical marker program to honor African Americans who served in the Texas Legislature during Reconstruction.

SB 701 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Miles
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to a highway toll exemption for public school buses.

SB 727 Author: West
Coauthor: Johnson | Menéndez | Miles
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to allowing certain inmates to apply for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits to be provided at the time of discharge or release.

SB 758 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | Hinojosa | Miles
Last Action: 05/12/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.

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 840 Author: West
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Miles
Sponsor: Anchía | Johnson, Julie | Jones, Venton
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel.

SB 850 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Miles
Sponsor: Price
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.

SB 955 Author: Springer | Bettencourt | Parker | Whitmire
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Miles
Last Action: 03/03/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the release on parole of certain youthful offenders; changing parole eligibility.

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 1146 Author: West
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Miles
Sponsor: Klick | Moody | Rose | Leach | Swanson
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the medical transportation and care for certain inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

SB 1249 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Menéndez | Miles | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Oliverson
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a living organ donor education program.

SB 1281 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Alvarado | Middleton | Miles | Parker | West
Last Action: 04/06/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.

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 1319 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Blanco | Creighton | Hinojosa | Miles
Sponsor: Turner | Goldman | Goodwin | Harless | Lujan
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes.

SB 1399 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Miles | Whitmire
Sponsor: Bell, Keith
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete plants.

SB 1563 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Miles
Sponsor: Metcalf
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of Sam Houston State University to receive formula funding for the Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.

SB 1585 Author: Sparks | Perry
Coauthor: Blanco | Flores | Miles | West | Whitmire
Sponsor: Johnson, Ann | Wu
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to certain proceedings in juvenile court for children with mental illness and intellectual disabilities.

SB 1595 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Miles
Last Action: 04/19/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the workforce diploma pilot program.

SB 1652 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Blanco | Miles
Last Action: 03/16/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the creation, management and administration of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium.

SB 1725 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Miles
Sponsor: Leo-Wilson
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the expunction of certain convictions or arrests of a minor for certain alcohol-related offenses.

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 1966 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa | LaMantia | Miles | West | et al.
Sponsor: Walle
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a grant program for school-based health care initiatives established to serve certain underserved students.

SB 2080 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Miles | Whitmire
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the development of a language access plan to increase access to assistance under health and human services programs by certain individuals.

SB 2084 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Miles
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school finance system.

SB 2193 Author: LaMantia
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa | Miles | West
Sponsor: Frank | Rose | Price | Shaheen | Garcia
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to programs established and operated by federally qualified health centers to provide primary care access to certain employees.

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.

SB 2528 Author: West
Coauthor: Flores | Miles | Springer
Last Action: 03/23/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.

SB 2591 Author: West
Coauthor: Miles | Paxton
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the appointment of the Department of Family and Protective Services and a child's parent or legal guardian as joint managing conservators for the child.

SCR 13 Author: West
Coauthor: Miles
Sponsor: Dutton
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Recognizing the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act.

SJR 10 Author: Johnson | Blanco
Coauthor: Miles
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to expand eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SJR 15 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Miles
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to repeal the constitutional provision providing that marriage in this state consists only of the union of one man and one woman and prohibiting this state or a political subdivision of this state from creating or recognizing any legal status identical or similar to marriage.

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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