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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. Brian Birdwell
82nd Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/14/2026

Number of Bills: 13

Author:
Patrick
Coauthor:
Nelson | Estes | Hegar | Carona | Birdwell
Last Action:
04/29/2011 H Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to informed consent to an abortion.
Author:
Shapiro
Coauthor:
Carona | Birdwell
Last Action:
03/28/2011 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to zero-based budgeting for state agencies as a part of the sunset review process.
Author:
Shapiro
Coauthor:
Carona | Birdwell
Last Action:
04/28/2011 H Referred to Ways & Means
Caption:
Relating to achievement benchmarks in fiscal notes and to legislative review of those benchmarks.
Author:
Carona
Coauthor:
Nichols | Birdwell | Patrick | Nelson
Sponsor:
Phillips | Schwertner | Chisum | Paxton
Last Action:
05/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of "Choose Life" license plates and the creation of the Choose Life account in the general revenue fund.
Author:
Patrick
Coauthor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
02/02/2011 S Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to eliminating the set-aside of a portion of designated tuition for student financial assistance at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Patrick
Coauthor:
Carona | Birdwell
Last Action:
02/17/2011 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to required individual health insurance coverage.
Author:
Estes
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Deuell | Nichols
Sponsor:
Isaac
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to the liability of a sport shooting range and the regulation of firearms, ammunition, firearm supplies, and sport shooting ranges.
Author:
Patrick
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Hinojosa | Huffman | Zaffirini | West | et al.
Sponsor:
Branch
Last Action:
05/22/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to authorizing a lower-division institution of higher education to award an associate degree to a student enrolled in a four-year public institution of higher education who previously attended the lower-division institution.
Author:
Van de Putte
Coauthor:
Birdwell
Sponsor:
Zerwas
Last Action:
05/22/2011 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the dispensing of pharmaceuticals with an aesthetic purpose by physicians and therapeutic optometrists.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Birdwell
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
06/17/2011 E Effective on 9/1/11
Caption:
Relating to municipal and county budgets on the Internet.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/19/2011 H Referred to Higher Education
Caption:
Relating to conditions on the receipt of tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Hinojosa
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Davis | Harris
Last Action:
05/02/2011 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
Caption:
Designating August 7 as Purple Heart Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2011.
Author:
Patrick
Coauthor:
Carona | Birdwell | Nelson | Harris
Last Action:
05/25/2011 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring certain tax bills to be approved by two-thirds of all the members elected to each house of the legislature.
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