Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Brian Birdwell
89th Legislature Second Called Session
Report Date: 8/18/2025

Number of Bills: 10

No bills have been authored.

Additional Primary Authors (10):
SB 2 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 6:38PM
Caption: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.

SB 3 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 6:17PM
Caption: Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas.

SB 6 Author: Perry | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 9:33PM
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 8 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 8:24PM
Caption: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

SB 9 Author: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 8:21PM
Caption: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

SB 10 Author: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 7:17PM
Caption: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.

SB 13 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 8:06PM
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.

SB 14 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 6:22PM
Caption: Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

SB 18 Author: Zaffirini | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 08/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: Aug 15 2025 6:06PM
Caption: Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

SR 4 Author: Campbell | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 08/18/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: In memory of James Bruce Bugg Jr. of San Antonio.

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