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Texas Legislature

Bills Cosponsored

Sen. John Whitmire
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/8/2026

Number of Bills: 13

Author:
Hunter | Meyer | Burrows | Shine | Longoria
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
West | Blanco | Whitmire | Alvarado
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value of certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing fees; authorizing penalties.
Author:
Rose | Thompson, Senfronia | Walle | Thierry | Howard
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Johnson | Alvarado | Zaffirini | West | Hinojosa | et al.
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy.
Author:
Howard | Johnson, Julie | Slawson | Leach | Garcia
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Springer | Alvarado | Hinojosa | Whitmire | Blanco
Last Action:
05/24/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to liability for the donation and distribution of feminine hygiene products.
Author:
Craddick | Rose | Leach | Frank | Davis
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
LaMantia | Whitmire
Last Action:
05/15/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability and certain references to abolished health and human services agencies.
Author:
Bowers | Rose | Reynolds | Sherman, Sr. | Buckley
Sponsor:
Miles
Cosponsor:
West | Whitmire | Blanco | Menéndez | Eckhardt
Last Action:
05/27/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.
Author:
Rose | Johnson, Jarvis | Johnson, Ann | Oliverson
Sponsor:
Miles
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Alvarado | Creighton | Whitmire
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to sickle cell disease health care improvement and the sickle cell task force.
Author:
Talarico | Patterson
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Whitmire | Blanco
Last Action:
06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to required informed consent before a dog or cat may be boarded at a kennel and left unattended; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Vasut | Cain
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/10/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals under certain circumstances.
Author:
Ashby | Johnson, Ann | Garcia
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Whitmire | Eckhardt
Last Action:
06/02/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the use of Parks and Wildlife Department land for carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects.
Author:
Oliverson | Harless
Sponsor:
Campbell
Cosponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/11/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the commissioning of peace officers by certain private schools.
Author:
Clardy | Shine | Bell, Keith | Anderson | Jetton
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Cosponsor:
LaMantia | Paxton | Hinojosa | Whitmire
Last Action:
06/13/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.
Author:
Bonnen | Capriglione | Jetton
Sponsor:
Huffman
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Whitmire | West | Alvarado
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium.
Author:
Bonnen | Capriglione | Burns
Sponsor:
Huffman
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | West | Hinojosa | Campbell | Whitmire
Last Action:
05/30/2023 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the 88th Legislature to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
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