Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Lois W. Kolkhorst
89th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 9/1/2025

Number of Bills: 17

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (3):
SR 6 Author: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of Lamar Gene Urbanovsky.

SR 7 Author: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing John Weldon Koenig on the occasion of his 90th birthday.

SR 8 Author: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 08/19/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of James F. Arens.

Additional Primary Authors (14):
SB 1 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Blanco | Flores | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action: 08/25/2025 H Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding: Aug 25 2025 9:05AM
Caption: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.

SB 2 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: King | Meyer | Moody | Wilson | Darby
Last Action: 08/27/2025 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

SB 3 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Wilson | Darby | Leo Wilson | Virdell | Wharton
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.

SB 5 Author: Huffman | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 08/26/2025 S House appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.

SB 6 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Aug 20 2025 10:14AM
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 8 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Orr | Metcalf | Bonnen | Leach | Harris
Last Action: 08/28/2025 H Passed
Caption: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

SB 9 Author: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 8:21PM
Caption: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

SB 10 Author: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer
Last Action: 08/28/2025 H Conf. Comm. Report distributed: Aug 28 2025 6:17PM
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.

SB 11 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Cook
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.

SB 13 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 08/20/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Aug 20 2025 10:14AM
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

SB 14 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Sponsor: Bell, Cecil
Last Action: 08/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

SB 15 Author: King | Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 08/25/2025 H Point of order sustained
Caption: Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.

SB 29 Author: Hall | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin.

SR 57 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Flores | Huffman | Kolkhorst | Zaffirini
Last Action: 08/25/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing Richard L. Jankovsky III on the occasion of his retirement.

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