Texas · Current officeholder
Philip Cortez
Democratic Texas House, District 117
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Sponsored legislation
122 bills in the current data (71 as primary sponsor), sorted by most recent official action. Linked by Open States person ID.
| Bill | Title | Role | Stage | Last action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HB 1 | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | September 5, 2025 |
| HB 308 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property. | Co-sponsor | Introduced | August 28, 2025 |
| HB 766 | Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 22, 2025 |
| HB 3120 | Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility. | Co-sponsor | Vetoed | June 22, 2025 |
| HB 1056 | Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 22, 2025 |
| HB 1052 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage of telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth appointments with an originating site or distant site located outside this state. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 22, 2025 |
| SB 706 | Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 31 | Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HCR 10 | Designating May 23 as Family Abduction Awareness Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 791 | Relating to the issuance of Central Catholic High School specialty license plates. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 5308 | Relating to certain authorities of the adjutant general for procurement and construction. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 49 | Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 4370 | Relating to the projects undertaken by a public improvement district, municipal management district, water control and improvement district, fresh water supply district, or municipal utility district. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 43 | Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 3697 | Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 33 | Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 3234 | Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate construction and renovation of structures owned by certain counties. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 300 | Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 2508 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 2259 | Relating to the instructions for an application form for an early voting ballot. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 20 | Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1875 | Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1851 | Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission to certain school districts. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 163 | Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1629 | Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 1481 | Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 114 | Relating to the transfer of functions relating to certain veteran mental health programs and plans to the Texas Veterans Commission. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| HB 102 | Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 20, 2025 |
| SB 4 | Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 16, 2025 |
| SB 23 | Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 16, 2025 |
| HB 9 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | June 12, 2025 |
| HR 1529 | Congratulating State Representative Ryan Guillen and State Representative Richard Peña Raymond on becoming the longest-serving desk mates in the history of the Texas House. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | June 3, 2025 |
| HB 431 | Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar roof tiles. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 29, 2025 |
| HB 4 | Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 29, 2025 |
| HJR 133 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 28, 2025 |
| HCR 59 | Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 28, 2025 |
| HB 21 | Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 28, 2025 |
| SB 455 | Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1864 | Relating to egg grading and the selling of ungraded eggs; requiring an occupational license. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 1080 | Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 27, 2025 |
| SB 5 | Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 24, 2025 |
| HR 1130 | Congratulating Gregg Popovich on his retirement as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HR 1072 | In memory of Gilbert Edward Reinhard Jr. of Floresville. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HR 1028 | Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 24, 2025 |
| HCR 144 | Paying tribute to the U.S. service members killed in action who are being honored as part of the 2025 Fallen Heroes Memorial Service. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 24, 2025 |
| HB 3248 | Relating to the authority of a defense base development authority to employ and commission peace officers. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 24, 2025 |
| HB 50 | Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 23, 2025 |
| SJR 85 | Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 22, 2025 |
| SJR 2 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 22, 2025 |
| HB 205 | Relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling facilities. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 22, 2025 |
| HJR 1 | Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 20, 2025 |
| SB 1619 | Relating to the use of an epinephrine delivery system by certain entities. | Primary sponsor | Enacted | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 2136 | Relating to design and use of a model criminal citation and an addendum to the citation. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 1738 | Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 19, 2025 |
| HB 5014 | Relating to the rights of special forces veterans who hold a license to carry a handgun. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 16, 2025 |
| SJR 37 | Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen. | Primary sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 15, 2025 |
| SJR 3 | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. | Co-sponsor | Passed both chambers | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 627 | Relating to the requirements for applications for low income housing tax credits for certain developments financed through the private activity bond program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 5370 | Relating to the requirements for interlocal contracts. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 15, 2025 |
| HB 813 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 712 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain tests to detect prostate cancer. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 594 | Relating to the positions designated as exempt from sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 4442 | Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 3695 | Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 14, 2025 |
| HB 2929 | Relating to training for peace officers on interacting with persons with autism spectrum disorder. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 13, 2025 |
| HB 74 | Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain. | Co-sponsor | Enacted | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 648 | Relating to the regulation of clotheslines by a property owners' association. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 3418 | Relating to prohibitions on certain employment for sex offenders. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 12, 2025 |
| HB 1033 | Relating to the applicability of the law governing a grant program for public improvement projects for unincorporated communities in certain counties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 12, 2025 |
