Running forState Senate, District 26

José Menéndez

DemocratHas the job now

Overview

José Antonio Menéndez is an American politician who is a member of the Texas Senate for District 26 and a Democrat.

Official site →Ballotpedia →

Facts from Wikipedia.

How to reach them: Office phone: 210-733-6604
Office: 4522 Fredericksburg Road, A-22, San Antonio, TX 78201
Email: jose.menendez@senate.texas.gov
Source: Open States

Bills they wrote

Bills and joint resolutions where they're the main author, since 2023. Laws first, then the ones that got furthest.

Wrote

287 bills

Became law

16 became law. Another 17 passed the House or Senate but didn't.

Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2938: Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.
Became law
Introduced Mar 10, 2025SB 2137: Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Became law
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1677: Relating to a study on prevention and reduction of diabetes-related amputation.
Became law
Introduced Feb 21, 2025SB 1563: Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.
Became law
Introduced Jan 13, 2025SB 769: Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.
Became law
Introduced Dec 6, 2024SB 546: Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.
Became law
Introduced Apr 21, 2023SB 2615: Relating to the creation of the Jones Avenue Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Became law
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2220: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
Became law
Introduced Mar 7, 2023SB 1794: Relating to conditions imposed on an emergency services district that includes territory in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.
Became law
Introduced Mar 3, 2023SB 1577: Relating to the Texas Real Estate Research Center, the Real Estate Research Advisory Committee, the Texas Real Estate Commission, and the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board; increasing a fee; authorizing a fee.
Became law
Introduced Feb 28, 2023SB 1322: Relating to the purchase and sale of vintage distilled spirits by the holder of a package store permit or local distributor's permit.
Became law
Introduced Feb 24, 2023SB 1207: Relating to the retirement system in certain municipalities for firefighters and police officers.
Became law
Introduced Feb 23, 2023SB 1155: Relating to continuation and operations of a health care provider participation program by the Bexar County Hospital District.
Became law
Introduced Jan 26, 2023SB 627: Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to certain tax revenue related to a hotel and convention center project.
Became law
Introduced Jan 26, 2023SB 629: Relating to the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses and to the permissible uses of money appropriated to a state agency from the opioid abatement account.
Became law
Introduced Jan 24, 2023SB 576: Relating to the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of the criminal offense of financial abuse of an elderly individual.
Became law
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2933: Relating to judicial training requirements regarding elder abuse and neglect.
Passed both chambers
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1681: Relating to an annual boarding home facility report for certain counties and municipalities.
Passed both chambers
Introduced Feb 19, 2025SB 1447: Relating to standards adopted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the use of electronic devices and software applications by public schools.
Passed both chambers
Introduced Jan 7, 2025SB 735: Relating to Holocaust education and training for public school educators and students.
Passed both chambers
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2482: Relating to a survey of public schools regarding Holocaust Remembrance Week instruction.
Passed both chambers
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2453: Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction of residential or commercial buildings.
Vetoed
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2959: Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2850: Relating to the task force on pollinator health.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2788: Relating to an exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for students who achieve certain scores on the PSAT or PreACT.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2717: Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Feb 21, 2025SB 1525: Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Jan 16, 2025SB 801: Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record to a homeless individual.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Dec 6, 2024SB 547: Relating to notice from a health benefit plan issuer regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 203: Relating to the disclosure of a public school student's numerical class rank.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 5: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2451: Relating to personal information entered on the carrier envelope of a ballot to be voted by mail.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Mar 6, 2023SB 1678: Relating to discounts provided by package store and wine only package store permit holders on the purchase of alcoholic beverages.
Passed the Senate
Introduced Aug 15, 2025SB 32: Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Division of Emergency Management for a local state of disaster; enhancing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Aug 5, 2025SB 67: Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Division of Emergency Management for a local state of disaster; enhancing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3020: Relating to a biennial state report on suicide rates, the Texas Violent Death Reporting System, and certain suicide data shared under a memorandum of understanding.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2852: Relating to the establishment of a bullying prevention pilot program for public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2851: Relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2853: Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3019: Relating to authority process of a recorded lien.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2997: Relating to the scheduling of certain controlled substances in response to certain actions by the United States Food and Drug Administration.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3018: Relating to social studies curriculum choice for public school students.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2849: Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3028: Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3027: Relating to the jurisdiction of district and county attorneys to prosecute certain consumer protection violations.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2999: Relating to the prescriptive authority of certain psychologists; authorizing a fee.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2856: Relating to the penalties and interest that may be incurred on delinquent ad valorem taxes imposed on a residence homestead.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2939: Relating to certain mandatory training for guardians ad litem.