Texas Rep. Cole Hefner

Republican, Texas House | Senate Bill Sponsor

24 Senate Bills Sponsored
SB17

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.

Author: Lois KolkhorstRegular Session
SB24

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.

Author: Donna CampbellRegular Session
SB36

Relating to the homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular Session
SB412

Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

Author: Mayes MiddletonRegular Session
SB467

Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.

Author: Angela PaxtonRegular Session
SB523

Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.

Author: Judith ZaffiriniRegular Session
SB840

Relating to certain municipal regulation of certain mixed-use and multifamily residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB890

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain active and retired judicial officers.

Author: Angela PaxtonRegular Session
SB1236

Relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and health benefit plan issuers or pharmacy benefit managers.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB1349

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB1362

Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB1422

Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 852 in Upshur County as the Petty Officer Billy Machen Memorial Bridge.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB1455

Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.

Author: Brent HagenbuchRegular Session
SB1637

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.

Author: Phil KingRegular Session
SB1646

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.

Author: Phil KingRegular Session
SB1744

Relating to the designation of State Loop 255 in Camp County as the Camp County Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB1814

Relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic database to provide information to certain members of the United States armed forces regarding the resources and benefits provided to veterans.

Author: Kelly HancockRegular Session
SB2312

Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB2332

Relating to aircraft owned and operated by the Department of Public Safety.

Author: Tan ParkerRegular Session
SB2366

Relating to a grant program to fund certain short line railroad projects.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB2383

Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.

Author: Paul BettencourtRegular Session
SB2514

Relating to establishing the hostile foreign adversaries unit at the Department of Public Safety and training, prohibitions, and reporting requirements designed to combat foreign influence and foreign adversary operations; creating a criminal offense.

Author: Bryan HughesRegular Session
SB2543

Relating to the amount of certain revenue that may be used for and the location of state veterans cemeteries.

Author: Kelly HancockRegular Session
SJR84

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.

Author: Paul BettencourtRegular Session
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