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Lt. Governor Patrick has announced his top 30 priorities for the 2023 legislative session:

Lt. Gov. Patrick’s Priority Bills:

  • Senate Bill 1 – State Budget
  • Senate Bill 2 – Restoring Voter Fraud to a Felony
  • Senate Bill 3 – Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $70,000
  • Senate Bill 4 – Adding Additional Property Tax Relief
  • Senate Bill 5 – Increasing the Business Personal Property Tax Exemption
  • Senate Bill 6 – Adding New Natural Gas Plants
  • Senate Bill 7 – Continuing to Improve the Texas Grid
  • Senate Bill 8 – Empowering Parental Rights – Including School Choice
  • Senate Bill 9 – Empowering Teacher Rights ­­– Teacher Pay Raise
  • Senate Bill 10 – Adding 13th Checks for Retired Teachers
  • Senate Bill 11 – Keeping Our Schools Safe and Secure
  • Senate Bill 12 – Banning Children’s Exposure to Drag Shows
  • Senate Bill 13 – Protecting Children from Obscene Books in Libraries
  • Senate Bill 14 – Ending Child Gender Modification
  • Senate Bill 15 – Protecting Women’s College Sports
  • Senate Bill 16 – Banning Critical Race Theory (CRT) in Higher Education
  • Senate Bill 17 – Banning Discriminatory “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” (DEI) Policies in Higher Education
  • Senate Bill 18 – Eliminating Tenure at General Academic Institutions
  • Senate Bill 19 – Creating A New Higher Education Endowment Fund
  • Senate Bill 20 – Removing District Attorneys Who Refuse to Follow Texas Law
  • Senate Bill 21 – Removing Judges Who Refuse to Follow Texas Law
  • Senate Bill 22 – Assisting Rural Law Enforcement Funding – Increasing Pay and Needed Equipment
  • Senate Bill 23 – Creating A Mandatory 10-Year Prison Sentence for Criminals Committing Gun Crime
  • Senate Bill 24 – Expanding Alternatives to Abortion
  • Senate Bill 25 – Creating New Scholarships for Registered Nurses
  • Senate Bill 26 – Expanding Mental Health Care Beds Across Texas – Focus on Rural Counties
  • Senate Bill 27 – Creating A New Business Specialty Court
  • Senate Bill 28 – Addressing Texas’ Future Water Needs
  • Senate Bill 29 – Banning Local COVID-19 Mandates
  • Senate Bill 30 – Supplemental Budget