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

Number of Bills: 14

SB 2 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Huffman | King | et al.
Last Action: 04/10/2023 H Referred to Elections: Apr 10 2023 3:28PM
Caption: Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.

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 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 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 129 Author: Springer
Coauthor: Huffman | Kolkhorst | Parker
Sponsor: Meyer
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment for possession or promotion of child pornography; increasing criminal penalties.

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 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 640 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Huffman | West
Sponsor: Metcalf
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the state agencies responsible for providing facilities management services for certain state buildings allocated for legislative use.

SB 781 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Huffman
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.

SB 790 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Huffman
Last Action: 04/14/2023 H Referred to Transportation: Apr 14 2023 11:51AM
Caption: Relating to systems of county road administration in certain counties.

SB 807 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Huffman | LaMantia
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.

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 1388 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/04/2023 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: May 4 2023 8:56PM
Caption: Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a premises for unlawful controlled substance consumption.

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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