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2789: Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2855: Relating to the best interest of the child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3017: Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain pits used for the storage and disposal of oil and gas waste.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2936: Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2934: Relating to the assignment of public school students enrolled in certain school districts to an uncertified teacher.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2940: Relating to mandatory criminal history background checks for all adult members of a household in which an individual seeking guardianship resides.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3000: Relating to consumer protections for earned wage access products.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3023: Relating to librarians employed by public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2941: Relating to special needs training for judges.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SJR 79: Proposing a constitutional amendment increasing the amount of debt that may be secured by a homestead for purposes of refinancing a loan including those with an extension of credit guaranteed by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2996: Relating to responsibilities of the community supervision and corrections departments.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2998: Relating to the collection of fees and refunds of under Chapter 1006 of the Transportation Code by the Comptroller.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2937: Relating to the compensatory education allotment for homeless students or students in foster care under the Foundation School Program.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2932: Relating to a pilot program awarding grants for the provision of personalized treatment protocols for veterans diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2958: Relating to recognizing persons who separated from military service solely on the basis of sexual orientation as honorably discharged veterans under state law.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2787: Relating to digital citizenship and media literacy instruction in public schools and a public school policy regarding Internet safety.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3022: Relating to the denial by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of a renewal permit.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2935: Relating to the establishment of a highway construction mitigation program for certain businesses.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 3024: Relating to the ability for students to recite the pledge of allegiance.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 14, 2025SB 2854: Relating to requirements for a court order following a permanency hearing for a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2470: Relating to the requirements for the labeling and dispensing of a prescription drug or biological product.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2466: Relating to a publication by the Parks and Wildlife Department on the dangers of reflective windows for birds and the distribution of the publication to municipalities and the construction industry.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SJR 74: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2472: Relating to providing a one-time supplemental payment and a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2475: Relating to the disclosure and consideration of criminal conduct for purposes of certification as a peer specialist or peer specialist supervisor to provide Medicaid mental health and substance use services.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2463: Relating to a lighting reduction policy for nonessential outdoor lighting owned or operated by a political subdivision.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2469: Relating to the regulation of certain day-care centers.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2473: Relating to the use of an automated employment decision tool by a state agency to assess a job applicant's fitness for a position.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2471: Relating to a set-aside of low income housing tax credits for at-risk housing developments and to the allocation of housing tax credits to those developments and certain other developments.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2461: Relating to a study regarding state assistance for the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2462: Relating to an interim study by the State Office of Risk Management regarding property and casualty insurance costs incurred by public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2468: Relating to the conduct by electronic means of certain uncontested hearings.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2464: Relating to the establishment of a school safety and mental health grant program.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2465: Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding standardizing transcripts for public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2467: Relating to a study by the Texas School Safety Center on public school emergency response maps.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2474: Relating to a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 13, 2025SB 2718: Relating to requiring that all vehicle registrations, including delinquent registrations, are for a 12-month period.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 12, 2025SB 2325: Relating to the inspection or removal by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation of elevators, escalators, and related equipment after a delay for or waiver of compliance.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 12, 2025SB 2380: Relating to immunity from criminal liability for certain health care practitioners.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 12, 2025SB 2381: Relating to limitations on the use of administrative segregation by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 11, 2025SB 2318: Relating to the administration of a retirement health care plan for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2025SB 2169: Relating to personal leave for wellness provided for school district employees.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 5, 2025SB 1929: Relating to water testing by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality at correctional facilities operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and county jails.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 3, 2025SB 1811: Relating to the use of extrapolation by a health maintenance organization or an insurer to audit claims.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1672: Relating to the inclusion of instruction in personal financial literacy in the required curriculum for public high school students.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1679: Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1675: Relating to the duties of a pharmacist regarding medication profiles for high-risk patients in certain hospitals.