Texas State Representative

Ken King 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB100

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of House Committee
4/20/23  
Voted on by House
4/27/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to public education and public school finance, including the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators, contributions by a public school to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and an education savings account program for certain children.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB13

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of House Committee
4/18/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to training, preparedness, and funding for school safety and emergencies in public schools.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1507

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting public school programs dedicated to celebrating or providing special instruction regarding a sexual preference; authorizing a fine.

Joint Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1002

Filed
12/13/22  
Out of House Committee
3/29/23  
Voted on by House
4/28/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/18/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/21/23  
Governor Action
6/10/23  
Relating to the membership of a public school concussion oversight team and the removal of a public school student from an interscholastic athletic activity on the basis of a suspected concussion.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB11

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of House Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the rights and certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators, methods of instruction provided in public schools, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1416

Filed
1/18/23  
Out of House Committee
3/29/23  
Voted on by House
4/20/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to accelerated instruction provided to public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB107

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the penalty for a violation of an emergency management plan.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1149

Filed
1/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to parental consent for certain activities engaged in by a school district employee or contractor with respect to the parent's child.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1155

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity for certain public school students.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1350

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the enforcement of criminal offenses by district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1600

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense for illegal entry into this state from Mexico by a person who is not a citizen or legal permanent resident of the United States.

Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1163

Filed
1/3/23  
Out of House Committee
4/21/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/13/23  
Relating to creating the criminal offense of boating while intoxicated with a child passenger; changing the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1385

Filed
1/18/23  
Out of House Committee
4/14/23  
Voted on by House
5/5/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to access to criminal history record information by county offices providing pretrial release services.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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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  
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 HB1575

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of House Committee
4/12/23  
Voted on by House
4/25/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/11/23  
Governor Action
6/2/23  
Relating to improving health outcomes for pregnant women under Medicaid and certain other public benefits programs.