Texas State Senator

Lois Kolkhorst 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 11)

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1720

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/19/23  
Out of House Committee
5/19/23  
Voted on by House
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to the confidentiality of the identity of a public school employee who reports a potential threat to the school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1751

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/5/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation and tax treatment of facilities in the ERCOT power region that demand a large load of interruptible power.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1772

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain student records concerning a threat assessment of a child required on the child's enrollment in a public school or on the child's transfer from one school district to another school district.
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Texas Senate Bill SB178

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1784

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to use of the name, image, or likeness of a student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution of higher education.
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Texas Senate Bill SB18

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/6/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
5/20/23  
Voted on by House
5/23/23  
Governor Action
6/17/23  
Relating to the tenure and employment of faculty members at certain public institutions of higher education.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1817

Filed
3/7/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/20/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to investments in certain companies doing business in the Russian Federation.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1842

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a requirement that an appraisal district maintain and post certain information on an Internet website; making conforming changes.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1849

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/11/23  
Out of House Committee
5/9/23  
Voted on by House
5/17/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to an interagency reportable conduct search engine, standards for a person's removal from the employee misconduct registry and eligibility for certification as certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department officers and employees, and the use of certain information by certain state agencies to conduct background checks.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1853

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/4/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB177

Filed
11/14/22  
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/18/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to informed consent before provision of certain medical treatments and exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1846

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/6/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the manufacture of voting machines by certain foreign persons.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1860

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/3/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/23  
Out of House Committee
5/11/23  
Voted on by House
5/12/23  
Governor Action
6/2/23  
Relating to the adoption of a climate policy in a municipal charter.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1893

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/13/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/18/23  
Out of House Committee
5/6/23  
Voted on by House
5/9/23  
Governor Action
6/14/23  
Relating to prohibiting the use of certain social media applications and services on devices owned or leased by governmental entities.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1907

Filed
3/8/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.