Sen. Kevin Sparks

Co-sponsor SB 224

Signed into law · Texas Senate · Co-sponsor

Relating to catalytic converters, including criminal conduct involving catalytic converters; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a fee.

Signed into law May 29, 2023 1 co-sponsor

Primary SR 729

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

In memory of Flora Loretta Solomon Reves.

Passed May 29, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 678

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Requesting Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for funds used or will be used to meet federal obligations to secure the southern border.

Passed May 29, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SR 728

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

In memory of Gloria Morris Ashford of Dallas.

Passed May 29, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SB 1809

Signed into law · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to the authority of certain counties to impose a hotel occupancy tax and the applicability and rates of that tax in certain counties.

Signed into law May 27, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 3

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration.

Passed May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 81

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and certain component institutions of the Texas State University System and repealing the limitation on the allocation to the Texas State Technical College System and its campuses of the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.

Passed May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SCR 57

Introduced · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Instructing the enrolling clerk of the senate to make corrections in S.B. No. 1585.

Introduced May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary SJR 3

Passed · Texas Senate · Lead sponsor

Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, 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 certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations.

Passed May 26, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Co-sponsor HB 2779

Passed · Texas House · Co-sponsor

Relating to the compensation and retirement benefits of certain elected state officials.

Passed May 26, 2023 1 co-sponsor Track