Texas State Senator

Lois Kolkhorst 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 10)

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1192

Filed

2/10/25

Out of Senate Committee

Voted on by Senate

Out of House Committee

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to a requirement that the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution include an estimate of the cost to the state of the proposed amendment.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1200

Filed

2/10/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/14/25

Voted on by Senate

Out of House Committee

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1215

Filed

2/11/25

Out of Senate Committee

3/17/25

Voted on by Senate

4/10/25

Out of House Committee

4/25/25

Voted on by House

4/30/25

Governor Action

5/15/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1238

Filed

2/12/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/2/25

Voted on by Senate

4/10/25

Out of House Committee

4/29/25

Voted on by House

5/2/25

Governor Action

5/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1258

Filed

2/13/25

Out of Senate Committee

Voted on by Senate

Out of House Committee

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1276

Filed

2/13/25

Out of Senate Committee

Voted on by Senate

Out of House Committee

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the regulation of risk pools primarily consisting of political subdivisions.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB13

Filed

2/12/25

Out of Senate Committee

3/5/25

Voted on by Senate

3/19/25

Out of House Committee

5/22/25

Voted on by House

5/28/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the establishment of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1302

Filed

2/14/25

Out of Senate Committee

3/18/25

Voted on by Senate

4/10/25

Out of House Committee

5/20/25

Voted on by House

5/28/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1309

Filed

2/14/25

Out of Senate Committee

Voted on by Senate

Out of House Committee

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the frequency of the notice provided to a retail electric customer by certain electric utilities.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1336

Filed

2/18/25

Out of Senate Committee

Voted on by Senate

Out of House Committee

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the amount of certain awards under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act.

Co-Author of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB12

Filed

2/24/25

Out of Senate Committee

3/17/25

Voted on by Senate

3/19/25

Out of House Committee

5/22/25

Voted on by House

5/25/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1285

Filed

2/14/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/29/25

Voted on by Senate

5/14/25

Out of House Committee

5/25/25

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the protection of bats.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1300

Filed

2/14/25

Out of Senate Committee

3/13/25

Voted on by Senate

3/24/25

Out of House Committee

5/7/25

Voted on by House

5/28/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1319

Filed

2/14/25

Out of Senate Committee

5/16/25

Voted on by Senate

Out of House Committee

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1333

Filed

2/18/25

Out of Senate Committee

3/31/25

Voted on by Senate

4/15/25

Out of House Committee

5/15/25

Voted on by House

5/23/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

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