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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. John Whitmire
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/14/2026

Number of Bills: 12

Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Whitmire
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain persons under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
03/03/2021 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to the prima facie speed limit in certain urban districts.
Author:
Lucio
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Hinojosa | Menéndez | Whitmire | et al.
Sponsor:
Collier | Pacheco | Shaheen | Stucky | Ordaz Perez
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Huffman | Lucio | et al.
Sponsor:
Button | Morales, Christina | Cortez | Bell, Cecil | Neave
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the small business disaster recovery loan program.
Author:
Eckhardt
Coauthor:
Gutierrez | Menéndez | West | Whitmire
Last Action:
03/11/2021 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to State Bar of Texas elections.
Author:
Huffman | Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Powell | Schwertner | et al.
Sponsor:
Smithee | Capriglione | Price | Guerra | Vo
Last Action:
06/04/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for colorectal cancer early detection.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
West | Whitmire
Last Action:
05/24/2021 H Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues: May 24 2021 12:28AM
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the authority of political subdivisions to adopt or enforce juvenile curfews.
Author:
West
Coauthor:
Miles | Whitmire
Last Action:
04/13/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to no-knock warrants.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Gutierrez | Hinojosa | Johnson | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2021 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
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:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.
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