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1684: Relating to the regulation of limited service pregnancy resource centers; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1736: Relating to a convenience fee for processing electronic payments for motor vehicles.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1674: Relating to the minimum motor vehicle liability insurance coverage requirement for bodily injury or death or for damage to or destruction of property of others.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1685: Relating to minimum standards for pregnancy resource centers.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1671: Relating to individualized education program requirements for students placed in alternative special education settings and monitoring of alternative special education settings.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1691: Relating to the disruption of quiet enjoyment of a residence with pamphlets, leaflets, or flyers demonstrating ethnic or religious animus; providing a civil penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1678: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain treatments prescribed for autism spectrum disorder.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1688: Relating to health benefit plan coverage of anxiety and pain management in connection with prescription contraceptive devices.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1690: Relating to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice record of information regarding death penalty drugs.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1683: Relating to staff development requirements for public school educators.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1686: Relating to requiring the cybersecurity council to conduct a study concerning the cybersecurity of school districts.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1687: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 151 in Bexar County as the Mr. Samuel E. Luna Jr. Memorial Bridge.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1673: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1689: Relating to the designation of a portion of Loop 1604 in Bexar County as the Lieutenant Colonel Albert E. Smart Jr. Memorial Bridge.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1682: Relating to exceptions to and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1670: Relating to the provision of certain information to a county child welfare board member.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1680: Relating to access to an adult changing station in the Capitol.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1735: Relating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companies.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2025SB 1676: Relating to an allotment for public school students who require significant resources under the Foundation School Program and the composition of a school district's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 21, 2025SB 1561: Relating to a ketamine treatment grant program for ketamine clinics serving active duty military personnel, first responders, and veterans.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 21, 2025SB 1562: Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 19, 2025SB 1446: Relating to the discontinuation, reduction, or impairment of water service during drought conditions.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 19, 2025SB 1445: Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 13, 2025SB 1275: Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities that provide temporary care to children of families in crisis.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 13, 2025SB 1274: Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infections.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 10, 2025SJR 52: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas to conduct gaming on certain lands under state law; limiting certain taxes and fees.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 16, 2025SB 802: Relating to educational and informational materials provided through the Thriving Texas Families Program.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 15, 2025SB 799: Relating to the installment of electric school buses and solar panels in Texas public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025SB 770: Relating to creating a reimbursement program to reimburse certain supplemental nutrition assistance program recipients for the cost of certain food delivery service fees.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 13, 2025SB 768: Relating to a study regarding the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals on public health.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 9, 2025SB 752: Relating to measures to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities during an emergency situation at public postsecondary institutions.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 7, 2025SB 738: Relating to the use of unclaimed lottery prize money to benefit the child-care services program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 7, 2025SB 733: Relating to the creation of a medical cannabis research program; authorizing fees.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 7, 2025SB 736: Relating to use of compost in landscaping, capital construction, and road maintenance projects by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 7, 2025SB 737: Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of maternal health records regarding miscarriage and lack of access to therapeutic termination of pregnancy.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 7, 2025SB 734: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing a fee.
Introduced
Introduced Dec 10, 2024SB 562: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism.
Introduced
Introduced Dec 10, 2024SB 563: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorders.
Introduced
Introduced Dec 6, 2024SB 548: Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 151 in Bexar County as the Willie Henry Pryor Sr. Memorial Bridge.
Introduced
Introduced Dec 6, 2024SB 544: Relating to required individualized education program supplements for certain public school students placed in alternative special education settings.
Introduced
Introduced Dec 6, 2024SB 545: Relating to the licensing of relative or other designated caregivers by the Department of Family and Protective Services and monetary assistance provided to certain relative or designated caregivers.
Introduced
Introduced Dec 6, 2024SB 543: Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for employees who leave the workplace due to sexual harassment.
Introduced
