Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Sen. Carol Alvarado
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 10/6/2024

Number of Bills: 22

HB 5 Author: Hunter | Meyer | Burrows | Shine | Longoria
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: West | Blanco | Whitmire | Alvarado
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value of certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing fees; authorizing penalties.

HB 8 Author: VanDeaver | Kuempel | Buckley | Bonnen | Longoria
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Hinojosa | West | Menéndez | Birdwell | Paxton | et al.
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program.

HB 12 Author: Rose | Thompson, Senfronia | Walle | Thierry | Howard
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Johnson | Alvarado | Zaffirini | West | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy.

HB 165 Author: Johnson, Ann | Bonnen | Kuempel | Landgraf | Ordaz
Sponsor: Whitmire
Cosponsor: West | Alvarado | Blanco | Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 242 Author: Howard | Johnson, Julie | Slawson | Leach | Garcia
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Springer | Alvarado | Hinojosa | Whitmire | Blanco
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to liability for the donation and distribution of feminine hygiene products.

HB 300 Author: Howard | Button | Neave Criado | Thierry | Leach
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | Springer | Blanco | Hinojosa | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/10/2023 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items.

HB 400 Author: Klick
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: West | Hinojosa | Miles | Alvarado | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to innovation grant programs to support residency training programs in psychiatric specialty fields and recruitment, training, and retention programs in behavioral health fields.

HB 916 Author: Ordaz | Slawson | Frank | Rose | Howard
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: LaMantia | Blanco | Huffman | Eckhardt | Alvarado | et al.
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs.

HB 1181 Author: Shaheen | Schatzline | Collier | Ordaz | Patterson
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Hughes | Menéndez | Parker | et al.
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the publication or distribution of sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website; providing a civil penalty.

HB 1287 Author: Guillen | Ortega | Flores | Hernandez | Plesa
Sponsor: Blanco
Cosponsor: Johnson | Sparks | Perry | LaMantia | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the exclusion of certain resources in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

HB 1488 Author: Rose | Johnson, Jarvis | Johnson, Ann | Oliverson
Sponsor: Miles
Cosponsor: Blanco | Alvarado | Creighton | Whitmire
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the sickle cell task force.

HB 1575 Author: Hull | Harless | Slawson | Rose | Frank
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Alvarado | Creighton | Paxton | Middleton | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to improving health outcomes for pregnant women under Medicaid and certain other public benefits programs.

HB 1595 Author: Bonnen | Walle | Thompson, Ed | Paul
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: West | Alvarado
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the administration and investment of, and distribution and use of money from, certain constitutional and statutory funds to support general academic teaching institutions in achieving national prominence as major research universities and driving the state economy.

HB 2100 Author: Price
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Hinojosa | West | Blanco | Eckhardt | Alvarado | et al.
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements for student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals.

HB 2454 Author: Guillen | Plesa
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Blanco | West | Alvarado | Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/25/2023 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the unlawful acquisition of certain weapons; creating a criminal offense.

HB 2575 Author: Button | González, Mary | Smith | Morales, Christina | Lopez, Janie
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: Miles | Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | West
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the workforce diploma pilot program.

HB 2873 Author: Howard
Sponsor: Blanco
Cosponsor: Hinojosa | Eckhardt | West | Menéndez | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to a strategic plan for improving maternal health, including the consolidation and repeal of certain planning and reporting requirements.

HB 3447 Author: Bonnen | Paul | Anderson | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: West | Blanco | Alvarado | Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium.

HB 3765 Author: Bucy | Harris, Cody | Garcia | Frank | Ashby
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Paxton | Alvarado
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a supply of luggage by the Department of Family and Protective Services for the transport of the personal belongings of a foster child.

HB 4451 Author: Bhojani | Morales, Christina | Ordaz | Bumgarner | Clardy
Sponsor: Flores
Cosponsor: Eckhardt | Alvarado | Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to a report by the Texas Workforce Commission regarding apprenticeship opportunities in this state for emerging and high-demand industries.

HB 5174 Author: Bonnen | Capriglione | Jetton
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Blanco | Whitmire | West | Alvarado
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium.

HJR 3 Author: Bonnen
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: West | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/30/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the Texas University Fund, which provides funding to certain institutions of higher education to achieve national prominence as major research universities and drive the state economy.

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