Don McLaughlin

Sponsored bills

• SB0008: 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.
• HCR0013: Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas.
• HB0025: Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
• HB0008: 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.
• SB0011: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
• HB0001: Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
• HB0004: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
• HR0128: Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions.
• HB0308: Relating to creating the criminal offense of trespass on or near school or day-care center property.
• HB0295: Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
• HB0265: Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee.
• HB0298: Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence.
• HJR0010: Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives.
• HR0058: Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to remove the political party restriction on the vice-chair of a standing committee and to provide that the vice-chair of a committee does not receive a separate budget for that position.
• HR0018: Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives relating to quorum and attendance to withhold disbursement of a member's operating budget due to significant absences during a called session. (primary sponsor)
• HB0291: Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state.
• HB0075: Relating to building standards for youth camps located within or near certain floodplains. (primary sponsor)
• HB0068: Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state.
• HB0236: Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
• HB0214: 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.