Introduced Dec 6, 2024SB 549: Relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school finance system.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 163: Relating to funding for full-day prekindergarten programs under the Foundation School Program.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 164: Relating to state, local, and court involvement in determining whether victims and witnesses to an offense and certain detained, arrested, or incarcerated persons are lawfully present in the United States.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 167: Relating to a substitute teaching requirement for each member of the senate and the house of representatives.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 201: Relating to social workers employed by school districts.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 177: Relating to telephone access for certain health benefit plan verifications and preauthorization requests and for utilization review requests.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 182: Relating to program accessibility for female inmates of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 174: Relating to a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SJR 11: Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing the Texas Redistricting Commission to redistrict the Texas Legislature and Texas congressional districts and revising procedures for redistricting.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 158: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Emergency Aid for Public Postsecondary Students (TEAPPS) grant program for students at certain public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 149: Relating to special education funding under the Foundation School Program.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 195: Relating to a required waiting period for certain firearm transfers; creating a criminal offense.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 186: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 154: Relating to required screenings for pediatric feeding disorder for students with certain disabilities and to the individualized education programs for certain public school students with pediatric feeding disorder.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 199: Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 165: Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 187: Relating to reporting and providing information regarding discrimination and harassment based on race, color, or ethnicity at public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 152: Relating to public school bilingual education programs, dual language immersion programs, and special language programs.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 200: Relating to the payment of support rights and benefits for a child placed with a relative or other designated caregiver.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 176: Relating to the provision of on-campus mental health services by a school district and reimbursement under Medicaid for certain services provided to eligible students.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 192: Relating to a grant program to reimburse public schools for certain costs associated with hiring retired teachers.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 185: Relating to the inclusion of instruction and information about mental health in the required curriculum for public high school students.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 179: Relating to a public outreach and education campaign for mixed-status families regarding eligibility for Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 143: Relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 184: Relating to an exemption from certain requirements regarding diversity, equity, or inclusion initiatives for certain activities not funded by state money provided by public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 159: Relating to an education and training program for certain public transportation vehicle operators on interacting with and supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 183: Relating to personal leave provided for a classroom teacher to testify at a public hearing.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 173: Relating to training requirements for and prohibited discrimination by child-care facilities and registered family homes.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 168: Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 150: Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 198: Relating to additional requirements for individualized education programs developed for children with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 156: Relating to the reporting of information regarding high school performance acknowledgments earned by public school students.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 171: Relating to the creation of a lottery game to benefit the child-care services program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 160: Relating to senior justice assessment centers in certain counties.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 178: Relating to the permissible uses of revenue attributable to the municipal sales and use tax for street maintenance.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 202: Relating to allowing a member of the State Board of Education to employ a person to assist in performing the member's duties.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 194: Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 175: Relating to providing free prekindergarten for certain children.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 180: Relating to the Texas Redistricting Commission.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 170: Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing fees.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 151: Relating to a matching grant program for technological enhancements at certain health care facilities that provide mental health care services.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 197: Relating to training requirements for public school board of trustees members and superintendents regarding the adoption of a trauma-informed school standard.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 196: Relating to the development and use of instructional modules and training for public schools on the prevention of sexual abuse and sex trafficking.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 153: Relating to establishing a social work recruitment and retention program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 190: Relating to the repeal of statutes regarding the criminality or unacceptability of homosexual conduct and to the recognition of certain same-sex relationship statuses.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 157: Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 191: Relating to the adoption of a healthy and safe school water plan by public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 193: Relating to a model suicide prevention policy, suicide prevention and intervention strategies incorporated into a state agency crisis or disaster plan, suicide death information maintained by the Department of State Health Services, and the Texas Violent Death Reporting System.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 162: Relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 172: Relating to the employment of a special education liaison at public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 181: Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to adopt a gender-responsive risk and needs assessment instrument.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 189: Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 166: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 155: Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 188: Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including the operation of crisis centers and mobile crisis outreach teams; authorizing a fee.