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Sam Harless

Sam Harless

Republican State House · District 126 · Texas

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Sponsored bills (127)

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  • HB 23 Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community. · Became Law · Apr 15, 2026
  • HB 26 Relating to contracting with law enforcement agencies in certain counties. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HR 154 In memory of Nelda Sue Hardie Napp of Houston. · Passed One Chamber · Sep 3, 2025
  • HR 70 Congratulating Bryan Collier on his retirement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 27, 2025
  • HB 122 Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community. · Jul 18, 2025
  • SB 1968 Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
  • SB 1506 Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3788 Relating to the operations of municipal hospital authorities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 2688 Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3211 Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 370 Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a child, spouse, or surviving spouse of a current or former employee of the office of the attorney general or of a public defender's office. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 2405 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3686 Relating to the information included on an identification card issued to certain retired peace and law enforcement officers. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 663 Relating to the approval of a community supervision and corrections department's budget and strategic plan. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 2282 Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4285 Relating to the storage of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4070 Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 5436 Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense; providing for a fee. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 1021 Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking and to the offense of improper contact with the person's victim. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 1610 Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 841 Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 482 Relating to the offenses of assault, harassment, and interference with public duties committed against certain employees or agents of a utility. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3687 Relating to certification requirements for a fire marshal and any related employee, officer, inspector, and investigator appointed by certain counties and emergency services districts. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4205 Relating to compensation and employment benefits for law enforcement personnel in certain counties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HR 762 In memory of Eugene Frank Zaboroski of Cypress. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
  • SB 958 Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information. · Became Law · May 30, 2025
  • HB 4204 Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
  • HB 1327 Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
  • HB 4580 Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
  • SB 816 Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
  • HR 1128 Congratulating Wallace Thomas Shook Jr. of Conroe on his 100th birthday. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
  • HCR 78 Designating September 16 as Lone Star Santas Charities Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
  • HR 878 In memory of Carl Wayne Warwick. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
  • HR 1098 Commemorating the 25th anniversary of Fast Track Specialties. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
  • HB 1803 Relating to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizing fees. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
  • HB 293 Relating to the requirements for applications for low income housing tax credits for developments financed through the private activity bond program. · Introduced · May 21, 2025
  • SB 1577 Relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities. · Became Law · May 19, 2025
  • HB 4105 Relating to the authority of certain counties to consider a prospective contractor's principal place of business when awarding certain contracts. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
  • SB 375 Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
  • HB 3540 Relating to the regulation of pharmacists and the practice of pharmacy, including the administration of a medication and the ordering and administration of an immunization or vaccination by a pharmacist. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2025
  • HB 4614 Relating to the licensing and regulation of state correctional officers and the employment of those officers; requiring an occupational license. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2025
  • HB 139 Relating to employer health benefit plans that do not include state-mandated health benefits. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
  • HB 3920 Relating to the recognition of career and technology education programs by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 240 Relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain counties. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 4462 Relating to authorizing certain counties to contract for outside legal counsel in certain situations. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
  • SB 1879 Relating to the transfer of certain state property from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to Walker County. · Became Law · May 13, 2025
  • HB 1527 Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
  • HB 3913 Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
  • HB 1781 Relating to the Texas Livestock and Rodeo Education and Continuation Grant Program. · Passed One Chamber · May 7, 2025
  • HB 1160 Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those employees or agents; increasing criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses relating to interference with public duties. · Passed One Chamber · May 7, 2025
