Texas State Senator
Kevin Sparks Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1488
Filed
2/20/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to restricting research on potentially pandemic pathogens in this state; creating a civil penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1565
Filed
2/24/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a school district's grievance procedure and to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties and the loss of funding for public schools that fail to comply with those provisions.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1741
Filed
2/27/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to measures to prevent foreign influence, foreign interference, and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1742
Filed
2/28/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to required instruction in the Success Sequence for students in public schools.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1743
Filed
2/28/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the creation of the office of inspector general for education at the Texas Education Agency to investigate the administration of public education and required reporting on misconduct by employees of certain educational entities; creating a criminal offense; increasing an administrative penalty; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Primary Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1639
Filed
2/25/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to imposing a tax on the generation of electricity by certain electric generators to provide revenue for teacher pay raises.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1692
Filed
2/27/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a limitation on wind and solar installed generation capacity in the ERCOT power region.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1696
Filed
2/27/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the inclusion of a person's sex on certain government documents and identification cards.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB17
Filed
2/20/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25
Out of House Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by House
5/9/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1718
Filed
2/27/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25
Voted on by Senate
4/29/25
Out of House Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by House
5/28/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.