| HJR 161 | Proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote in this state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 9, 2025 |
| HB 2275 | Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 9, 2025 |
| HB 1674 | Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 9, 2025 |
| HB 1585 | Relating to housing finance corporations and to the location of residential developments owned by those corporations. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 8, 2025 |
| HB 3673 | Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. | Co-sponsor | In committee | May 7, 2025 |
| HB 1773 | Relating to allowing the board of trustees of certain school districts to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 7, 2025 |
| HR 1066 | In memory of Gilbert Edward Reinhard Jr. of Floresville. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 2783 | Relating to automatic participation by certain county employees in deferred compensation plans provided by certain counties. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 6, 2025 |
| HB 485 | Relating to the authority of an emergency services district to impose a sales tax on gas and electricity sold for residential use. | Primary sponsor | In committee | May 5, 2025 |
| HB 294 | Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of food production on single-family residential lots. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | May 5, 2025 |
| HB 1819 | Relating to the administration of a grant program to support community mental health programs assisting veterans and their families. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 29, 2025 |
| HB 3345 | Relating to authorizing an increase in an optional county fee on vehicle registration in certain counties. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 28, 2025 |
| HR 945 | In memory of Pope Francis. | Co-sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 24, 2025 |
| HB 805 | Relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the interconnection of electric transmission service facilities with the United Mexican States. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | April 23, 2025 |
| HB 2433 | Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 21, 2025 |
| HB 4901 | Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2025 |
| HB 4601 | Relating to the establishment of a down payment assistance grant program for veterans purchasing manufactured homes and the dedication of certain sales and use tax revenue to finance that program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 15, 2025 |
| HB 1337 | Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 14, 2025 |
| HB 8 | Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 9, 2025 |
| HB 5369 | Relating to the amount of an expenditure that is exempt from the provisions of the Texas Engineering Practice Act. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 44 | Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. | Co-sponsor | In committee | April 7, 2025 |
| HB 4834 | Relating to the applicability of certain laws pertaining to energy aggregation by political subdivisions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 4604 | Relating to approved nonprofit organizations providing services through the service dog pilot program for certain veterans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 4590 | Relating to a cardiac arrest registry for information on the incidence and causes of cardiac arrest among certain persons; providing an administrative penalty. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 3, 2025 |
| HB 512 | Relating to the establishment of state agency grievance procedures for state agency employees. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 4446 | Relating to the transition of certain veterans' mental health initiatives from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Veterans Commission. | Primary sponsor | In committee | April 2, 2025 |
| HB 4216 | Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of a machine gun or a machine gun conversion device. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 2283 | Relating to the use of an epinephrine delivery device by certain entities. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 31, 2025 |
| HB 1171 | Relating to a study on state land use to facilitate health and wellness for veterans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 24, 2025 |
| HB 2953 | Relating to egg grading and the selling of ungraded eggs. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 20, 2025 |
| HB 335 | Relating to the payments and reimbursements for noncontracting and contracting provider dentists under certain health benefit plans. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2810 | Relating to the power of a governmental entity to enforce compliance with posted speed limits by an automated traffic control system. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 19, 2025 |
| HB 2425 | Relating to the purpose of and programs administered by the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 17, 2025 |
| HR 291 | Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Texas Affiliation of Affordable Housing Providers Day at the State Capitol. | Primary sponsor | Passed one chamber | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2345 | Relating to the authority of a municipality to remove territory from an emergency services district. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 2084 | Relating to personal flotation device requirements for recreational vessels. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 1932 | Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 14, 2025 |
| HB 727 | Relating to the punishment for the offense of burglary of a vehicle. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HB 548 | Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 11, 2025 |
| HJR 3 | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 5 | Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 10, 2025 |
| HB 1112 | Relating to the licensing of certain persons by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those persons by political subdivisions. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 1049 | Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. | Co-sponsor | In committee | March 7, 2025 |
| HB 780 | Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 751 | Relating to the acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations by the Texas Department of Insurance and the office of public insurance counsel for employee training or education. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 5, 2025 |
| HB 696 | Relating to waivers for state park entrance fees and hunting and fishing license fees for certain resident first responders. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 684 | Relating to contracts authorizing the use of photographic traffic signal enforcement systems. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 4, 2025 |
| HB 564 | Relating to health benefit plan coverage for treatment of autism spectrum disorders. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 533 | Relating to imposing liens for labor and supplies provided by cleaners. | Primary sponsor | In committee | March 3, 2025 |
| HB 465 | Relating to preferential voting in runoff elections for certain voters voting by mail. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 377 | Relating to consent requirements for municipal annexation of an area on request of the landowners. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 28, 2025 |
| HB 225 | Relating to a pilot program to provide grants for free or reduced-tuition prekindergarten classes to certain children. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |
| HB 190 | Relating to a grant program to provide free or reduced-tuition prekindergarten classes to certain children. | Primary sponsor | In committee | February 27, 2025 |