State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst

Republican

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Senate District 18 - Brenham

First elected 2000

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: LoisKolkhorst

Twitter: @loiskolkhorst

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Previous Ratings on the Fiscal Index

Career: B-
2023: F
2021: C-
2019: C+
2017: B
2015: B-
2013: F
2011: B+
2009: B+
2007: B+

About State Sen. 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

89th Legislative Session
Administration
Business and Commerce
Finance
Health and Human Services, Chair
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs

Offices

Capitol

CAP GE.4

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

p: (512) 463-0118

District

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

p: (281) 259-8513

District

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

p: (361) 573-7300

District

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

p: (979) 251-7888

District

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

p: (281) 394-5610

Senate District District 18

State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst's Record

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

Vote

Bill	Vote
SB 2 - School Choice Senate Journal Page: 190 Read Full Detail	Check
Senate Bill 4 - Property Tax Relief, Raising the Homestead Exemption Senate Journal Page: 241 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 1 - No bail for illegal aliens charged with felonies. Senate Journal Page: 277 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 40 - No taxpayer money for bail Senate Journal Page: 286 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 26 - Teacher pay increases at expense of taxpayers Senate Journal Page: 356 Read Full Detail	X
Senate Bill 28 - Texas Lottery Restrictions Senate Journal Page: 364 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 5 - Creating Dementia Research Institute Senate Journal Page: 411 Read Full Detail	X
SJR 3 - Constitutional Amendment for the Dementia Institute Senate Journal Page: 412 Read Full Detail	X
SB 21 - State Bitcoin Reserve Senate Journal Page: 423 Read Full Detail	X
SJR 34 - Parental Rights Constitutional Amendment Senate Journal Page: 470 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 25 - Addressing Chronic Health Crisis Senate Journal Page: 497 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 314 - Banning toxic additives in school meals Senate Journal Page: 498 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 18 - No Capital Gains Tax Senate Journal Page: 582 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 11 - Prayer in Schools Senate Journal Page: 583 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 6 - Government overreach in Energy Senate Journal Page: 615 Read Full Detail	X
SB 17 - Hostile Foreign Property Ownership Senate Journal Page: 616 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 706 – Universal recognition of handgun licenses Senate Journal Page: 621 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 19 - Floor Amendment 5 Senate Journal Page: 621 Read Full Detail	X
SB 12 - Parental Rights and DEI Ban Senate Journal Page: 627 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 13 - Prohibit Inappropriate Materials in Libraries Senate Journal Page: 628 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 19 - Banning Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Senate Journal Page: 629 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 18 - Drag Queen Story Hour at Libraries Senate Journal Page: 631 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 495 - No ESG in Department of Insurance Senate Journal Page: 632 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 412 - Protecting minors from harmful materials Senate Journal Page: 633 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1025 - Transparency on ballot propositions Senate Journal Page: 646 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 402 - Streamlining Property Tax Refunds Senate Journal Page: 661 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1 - State Budget Senate Journal Page: 699 Read Full Detail	X
SB 14 - Regulatory efficiency Senate Journal Page: 754 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 650 - Mandated Electronic ID Verification Senate Journal Page: 761 Read Full Detail	X
SB 925 - Ban Union Contract Mandates Senate Journal Page: 773 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 710 - Modernizes Local Communications Senate Journal Page: 780 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 924 - Blocks franchise fee expansion Senate Journal Page: 787 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1038 - Medicaid Fraud Prevention Senate Journal Page: 788 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 57 - Ban on local bailout spending Senate Journal Page: 790 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1024 - Prevents debt circumvention Senate Journal Page: 791 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 961 - Strengthens Medicaid fraud prevention Senate Journal Page: 795 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1252 - Cuts residential energy regulation Senate Journal Page: 800 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 379 - Limits SNAP on Junk Food Senate Journal Page: 804 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 472 - Ends appraisal district overreach Senate Journal Page: 824 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 37 - Citizenship requirement for voting Senate Journal Page: 827 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 533 - November Elections for Bonds Senate Journal Page: 836 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 318 - Election Fraud Investigation Unit Senate Journal Page: 838 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 965 - Religious Freedom in Schools Senate Journal Page: 839 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 875 - Stop taxpayer-funded electioneering Senate Journal Page: 841 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 371 - Parental Consent for Sex Ed Senate Journal Page: 842 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 8 - Federal-local border enforcement Senate Journal Page: 843 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1498 - Expands Civil Asset Forfeiture Senate Journal Page: 844 Read Full Detail	X
