Texas State Senator
John Whitmire 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)
Legislative Session
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2080
Filed
3/9/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the development of a language access plan to increase access to assistance under health and human services programs by certain individuals.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB258
Filed
12/1/22
Out of Senate Committee
4/26/23
Voted on by Senate
5/2/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB386
Filed
1/12/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/30/23
Voted on by Senate
4/5/23
Out of House Committee
5/17/23
Voted on by House
5/23/23
Governor Action
6/18/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB4
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/16/23
Voted on by Senate
3/22/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB435
Filed
1/12/23
Out of Senate Committee
4/18/23
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23
Out of House Committee
5/5/23
Voted on by House
5/6/23
Governor Action
5/24/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of certain evidence of a crime that resulted in the death of a person.
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2085
Filed
3/9/23
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/23
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23
Out of House Committee
5/2/23
Voted on by House
5/5/23
Governor Action
5/24/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a grant program for crime victim notification systems.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB2194
Filed
3/9/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to promoting racial equity in the hiring and promotion of faculty members by public institutions of higher education.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB22
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/23/23
Voted on by Senate
3/28/23
Out of House Committee
5/11/23
Voted on by House
5/16/23
Governor Action
6/7/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's offices, constable's offices, and prosecutor's offices in rural counties.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB224
Filed
11/14/22
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/23
Voted on by Senate
4/3/23
Out of House Committee
5/6/23
Voted on by House
5/16/23
Governor Action
5/29/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to catalytic converters, including criminal conduct involving catalytic converters; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a fee.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB25
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/23
Voted on by Senate
3/30/23
Out of House Committee
5/19/23
Voted on by House
5/23/23
Governor Action
6/18/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education programs.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB26
Filed
3/9/23
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/23
Voted on by Senate
4/13/23
Out of House Committee
5/19/23
Voted on by House
5/23/23
Governor Action
6/18/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB3
Filed
3/1/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/20/23
Voted on by Senate
3/22/23
Out of House Committee
5/16/23
Voted on by House
5/19/23
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB330
Filed
12/21/22
Out of Senate Committee
4/19/23
Voted on by Senate
4/25/23
Out of House Committee
5/21/23
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB402
Filed
1/12/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/9/23
Voted on by Senate
3/15/23
Out of House Committee
5/17/23
Voted on by House
5/23/23
Governor Action
6/18/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses.
TX
Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB5
Filed
3/10/23
Out of Senate Committee
3/21/23
Voted on by Senate
3/22/23
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes.