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

Number of Bills: 76

HB 3 Author: Burrows | King, Tracy O. | Moody | King, Ken | Bonnen
Sponsor: Nichols
Cosponsor: West | Blanco | Zaffirini | Hinojosa | Hall
Last Action: 06/14/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources.

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 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 25 Author: Talarico | Frank | Burrows | Rose | Klick
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Blanco | LaMantia | West | Hinojosa | Miles
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee.

HB 54 Author: Thompson, Senfronia | Lalani | Davis | Rose | Morales, Christina
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Blanco | LaMantia | West
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities.

HB 59 Author: Goodwin | Guerra | Jetton | Troxclair
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Blanco | Perry
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to child water safety requirements for certain organizations; authorizing disciplinary action, including an administrative penalty.

HB 73 Author: Murr | King, Tracy O. | Price | Bailes | Darby
Sponsor: Springer
Cosponsor: Birdwell | Blanco
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to limitation of certain liability of owners, lessees, and occupants of land in connection with livestock and agricultural land.

HB 90 Author: Patterson | Buckley | Cook | Raymond | Shine
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Paxton | West | Eckhardt | Blanco
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces.

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 238 Author: Bernal | Romero, Jr. | Garcia | Lujan
Sponsor: Flores
Cosponsor: Eckhardt | Blanco | Hinojosa | Menéndez
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil 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 282 Author: Swanson | Muñoz, Jr. | Johnson, Ann | Bumgarner
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: Hinojosa | West | Blanco | Paxton
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for Gold Star family members and recipients of certain Texas military awards.

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 471 Author: Patterson | Capriglione | Burrows | Canales | Lujan
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Menéndez | Hinojosa | Blanco
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the entitlement to and claims for benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury.

HB 474 Author: Hull
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Blanco | West
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to certain requirements regarding court-appointed volunteer advocate programs.

HB 562 Author: Raymond
Sponsor: Flores
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain information received or maintained by the Veterans' Land Board.

HB 567 Author: Bowers | Rose | Reynolds | Sherman, Sr. | Buckley
Sponsor: Miles
Cosponsor: West | Whitmire | Blanco | Menéndez | Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.

HB 568 Author: Bowers | Howard | Lalani | Goodwin | Meza
Sponsor: Menéndez
Cosponsor: LaMantia | Blanco | Hinojosa | Bettencourt | West
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to education and training for peace officers on interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.

HB 617 Author: Darby | Guerra | Clardy | Lalani | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: Alvarado
Cosponsor: Sparks | Blanco
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services and telehealth services in rural areas.

HB 671 Author: González, Mary | Lopez, Ray | Garcia | Bailes
Sponsor: Eckhardt
Cosponsor: Blanco | Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to a veterans suicide prevention campaign.

HB 711 Author: Frank | Harless | Bonnen | Talarico
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: LaMantia | West | Parker | Hancock | Perry | et al.
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to certain contract provisions and conduct affecting health care provider networks.

HB 728 Author: Rose
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Menéndez | Blanco | LaMantia
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.

HB 755 Author: Johnson, Julie | Lalani | Harless | Jones, Venton
Sponsor: Menéndez
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and certain blood disorders.

HB 841 Author: Ordaz | Leach | Moody
Sponsor: Middleton
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 06/10/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to certain judicial statistics and related information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council.

HB 852 Author: Thierry | Oliverson
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

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 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 1315 Author: Herrero
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Cosponsor: Blanco | West
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the creation of the open burn pit registry fund and the issuance of specialty license plates to honor members of the United States armed forces exposed to open burn pits.

HB 1361 Author: Morales Shaw | Raney | Talarico | Johnson, Julie | VanDeaver
Sponsor: Eckhardt
Cosponsor: West | Hinojosa | Miles | Blanco
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of liaison officers to assist certain students at public institutions of higher education who are parents.

HB 1472 Author: Walle
Sponsor: West
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to eligibility requirements under the owner-builder loan 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 1615 Author: Button | Murr | Talarico | Raney | Morales Shaw
Sponsor: Birdwell
Cosponsor: Blanco | Hinojosa | West | Menéndez
Last Action: 06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.

HB 1673 Author: Capriglione | Rose | Thompson, Ed | Lalani
Sponsor: Johnson
Cosponsor: LaMantia | Hinojosa | Blanco | Zaffirini | Menéndez
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to training requirements for staff members of certain assisted living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.

HB 1695 Author: Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor: West
Cosponsor: Miles | Blanco
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt.

HB 1740 Author: Leach | Garcia
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: Hinojosa | Blanco | West | Parker
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the issuance of state parklands passports to and a waiver of certain state park fees for certain veterans, active duty armed forces members, and certain family members of a person who died while serving in the United States armed forces.

HB 1743 Author: Leach | Noble | Jones, Venton | Collier | Thompson, Senfronia
Sponsor: West
Cosponsor: LaMantia | Menéndez | Hinojosa | Blanco
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to assess the eligibility of certain inmates for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits on discharge or release from confinement.

HB 1755 Author: Button | Hunter | Ordaz | Burrows | Longoria
Sponsor: Alvarado
Cosponsor: Hinojosa | Blanco
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund.

HB 1845 Author: Metcalf | Troxclair
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of wastewater systems and public water systems.

HB 1879 Author: Darby | King, Tracy O. | Murr | Dean | Moody
Sponsor: Sparks
Cosponsor: LaMantia | Blanco
Last Action: 05/23/2023 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.

