Lois Kolkhorst disputes Talarico’s authorship of S.B. 827
Lois KolkhorstTexas state senator
Kolkhorst said Talarico did not author the enacted 2021 bill and identified herself as S.B. 827’s author.
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Lois Kolkhorst says James Talarico did not author the 2021 S.B. 827 that established the $25 insulin cost-sharing cap.
“The truth is that you did not author the bill that passed in 2021.”
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How much credit should James Talarico receive for Texas’s $25 insulin copay cap?
In a January 2026 Senate-campaign advertisement, Texas state Rep. James Talarico said he “capped insulin at $25 a month.” State Sen. Lois Kolkhorst replied that she authored the 2021 bill that became law. Legislative records show Talarico filed an earlier insulin-cap bill and was a House sponsor of S.B. 827. The dispute is over how their roles should be described.
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Kolkhorst’s direct response to Talarico’s January 2026 insulin advertisement. She identifies herself as the filer and author of SB 827; the post addresses formal bill authorship.
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Official legislative history identifies Lois Kolkhorst as the Senate author and Lucio III and Talarico as House sponsors. It documents formal legislative roles and passage history, rather than every participant's level of advocacy.
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Talarico’s Senate-campaign advertisement said that he had capped insulin at $25 a month.
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The official legislative history lists Kolkhorst as the Senate author and Talarico as a House sponsor, leaving broader credit for advocacy and collaboration contested.
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Kolkhorst challenges how Talarico’s campaign claim characterizes his formal role in the enacted legislation.
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The Dispute Index. "Lois Kolkhorst disputes Talarico’s authorship of S.B. 827". First published: 2026-09-14. Last updated: 2026-09-14. https://disputeindex.com/events/541-kolkhorst-said-talarico-did-not-author-the-enacted