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Lois Kolkhorst

State Senator · Texas Senate District 18

Bills introduced (131)

TXSB1032Vetoed

Relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiative.

Vetoed by the Governor · June 22, 2025

Yes 104No 37Other 9
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TXSB25Passed

Relating 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 professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 22, 2025

Yes 31No 0Other 0
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TXSB2078Passed

Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 22, 2025

Yes 31No 0Other 0
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TXSB331Passed

Relating to the disclosure of health care cost information by certain health care facilities; imposing an administrative penalty.

Effective immediately · June 20, 2025

Yes 31No 0Other 0
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TXSB457Passed

Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025

Yes 31No 0Other 0
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TXSB493Passed

Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025

Yes 31No 0Other 0
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TXSB512Passed

Relating 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 penalty.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025

Yes 31No 0Other 0
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TXSB739Passed

Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025

Yes 96No 50Other 4
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TXSB843Passed

Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025

Yes 31No 0Other 0
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TXSB1188Passed

Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025

Yes 23No 8Other 0
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TXSB1302Passed

Relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025

Yes 135No 4Other 11
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TXSB1388Passed

Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.

Effective on 9/1/25 · June 20, 2025

Yes 25No 6Other 0
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Showing the 12 most recently active.

Recent votes

BillVote onVote
HB5680

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB5680

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB5680

Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

Senate · Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB2731

Relating to the regulation of roadside vendors and solicitors in certain counties.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 29, 2025

Yes
HB4454

Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB4454

Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices, the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation, and the prosecution of certain related criminal offenses.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB4449

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB4449

Relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages in areas annexed by certain municipalities.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB426

Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB426

Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB426

Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.

Senate · Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB4285

Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB4236

Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB4236

Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB3133

Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB3133

Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB3711

Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB3711

Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
SB3059

Relating to the preservation, maintenance, restoration, and protection of the Alamo complex and surrounding area by the Alamo Commission.

Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report

May 31, 2025

Yes
HB2017

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.

Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report

May 31, 2025

Yes
HB4158

Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB4158

Relating to the compensation of the directors of the Texana Groundwater Conservation District.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB3159

Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain previously inactive restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB3866

Relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB3866

Relating to the installation and operation of intermediate bulk container recycling facilities; authorizing a fee.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB4233

Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 29, 2025

Yes
HB4233

Relating to reporting and auditing requirements for digital asset service providers.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 29, 2025

Yes
HB5646

Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB1506

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB1506

Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB2844

Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB2844

Relating to the regulation of food service establishments, including retail food stores and mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
SB2799

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless driving.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 16, 2025

Yes
SB2799

Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of reckless driving.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 16, 2025

Yes
HB4638

Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB4638

Relating to the Texas Pharmaceutical Initiative.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB40

Relating to the business court.

Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report

June 1, 2025

Yes
HB40

Relating to the business court.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB40

Relating to the business court.

Senate · Vote recorded in Journal

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB40

Relating to the business court.

Senate · Vote recorded in Journal

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB2488

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 28, 2025

No
HB2488

Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

No
HB3697

Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB127

Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 29, 2025

Yes
HB127

Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 29, 2025

Yes
HB2427

Relating to the issuance of and fee for a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles on certain routes in Hidalgo County and the use of those fees for the payment of the costs of constructing and maintaining certain of those routes.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

No
HB2427

Relating to the issuance of and fee for a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles on certain routes in Hidalgo County and the use of those fees for the payment of the costs of constructing and maintaining certain of those routes.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

No
HB1105

Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB4488

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB4488

Relating to the creation and re-creation of funds and accounts, the dedication and rededication of revenue and allocation of accrued interest on dedicated revenue, and the exemption of unappropriated money from use for general governmental purposes.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 26, 2025

Yes
HB2517

Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB2517

Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 28, 2025

Yes
HB5699

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB5699

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB4687

Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

Yes
HB4687

Relating to the applicability of certain immunity and liability laws to certain charter school campuses or programs.

Senate · Three day rule suspended

May 27, 2025

Yes
HCR118

Expressing support for the expansion of the warship manufacturing industry in Texas.

Senate · Adopted

May 26, 2025

Yes
SB2972

Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report

June 1, 2025

Yes
SB2337

Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services.

Senate · Senate adopts conference committee report

May 31, 2025

Yes
HB2853

Relating to student union building fees at The University of Texas at El Paso.

Senate · Read 3rd time

May 27, 2025

Yes