Texas Sen. Peter Flores
Republican, Texas Senate | 89th Legislature Enacted Bills
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Bills as Primary Author (18)
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.
Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.
Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.
Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.
Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.
Relating to municipal annexation of an area adjacent to contiguous or connecting railroad rights-of-way.
Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.
Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.
Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.
Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.
Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.
Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.
Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.
Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.
Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.
Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.
Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.
Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.
Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Alliance; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose fees.
Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Alliance; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose fees.
Relating to fees for the issuance of certain military specialty license plates.
Relating to fees for the issuance of certain military specialty license plates.
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.
Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with a gift card, gift card packaging, or gift card data or redemption information.
Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with a gift card, gift card packaging, or gift card data or redemption information.
Relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned aircraft.
Relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned aircraft.
Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.
Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.
Relating to the use of reclaimed water that has been treated to meet certain standards as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project.
Relating to the use of reclaimed water that has been treated to meet certain standards as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project.
Bills as Joint Author (26)
Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.
Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flash flood-prone areas.
Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.
Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.
Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.
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.
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.
Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.
Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.
Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
Relating to real property theft and real property fraud; establishing recording requirements for certain documents concerning real property; creating the criminal offenses of real property theft and real property fraud and establishing a statute of limitations, restitution, and certain procedures with respect to those offenses.
Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.
Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.
Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.
Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.
Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.
Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.
Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving depictions of children, computer-generated children, or other persons; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.
Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.
Relating to requiring a certification for peace officers to conduct certain polygraph examinations.
Relating to requiring a certification for peace officers to conduct certain polygraph examinations.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
Bills as Coauthor (25)
Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.
Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.
Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.
Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.
Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.
Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.
Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force.
Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force.
Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.
Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.
Relating to the authority of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to commission peace officers.
Relating to the authority of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo to commission peace officers.
Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.
Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.
Relating to equitable relief from the enforcement of certain governmental requirements that affect agricultural operations.
Relating to equitable relief from the enforcement of certain governmental requirements that affect agricultural operations.
Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.
Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters.
Relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.
Relating to the taking of aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.
Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations.
Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations.
Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.
Relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of saltwater fishing stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Relating to the use of proceeds from the sale of saltwater fishing stamps issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
Relating to an exemption from certain taxes imposed on the transfer of a motor vehicle to a person from a decedent or the decedent's estate.
Relating to an exemption from certain taxes imposed on the transfer of a motor vehicle to a person from a decedent or the decedent's estate.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.
Relating to the landowner compensation program.
Relating to the landowner compensation program.
Relating to the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Relating to the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Who is Texas Sen. Peter Flores?
- Peter Flores is a Republican member of the Texas Senate who served in the 89th Legislature. Sen. Peter Flores was involved in 69 enacted bills, including 18 as primary author.
- How many bills did Sen. Peter Flores author in the Texas 89th Legislature?
- Sen. Peter Flores was the primary author of 18 enacted bills, joint author on 26 bills, and coauthor on 25 bills in the Texas 89th Legislature.
- How does Sen. Peter Flores rank among Texas Senate members for enacted legislation?
- Sen. Peter Flores ranks 13th among Texas Senate members for enacted bills as primary author in the 89th Legislature.
- What legislative areas does Sen. Peter Flores focus on?
- Sen. Peter Flores's primary legislative focus areas include criminal procedure, criminal procedure--general, crimes. These subjects represent the majority of bills where Sen. Peter Flores served as author or coauthor.
- What are some key bills authored by Sen. Peter Flores?
- Key legislation authored by Sen. Peter Flores includes SB1194 (Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Allia...) and SB1227 (Relating to fees for the issuance of certain milit...). View the full list of enacted bills above for complete details.
- What party is Sen. Peter Flores affiliated with?
- Sen. Peter Flores is a Republican member of the Texas Senate.
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