---
title: Lois Kolkhorst - Texas Legislator
legislator: Lois Kolkhorst
party: Republican
chamber: Senate
total_bills: 93
primary_author_count: 29
primary_author_rank: 7
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/author/lois-kolkhorst"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Lois Kolkhorst

**Republican** | Texas Senate

## Legislative Statistics

- **Primary Author:** 29 bills (Rank #7 in Senate)
- **Joint Author:** 20 bills
- **Coauthor:** 44 bills
- **Total Enacted Bills:** 93

## Top Legislative Subjects

- HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (5 bills)
- Health Care Providers (5 bills)
- Occupational Regulation (5 bills)
- Education (4 bills)
- County Government (4 bills)
- Parks & Wildlife (3 bills)
- Education--Higher (3 bills)
- Insurance (3 bills)

## Frequent Collaborators

- Royce West (D) - 7 bills together
- Kevin Sparks (R) - 6 bills together
- Donna Campbell (R) - 5 bills together
- Bryan Hughes (R) - 4 bills together
- Mayes Middleton (R) - 4 bills together

## Cross-Chamber Partners

- James Frank (R) - 4 bills
- Trey Wharton (R) - 4 bills
- Giovanni Capriglione (R) - 3 bills
- Stan Gerdes (R) - 3 bills
- Lacey Hull (R) - 3 bills

## Compliance Impact Profile

- **Critical:** 8 bills
- **Moderate:** 11 bills
- **Low:** 8 bills
- **Unanalyzed:** 2 bills

## Bills as Primary Author

| Bill | Title | Compliance |
|------|-------|------------|
| [SB1012](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1012-89th-regular) | Relating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of... | Low |
| [SB1062](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1062-89th-regular) | Relating to the type of newspaper required for publicatio... | Moderate |
| [SB1188](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1188-89th-regular) | Relating to electronic health record requirements; author... | Critical |
| [SB1215](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1215-89th-regular) | Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a nat... | Moderate |
| [SB1238](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1238-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the ba... | Critical |
| [SB1302](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1302-89th-regular) | Relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discha... | Moderate |
| [SB1388](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1388-89th-regular) | Relating to family support services provided under a Heal... | Critical |
| [SB1398](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1398-89th-regular) | Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the pa... | Critical |
| [SB1400](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1400-89th-regular) | Relating to a study on measurable outcomes for certain tr... | Low |
| [SB17](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb17-89th-regular) | Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in... | Critical |
| [SB1733](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1733-89th-regular) | Relating to the composition of the board of the Calhoun P... | Low |
| [SB2078](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2078-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of composting in certain count... | Moderate |
| [SB2112](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2112-89th-regular) | Relating to the punishment for certain criminal offenses ... | Moderate |
| [SB2361](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2361-89th-regular) | Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Vi... | - |
| [SB2367](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2367-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of certain counties to enact ce... | Low |
| [SB25](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb25-89th-regular) | Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote hea... | Critical |
| [SB2900](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2900-89th-regular) | Relating to certain advisory entities and work groups und... | Low |
| [SB331](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb331-89th-regular) | Relating to the disclosure of health care cost informatio... | Moderate |
| [SB457](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb457-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities,... | Critical |
| [SB462](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb462-89th-regular) | Relating to establishing a child-care services waiting li... | Moderate |
| [SB493](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb493-89th-regular) | Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communi... | Moderate |
| [SB512](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb512-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting the imposition of a monetary fine... | Critical |
| [SB541](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb541-89th-regular) | Relating to cottage food production operations. | Moderate |
| [SB739](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb739-89th-regular) | Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer fo... | Moderate |
| [SB745](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb745-89th-regular) | Relating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offens... | Low |
| [SB765](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb765-89th-regular) | Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and de... | - |
| [SB843](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb843-89th-regular) | Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school d... | Moderate |
| [SB888](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb888-89th-regular) | Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district ... | Low |
| [SB901](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb901-89th-regular) | Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibilit... | Low |

## Bills as Joint Author

| Bill | Title | Primary Author |
|------|-------|----------------|
| [SB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to campground and youth camp safety. | Charles Perry (R) |
| [SB10](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb10-89th-regular) | Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments... | Phil King (R) |
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecuti... | Tan Parker (R) |
| [SB11](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb11-89th-regular) | Relating to a period of prayer and reading of t... | Mayes Middleton (R) |
| [SB13](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb13-89th-regular) | Relating to a school district's library materia... | Angela Paxton (R) |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the provision by a political subdiv... | Charles Perry (R) |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-regular) | Relating to reforming the procedure by which st... | Phil King (R) |
| [SB2368](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2368-89th-regular) | Relating to critical infrastructure and utiliti... | Donna Campbell (R) |
| [SB24](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb24-89th-regular) | Relating to the inclusion of an understanding o... | Donna Campbell (R) |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flo... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB33](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb33-89th-regular) | Relating to certain prohibited transactions and... | Donna Campbell (R) |
| [SB38](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb38-89th-regular) | Relating to the eviction from real property of ... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB4](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb4-89th-regular) | Relating to an increase in the amount of the ex... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to making supplemental appropriations ... | Joan Huffman (R) |
| [SB510](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb510-89th-regular) | Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |
| [SB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb7-89th-regular) | Relating to the oversight and financing of cert... | Charles Perry (R) |
| [SB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the resilience of the electric grid... | Bob Hall (R) |
| [SB8](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb8-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the designation and use of certain ... | Mayes Middleton (R) |
| [SB965](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb965-89th-regular) | Relating to the right of a public school employ... | Tan Parker (R) |
| [SJR2](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sjr2-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increas... | Paul Bettencourt (R) |

## Bills as Coauthor

| Bill | Title |
|------|-------|
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-regular) | Relating to parental rights in public education, to certa... |
| [SB12](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb12-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute... |
| [SB1300](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1300-89th-regular) | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the crimina... |
| [SB1333](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1333-89th-regular) | Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rent... |
| [SB1349](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1349-89th-regular) | Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnation... |
| [SB1379](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1379-89th-regular) | Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery. |
| [SB140](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb140-89th-regular) | Relating to certain definitions relating to the regulatio... |
| [SB1468](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1468-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the board of regents of The ... |
| [SB15](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb15-89th-regular) | Relating to size and density requirements for residential... |
| [SB1555](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1555-89th-regular) | Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grad... |
| [SB16](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb16-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; ... |
| [SB1621](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1621-89th-regular) | Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain crimina... |
| [SB1809](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1809-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use... |
| [SB1877](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1877-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Office of Public Utility... |
| [SB1883](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1883-89th-regular) | Relating to the approval of land use assumptions, capital... |
| [SB20](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb20-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of posse... |
| [SB2024](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2024-89th-regular) | Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, offe... |
| [SB2064](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2064-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption from certain taxes imposed on th... |
| [SB213](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb213-89th-regular) | Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying... |
| [SB23](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb23-89th-regular) | Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption fr... |

*Showing 20 of 44 coauthored bills*

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