SB 16 - Proof of Citizenship to Vote Senate Journal Page: 845 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 878 - Reins in Corporate Welfare Senate Journal Page: 858 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1741 - Foreign espionage in universities Senate Journal Page: 893 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 922 - Limits electronic patient information access Senate Journal Page: 896 Read Full Detail	X
SB 1453 - Prevents unnecessary debt taxation Senate Journal Page: 898 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 406 - Biological Sex on Birth Certificates Senate Journal Page: 900 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 689 - Bans DEI offices in Government Senate Journal Page: 901 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1188 - Secures medical records, boosts parental rights Senate Journal Page: 951 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1035 - Defends agricultural property rights Senate Journal Page: 953 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 414 - Transparency on Bonds Senate Journal Page: 957 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 12 - Parental rights in education Senate Journal Page: 958 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1396 - Bans national sex ed standards Senate Journal Page: 999 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2064 - Ends inheritance car tax Senate Journal Page: 1011 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 81 - Tax relief for small businesses Senate Journal Page: 1015 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 921 - Verified Medicaid renewal data Senate Journal Page: 1018 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1008 - Standardizes food business regulation Senate Journal Page: 1023 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1677 - Study on Diabetes Amputation Senate Journal Page: 1042 Read Full Detail	X
SB 871 - Limits Governor’s disaster powers Senate Journal Page: 1043 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1592 - Hotel tax centralization Senate Journal Page: 1046 Read Full Detail	X
SB 36 - DPS Homeland Security Division Senate Journal Page: 1051 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 4 - Expands Rainy Day Fund Senate Journal Page: 1055 Read Full Detail	X
SB 2148 - Grid security coordination Senate Journal Page: 1056 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1067 - Block foreign funding in universities Senate Journal Page: 1060 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1023 - Local tax rate transparency Senate Journal Page: 1072 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 38 - Eviction for squatters Senate Journal Page: 1074 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 95 - Informed Consent for Childhood Vaccines Senate Journal Page: 1076 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1059 - Prevents illegal local charter changes Senate Journal Page: 1078 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1470 - Voter rolls clean-up Senate Journal Page: 1079 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 883 - Medical freedom for COVID care Senate Journal Page: 1080 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 413 - School Board Transparency Senate Journal Page: 1081 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1030 - Sales tax exemption for aircraft maintenance Senate Journal Page: 1282 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1333 - Fast-track squatter removal Senate Journal Page: 1284 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 310 - Bans ranked-choice voting Senate Journal Page: 1288 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1541 - Election integrity oversight Senate Journal Page: 1289 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1405 - Broadband subsidies expansion Senate Journal Page: 1293 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 22 - Corporate welfare for Hollywood Senate Journal Page: 1320 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 75 - Electric grid resilience Senate Journal Page: 1332 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1099 - Higher penalties for illegal aliens Senate Journal Page: 1337 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 505 - Election integrity and accountability Senate Journal Page: 1352 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 33 - Ban on Government Support for Abortion Senate Journal Page: 1353 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1596 - Repeal Ban on Short-barrel firearms Senate Journal Page: 1354 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1927 - Municipal tree ordinances Senate Journal Page: 1355 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1962 - Streamlines school testing, adds oversight Senate Journal Page: 1356 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1851 - Financial transparency for Cities Senate Journal Page: 1360 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1951 - Stops hidden tax penalties Senate Journal Page: 1375 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1261 - Water project funding Senate Journal Page: 1376 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2368 - Hostile nation grid access Senate Journal Page: 1379 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1883 - Limits unchecked local impact fees Senate Journal Page: 1417 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2010 - Bans local guaranteed income programs Senate Journal Page: 1426 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1870 - Local drug preemption Senate Journal Page: 1426 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 843 – Database for School bonds Senate Journal Page: 1456 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 240 - Protect Women's Spaces Senate Journal Page: 1488 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1257 – Reverse Gender Transition Coverage Senate Journal Page: 1489 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1183 – Photo ID on EBT cards Senate Journal Page: 1491 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1756 – Restricts local hotel project subsidies Senate Journal Page: 1524 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2018 – Family-focused tax credits Senate Journal Page: 1532 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 401 – Homeschool UIL participation Senate Journal Page: 1548 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2779 – Prevents misuse of HOT taxes Senate Journal Page: 1565 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2322 – Weakens JETI accountability safeguards Senate Journal Page: 1565 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 467 – Temporary exemption for fire loss Senate Journal Page: 1574 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 4 – Ban on financial transaction taxes Senate Journal Page: 1582 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 506 – Protects voter-driven proposition integrity Senate Journal Page: 1620 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 619 – Protects healthcare provider conscience rights Senate Journal Page: 1677 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 324 – Mandatory E-verify Senate Journal Page: 1677 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 646 – Expands mental health loan subsidies Senate Journal Page: 1678 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1754 – Ends property tax breaks for renewables Senate Journal Page: 1679 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2330 – Ends government-collected union dues Senate Journal Page: 1679 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2858 – Stops local government overreach Senate Journal Page: 1680 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2880 – Citizen enforcement against abortion trafficking Senate Journal Page: 1681 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 84 – Temporary property tax fire exemption Senate Journal Page: 1692 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2173 – Protects homebuyers from past taxes Senate Journal Page: 1703 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2846 – Expansive TPWD quarantine authority Senate Journal Page: 1726 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1502 – Protects voter-approved tax limits Senate Journal Page: 1728 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1585 – Ban foreign tech in contracts Senate Journal Page: 1735 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2523 – Clarifies ETJ removal process Senate Journal Page: 1778 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2529 – Limits local tax and debt Senate Journal Page: 1779 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2541 – Tweaks unused tax increment formula Senate Journal Page: 1781 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2035 – Overreaching restrictions on political speech Senate Journal Page: 1783 Read Full Detail	X
SB 2422 – Protects doctors’ COVID treatment choices Senate Journal Page: 1792 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1863 – Expands county election audit program Senate Journal Page: 1793 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2119 – Protects student conscience rights Senate Journal Page: 1793 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2753 – Streamlines voting procedures statewide Senate Journal Page: 1795 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2138 – Closes ESG investment loophole Senate Journal Page: 1819 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2477 – Urban housing reform Senate Journal Page: 1879 Read Full Detail	Check
SJR 59 – Dedicated fund for Texas State Technical College Senate Journal Page: 1881 Read Full Detail	X
SB 946 – Blocks ideological credit discrimination Senate Journal Page: 1900 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1999 – Protects speech on biological sex Senate Journal Page: 1901 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 3016 – Limits local regulatory overreach Senate Journal Page: 1903 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1399 – Animal feed tax exemption Senate Journal Page: 1917 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 99 – Animal feed tax exemption Senate Journal Page: 1917 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2452 – Protects taxpayers from biased valuations Senate Journal Page: 1927 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 2 – Ban on Death Taxes Senate Journal Page: 1947 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2519 – Stops Property Tax misuse Senate Journal Page: 1956 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2063 – Appraisal protests Senate Journal Page: 1997 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1163 – Protects taxpayer hearing rights Senate Journal Page: 2060 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1950 – Unemployment Fraud Senate Journal Page: 2062 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 1 – Tax cut for small businesses Senate Journal Page: 2084 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 9 – Tax cut for small businesses Senate Journal Page: 2085 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2619 – School accountability and transparency Senate Journal Page: 2091 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 21 – HFC Reform Senate Journal Page: 2092 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2532 – Prevents HOT tax abuse Senate Journal Page: 2096 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1310 – Senior Housing Regulations Senate Journal Page: 2120 Read Full Detail	X
