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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Alma Allen
87th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/12/2026

Number of Bills: 61

Author:
Price | Oliverson | Coleman | Ashby | Guillen
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckingham
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision and delivery of certain health care services in this state, including services under Medicaid and other public benefits programs, using telecommunications or information technology and to reimbursement for some of those services.
Author:
Ashby | Anderson | Paddie | Price | Canales
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Bailes | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis | Holland | Shaheen | Thompson, Senfronia | Anchia
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bernal | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
02/25/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 25 2021 2:07PM
Caption:
Relating to abolishing Confederate Heroes Day.
Author:
Talarico | Price | Lucio III | Thompson, Senfronia | Meyer
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/06/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a cap on the monthly price of insulin and insulin supplies.
Author:
Zwiener | Thompson, Senfronia | Morrison | Neave | Button
Coauthor:
Allen | Bowers | Campos | Cole | Collier | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Companion considered in lieu of
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition against sexual harassment in the workplace.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Dutton | Davis | Coleman | Collier
Coauthor:
Allen | Cole | Fierro | González, Jessica | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action:
03/25/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to interactions between law enforcement and individuals detained or arrested on suspicion of the commission of criminal offenses, witnesses to the commission of those offenses, and other members of the public, to peace officer liability for those interactions, and to the confinement, conviction, or release of detained or arrested individuals.
Author:
Rose | Thompson, Senfronia | Walle | Thierry | Reynolds
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Bucy | Button | Canales | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain benefits under Medicaid and the Healthy Texas Women program, including the transition of case management for children and pregnant women program services and Healthy Texas Women program services to a managed care program.
Author:
Collier
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Guerra | Johnson, Julie | Kacal | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.
Author:
Geren | Hunter | Burrows | Clardy | Johnson, Julie
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to recovery under uninsured and underinsured motorist insurance coverage.
Author:
Bowers | Reynolds | Rose | Sherman, Sr. | Buckley
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Beckley | Bernal | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2021 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.
Author:
Sanford | Rose | Thierry | White | Crockett
Coauthor:
Allen | Buckley | Cain | Campos | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to credit toward payment of a fine and costs for certain misdemeanants confined in jail or prison before sentencing.
Author:
Gates | Oliverson | Bonnen | Moody | Harris
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 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:
Thompson, Senfronia | Paddie | Lambert | Hernandez | Geren
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Sponsor:
Whitmire
Last Action:
05/26/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Moody | Buckley | Neave | White | Ramos
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Cain | Campos | Clardy | et al.
Sponsor:
Lucio
Last Action:
06/18/2021 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the release on parole of certain youthful offenders; changing parole eligibility.
Author:
Krause | Landgraf | Burns | Slawson | Patterson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to the academic assessment of public school students.
Author:
Cole | Thompson, Senfronia | Bell, Keith | Holland | Leman
Coauthor:
Allen | Campos | Lopez | Minjarez | Morales, Eddie | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of harassment; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Reynolds | Collier | Johnson, Jarvis
Coauthor:
Allen | Crockett | Fierro | Meza | Moody | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to a progressive disciplinary matrix for police officer misconduct in certain municipalities.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | White | Krause | Cain | Bowers
Coauthor:
Allen | Crockett | Fierro | Meza | Moody | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Toth | Collier | Cason | Sherman, Sr.
Coauthor:
Allen | Crockett | Fierro | Lopez | Meza | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa
Last Action:
05/21/2021 S No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving a controlled substance.
Author:
Collier | Pacheco | Shaheen | Stucky | Ordaz Perez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Ashby | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful restraint of a dog; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Sherman, Sr. | Krause | Jetton | Rodriguez | Reynolds
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Campos | Cason | Fierro | et al.
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/16/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to law enforcement policies and procedures regarding body worn cameras.