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 148: Relating to participation in the countywide polling place program.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 169: Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 161: Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 144: Relating to requiring a voter to present proof of identification.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 145: Relating to early voting by mail by any qualified voter and to the repeal of certain criminal offenses concerning the solicitation and distribution of an application to vote by mail.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 147: Relating to the designation of polling place locations on the campuses of certain institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 12, 2024SB 146: Relating to the voter registration of naturalized United States citizens.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 14, 2023SB 39: Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction of residential or commercial buildings.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 14, 2023SB 40: Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
Introduced
Introduced Nov 8, 2023SB 22: Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Oct 9, 2023SB 39: Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Jul 13, 2023SB 16: Relating to an attack by a dangerous dog; increasing a criminal penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2537: Relating to a criminal offense committed against a person because of bias or prejudice on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2341: Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2223: Relating to establishing pilot program to offer assistance for older adults diagnosed with severe vision loss.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2342: Relating to bullying prevention in public schools, including the establishment of a bullying prevention program.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2511: Relating to notice and assistance provided to residential electric customers before electric service is disconnected.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SJR 90: Proposing a constitutional amendment to protect the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas by authorizing it to conduct gaming on certain lands under state law.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2225: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Students with Disabilities Scholarship Program for certain students at public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2226: Relating to the reporting method in determining that a dog is dangerous.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2534: Relating to requiring public schools to designate certain uniform election dates as staff development days.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2449: Relating to the determination of resident status of certain high school graduates by public institutions of higher education and to the tuition and fees charged by those institutions to those graduates.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2343: Relating to emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2452: Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including the establishment of crisis centers and mobile crisis teams; authorizing a fee.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2447: Relating to the funding of prekindergarten.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2535: Relating to the use of prescription glucagon medication on public and private school campuses.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2229: Relating to the minimum coverage amounts of motor vehicle liability.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2448: Relating to the use of funds appropriated by the Department of State Health Services to deliver low-dose, at-home racemic ketamine via telehealth to improve healthcare access and mental health outcomes across rural and high-risk populations.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2481: Relating to the establishment of assistance for veterans.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2224: Relating to authorizing the issuance of a special hospital license to certain establishments.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2536: Relating to the operation and administration of practice and procedure related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2480: Relating to training for peace officers on investigating criminal offenses involving elderly victims.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2450: Relating to training requirements for and prohibited discrimination by child-care facilities and registered family homes.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2228: Relating to requirements related to refunds and credit provided under terminated debt cancellation agreements.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2227: Relating to the list of retired and former judges subject to assignment.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 10, 2023SB 2222: Relating to the issuance of private activity bonds for qualified residential rental projects.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2080: Relating to the development of a language access plan to increase access to assistance under health and human services programs by certain individuals.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2185: Relating to bullying, cyberbullying, and identity-based bullying in public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2084: Relating to creating a fine arts allotment under the public school finance system.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2195: Relating to fair allocation requirements for manufacturers, distributers, or manufacturer representatives.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2077: Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2082: Relating to the disruption of quiet enjoyment of a residence with pamphlets, leaflets, or flyers demonstrating ethnic or religious animus; providing a civil penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2079: Relating to peace officer reporting of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability to the adult protective services division of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2083: Relating to a public school student's transition from an alternative education program to a regular classroom and the admission of certain students with a criminal or disciplinary history.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2078: Relating to senior justice assessment centers in certain counties.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2194: Relating to promoting racial equity in the hiring and promotion of faculty members by public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 9, 2023SB 2081: Relating to banning the use of pay-per-view in University Interscholastic athletic competitions.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 8, 2023SB 1903: Relating to a grant program for technological enhancements at certain health care facilities that provide mental health care services.