Texas State Senator

John Whitmire 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3554

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of House Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by House
5/4/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3603

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by House
5/11/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the payment of restitution by a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3949

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of House Committee
4/28/23  
Voted on by House
5/11/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to arbitration of certain controversies involving members of certain nonprofit entities.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4164

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of House Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by House
5/12/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the improper use and treatment of an assistance animal or service animal; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4528

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by House
4/28/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/12/23  
Relating to the requirement that a peace officer take possession of a person's driver's license following the person's failure to pass or refusal to consent to a test for intoxication.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4779

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
4/24/23  
Voted on by House
5/5/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of organized retail theft.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5202

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
5/4/23  
Voted on by House
5/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/11/23  
Relating to a central database containing information about offenders who have committed certain violent offenses.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3660

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of House Committee
4/20/23  
Voted on by House
5/1/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/18/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals under certain circumstances.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4018

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of House Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by House
4/26/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/12/23  
Governor Action
6/2/23  
Relating to the use of Parks and Wildlife Department land for carbon sequestration or similar ecosystem services projects.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4372

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
5/3/23  
Voted on by House
5/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/18/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/11/23  
Relating to the commissioning of peace officers by certain private schools.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB446

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
3/17/23  
Voted on by House
3/29/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/3/23  
Governor Action
5/15/23  
Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability and certain references to abolished health and human services agencies.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5

Filed
2/28/23  
Out of House Committee
5/2/23  
Voted on by House
5/5/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
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.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5012

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
5/5/23  
Voted on by House
5/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5174

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
4/26/23  
Voted on by House
5/5/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/10/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB567

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of House Committee
4/5/23  
Voted on by House
4/13/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/10/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/12/23  
Governor Action
5/27/23  
Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race.