Author:
Thierry | Button | Ordaz Perez | Hefner | Johnson, Jarvis
Coauthor:
Allen | Bell, Cecil | Lopez | Morales Shaw
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to authorizing school districts to provide funding using money received under the Foundation School Program to community-based organizations for purposes of reimbursing private employers for paid internships provided to certain students in career and technology education programs in the district.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Howard
Coauthor:
Allen | Morales Shaw
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to the employment of health care professionals at public schools.
Author:
Johnson, Julie | Morrison | González, Jessica | Hunter
Coauthor:
Allen | Ashby | Bailes | Beckley | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to payment of the replacement cost of damaged property under a homeowner's, renter's, or condominium owner's insurance policy.
Author:
Thierry
Coauthor:
Allen | Cole | Morales Shaw
Last Action:
04/23/2021 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to providing mental health services and mental health education to public school students at school-based health centers.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Swanson
Coauthor:
Allen | Campos
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to the terms and conditions of a standard possession order in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Ramos | Herrero | Burns | Clardy | Frullo
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bernal | Biedermann | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
03/04/2021 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 4 2021 4:17PM
Caption:
Relating to designating April 16 as Selena Quintanilla Pérez Day.
Author:
Crockett | Reynolds | Cason | Talarico
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bowers | Campos | Cole | et al.
Last Action:
04/20/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.
Author:
Goodwin
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bernal | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
05/04/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to voting by mail due to childbirth or expected childbirth.
Author:
Lambert | Price | Vo | Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Allen | Guerra | Jetton | Johnson, Julie | Lopez | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2021 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to modification of certain prescription drug benefits and coverage offered by certain health benefit plans.
Author:
Thierry | Thompson, Senfronia | Darby | Hunter | Patterson
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Bernal | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on the age of persons employed by or allowed on the premises of a sexually oriented business; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | White | Collier | Patterson | Johnson, Jarvis
Coauthor:
Allen | Crockett | Minjarez | Moody | Morales Shaw | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the state's continuing duty to disclose exculpatory, impeachment, or mitigating evidence in a criminal case and prohibited retaliation against local assistant prosecutors for discharging that duty.
Author:
Wilson | Murr | Walle | Martinez | Parker
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
04/19/2021 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to air quality permits for aggregate production operations and concrete batch plants.
Author:
Darby | Rogers | Johnson, Jarvis | Morales Shaw | Herrero
Coauthor:
Allen | Burns | Campos | Dean | Frullo | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to enrollment of certain retirees in the Texas Public School Employees Group Insurance Program.
Author:
Zwiener | Huberty | Oliverson | Frank | Paddie
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the creation and uses of the critical infrastructure resiliency fund and the eligibility of certain water-related projects for state financial assistance.
Author:
Gates | Frank | Leman | Minjarez | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Bailes | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Johnson, Ann | Thompson, Senfronia | Bonnen | Howard | Leach
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bowers | Buckley | Bucy | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to resources provided to human trafficking victims and the establishment of the trafficked persons grant program.
Author:
Cook | Anchia | Thompson, Senfronia | Rose | Goldman
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Ashby | Bailes | et al.
Last Action:
05/11/2021 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the urban air mobility advisory committee.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis | Sherman, Sr. | Wu | Reynolds | Romero, Jr.
Coauthor:
Allen | Meza
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to parole determinations and individual treatment plans for inmates.
Author:
Hull | Oliverson | Cain | Moody | Bernal
Coauthor:
Allen | Dominguez | Harless | Jetton | Lopez | et al.
Last Action:
05/17/2021 S Referred to Education
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the physical restraint of or use of chemical irritants on certain public school students by peace officers and school security personnel under certain circumstances.
Author:
Capriglione | Rogers | Lambert | Allison | Herrero
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Ashby | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Rogers | Capriglione | Guillen | Stephenson | Perez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Turner, Chris | Walle | Anchia
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Campos | Goodwin | Meza | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2021 H Failed to pass
Caption:
Relating to the classification of certain construction workers and the eligibility of those workers for unemployment benefits; providing penalties.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis | Thompson, Senfronia | Klick | Oliverson | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Beckley | Bowers | Bucy | Gervin-Hawkins | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2021 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a sickle cell disease registry.