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 8, 2023SB 1904: Relating to the registration of a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 7, 2023SB 1797: Relating to the employment of a behavior specialist by regional education service centers.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 7, 2023SB 1792: Relating to the administration of a grant program to support community mental health programs for veterans and their families.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 7, 2023SB 1796: Relating to establishing a social work recruitment and retention program administered by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 7, 2023SB 1795: Relating to additional requirements for individualized education programs developed for children with autism or other pervasive developmental disorders.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 7, 2023SB 1812: Relating to the issuance by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of certain federal forms for purposes of allocating low income housing tax credits; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 7, 2023SB 1793: Relating to payments associated with certain medical examinations under the workers' compensation system; imposing a fee.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 6, 2023SB 1680: Relating to the definitions of the criminal offenses of gambling, the prosecution of the criminal offenses of gambling, gambling promotion, and keeping a gambling place.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 6, 2023SB 1679: Relating to the authorization of distributors to provide malt beverage products to retailers for authorized sampling purposes.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 6, 2023SB 1681: Relating to definitions for purposes of gambling criminal offenses.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 3, 2023SB 1578: Relating to private transfer fee obligations.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 2, 2023SB 1479: Relating to state recognition of the Tap Pilam Coahuiltecan Nation.
Introduced
Introduced Mar 2, 2023SB 1480: Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 27, 2023SB 1262: Relating to a substitute teaching requirement for each member of the senate and the house of representatives.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 23, 2023SB 1156: Relating to the operation of a hospital at home program by certain hospitals; authorizing a fee.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 23, 2023SB 1157: Relating to social workers employed by school districts.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 23, 2023SB 1149: Relating to telephone access for certain health benefit plan verifications and preauthorization requests and for utilization review requests.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 23, 2023SB 1150: Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic and autoimmune diseases.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 17, 2023SB 1035: Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained.
Introduced
Introduced Feb 14, 2023SB 910: Relating to requiring a thirty day waiting period before a person less than 21 years of age may purchase a firearm; creating a criminal offense.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 27, 2023SB 657: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Teacher Recruitment Scholarship Program and the Texas Teacher Retention Incentive Program.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 26, 2023SB 634: Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic and autoimmune diseases.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 26, 2023SB 628: Relating to the information that must be included in a school district bond election proposition.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 26, 2023SB 630: Relating to a public outreach and education campaign for mixed-status families regarding eligibility for Medicaid and the child health plan program.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 26, 2023SB 633: Relating to the provision of information regarding mental health and suicide prevention services to entering students at public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 26, 2023SB 631: Relating to eligibility for unemployment compensation for employees who leave the workplace due to sexual harassment.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 26, 2023SB 632: Relating to the eligibility for unemployment compensation of certain employees who leave the workplace to care for a minor child.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 442: Relating to increasing the expenditure requirement for the bilingual education allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 447: Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 448: Relating to a special education liaison program and the provision of certain special education services at public school districts.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 456: Relating to the adoption of a healthy and safe school water plan by public schools.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 457: Relating to disclosure requirements for health benefit plans and health expense arrangements marketed to individuals.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 439: Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 445: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to provide additional resources for public school students with disabilities.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 443: Relating to education and training for peace officers on interacting with persons with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 449: Relating to training requirements for public school board of trustees members and superintendents regarding the adoption of a trauma-informed school standard.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 440: Relating to the completion of sexual harassment prevention training and ethics training to register as a lobbyist.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 450: Relating to registration powers of volunteer deputy registrars.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 446: Relating to contracts authorizing the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 441: Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 451: Relating to consumer protections for accident and health insurance that excludes coverage for preexisting conditions.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 454: Relating to the establishment of the Texas Emergency Aid for Public Postsecondary Students (TEAPPS) grant program for students at certain public institutions of higher education.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 438: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 452: Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 455: Relating to the measures to encourage eligible students to claim certain tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for students who are or have been in foster or other residential care.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 444: Relating to depression screenings for certain women in county jail or in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Introduced
Introduced Jan 12, 2023SB 453: Relating to the enforcement of certain requirements regarding the transfer of course credit between public institutions of higher education.
Introduced

Source: Open States