Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Sen. Brandon Creighton
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/15/2024

Number of Bills: 28

HB 4 Author: Capriglione | Longoria | Burrows | Meyer
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Paxton | Parker | Springer | Zaffirini | West | et al.
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty.

HB 6 Author: Goldman | Thimesch | Harless | Cook | Lujan
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Hinojosa | West | Creighton | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning or fentanyl toxicity for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 7 Author: Guillen | Raymond | Muñoz, Jr. | Morales, Eddie | Lopez, Janie
Sponsor: Birdwell
Cosponsor: Hall | Kolkhorst | Creighton | Bettencourt | Paxton
Last Action: 05/27/2023 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses.

HB 18 Author: Slawson | Patterson | González, Mary | Burrows | Darby
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Menéndez | Paxton | Blanco | Creighton | Bettencourt | et al.
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.

HB 19 Author: Murr | Leach | Landgraf | Meyer | Lujan
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Middleton | Creighton
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees.

HB 44 Author: Swanson | Klick | Slawson | Hefner | Morales Shaw
Sponsor: Middleton
Cosponsor: Hall | Kolkhorst | Creighton
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to provider discrimination against a Medicaid recipient or child health plan program enrollee based on immunization status.

HB 246 Author: Swanson | Smith
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to establishing a pilot program for recording ballot counting activity.

HB 279 Author: Jetton | Bhojani | González, Jessica | Shaheen | Thierry
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Parker | Creighton | Hall
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of trafficking of persons.

HB 467 Author: Craddick | Toth | Johnson, Ann
Sponsor: Flores
Cosponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the limitations period for certain criminal offenses based on assaultive conduct.

HB 609 Author: Vasut
Sponsor: Middleton
Cosponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the liability of a business owner or operator arising from the exposure of an individual to a pandemic disease.

HB 900 Author: Patterson | Buckley | Burrows | Shaheen | Longoria
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Middleton | Creighton | Springer | Sparks | King | et al.
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries.

HB 1105 Author: Price | Cortez | Allison | Darby | Shine
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Blanco | Creighton
Last Action: 05/26/2023 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to preventative health care and public health, including prohibited immunization and face-covering requirements, private business or school closures, and the ordering and administration of immunizations by a pharmacist.

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 1212 Author: Jetton | Bhojani | Allison | Lalani | Bernal
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: West | Menéndez | Creighton
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for the purpose of observing religious holy days.

HB 1229 Author: Harris, Cody | Noble
Sponsor: Birdwell
Cosponsor: Hall | Creighton
Last Action: 05/23/2023 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms and ammunition in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.

HB 1243 Author: Hefner | Spiller | Murr | Leach | Goldman
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Paxton | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Birdwell | et al.
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the penalty for the offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty.

HB 1427 Author: Campos | Bernal | Garcia | Morales Shaw
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of harassment.

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 1631 Author: Paul
Sponsor: Middleton
Cosponsor: Creighton | Hall
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to hours of service by an election watcher.

HB 1632 Author: Paul | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: Middleton
Cosponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to standardized training for election officers.

HB 1707 Author: Klick | Leo-Wilson | Jetton | Johnson, Jarvis
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain laws to open-enrollment charter schools.

HB 1760 Author: Hefner
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing a weapon in certain prohibited places associated with schools or postsecondary educational institutions.

HB 2102 Author: Goldman
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus by certain charter holders and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.

HB 2194 Author: Ordaz | Button | King, Ken | Burrows | Longoria
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program.

HB 2837 Author: Schaefer | Capriglione | Noble
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Middleton | Hall | Springer | Bettencourt | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a person or entity from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories through the use of certain merchant category codes; imposing a civil penalty.

HB 3137 Author: Isaac | Bumgarner | Lopez, Janie | Cain | Toth
Sponsor: Springer
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | Sparks | Hughes | Middleton | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to prohibited local regulation with respect to a firearm or air gun.

HB 3928 Author: Toth | Meyer | Dutton | Anderson | Burrows
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Paxton | Zaffirini | West | Johnson | Creighton
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to dyslexia evaluations and services for public school students, the provision of services for students with dyslexia and related disorders, and certain parental notice regarding the rights of parents of public school students with disabilities.

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