Texas State Senator

Carol Alvarado 2025 - 89th 1st C.S. - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB1

Filed
8/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/11/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 1st C.S.

Texas Senate Bill SB13

Filed
7/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/11/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2

Filed
8/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/11/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas.
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Texas Senate Bill SB3

Filed
8/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/12/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
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Texas Senate Bill SB43

Filed
7/23/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/8/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB26

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a disaster recovery loan program for small and micro-businesses.
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Texas Senate Bill SB33

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to exceptions to certain laws prohibiting abortion.
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Texas Senate Bill SB34

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
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Texas Senate Bill SB50

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to including instruction on contraception as part of human sexuality instruction in public schools.
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Texas Senate Bill SB51

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of abortion and related matters, including infant supportive palliative care and exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
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Texas Senate Bill SB53

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and hemp beverages and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing civil penalties; imposing taxes.
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Texas Senate Bill SB54

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of licensed cannabis growers, cannabis establishments, cannabis testing facilities, and cannabis secure transporters; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.
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Texas Senate Bill SB72

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to state preemption of regulations adopted by a political subdivision of this state relating to assisted living facility emergency preparedness and contingency operations plans.
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Texas 2025 - 89th 1st C.S.

Texas Senate Bill SJR1

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time in which the legislature may enact or modify districts for the Texas Legislature or the United States House of Representatives.
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Texas Senate Bill SR10

Congratulating Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland on the selection of Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin as the No. 1 restaurant in the Texas Monthly 2025 list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas.