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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Ron Reynolds
88th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/12/2026

Number of Bills: 40

Author:
Ashby | Hunter | Hernandez | Bonnen | Longoria
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services.
Author:
Rose | Thompson, Senfronia | Walle | Thierry | Howard
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Craddick | Buckley | Bonnen | Kuempel
Coauthor:
Allen | Bowers | Bucy | Button | Campos | et al.
Last Action:
04/11/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas.
Author:
Talarico | Frank | Burrows | Rose | Klick
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Allen | Wu | Cunningham
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2023 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to ethnic studies instruction in public schools.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | Campos | et al.
Last Action:
02/23/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 23 2023 4:39PM
Caption:
Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
Author:
Thierry | Rose | Swanson | Frank | Hull
Coauthor:
Lambert | Morales Shaw | Morales, Eddie | Orr | Ortega | et al.
Last Action:
04/19/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
Author:
Thierry | Oliverson | Harris, Caroline | Collier | Howard
Coauthor:
Morales Shaw | Reynolds | Wu
Last Action:
05/01/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality and reporting of certain maternal mortality information to the Department of State Health Services and to a work group establishing a maternal mortality and morbidity data registry.
Author:
Cole | Guillen | Turner | Dutton | Howard
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bernal | Garcia | Gates | Johnson, Ann | et al.
Sponsor:
LaMantia
Last Action:
05/12/2023 S Reported from s/c favorably w/o amendments
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
Author:
Allen | Cole
Coauthor:
Bowers | Morales, Christina | Morales, Eddie | Reynolds
Last Action:
02/28/2023 H Referred to Appropriations: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption:
Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees; making an appropriation.
Author:
Gates | Bonnen | Oliverson | Moody | Lalani
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a bundled-pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees group benefits program.
Author:
Gates | Rose | Frank | Capriglione | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Allison | Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/12/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Sherman, Sr. | Oliverson | Herrero | Jetton | Leo-Wilson
Coauthor:
Garcia | Jones, Jolanda | Reynolds | Wu
Last Action:
05/08/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the use of body worn cameras by correctional officers.
Author:
Talarico | Meza | Bernal | Hinojosa | Allen
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2023 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2023 1:58PM
Caption:
Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees.
Author:
Bhojani | Jetton | Hull | Lalani | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2023 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the designation of certain religious holy days as optional holidays.
Author:
Bhojani | Cunningham | Allen | Hinojosa | Jetton
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchía | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/18/2023 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the administration of assessment instruments to public school students on religious holy days.
Author:
Bhojani | Lujan | Moody | Talarico | Leach
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bernal | Bowers | Bucy | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2023 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony.
Author:
Leach | Meyer | Patterson | Moody | Rose
Coauthor:
Canales | Cortez | Lopez, Janie | Lopez, Ray | Reynolds
Last Action:
05/12/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of sports wagering; requiring occupational permits; authorizing fees; imposing a tax; decriminalizing wagering on certain sports events; creating criminal offenses; providing administrative penalties.
Author:
Harris, Caroline | Klick | Frank | Campos | Collier
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Dorazio | Swanson | Garcia | Bucy
Coauthor:
Allison | Bailes | Bell, Cecil | Bryant | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the procedures for the issuance of a personal identification certificate to a person whose driver's license is surrendered.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Harrison | González, Mary | Johnson, Julie | Johnson, Ann
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bailes | Bernal | Bhojani | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2023 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Oliverson | Rose | Anderson | Wu
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to HIV and AIDS tests.
Author:
King, Tracy O.
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bucy | Flores | Gamez | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2023 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
González, Jessica | Rose | Anderson | Guillen | Walle
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bernal | Bumgarner | Campos | Canales | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture.
Author:
Oliverson | Rose | Raymond | Manuel | Thierry
Coauthor:
Garcia | Morales Shaw | Reynolds
Last Action:
05/01/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a pilot project to provide medical nutrition assistance to certain Medicaid recipients in this state.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Oliverson | Rose | Anderson | Wu
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to HIV and AIDS tests.
Author:
Thierry | Shaheen | Moody | Jetton | Cook
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bumgarner | Button | Campos | Collier | et al.
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses if committed at certain locations.
Author:
Thierry | Shaheen | Moody | Jetton | Cook
Coauthor:
Anderson | Bumgarner | Button | Campos | Collier | et al.
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
06/09/2023 E Effective on 9/1/23
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.
Author:
Johnson, Julie | Button | Buckley | Rose | Morrison
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2023 S Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the employer child-care contribution partnership program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Dorazio | Capriglione | DeAyala | Cain | Hefner
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bernal | Bumgarner | Campos | Cunningham | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2023 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to a study by the attorney general on the feasibility of linking debit card transactions to bullion in the Texas Bullion Depository.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Buckley | VanDeaver | Landgraf | Talarico
Coauthor:
Allison | Ashby | Bailes | Burns | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the administration of certain assessment instruments, the accountability rating system for assessing campus and district performance, public school career and technology education programs, and an extracurricular and cocurricular allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Plesa | Rose | Price | Oliverson | Perez
Coauthor:
Allison | Anchía | Bernal | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2023 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for early treatment of first episode psychosis.
Author:
Orr | Ashby | Harris, Cody | Bonnen | Burrows
Coauthor:
Allison | Bell, Cecil | Bhojani | Bryant | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
05/01/2023 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulatory authority over certain water bodies.
Author:
Plesa | Lozano | Dutton | Johnson, Ann | Allison
Coauthor:
Bumgarner | Cunningham | Frazier | Garcia | Jones, Jolanda | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2023 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the model training curriculum for school district peace officers and school resource officers.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Metcalf | Schofield | Bell, Keith | Tepper
Coauthor:
Anderson | Ashby | Burns | Burrows | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/02/2023 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to release of an area from and limitations on the expansion of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Author:
Allen | Cole | Anchía
Coauthor:
Flores | Morales Shaw | Reynolds | Wu
Last Action:
02/28/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude.
Author:
Raney | Allison | Morrison | Howard | Guerra
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson | Bailes | Bernal | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
02/28/2023 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 28 2023 4:13PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature.
Author:
Canales | Goldman | Cain | Lozano | Hunter
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2023 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for roadways for seaports, airports, spaceports, land ports of entry, and international bridges.
Author:
Geren | Rose | Davis | Romero, Jr.
Coauthor:
Harless | Reynolds
Last Action:
05/12/2023 H Postponed
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety programs, support the horse racing industry, and reform horse racing and greyhound racing by authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, authorizing sports wagering, authorizing Tribal-State compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes, and creating the Texas Gaming Commission to regulate casino gaming and sports wagering; requiring a license to conduct casino gaming; and requiring the imposition of a casino gaming tax, sports wagering tax, and license application fees.
Author:
Bhojani | Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen | Oliverson | Craddick
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchía | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2023 H Reported enrolled: Apr 20 2023 2:43PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 20, 2023, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
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