Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Bryan Hughes
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/6/2024

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 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 20 Author: Huffman | Parker
Coauthor: Creighton | Hughes | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 17 2023 1:42PM
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys.

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 24 Author: Kolkhorst | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | King | et al.
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hancock | Huffman | Hughes
Sponsor: Frank | Noble | Hull
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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 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 207 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Hughes
Last Action: 02/15/2023 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 220 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Creighton | Hughes
Last Action: 05/12/2023 H Referred to Elections: May 12 2023 12:02AM
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.

SB 499 Author: Zaffirini | Perry
Coauthor: Hughes
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to automatic orders of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain misdemeanor defendants following successful completion of a period of deferred adjudication community supervision.

SB 599 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hughes
Sponsor: Anderson | Orr | Guillen | Harris, Cody
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by a district or county clerk and the issuance of a handgun license to a district or county clerk.

SB 624 Author: Kolkhorst | Middleton
Coauthor: Hughes
Last Action: 05/08/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: May 8 2023 6:09PM
Caption: Relating to the permitting of renewable energy generation facilities by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; authorizing fees.

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 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 1083 Author: King
Coauthor: Hughes | Middleton | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/09/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to insurer restrictions and duties regarding repair of a motor vehicle covered under an insurance policy.

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 1137 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Hughes
Last Action: 04/26/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to applicability of certain insurance laws to pharmacy benefit managers.

SB 1287 Author: King
Coauthor: Hughes | Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Slawson | Vasut
Last Action: 05/22/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the cost of interconnecting certain electric generation facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.

SB 1486 Author: Bettencourt | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hall | Parker | et al.
Coauthor: Creighton | Hughes
Last Action: 04/12/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 12 2023 12:21PM
Caption: Relating to the electronic payment of ad valorem taxes; authorizing a fee.

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 2015 Author: King | Schwertner
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hughes | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 04/17/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 17 2023 1:42PM
Caption: Relating to the legislature's goals for electric generation capacity in this state.

SB 2509 Author: King
Coauthor: Hughes
Last Action: 04/27/2023 H Referred to Business & Industry: Apr 27 2023 6:39PM
Caption: Relating to enforcement of the regulation of social media platforms.

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.

SR 433 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Hughes
Last Action: 04/18/2023 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 18, 2023, as Baylor Day.

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