  • HR 897 Recognizing May 6, 2025, as Golf Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 6, 2025
  • HB 3265 Relating to discriminatory practices by a health benefit plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party payor and certain prescription drug manufacturers, distributors, and related persons with respect to certain entities participating in a federal drug discount program; providing a civil penalty. · Introduced · May 5, 2025
  • HB 4937 Relating to the frequency with which the Board of Pardons and Paroles reconsiders inmates for release on parole. · Introduced · May 5, 2025
  • HB 3529 Relating to the temporary sale of alcoholic beverages at certain racing facilities. · Introduced · May 5, 2025
  • HB 837 Relating to instruction for barbers and cosmetologists on identifying and assisting victims of domestic violence. · Introduced · May 1, 2025
  • HB 3521 Relating to the police officers' public retirement system of certain municipalities. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
  • HB 2176 Relating to the composition and duties of a court security committee. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
  • HB 2226 Relating to the beneficiaries of trust funds paid or received in connection with an improvement on specific real property. · Introduced · Apr 23, 2025
  • HB 2177 Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations. · Introduced · Apr 8, 2025
  • HB 2178 Relating to the emergency installation and use of a mobile tracking device on a vehicle by an authorized peace officer. · Introduced · Apr 8, 2025
  • HB 3869 Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and committed in a disaster area or evacuated area. · Introduced · Apr 1, 2025
  • HR 461 Honoring native Texan and musician and actor Lyle Lovett. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 28, 2025
  • HB 4121 Relating to the eligibility for and provision of benefits under Medicaid or the child health plan program for certain individuals committed, placed, or detained in certain facilities and settings. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
  • HB 4125 Relating to the requirement that law enforcement agencies notify school districts when a school district employee is under investigation for certain criminal offenses. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
  • HB 3825 Relating to the limitation on annual gross income of cottage food production operations. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
  • HB 3538 Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
  • HB 3008 Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
  • HJR 134 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to legalize wagering in this state on certain sporting events. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
  • HB 1798 Relating to the confidentiality of certain home address information in property tax appraisal records. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
  • HR 439 Honoring the Klein family for its historical Texas roots and contributions to communities in North Harris County. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 14, 2025
  • HB 1799 Relating to the Interstate Dental and Dental Hygiene Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
  • HR 207 Congratulating Elwood "Woody" Mitchell on his retirement from the Harris County District Attorney's Office. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2025
  • HB 558 Relating to the provision of funding under the public school finance system on the basis of property values that take into account optional homestead exemptions. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
  • HR 227 Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Texas Building Owners and Managers Association Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 19, 2025
  • HR 290 Congratulating recording star Cody Daniel Johnson on his achievements in country music. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 19, 2025
  • HR 269 Congratulating recording star Cody Daniel Johnson on his achievements in country music. · Feb 14, 2025
  • HR 33 Honoring Georgan Reitmeier for her service on the Klein ISD Board of Trustees. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
  • HR 31 Commemorating the grand opening of the Visual and Performing Arts Center at Lone Star College-University Park. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
  • HR 143 In memory of Dwayne Thomas Stenson of Houston. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 7, 2023
  • HB 5334 Relating to the creation of the Cypress Creek Drainage Improvement District. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • SB 1750 Relating to abolishing the county elections administrator position in certain counties. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • SB 401 Relating to prices charged by a medical staffing services agency during certain designated public health disaster periods; providing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • SB 1057 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities and local government corporations to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • SB 386 Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • SB 402 Relating to the preference given by trial courts to hearings and trials for murder and capital murder offenses. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • HB 6 Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning or fentanyl toxicity for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 17, 2023
  • HB 3556 Relating to a local area activation of the alert system for certain missing children. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
  • HB 3297 Relating to the elimination of regular mandatory vehicle safety inspections for noncommercial vehicles and the imposition of replacement fees. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
  • HB 1133 Relating to an exemption from the application of the Private Security Act for volunteer security services provided at certain places or events. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
  • HB 1337 Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
  • HB 755 Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of autoimmune diseases and certain blood disorders. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
