Senator Lois Kolkhorst (Senate District 18)
Senator Lois Kolkhorst, Texas Senate District 18
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Article: Senator Kolkhorst champions conservative legislation in the 88th Legislative Session
Report Card Scores
Now that the 88th Texas Legislative Session has ended, the following grassroots organizations have published report cards so you can see where your current legislators stand on issues that are important to you.
Senator Kolkhorst’s Senate Votes
Click here for instructions on how to use Texas Legislature Online to look up your legislators’ votes on bills filed during the regular and special sessions of the 88th Texas Legislature.
Bills Filed:
See below for a list of bills filed by Senator Kolkhorst during the 88th Texas Legislative Session. These bills were tracked by the Montgomery County Republican Party Legislative Committee, focusing on the Republican Party of Texas Legislative Priorities for the 88th Legislative Session. Click here to view bills we followed by topic.
Election Integrity
SB 2 - Relating to conduct constituting the criminal offense of illegal voting; increasing a criminal penalty. Passed the Senate.
SB 260 - Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar. Passed the Senate.
SB 1039 - Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty. Passed the Senate. Republican Party of Texas Priority Bill.
SB 1070 - Relating to the interstate voter registration crosscheck program. Signed into law.
SB 1938 - Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws. Passed the Senate.
SB 1950 - Relating to accepting an early voting ballot voted by mail; creating a criminal offense. Passed the Senate.
SB 1993 - Relating to the authority of the Secretary of State to order a new election in certain counties. Passed the Senate.
Secure the Border & Protect Texans
SB 3 (Special Session 4) - Relating to an appropriation to provide funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure and border security operations, including funding for additional overtime expenses and costs due to certain increased law enforcement presence. Signed into law.
SB 4 (Special Session 4) - Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses. Signed into law.
SB 4 (Special Session 3) - Increases penalties for human smuggling and operating a stash house. It establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of 10 years for violations. This bill has been sent to the governor to sign. Sent to the Governor.
SB 1620 - Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of unlawfully entering the United States, unlawfully bypassing certain law enforcement checkpoints, or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties. In Senate committee.
SB 1621 - Relating 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-verify. Placed on Senate intent calendar for May 21.
SB 1622 - Relating to the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B causing death; creating a criminal offense. In Senate committee.
SB 2424 - Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation. Passed the Senate.
SCR 23 - Urging the federal government to declare foreign drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. Adopted by Senate.
Ban Gender Modification of Children
Health & Human Services Committee Chair
SB 14 - Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments. Signed into law.
SB 15 - Relating to requiring a student of a public institution of higher education who competes in intercollegiate athletic competitions to do so based on the student's biological sex. Signed into law.
Stop Sexualizing Texas Kids
SB 12 - Relating to restricting certain sexually oriented performances on public property, on the premises of a commercial enterprise, or in the presence of a child; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. Signed into law.
SB 163 - Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools. Passed the Senate.
SB 2021 - Relating to requirements for certain Internet websites containing sexual material harmful to minors; providing a civil penalty. Passed the Senate.
Defend Our Gun Rights
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Parental Rights and Educational Freedom
SB 29 - Relating to prohibited governmental entity implementation or enforcement of a vaccine mandate, mask requirement, or private business or school closure to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Signed into law.
SB 595 - Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee. Passed the Senate. Republican Party of Texas Priority Bill.
SB 1528 - Relating to the publication of a report providing an overview of public education in Texas. In Senate committee.
SB 1571 - Relating to complaints filed by a school district regarding the offense of contributing to truancy by a parent. In Senate committee.
SJR 70 - Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of parents to raise their children. Passed the Senate.
School Safety
SB 1547 - Relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment under the public school finance system. In Senate committee.
SB 1720 - Relating to the confidentiality of the identity of a public school employee who reports a potential threat to the school's threat assessment and safe and supportive school team. Signed into law.
DEI in Public Education
SB 17 - Relating to the purpose of public institutions of higher education and the powers and duties of the governing boards of those institutions. (Seeks to prohibit universities from using tax dollars to push Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices which have resulted in increased polarization and racism.) Signed into law.
Texas History in Schools
SB 427 - Relating to requiring certain institutions of higher education to enter into an agreement to offer undergraduate courses in Texas History. Signed into law.
Energy Independence
SB 330 - Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities; authorizing an administrative penalty. Passed the Senate.
SB 624 - Relating to the permitting of renewable energy generation facilities by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; authorizing fees. Passed the Senate.
Property Tax & Inflation Reduction
SB 1 (Special Session #2) - Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, and limitations on taxes and providing franchise tax relief. Passed the Senate.
SB 2 (Special Session #2) - The agreement struck between Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dade Phelan on property tax relief. Signed into law.
SB 3 - Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district, an adjustment in the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in the exemption amount, and the protection of school districts against the resulting loss in local revenue. Passed the Senate & House.
SB 152 - Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. In Sente committee.
SB 178 - Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. In Senate committee.
SJR 3 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in the exemption amount. Passed the Senate & House.
SJR 18 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. In Senate committee.
SJR 19 - Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. In Senate committee.
China Purchase of Texas Land
SB 147 - Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities. Passed the Senate.
Vaccine Mandates & Medical Freedom
SB 7 (Special Session 4) - Prohibits a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty. Sent to the Governor.
SB 1024 - Relating to preventative health care and public health; authorizing a civil penalty. Passed the Senate.
SB 1025 - Relating to immunization requirements and documentation, including adverse event tracking following the administration of vaccines and booster doses. In Senate committee.
SB 1026 - Relating to prohibited COVID-19 vaccine mandates and vaccination status discrimination. In Senate committee.
SJR 58 - Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the powers of the governor, the legislature, and the supreme court following certain disaster or emergency declarations. Passed the Senate.
Authority During Disasters and Emergencies
SB 1104 - Relating to the authority of the legislature, governor, and certain political subdivisions with respect to disasters and emergencies. Passed the Senate.
Montgomery County
SR 168 - Recognizing February 14, 2023, as Montgomery County Day. Adopted.