Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Carol Alvarado
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/16/2024

Number of Bills: 28

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 19 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Creighton | West | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/14/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Apr 14 2023 11:51AM
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; redesignating the national research university fund as the Texas University Fund.

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 88 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Miles
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to an annual adjustment to the basic allotment under the Foundation School Program to reflect inflation.

SB 222 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hancock | Johnson | et al.
Sponsor: Metcalf
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child.

SB 223 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Alvarado | Eckhardt
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the permitting of wastewater treatment facilities.

SB 263 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Alvarado | LaMantia
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the use of average enrollment for purposes of the public school finance system.

SB 339 Author: Springer
Coauthor: Alvarado | Eckhardt | West
Last Action: 02/15/2023 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to taxation of electronic nicotine delivery system vapor products and related transactions; imposing taxes.

SB 693 Author: LaMantia
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption: Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees.

SB 728 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Eckhardt | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the reporting of mental health and intellectual disability information with respect to certain children for purposes of a federal firearm background check.

SB 736 Author: Whitmire
Coauthor: Alvarado
Sponsor: Perez
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to mandatory arbitration for certain municipal fire departments and employee bargaining agents.

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 813 Author: Miles
Coauthor: Alvarado | West
Sponsor: Lopez, Ray | Reynolds | Morales Shaw | Guerra | Zwiener
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to providing notice to a state representative and senator of certain administrative actions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

SB 975 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Alvarado | Flores
Sponsor: Dorazio | Swanson | Garcia | Bucy
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is surrendered.

SB 989 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Gutierrez | Parker | Schwertner | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Bonnen | Kacal | King, Ken | Rose | Johnson, Ann
Last Action: 05/29/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain biomarker testing.

SB 1000 Author: West
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Gutierrez | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Shine | Thierry
Last Action: 05/23/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a temporary exemption from sales and use taxes for certain clothing and footwear.

SB 1057 Author: Whitmire
Coauthor: Alvarado
Sponsor: Harless | Thierry
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.

SB 1281 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Alvarado | Middleton | Miles | Parker | West
Last Action: 04/06/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the denial of a driver's license renewal for failure to appear in court, failure to pay a fine or cost, or failure to satisfy a judgment.

SB 1317 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Alvarado
Last Action: 03/09/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to individuals who are deaf-blind.

SB 1398 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Alvarado
Last Action: 04/05/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to air quality permits for aggregate production operations and concrete batch plants.

SB 1399 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Miles | Whitmire
Sponsor: Bell, Keith
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete plants.

SB 2080 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Miles | Whitmire
Last Action: 03/21/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the development of a language access plan to increase access to assistance under health and human services programs by certain individuals.

SB 2289 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | West
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of equipment or inventory held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products to protect the Texas healthcare network and strengthen our medical supply chain.

SB 2627 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt
Sponsor: Hunter
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on adoption of const. amendment
Caption: Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.

SCR 4 Author: Eckhardt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Campbell | Flores | Hinojosa | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor: Hunter
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the Capitol Complex Child Development Center "Emma's Garden" in honor of Emma Barrientos.

SJR 5 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Creighton | Zaffirini
Last Action: 04/14/2023 H Referred to Higher Education: Apr 14 2023 11:51AM
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.

SJR 37 Author: Miles
Coauthor: Alvarado
Last Action: 02/17/2023 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to permit additional uses of certain dedicated general revenue transferred each fiscal year to the state highway fund.

SJR 87 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 05/19/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation equipment or inventory held by a manufacturer of medical or biomedical products to protect the Texas healthcare network and strengthen our medical supply chain.

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