SB 2639 – Property rights and historic designations Senate Journal Page: 2151 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3526 – Local bond transparency Senate Journal Page: 2153 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 2215 – Property Rights Senate Journal Page: 2154 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1897 – Ban foreign telecom infrastructure Senate Journal Page: 2155 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 3070 – Abolish Lottery Commission, Move Lottery to TDLR Senate Journal Page: 2169 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2742 – Fairer tax bill payment deadlines Senate Journal Page: 2182 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 431 – Defends private property energy choice Senate Journal Page: 2219 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3700 – DOGE the TWC Senate Journal Page: 2220 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 34 – Bans investment in hostile nations Senate Journal Page: 2222 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3370 – Inheritance tax protection Senate Journal Page: 2267 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 511 – Stops government voter-form mailers Senate Journal Page: 2269 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 107 – Sickle cell disease registry Senate Journal Page: 2282 Read Full Detail	X
SJR 60 – Niche Property tax exemption Senate Journal Page: 2283 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1633 – Niche Property tax exemption Senate Journal Page: 2284 Read Full Detail	Check
SB 1978 – Protects Texas Grid from Federal control Senate Journal Page: 2334 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 34 – Border security and property taxes Senate Journal Page: 2335 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 247 – Border security and property taxes Senate Journal Page: 2335 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3260 – Expanded apprenticeship subsidies Senate Journal Page: 2337 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 762 – Caps taxpayer-funded severance payouts Senate Journal Page: 2349 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 4076 – Healthcare Freedom Senate Journal Page: 2466 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2 – Massive New Funding for Public Schools Senate Journal Page: 2477 Read Full Detail	X
HB 4535 – COVID vaccine transparency Senate Journal Page: 2522 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 4396 – Corporate Welfare Senate Journal Page: 2535 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2974 – Hotel Tax Subsidies Senate Journal Page: 2538 Read Full Detail	X
HB 43 – Taxpayer subsidy expansion Senate Journal Page: 2546 Read Full Detail	X
HB 1586 – Simplifies vaccine exemption process Senate Journal Page: 2633 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1545 – Improves sunset review process Senate Journal Page: 2634 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2715 – Local official removal process reform Senate Journal Page: 2651 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 103 – Taxpayer transparency for local debt Senate Journal Page: 2652 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3627 – SBOE operational independence Senate Journal Page: 2658 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 4488 – Budget gimmick/loophole extension Senate Journal Page: 2731 Read Full Detail	X
HB 2313 – HOT Tax and PFZ Senate Journal Page: 2736 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2674 – Homeschool Freedom Senate Journal Page: 2748 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1661 – Election integrity Senate Journal Page: 2785 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 4751 – Corporate Welfare Expansion Senate Journal Page: 2790 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 322 – Expands JET grants Senate Journal Page: 2824 Read Full Detail	Check
HJR 7 – Billions in new constitutional spending Senate Journal Page: 2825 Read Full Detail	X
HB 5616 – Taxpayer fund for presidential libraries Senate Journal Page: 2839 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 42 – Higher ed spending increase. Senate Journal Page: 2844 Read Full Detail	X
HB 4623 – School Accountability for Child Abuse Senate Journal Page: 2856 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 500 – Supplemental Appropriations Senate Journal Page: 2865 Read Full Detail	X
HB 3441 – Liability for harmful vaccine ads Senate Journal Page: 2874 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 1056 – Gold-backed currency Senate Journal Page: 2892 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 3053 - Firearm buyback programs Senate Journal Page: 2892 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 5138 – Election Enforcement by AG Senate Journal Page: 2893 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 796 – State nullification of Federal Acts Senate Journal Page: 3035 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 2963 – Right-to-repair consumer electronics Senate Journal Page: 3103 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 20 – Skilled trades high school certification Senate Journal Page: 3223 Read Full Detail	Check
HB 127 – Hostile Foreign Influence Senate Journal Page: 3308 Read Full Detail	Check
CCR SB 1 – General Appropriations Act Senate Journal Page: 3676 Read Full Detail	X
SB 293 - Conference Committee Report Senate Journal Page: 3850 Read Full Detail	X