Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Drew Springer
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/10/2024

Number of Bills: 41

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 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 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 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 68 Author: Zaffirini
Coauthor: LaMantia | Springer
Sponsor: Murr | Talarico
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to visit a professional's workplace for a career investigation day.

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 163 Author: Campbell | Hughes
Coauthor: Kolkhorst | Middleton | Paxton | Springer
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

SB 166 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Springer
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the punishment for illegal voting; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 175 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | King | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 04/13/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 13 2023 1:37PM
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.

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 245 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Creighton | Middleton | Springer
Last Action: 04/12/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

SB 260 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Springer
Last Action: 04/20/2023 H Referred to Elections: Apr 20 2023 2:20PM
Caption: Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.

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 346 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Hall | Springer
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 361 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Hall | Nichols | Parker | Springer
Sponsor: Shine
Last Action: 06/16/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.

SB 377 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Flores | Springer
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the Texas Connectivity Fund and to the allocation and the use of certain proceeds from the imposition of state sales and use taxes on telecommunications services.

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 391 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Springer
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

SB 462 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Springer
Last Action: 04/26/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program for certain students enrolled in competency-based baccalaureate degree programs and to formula funding and dropped and repeated course restrictions for students enrolled in those degree programs at public institutions of higher education.

SB 475 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Springer
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of a school safety domain for evaluating districts and campuses under the public school accountability system.

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 804 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Springer
Last Action: 04/06/2023 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals.

SB 936 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Creighton | Flores | Sparks | Springer
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts.

SB 994 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Springer
Sponsor: Burrows
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of failure to pay a filing fee or submit a petition in lieu of a filing fee.

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 1195 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | Middleton | Springer
Last Action: 05/15/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: May 15 2023 4:58PM
Caption: Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute certain criminal offenses.

SB 1288 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Middleton | Springer
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the sale of spirit coolers by certain alcoholic beverage permittees.

SB 1381 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Flores | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of the surviving spouse of an elderly person who qualified for a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of a portion of the appraised value of the deceased person's residence homestead to continue to receive an exemption for the same property from the same taxing unit in an amount equal to that of the exemption for which the deceased person qualified without applying for the exemption.

SB 1396 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | King | et al.
Last Action: 04/25/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 25 2023 5:13PM
Caption: Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

SB 1406 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Springer
Last Action: 03/16/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, or wastewater treatment service for a violation committed by a retail public utility being integrated into the regional service.

SB 1413 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Springer
Sponsor: Frazier | Bumgarner | Kitzman | Lujan
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of a fire department to remove certain personal property from a roadway or right-of-way.

SB 1425 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Flores | Springer
Sponsor: Smithee | King, Tracy O. | Ashby | Anderson | Dean
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to disbursements from the universal service fund for certain small and rural companies.

SB 1565 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Paxton | Springer
Sponsor: Paul
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to requiring the establishment of policy frameworks for research security at public institutions of higher education.

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 1710 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Flores | Kolkhorst | Springer
Sponsor: Burrows
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the universal service fund.

SB 1983 Author: Nichols | Schwertner
Coauthor: Kolkhorst | Springer
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to charges imposed for costs related to Winter Storm Uri

SB 2424 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Paxton | Springer
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to illegal entry into this state from Mexico by a person who is not a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States; creating criminal offenses.

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.

SCR 24 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Middleton | Paxton | Springer
Sponsor: Oliverson | Capriglione | Slawson | Noble | Troxclair
Last Action: 05/19/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a replica of the National Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

SJR 27 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Flores | Springer
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the Texas Connectivity Fund for the development of broadband and other telecommunications services in all areas of the state and authorizing the appropriation to that fund of a portion of revenue received from the existing state sales and use taxes on telecommunications services while not increasing the rate of the sales and use taxes.

SJR 39 Author: Kolkhorst | Hinojosa
Coauthor: Parker | Springer
Last Action: 03/01/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize wagering in this state on certain sporting events.

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