State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst

Republican

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House District 13 - Brenham

First elected 2000

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Twitter: @loiskolkhorst

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Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

Career: B-
2021: C-
2019: C+
2017: B
2015: B-
2013: F
2011: B+
2009: B+
2007: B+

About State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst

Lois Kolkhorst is a native of Brenham, Texas and graduated from Texas Christian University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Advertising and Public Relations. She previously served as CEO for the Washington County Chamber and the Economic Development Foundation of Brenham. Senator Kolkhorst has previously served in the Texas House of Representatives.

Committee Assignments

88th Legislative Session
Business and Commerce
Finance
Health and Human Services, Chair
Hurricane and Tropical Storm Preparedness, Recovery, and Electricity, Special
Natural Resources and Economic Development
State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory
Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs

Offices

Capitol

P.O. Box 12068
Capitol Station
Austin, TX 78711

p: (512) 463-0118

District

Victoria District Office
311 E Constitution St.
Suite 120
Victoria, TX 77901

p: (361) 573-7300

District

Montgomery County District Office
Samantha Chapa, District Director
18230 FM 1488
Suite 314
Magnolia, TX 77354

p: (281) 259-8513

District

Fort Bend County District Office
Paula Gibson, District Director
22310 Grand Corner Dr.
Suite 120
Katy, TX 77494

p: (281) 394-5610

District

Brenham District Office
Cheryl Tiemann, District Director
2000 S. Market St. #208
Brenham, TX 77833

p: (979) 251-7888

House District District 13

State Rep. Lois Kolkhorst's Record

Pro-Taxpayer
Anti-Taxpayer
Absent
Speaker
Absent, Excused
Present, not voting
Not Applicable

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Sponsorship

Bill	Vote
HB 1038: Property tax appraisal reform House Record Vote: 81 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1, Amendment 148 by Y. Davis: Mandating a duplicative study by the agency responsible for low-income housing House Record Vote: 181 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1, Amendment 213 by Paxton: Ordering the Legislative Budget Board to study spending limits House Record Vote: 185 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 681: Requiring sellers of fresh fish to post signs about mercury House Record Vote: 206 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 482: Creating a program through Texas Department of Agriculture that gives small retailers in low-income neighborhoods grants to purchase refrigerators House Record Vote: 216 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1462: Allowing state employees to be paid by the taxpayers while performing volunteer service House Record Vote: 329 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 4765: Temporarily increasing the small business exemption in the Gross Margins Tax House Record Vote: 537 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1071: Providing transparency for state pension funds House Record Vote: 570 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2291: Bringing greater transparency to the setting of property tax rates House Record Vote: 653 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 130: Creating a new pre-K program House Record Vote: 656 Read Full Detail	X
HB 300, Motion to Table Amendment 35 by Laubenberg: Allowing "best value" addition to TxDOT contracting House Record Vote: 662 Read Full Detail	X
HJR 112: Creating new taxing jurisdictions for existing services that should be funded through general revenues House Record Vote: 730 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2962: Expands the Children's Health Insurance Program to 300% of poverty, or $66,000 for a family of four House Record Vote: 881 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2511: Imposing McCain-Feingold style speech limits on Texas politics House Record Vote: 889 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 464: Requiring dynamic fiscal impact statement for certain bills and joint resolutions affecting taxes and fees House Record Vote: 897 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 968: New regulations on "water features," needlessly creating additional expenses and burdens House Record Vote: 1016 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1569, Amendment 13 by Strama: Allowing drug users to qualify for Unemployment Insurance benefits House Record Vote: 1052 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 300, Motion to Instruct: Keeping the gas tax and local fee hikes out of the TxDOT re-authorization conference report House Record Vote: 1373 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2559: Reforming state's employee pension system House Record Vote: 1525 Read Full Detail	Check
HCR 50: Affirming state's rights under 10th Amendment House Record Vote: 1544 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2888: Creating a state-financed "income tax assistance" program House Record Vote: 1708 Read Full Detail	Check