  • HB 1182 Relating to judicial statistics and other pertinent information gathered by the Texas Judicial Council and certain populous counties. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
  • HB 711 Relating to certain contract provisions and conduct affecting health care provider networks. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
  • HB 4372 Relating to the commissioning of peace officers by certain private schools. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2023
  • HB 3414 Relating to the statewide all payor claims database. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2023
  • HB 767 Relating to the entry into the Texas Crime Information Center of certain information regarding conditions of bond for stalking offenses. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
  • HB 1283 Relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
  • HB 1925 Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • SB 1402 Relating to the composition, continuation, and duties of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force, compensation for task force members and certain other task force participants, and establishment of a mandatory training program for persons responding to reports of and treating survivors of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • HB 898 Relating to the offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • HB 1575 Relating to improving health outcomes for pregnant women under Medicaid and certain other public benefits programs. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
  • HB 4843 Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain felony offenses in which a firearm is used or exhibited, to certain consequences on conviction of certain of those offenses, and to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of a felony. · Passed Legislature · May 28, 2023
  • HR 1788 Honoring Mark and Becky Lanier on the occasion of the opening of the Lanier Learning Center. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
  • HR 1789 Commending Dr. Shah Ardalan for his service as founding president of Lone Star College-University Park in Houston. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
  • HR 1679 In memory of Fred Arthur Henson of Madisonville. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
  • HR 1790 Commending DeLora Wilkinson of Houston for her achievements in the field of real estate. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
  • HR 1697 Congratulating Dr. Philip L. Leggett on his receipt of a 2023 Ashbel Smith Distinguished Alumni Award from The University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine Alumni Association. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2023
  • SB 1319 Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
  • SB 602 Relating to the law enforcement authority of federal border patrol agents. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
  • HB 2670 Relating to the composition of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force and to compensation for task force members and certain other task force participants. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2023
  • HB 2556 Relating to the licensing and regulation of physician graduates and the authority of an insured to select a physician graduate under the insured's health insurance policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2023
  • HB 2651 Relating to required training and continuing education requirements for persons who provide medical care or other support to survivors of sexual assault. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2023
  • SB 347 Relating to the extension of a driver's license suspension or disqualification following certain convictions. · Became Law · May 23, 2023
  • HR 2008 Congratulating Mark Henry on his retirement as superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. · Passed One Chamber · May 22, 2023
  • SB 1322 Relating to the purchase and sale of vintage distilled spirits by the holder of a package store permit or local distributor's permit. · Became Law · May 19, 2023
  • HR 1525 Congratulating former Harris County Sheriff and Precinct 4 Constable Ron Hickman on his receipt of the inaugural Living Legend Award from the Justices of the Peace and Constables Association of Texas. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2023
  • HB 2650 Relating to the continuation and duties of the Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force and establishment of a mandatory training program for peace officers on responding to reports of child sexual abuse and adult sexual assault. · Passed One Chamber · May 17, 2023
  • HB 1563 Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the compensation for certain costs of confinement. · Passed One Chamber · May 17, 2023
  • HB 1599 Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program. · Passed One Chamber · May 17, 2023
  • HB 3266 Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of the possession, manufacture, transport, repair, or sale of certain devices intended to modify handguns. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2023
  • HB 544 Relating to the reporting of certain orders and convictions to the Department of Public Safety and Federal Bureau of Investigation for use with the National Instant Criminal Background Check System for the transfer of firearms. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2023
  • HB 3340 Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
  • HB 11 Relating to the rights and certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance and waivers provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators, methods of instruction provided in public schools, and certain allotments under the Foundation School Program. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
  • SCR 28 Urging Congress to repeal the Government Pension Offset and the Windfall Elimination Provision of the Social Security Act. · Became Law · May 10, 2023
  • HB 3480 Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes. · Introduced · May 10, 2023
  • HB 884 Relating to the law enforcement authority of federal border patrol agents. · Introduced · May 9, 2023
  • HB 115 Relating to the offense of public consumption of alcoholic beverages during certain hours. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 26, 2023

