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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. Kirk Watson
85th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/27/2026

Number of Bills: 26

Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Campbell | Taylor, Larry | Hancock | Menéndez | Seliger | et al.
Sponsor:
King, Ken | Kuempel | Dale | Dutton | VanDeaver
Last Action:
05/26/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to improper relationships between educators and students and reporting of educator misconduct; creating a criminal offense and expanding the applicability of an existing offense; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Schwertner | Nelson | Uresti
Coauthor:
Watson | Taylor, Larry | Burton | Bettencourt | Hall | et al.
Sponsor:
Frank | Raymond | Klick | Burkett | Dale
Last Action:
05/31/2017 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the provision of child protective services and other health and human services by certain state agencies or under contract with a state agency, including foster care, child protective, relative and kinship caregiver support, prevention and early intervention health care, and adoption services.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Buckingham | Nichols | Perry | Rodríguez | Miles | et al.
Sponsor:
King, Phil | Johnson, Eric | Villalba | Burkett | Fallon
Last Action:
05/27/2017 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist law enforcement agencies with the purchase of bulletproof vests and body armor.
Author:
Taylor, Larry
Coauthor:
Watson | Nichols | Creighton | Hinojosa | Menéndez | et al.
Sponsor:
Lucio III | Howard | Giddings | Huberty
Last Action:
05/27/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program and to the repeal of the tech-prep program.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Watson
Last Action:
01/24/2017 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to civil or criminal liability for leaving certain animals unattended in or removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle.
Author:
Nelson
Coauthor:
Watson | Uresti
Sponsor:
Price
Last Action:
06/09/2017 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain behavioral health services to children, adolescents, and their families under a contract with a managed care organization.
Author:
Menéndez | Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Taylor, Larry | Garcia | Watson | Lucio | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor:
Minjarez | Faircloth | Moody | Larson | King, Ken
Last Action:
06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to harassment, bullying, and cyberbullying of a public school student or minor and certain mental health programs for public school students; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Uresti
Coauthor:
Watson
Last Action:
01/25/2017 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to electronic voter registration.
Author:
Uresti
Coauthor:
Watson
Last Action:
01/25/2017 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Watson
Last Action:
01/30/2017 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to automatic voter registration on issuance or change of a driver's license or identification card by the Department of Public Safety.
Author:
Burton
Coauthor:
Hinojosa | Huffines | Menéndez | Miles | Watson | et al.
Last Action:
01/30/2017 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a citation or notice to appear for certain misdemeanors punishable by a fine only.
Author:
Huffman | Nelson | Schwertner
Coauthor:
Watson | Hinojosa | Menéndez | Perry | Miles | et al.
Sponsor:
Price | Coleman
Last Action:
06/09/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to the creation of grant programs to reduce recidivism, arrest, and incarceration of individuals with mental illness.
Author:
Nichols | Taylor, Van
Coauthor:
Hinojosa | Schwertner | Watson | Garcia | Hall | et al.
Sponsor:
Gonzales, Larry | Burkett | Flynn | Thompson, Senfronia | Raymond
Last Action:
06/09/2017 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Transportation; authorizing an increase in rates charged for the use of state aircraft to provide for the acquisition of replacement aircraft; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Burton
Coauthor:
Watson
Last Action:
02/01/2017 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the authority of peace officers to conduct certain searches.
Author:
Seliger | Nichols
Coauthor:
Lucio | Hinojosa | Uresti | Rodríguez | Birdwell | et al.
Sponsor:
Huberty | Lozano
Last Action:
06/09/2017 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the use of individual graduation committees to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements and other alternative methods to satisfy certain public high school graduation requirements.
Author:
Burton
Coauthor:
Huffines | Watson | Rodríguez
Last Action:
02/06/2017 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to an offense report prepared in the investigation of certain criminal cases.
Author:
Taylor, Van
Coauthor:
Watson | Nelson | Zaffirini | Taylor, Larry | Bettencourt | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2017 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to the content of detailed reports filed by lobbyists and to monetary limits on expenditures by lobbyists.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Campbell | Menéndez | Watson
Sponsor:
Simmons | Gonzales, Larry | Stucky | Coleman
Last Action:
06/15/2017 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the licensing and regulation of behavior analysts and assistant behavior analysts; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Watson
Last Action:
02/27/2017 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to coverage for serious mental illness, other disorders, and chemical dependency under certain health benefit plans.
Author:
Rodríguez | Estes
Coauthor:
Seliger | Schwertner | Watson | Birdwell | Taylor, Larry | et al.
Sponsor:
Pickett | Landgraf | Moody | Anderson, Charles "Doc"
Last Action:
06/12/2017 E Effective on 9/1/17
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Tom Lea Trail.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Watson
Last Action:
03/01/2017 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the composition of the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Schwertner | Perry
Coauthor:
Watson | Uresti | Nelson | Taylor, Van | Huffines | et al.
Sponsor:
Price | Coleman | Springer
Last Action:
05/27/2017 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to telemedicine and telehealth services.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Watson
Last Action:
05/01/2017 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the deposit and appropriation of revenue received or collected by the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority.
Author:
Garcia | Rodríguez
Coauthor:
Watson | Whitmire | Miles
Last Action:
03/14/2017 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a change of name and sex for certain persons and the issuance of associated vital records and documentation; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Schwertner
Coauthor:
Nichols | Nelson | Watson | Uresti | Creighton
Last Action:
05/11/2017 H Referred to Appropriations: May 11 2017 10:15AM
Caption:
Relating to infrastructure funding for state hospital facilities and other state facilities, including the creation of the state hospital fund.
Author:
Seliger
Coauthor:
Watson | Garcia | Hughes
Sponsor:
Davis, Sarah | Howard | Laubenberg | Phillips | Giddings
Last Action:
06/12/2017 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer baccalaureate degree programs.
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