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

Number of Bills: 62

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 11 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Blanco | Creighton | Eckhardt | Flores | Hancock | et al.
Sponsor: King, Ken
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including measures related to the health and safety of public school students and active shooter training for certain peace officers.

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 30 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Hinojosa | West
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.

SB 42 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Hinojosa | West
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to remote and other meetings held under the open meetings law.

SB 50 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to foster care placement in and the licensing of certain residential child-care facilities.

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 63 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa | West
Sponsor: Raymond
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to an instruction guide for family members and caregivers of veterans who have mental health disorders.

SB 86 Author: Johnson | Hall
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Hinojosa
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 or controlled substance analogue of fentanyl.

SB 105 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Hinojosa | LaMantia
Last Action: 03/07/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the cremation of human remains by alkaline hydrolysis.

SB 124 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Menéndez | et al.
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women during and following a pregnancy.

SB 128 Author: Springer
Coauthor: Hinojosa | West
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to a sales and use tax exemption for certain feminine hygiene products.

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 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 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 225 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the determination of the sufficient balance of the economic stabilization fund for the purpose of allocating certain constitutional transfers of money to that fund and the state highway fund.

SB 243 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order.

SB 258 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Johnson | Menéndez | West | Whitmire | et al.
Last Action: 05/17/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.

SB 287 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Eckhardt | Flores | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of terroristic threat.

SB 318 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa | Johnson
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement.

SB 357 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Flores | Hinojosa | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/12/2023 H Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select: May 12 2023 12:02AM
Caption: Relating to the employment of honorably retired peace officers as school district security personnel and the applicability to those officers of certain law governing private security.

SB 379 Author: Huffman | Alvarado | Campbell | Eckhardt | Kolkhorst | et al.
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa | Johnson | Springer | West
Sponsor: Howard | Button
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.

SB 386 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hinojosa | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Harless | Cook | Neave Criado | Bell, Keith | Moody
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.

SB 422 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Campbell | Hinojosa | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Wilson
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain military service members to engage in a business or occupation in this state.

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 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 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 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 656 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Hinojosa | LaMantia | Menéndez
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to an optional health condition or disability designation on a driver's license or personal identification certificate.

SB 658 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the disposition of money from certain attorney accounts delivered to the comptroller as unclaimed property.

SB 728 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
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 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 787 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Flores | Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited.

SB 789 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa | West
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Referred to Public Education: May 4 2023 8:56PM
Caption: Relating to academic distinction designations under the public school accountability system and the career and technology allotment under the Foundation School Program.

SB 801 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Longoria
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to an instrument that names a trust as a party.

SB 806 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Manuel | Rose | Ordaz | Morales, Christina | Johnson, Julie
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the duties of peace officers regarding interactions with victims of sexual assault.

SB 812 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Blanco | Hinojosa
Sponsor: Cortez | Allison | Campos | Oliverson
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to food allergen awareness in food service establishments, food handler and food manager certifications, and food service training or education programs.

SB 837 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

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 876 Author: Flores | Whitmire
Coauthor: Hinojosa | Menéndez | West
Sponsor: Buckley | Patterson | Lalani
Last Action: 05/29/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of dog and cat breeders; expanding the applicability of an occupational license.

SB 941 Author: LaMantia | Sparks
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/03/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster.

SB 1004 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Flores | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | Parker | West
Sponsor: Herrero | Anchía | Hefner
Last Action: 05/15/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and to certain consequences on conviction of that offense.

SB 1251 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/10/2023 H Referred to Ways & Means: May 10 2023 10:27PM
Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.

SB 1318 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Smith
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to adult victims of family violence.

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 1376 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Wilson
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to an employment preference for members of the military and their spouses for positions at state agencies.

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 1639 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Thimesch | Capriglione | Isaac | Frazier | Jones, Venton
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to prohibitions in connection with ticket sales on an Internet website; providing a civil penalty.

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 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 1989 Author: Whitmire
Coauthor: Hinojosa | West
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.

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 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 2232 Author: LaMantia
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Perez | Cain | Hefner | Hull | Cortez
Last Action: 05/15/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to requirements for insurance agents offering windstorm and hail insurance policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

SB 2233 Author: LaMantia
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Sponsor: Perez | Cain | Hefner | Hull | Cortez
Last Action: 05/15/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to automatic renewal of certain policies issued by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.

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 2568 Author: LaMantia
Coauthor: Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/30/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the powers of the Hidalgo County Drainage District Number 1; authorizing the issuance of bonds.

SCR 2 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Canales
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Extending the duty of the comptroller of public accounts under Section 7-c, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, to deposit certain tax revenue to the state highway fund.

SCR 4 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Campbell | Flores | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor: Hunter
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos.

SJR 43 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Blanco | Flores | Hinojosa
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the water for Texas fund to assist in financing water projects in this state.

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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