Texas Senate
Lois Kolkhorst
Republican. Senate, district 18.
Emaillois.kolkhorst@senate.texas.gov
contactOfficial recordhttps://senate.texas.gov/member.php?d=18
officialBills they sponsored
90 bills sponsored this session
Relating to certain improvements made and programs developed by the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation DistrictSB 3058 · this session · introduced Apr 22, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to requiring contracts with Medicaid managed care organizations to permit the organizations to offer nutrition counseling and instruction services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan servicesSB 3001 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to certain advisory entities and work groups under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts or on which the comptroller's office is represented and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of thosSB 2900 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to the requirement that certain tax reports be filed electronicallySB 2873 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to damage liability for a collision with a motorist who failed to establish financial responsibilitySB 2755 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to an education program to enable certain students to practice medicine in certain rural counties and to physician delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses, including in certain SB 2695 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application serviceSB 2656 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to residential treatment facilities for certain juvenilesSB 2583 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the citizenship status of certain employees of this stateSB 2542 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to establishment of the temporary prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool; authorizing a feeSB 2510 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the overnight parking of a commercial motor vehicle in or near certain residential subdivisionsSB 2385 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Referred to TransportationRelating to the authority of certain counties to enact certain park use rulesSB 2367 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the transfer of the University of Houston--Victoria to The Texas A&M University SystemSB 2361 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
See remarks for effective dateRelating to the Texas Pharmaceutical InitiativeSB 2336 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to disclosure of a beneficiary to a funeral director under a life insurance policySB 2250 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
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Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on requests for authorization to operate a composting facilitySB 2240 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Referred to Natural ResourcesRelating to the efficient operations of agencies in the legislative branch of state government and the repeal of certain obsolete provisions involving those agenciesSB 2212 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
FiledRelating to the punishment for certain criminal offenses related to cultivated oyster mariculture; increasing a criminal penaltySB 2112 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penaltySB 2078 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the authorization for and approval of certain nursing programs offered by private postsecondary educational institutions or for-profit entitiesSB 2054 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to the authority and responsibilities of the Texas Historical Commission; authorizing feesSB 2036 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the removal of a fence surrounding a breeder deer release siteSB 2031 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)Relating to the recovery and reimbursement of certain expenses by an electric utility or a water and sewer utility in a rate proceedingSB 1977 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the regulation of human body acquisition services and authorized recipientsSB 1973 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to a refund of sales and use taxes or a credit against the franchise tax for certain small employers who contribute to an individual coverage health reimbursement arrangementSB 1949 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Referred to FinanceRelating to procedures for residential eviction suitsSB 1904 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the assessment of public school students in social studies in grade fiveSB 1819 · this session · introduced Mar 3, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to the composition of the board of the Calhoun Port AuthoritySB 1733 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to patient data maintained by pharmacy benefit managersSB 1627 · this session · introduced Feb 25, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to fees assessed by the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation DistrictSB 1611 · this session · introduced Feb 25, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural AffairsRelating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professiSB 25 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penaltySB 17 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to a study on measurable outcomes for certain transfer students for performance tier funding under the public junior college state finance programSB 1400 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation servSB 1398 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission programSB 1388 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the labeling and sale of Texas honeySB 1360 · this session · introduced Feb 18, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural AffairsRelating to the amount of certain awards under the Crime Victims' Compensation ActSB 1336 · this session · introduced Feb 18, 2025
Referred to Criminal JusticeRelating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this stateSB 1302 · this session · introduced Feb 14, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouseSB 1238 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal watersSB 1215 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractorsSB 1200 · this session · introduced Feb 10, 2025
Removed from local & uncontested calendarRelating 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 amendmentSB 1192 · this session · introduced Feb 10, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penaltySB 1188 · this session · introduced Feb 7, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public noticesSB 1062 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiativeSB 1032 · this session · introduced Jan 31, 2025
