Texas State Senator

Kevin Sparks 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 18)

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Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB507

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB718

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
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Texas Senate Bill SB720

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prohibition of lane restrictions on a portion of Interstate Highway 635.
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Texas Senate Bill SB730

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
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.
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Texas Senate Bill SB240

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB513

Filed
11/26/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/26/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Governor Action
5/13/25  
Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.
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Texas Senate Bill SB713

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the surcharge for the disposal, and the remittance for the storage, of certain waste at the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact waste disposal facility; decreasing the amount of the surcharge and changing how the surcharge and remittance are distributed.
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Texas Senate Bill SB714

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to electricity pricing rules and operating procedures that eliminate or compensate for market distortion caused by certain federal tax credits.
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Texas Senate Bill SB717

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the additional compensation certain counties pay to judges and justices for extrajudicial services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB716

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain out-of-state applicants.
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Texas Senate Bill SB715

Filed
1/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB1481

Filed
12/2/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
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Texas House Bill HB20

Filed
12/23/24  
Out of House Committee
3/25/25  
Voted on by House
4/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/27/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/29/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas House Bill HB1700

Filed
12/20/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/17/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/19/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/21/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to certain records of a health professional providing a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service.
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Texas House Bill HB1708

Filed
12/23/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
5/24/25  
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 302 in Ector County as the Trooper Kevin Ramirez Vasquez Memorial Highway.