HB 1905 Author: Talarico | Morales, Eddie | Garcia
Sponsor: West
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to allowing school districts to make available certain school safety training courses to employees of certain private schools, child-care facilities, or organizations providing out-of-school-time care.

HB 2026 Author: Darby | Raney | González, Mary | Stucky | Rogers
Sponsor: LaMantia
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program.

HB 2059 Author: Price | Thompson, Senfronia | Guillen | Lujan | Jetton
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to mental health first aid training provided by local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities.

HB 2063 Author: Talarico | Patterson
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Whitmire | Blanco
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to required informed consent before a dog or cat may be boarded at a kennel and left unattended; providing a civil penalty.

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 2209 Author: Lozano | Raymond
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Cosponsor: Zaffirini | Blanco
Last Action: 06/02/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to establishing the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program and creating an allotment and outcomes bonus under the Foundation School Program to support the program.

HB 2308 Author: Ashby | Bailes | Rogers | Kitzman | Cain
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 05/23/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to nuisance actions and other actions against agricultural operations.

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 2466 Author: Button | Capriglione | González, Mary | Ashby | Johnson, Ann
Sponsor: West
Cosponsor: Zaffirini | Blanco | Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/23/2023 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.

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 2851 Author: Burns
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and grant amounts under the young farmer grant program administered by the authority.

HB 2920 Author: Paul | Tepper
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: West | Sparks | Blanco
Last Action: 06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the distribution, posting, or provision of information regarding postsecondary education and career opportunities and to the confidentiality of certain information relating to persons provided assistance in accessing postsecondary education.

HB 2951 Author: Buckley | Rogers | Stucky | González, Mary | Garcia
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: Hall | Blanco | Zaffirini | Menéndez
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a service dog pilot program for certain veterans.

HB 2969 Author: Cook | Frank | Noble | Capriglione | Slawson
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: LaMantia | Menéndez | Blanco
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a maximum age or age differential for prospective adoptive parents.

HB 3290 Author: Guillen | Sherman, Sr. | Plesa | Lopez, Ray
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the next generation 9-1-1 service fund.

HB 3323 Author: Goodwin | González, Jessica | Plesa
Sponsor: West
Cosponsor: Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to food system security and resiliency planning.

HB 3338 Author: Cole | González, Jessica | Oliverson | Hernandez | Talarico
Sponsor: Johnson
Cosponsor: West | Hinojosa | Miles | Eckhardt | Blanco
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to measures to prevent and respond to opioid-related drug overdoses, including policies and training regarding the use of opioid antagonists, at student residences on campuses of public institutions of higher education; providing immunity.

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 3466 Author: Campos | Garcia
Sponsor: Campbell
Cosponsor: Eckhardt | Blanco
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the administration of certain programs regarding Holocaust Remembrance Week and the establishment and expansion of community collaboratives.

HB 3556 Author: Stucky | Harless | Meyer | Garcia
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Eckhardt | Blanco
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a local area activation of the alert system for certain missing children.

HB 3824 Author: Klick
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the administration of a local anesthetic agent by a dental hygienist.

HB 3908 Author: Wilson
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Paxton | Blanco | Menéndez
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to fentanyl abuse prevention and drug poisoning awareness education in public schools.

HB 4233 Author: Zwiener | Frank | Garcia
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: LaMantia | Blanco
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to training regarding runaway prevention for certain individuals who provide care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 4246 Author: Orr | Rogers | Slawson | Patterson | Ashby
Sponsor: LaMantia
Cosponsor: Zaffirini | Blanco
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to delivery of certain unclaimed money for scholarships for rural students, rural economic development, and energy efficiency assistance.

HB 4422 Author: Canales | Burrows | Moody | Geren | King, Tracy O.
Sponsor: Hinojosa
Cosponsor: Blanco | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/27/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a study on enhancing border security outcomes through public safety, technological, and transportation infrastructure improvements near Texas-Mexico border crossings.

HB 4433 Author: Anchía | Rose | Jones, Venton | Gervin-Hawkins
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Blanco | LaMantia
Last Action: 05/24/2023 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the authority of the board of directors of a tax increment financing reinvestment zone to use money in the tax increment fund established for the zone to compensate certain homeowners for the increase in taxes associated with the zone.

HB 4635 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Flores
Cosponsor: Blanco
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to organized crime, racketeering activities, and collection of unlawful debts; providing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.

HB 4696 Author: Noble
Sponsor: Miles
Cosponsor: Blanco | Menéndez
Last Action: 06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption: Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain allegations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation, the making and investigation of complaints alleging violations of certain health facility licensing requirements, and the content of the employee misconduct registry.

HB 4758 Author: Thierry | Anderson | Slawson
Sponsor: Springer
Cosponsor: LaMantia | Kolkhorst | Blanco
Last Action: 06/17/2023 E Effective on 1/1/24
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products; creating a criminal offense.

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.

HB 5202 Author: Neave Criado | Button | Meyer | Anchía | Goodwin
Sponsor: Whitmire
Cosponsor: West | Blanco
Last Action: 06/11/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a central database containing information about offenders who have committed certain violent offenses.

HJR 125 Author: Ashby
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Paxton | Blanco | Hinojosa
Last Action: 05/30/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the broadband infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects.

HJR 126 Author: Burns | Burrows | González, Mary | Ashby | Bernal
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: Hughes | Blanco | West | Middleton
Last Action: 05/08/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in farming, ranching, timber production, horticulture, and wildlife management.

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