Texas State Senator

Lois Kolkhorst 2023 - 88th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 17)

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB532

Filed
1/20/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/25/23  
Out of House Committee
5/20/23  
Voted on by House
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to providing mental health services information to certain higher education students and to the repayment of certain higher education loans.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB6

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/4/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Energy Insurance Program and other funding mechanisms to support the construction and operation of electric generating facilities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB625

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB649

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to participation in athletic activities based on biological sex; providing a civil right to action for K-12 athletes and college athletes.
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Texas Senate Bill SB664

Filed
1/30/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/11/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Out of House Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by House
5/2/23  
Governor Action
5/15/23  
Relating to the labeling of analogue and cell-cultured products.
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Texas Senate Bill SB7

Filed
3/9/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/5/23  
Out of House Committee
5/20/23  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB545

Filed
1/23/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/20/23  
Voted on by House
5/24/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to death records maintained and provided by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB572

Filed
1/24/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/20/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a general-law municipality or county to regulate residential child detention facilities.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB595

Filed
1/25/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/27/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/3/23  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB624

Filed
1/26/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/18/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the permitting of renewable energy generation facilities by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; authorizing fees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB691

Filed
2/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
3/29/23  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/23  
Out of House Committee
5/11/23  
Voted on by House
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/18/23  
Relating to an animal share exemption for certain meat and meat food products; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB710

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB712

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to renaming the Texas Natural Resources Information System as the Texas Geographic Information Office and the duties of certain officers of that entity.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB715

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of sports wagering; requiring occupational permits; authorizing fees; imposing a tax; decriminalizing wagering on certain sports events; creating criminal offenses; providing administrative penalties.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB726

Filed
2/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
4/19/23  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstances.