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

Number of Bills: 29

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 14 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Hall | Hughes | Kolkhorst | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Creighton | Hancock | King | Sparks
Sponsor: Oliverson | Klick | Metcalf | Toth | Geren
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.

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 25 Author: Kolkhorst | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Flores | Sparks
Sponsor: Klick
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education 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 130 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Creighton | Sparks
Last Action: 04/14/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 14 2023 11:51AM
Caption: Relating to the regulation by a municipality or county of certain employment benefits and policies.

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 232 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Menéndez | Middleton | Sparks | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the removal from office of an officer of a political subdivision for commission of certain criminal offenses.

SB 242 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Creighton | Sparks
Last Action: 05/12/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the identification of and prohibited cooperation by state and local entities with certain federal acts that violate the United States Constitution.

SB 273 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Campbell | Johnson | Perry | Sparks
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to annually adjusting for inflation the maximum amount of a motor vehicle excluded in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

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 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 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 614 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Sparks
Sponsor: Frank
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to certain procedures relating to children placed under a parental child safety placement.

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 956 Author: LaMantia
Coauthor: Sparks
Sponsor: Longoria
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to repealing the coordinated strategic plan for health and human services in this state, including related conforming amendments.

SB 991 Author: Hinojosa
Coauthor: Sparks | West
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a crime laboratory portal by the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas and to disciplinary proceedings applicable to a crime laboratory or license holder investigated by the Texas Forensic Science Commission.

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 1282 Author: Springer
Coauthor: Sparks | West
Last Action: 04/19/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Mental Health Care Enterprise Fund and the granting of license reciprocity to certain mental health professionals.

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 1588 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Sparks
Sponsor: Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to variances from Department of State Health Services rules governing the provision of emergency medical services.

SB 1613 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Sparks
Last Action: 04/24/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Multimedia Production Program; providing tax credits; authorizing fees.

SB 1853 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Hall | Sparks | West
Sponsor: Hull
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.

SB 1979 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Sparks
Sponsor: Harris, Caroline
Last Action: 06/16/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to an annual study by the Texas A&M University Texas Real Estate Research Center of the purchase and sale of single-family homes by certain institutional buyers.

SB 2014 Author: King | Schwertner
Coauthor: Creighton | Kolkhorst | Paxton | Sparks
Last Action: 05/18/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the legislature's goals for renewable electric generating capacity.

SB 2029 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Sparks
Last Action: 05/17/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: May 17 2023 4:04PM
Caption: Relating to the administration of the Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant Program by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

SB 2087 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Schwertner | Sparks
Last Action: 04/20/2023 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to an exemption from jury service for the spouse of an officer or employee in the legislative branch of government.

SB 2376 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Sparks
Sponsor: Canales | Cain
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the issuance of Support Adoption specialty license plates and to the Support Adoption account and certain voluntary contributions to that account.

SB 2518 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Sparks
Sponsor: González, Mary
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to an application for an exception to the bilingual education program.

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