Vetoed by the GovernorRelating to the recovery of vegetation management costs by electric utilitiesSB 1022 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to authorizing the sale or lease by the State of Texas of certain real property located in Austin, TexasSB 1012 · this session · introduced Jan 30, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the use of technology by public school students, including a study on the public health effects of digital learning and public school policies regarding student possession of personal communication devices; iSB 966 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Referred to Education K-16Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under MedicaidSB 961 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
PostponedRelating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of filing an application for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political partySB 901 · this session · introduced Jan 24, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal courtSB 888 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for health maintenance organizations and preferred provider benefit plansSB 884 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendarRelating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertisingSB 880 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projectsSB 843 · this session · introduced Jan 17, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to a family preservation services programSB 837 · this session · introduced Jan 17, 2025
Referred to Health & Human ServicesRelating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing feesSB 819 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information lawSB 765 · this session · introduced Jan 13, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail submitted by certain residents of an assisted living facility, a nursing facility, or an intermediate care facilitySB 760 · this session · introduced Jan 10, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the adoption of an ad valorem tax rate by certain special districts and voter approval of a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rateSB 749 · this session · introduced Jan 9, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to enhancing the criminal penalty for the offense of intoxication manslaughter in certain circumstancesSB 745 · this session · introduced Jan 8, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communicationsSB 739 · this session · introduced Jan 8, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to providing in-person meeting requirements for governing boards of public institutions of higher education; authorizing a civil penaltySB 724 · this session · introduced Jan 7, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development BoardSB 718 · this session · introduced Jan 6, 2025
Co-author authorizedRelating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of certain property owners' associationsSB 704 · this session · introduced Jan 3, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residentsSB 700 · this session · introduced Jan 3, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the authority of sheriffs and constables to enter into contracts to provide law enforcement services in certain counties and county financial authority in relation to sheriffs and constables in certain countiSB 690 · this session · introduced Jan 2, 2025
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendmentSB 624 · this session · introduced Dec 16, 2024
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural AffairsRelating to requiring public institutions of higher education to post information regarding the compensation of certain employees and independent contractors on the institution's Internet websiteSB 550 · this session · introduced Dec 6, 2024
Referred to Education K-16Relating to cottage food production operationsSB 541 · this session · introduced Dec 6, 2024
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the statutes of limitations for certain suits to recover real property held by another in adverse possessionSB 534 · this session · introduced Dec 5, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task forceSB 525 · this session · introduced Dec 4, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to requiring the consideration of standardized test scores as a factor in nonautomatic admissions decisions at certain public institutions of higher educationSB 521 · this session · introduced Dec 2, 2024
Referred to Education K-16Relating to an annual school district profile report by the Texas Education AgencySB 514 · this session · introduced Dec 2, 2024
Referred to Education K-16Relating to prohibiting the imposition of a monetary fine or penalty for a violation of a money services business's terms of service agreement; providing a civil penaltySB 512 · this session · introduced Nov 25, 2024
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the disclosure of certain financial information by certain nonprofit organizations that enter into sizeable contracts with political subdivisionsSB 504 · this session · introduced Nov 25, 2024
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to underground facility safetySB 501 · this session · introduced Nov 22, 2024
Co-author authorizedRelating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefitsSB 493 · this session · introduced Nov 22, 2024
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the authority of a taxing unit other than a school district to establish a limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes that the taxing unit may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabSB 488 · this session · introduced Nov 22, 2024
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to regulating telephone solicitation; providing a private cause of actionSB 473 · this session · introduced Nov 22, 2024
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workersSB 462 · this session · introduced Nov 22, 2024
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirementsSB 457 · this session · introduced Nov 21, 2024
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the creation of the child and adult protective investigations advisory committee in the Department of Family and Protective ServicesSB 425 · this session · introduced Nov 21, 2024
Left pending in committeeRelating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employeeSB 400 · this session · introduced Nov 20, 2024
Referred to Public EducationRelating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrarSB 396 · this session · introduced Nov 20, 2024
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the disclosure of health care cost information by certain health care facilities; imposing an administrative penaltySB 331 · this session · introduced Nov 13, 2024
Effective immediatelyRelating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verifySB 324 · this session · introduced Nov 12, 2024
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of certain real property for ad valorem tax purposesSB 322 · this session · introduced Nov 12, 2024
Co-author authorizedRelating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxationSB 321 · this session · introduced Nov 12, 2024
Referred to Local GovernmentRelating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offenseSB 315 · this session · introduced Nov 12, 2024
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entitiesSB 307 · this session · introduced Nov 12, 2024
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