Texas State Senator
Jose Menendez 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Legislative Session
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1009
Filed
12/14/22
Out of House Committee
4/3/23
Voted on by House
5/5/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23
Voted on by Senate
5/21/23
Governor Action
6/12/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to imposing requirements on the employment of or contracts for certain individuals providing services to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability, including requiring certain facilities and Medicaid providers to conduct criminal history record information and employee misconduct registry reviews and to suspend the employment or contracts of individuals who engage in reportable conduct; providing administrative penalties.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1181
Filed
1/4/23
Out of House Committee
4/24/23
Voted on by House
5/9/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/17/23
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23
Governor Action
6/12/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the publication or distribution of sexual material harmful to minors on an Internet website; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1212
Filed
1/9/23
Out of House Committee
4/4/23
Voted on by House
4/20/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/23
Voted on by Senate
5/15/23
Governor Action
6/2/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for the purpose of observing religious holy days.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1297
Filed
1/12/23
Out of House Committee
4/13/23
Voted on by House
4/20/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/10/23
Voted on by Senate
5/15/23
Governor Action
6/2/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to vision screenings for students in public or private school.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1615
Filed
3/10/23
Out of House Committee
4/4/23
Voted on by House
4/13/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/23
Voted on by Senate
5/17/23
Governor Action
6/9/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1673
Filed
1/26/23
Out of House Committee
4/17/23
Voted on by House
4/28/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23
Governor Action
6/13/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to training requirements for staff members of certain assisted living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1696
Filed
1/26/23
Out of House Committee
4/26/23
Voted on by House
5/8/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23
Governor Action
6/14/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists and therapeutic optometrists.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1743
Filed
1/26/23
Out of House Committee
4/14/23
Voted on by House
4/21/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23
Voted on by Senate
5/22/23
Governor Action
6/12/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a memorandum of understanding between the Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to assess the eligibility of certain inmates for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits on discharge or release from confinement.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB18
Filed
2/16/23
Out of House Committee
4/18/23
Voted on by House
4/26/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/23
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23
Governor Action
6/13/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1883
Filed
2/3/23
Out of House Committee
4/25/23
Voted on by House
5/2/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/18/23
Voted on by Senate
5/22/23
Governor Action
6/18/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the administration of assessment instruments to public school students on religious holy days.
Sponsor of Legislation
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB108
Filed
11/14/22
Out of House Committee
4/25/23
Voted on by House
5/2/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/23
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23
Governor Action
6/12/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for certain classroom teachers and retired classroom teachers; imposing fees.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1337
Filed
1/13/23
Out of House Committee
3/28/23
Voted on by House
4/12/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23
Voted on by Senate
5/23/23
Governor Action
6/12/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1614
Filed
1/25/23
Out of House Committee
5/1/23
Voted on by House
5/9/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a grant program to provide free public school prekindergarten programs to certain children who are eligible for the subsidized child-care program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1626
Filed
1/25/23
Out of House Committee
4/4/23
Voted on by House
4/27/23
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular educational environment, including parental rights related to that transition, and the admission of certain students with a criminal or disciplinary history.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1890
Filed
2/3/23
Out of House Committee
3/30/23
Voted on by House
5/2/23
Out of Senate Committee
5/11/23
Voted on by Senate
5/15/23
Governor Action
5/27/23
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee.