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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. Brian Birdwell
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/12/2026

Number of Bills: 18

Author:
Nichols | Hancock | Perry | West
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2021 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
Author:
Paxton | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Campbell | Hall | et al.
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Taylor
Last Action:
04/06/2021 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 6 2021 3:50PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibition of abortion; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor:
King, Phil | Stucky | Perez | Ashby
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Consumer Privacy Act Phase I; creating criminal offenses; increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.
Author:
Blanco
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Hinojosa | Hughes | Miles | et al.
Sponsor:
Geren
Last Action:
05/30/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to a false statement made to illegally acquire a firearm; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Hall | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor:
Klick | Noble | Oliverson | Bonnen | Frank
Last Action:
04/28/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to abortion complication reporting and the regulation of drug-induced abortion procedures, providers, and facilities; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Springer
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Kolkhorst
Sponsor:
Spiller
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the manner of carrying a handgun by a person who holds a license under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code.
Author:
Campbell
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Buckingham | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Sponsor:
Noble | Morrison | Klick | Slawson | Hull
Last Action:
05/03/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to prohibited logistical support by a governmental entity for procurement of an abortion or the services of an abortion provider.
Author:
Paxton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hall | Hughes | et al.
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Schwertner
Sponsor:
Leach | Klick
Last Action:
05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a required resource access assistance offer before an abortion is performed or induced.
Author:
Bettencourt | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Schwertner
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Paxton | Taylor
Sponsor:
Cain
Last Action:
06/08/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to a registrar's failure to approve, change, or cancel voter registrations under applicable law.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor:
Schaefer | Oliverson | Klick
Last Action:
04/29/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of abortion, including information regarding perinatal palliative care and prohibiting discriminatory abortions; authorizing disciplinary action; providing a civil remedy; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Campbell | Bettencourt | Hall | Hughes | Kolkhorst | et al.
Coauthor:
Birdwell
Sponsor:
King, Phil | Klick | Oliverson
Last Action:
05/19/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to required written notice to a physician, intern, or resident of an educational institution before directly or indirectly performing or participating in an elective abortion.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
03/24/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the procedures required before an individual's name is added to the central child abuse or neglect registry.
Author:
Campbell | Bettencourt | Buckingham | Hall | Hancock | et al.
Coauthor:
Birdwell
Sponsor:
Paddie
Last Action:
05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to procedures for early voting by mail.
Author:
Taylor
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Sponsor:
Bonnen
Last Action:
05/25/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools.
Author:
Campbell | Hall
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Buckingham | Kolkhorst | Nelson | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure in this state.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Creighton | Hughes | Schwertner | Springer
Sponsor:
Geren
Last Action:
05/20/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the removal of a fee for the issuance of an original, duplicate, modified, or renewed license to carry a handgun.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Buckingham | et al.
Sponsor:
White | Murr | Reynolds | Rose
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Expressing commitment to eliminating racially offensive place names and urging the U.S. Board on Geographic Names to approve requests to change racially offensive names of geographic features.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor:
Leach | Parker | Noble | Slawson
Last Action:
05/19/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to prohibit this state or a political subdivision of this state from prohibiting or limiting religious services of religious organizations.
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