Author:
Howard | Goodwin
Coauthor:
Allen | Clardy
Last Action:
05/05/2021 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.
Author:
Anderson | Guillen | King, Tracy O. | Ashby | King, Ken
Coauthor:
Allen | Buckley | Campos | Cyrier | Darby | et al.
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to middle mile broadband service provided by an electric utility.
Author:
González, Jessica
Coauthor:
Allen | Campos | Hinojosa | Johnson, Julie | Lopez | et al.
Last Action:
03/24/2021 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 24 2021 11:23AM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.
Author:
Johnson, Julie | Larson | Allison | Kacal | Huberty
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Bailes | Beckley | Bernal | et al.
Last Action:
03/24/2021 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 24 2021 11:23AM
Caption:
Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Hinojosa | Bernal | Talarico | Hernandez
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Ashby | Beckley | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Powell
Last Action:
05/21/2021 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the cost for certain public school students of a broadband Internet access program offered by the Texas Education Agency.
Author:
Meza | Howard | Gervin-Hawkins
Coauthor:
Allen | Bowers | Cain | Clardy | Cortez | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/15/2021 E Effective on 9/1/21
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a committee to study the formation of a Texas Bicentennial Commission.
Author:
Johnson, Jarvis | Thompson, Senfronia | Morales, Christina | Hernandez
Coauthor:
Allen | Dutton | Huberty | Johnson, Ann | Morales Shaw | et al.
Last Action:
05/03/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an urban land bank by certain municipalities.
Author:
Coleman | Turner, Chris | Collier | Anchia | Howard
Coauthor:
Allen | Campos | Guerra | Johnson, Ann | Lopez | et al.
Last Action:
03/29/2021 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 29 2021 11:47AM
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage in this state.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia | Howard | Neave | Goldman
Coauthor:
Allen | Bonnen | Bucy | Herrero | Johnson, Ann | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/26/2021 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to required sexual harassment prevention training for members of the legislature and lobbyists.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Neave | Minjarez | Romero, Jr. | Perez
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Anderson | Ashby | et al.
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
06/14/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging the United States Congress to pass the I am Vanessa Guillén Act.
Author:
Darby | Ashby | Bailes | Howard | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Allen | Anderson | Bell, Cecil | Cortez | Craddick | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
05/19/2021 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
In memory of former state representative John Clifford Otto.
Author:
Thompson, Senfronia
Coauthor:
Allen
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to terminate the sentence of a person who has successfully served the required number of years on parole.
Author:
Canales | Ashby | Kuempel | King, Ken | Geren
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anchia | Bailes | Beckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/01/2021 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a county to finance the development or redevelopment of transportation or infrastructure in unproductive, underdeveloped, or blighted areas in the county; authorizing the issuance of bonds and notes.
Author:
Raney | Morrison | King, Phil | Howard | Guerra
Coauthor:
Allen | Allison | Anderson | Beckley | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2021 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding certain organizational and procedural matters related to the legislature.
Author:
Dutton
Coauthor:
Allen
Last Action:
03/18/2021 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2021 3:59PM
Caption:
Congratulating Dr. Albert L. Lemons on his retirement as principal of Atherton Elementary School in Houston.
Author:
Vo | Harless | Howard | Thompson, Senfronia | Shine
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchia | Bernal | Bucy | Button | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2021 H Reported enrolled: May 14 2021 7:52PM
Caption:
Condemning racism against Asian Americans.
Author:
Anchia | Metcalf | Cole | Oliverson | Walle
Coauthor:
Allen | Bernal | Bucy | Burns | Frullo | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2021 H Reported enrolled: Apr 30 2021 4:51PM
Caption:
Relating to deactivating House Rule 16, Section 13.
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