Cosponsored bills (156)

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

  • HB 22 Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 15, 2026
  • SB 8 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. · Became Law · Sep 22, 2025
  • SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. · Became Law · Sep 18, 2025
  • HB 192 Relating to the funding of law enforcement agencies in certain counties. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HB 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HB 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HB 8 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. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
  • HB 4 Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
  • HR 128 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. · Sep 4, 2025
  • HB 265 Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee. · Passed One Chamber · Sep 2, 2025
  • HB 295 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. · Introduced · Aug 28, 2025
  • SB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Passed Legislature · Aug 27, 2025
  • HB 48 Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 27, 2025
  • HB 3 Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 27, 2025
  • HJR 10 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
  • HB 298 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
  • HR 58 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. · Aug 25, 2025
  • HB 291 Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. · Aug 22, 2025
  • HB 66 Relating to the creation of the disaster relief and prevention matching grant and loan program and the disaster relief and prevention account. · Introduced · Aug 22, 2025
  • HB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Introduced · Aug 21, 2025
  • HB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. · Introduced · Aug 21, 2025
  • HB 186 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
  • HB 226 Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
  • HB 64 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
  • HB 214 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. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
  • HB 63 Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
  • HB 167 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
  • HB 52 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. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
  • HB 4 Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. · Introduced · Aug 4, 2025
  • HB 216 Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits. · Jul 28, 2025
  • HB 215 Relating to the liability of a landowner for the withdrawal and beneficial use of groundwater. · Jul 28, 2025
  • HB 218 Relating to the transfer of groundwater outside a groundwater conservation district's boundaries. · Jul 28, 2025
  • HB 217 Relating to the liability of a groundwater conservation district for actions of the district restricting groundwater production from a well. · Jul 28, 2025
  • HB 84 Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. · Jul 14, 2025
  • HB 32 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · Jul 14, 2025
  • SB 379 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 10 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4076 Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4429 Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 20 Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3441 Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 39 Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 269 Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 6 Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 2854 Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4623 Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1481 Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 75 Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 127 Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4753 Relating to the municipal issuance of a document verifying that a certificate of occupancy has been issued for certain buildings. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 4 Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
  • SB 23 Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
  • SB 40 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
  • SB 9 Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
  • HB 9 Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2025
  • SJR 5 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony. · Passed Legislature · Jun 2, 2025
  • HB 4 Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system. · Passed Legislature · May 29, 2025
  • HB 21 Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
  • SJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
  • SB 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
  • SB 3073 Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
  • SB 1080 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
  • HB 220 Relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
  • SB 2188 Relating to the regulation of certain space flight activities, including the closure of certain areas for those activities. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
  • HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
  • SB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
  • SJR 2 Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district. · Passed Legislature · May 22, 2025
  • SJR 85 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled. · Passed Legislature · May 22, 2025
  • HJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income. · Passed Legislature · May 20, 2025
  • SJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2025
  • HB 1228 Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 3695 Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 2867 Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
  • HB 2587 Relating to an annual report on the financial impact on hospitals for providing certain uncompensated care. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
  • HB 321 Relating to implementing an express lane option under Medicaid and the child health plan program. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
  • HB 4688 Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
  • HB 2275 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
  • HB 41 Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
  • HB 298 Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
  • HB 3673 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
  • HR 945 In memory of Pope Francis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
  • HB 5243 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
  • HB 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
  • HB 4660 Relating to space flight activities. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
  • HB 3919 Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
  • HB 3492 Relating to certain training for certain individuals who care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
  • HJR 15 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
  • HB 76 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
  • HB 2696 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
  • HJR 16 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
  • HB 1549 Relating to restrictions on the sale of obscene devices; providing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
  • HB 1497 Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
  • HJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
  • HB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
  • HB 1009 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
  • HB 239 Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
  • SB 3 Relating to an appropriation to provide funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure and border security operations, including funding for additional overtime expenses and costs due to certain increased law enforcement presence. · Became Law · Dec 18, 2023
  • HB 3 Relating to an appropriation to provide funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure and border security operations, including funding for additional overtime expenses and costs due to certain increased law enforcement presence. · Introduced · Nov 10, 2023
  • SB 7 Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty. · To Executive · Nov 2, 2023
  • HB 4 Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation and indemnification of certain claims relating to the enforcement of that offense. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
  • SB 4 Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. · To Executive · Nov 2, 2023
  • HB 6 Relating to making an appropriation for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure. · Passed One Chamber · Oct 26, 2023
  • HB 7 Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Introduced · Oct 13, 2023
  • HB 5 Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. · Introduced · Oct 12, 2023
  • SB 3 Relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report. · Became Law · Jul 22, 2023
  • SB 2 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee. · Became Law · Jul 22, 2023
  • HJR 2 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a temporary limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads; to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts; to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations; and to authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year term of office for a member of the governing body of certain appraisal entities. · Passed Legislature · Jul 14, 2023
  • HB 2 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee. · Introduced · Jul 13, 2023
  • HB 3 Relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report. · Introduced · Jul 13, 2023
  • HB 2071 Relating to certain public facilities, including public facilities used to provide affordable housing. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • HB 4 Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • HB 2629 Relating to the reporting of direct campaign expenditures by certain persons and political committees. · Vetoed · Jun 18, 2023
  • SB 379 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • HB 12 Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • SB 15 Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
  • SB 10 Relating to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. · Became Law · Jun 14, 2023
  • HB 2127 Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation. · Became Law · Jun 14, 2023
  • HB 18 Relating to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
  • HB 90 Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
  • HB 25 Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
  • HB 3137 Relating to prohibited local regulation with respect to a firearm or air gun. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2023
  • HB 165 Relating to the prosecution of and punishment for an aggravated assault occurring as part of a mass shooting; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
  • HB 5 Relating to agreements authorizing a limitation on taxable value of certain property to provide for the creation of jobs and the generation of state and local tax revenue; authorizing fees; authorizing penalties. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • HB 3554 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of trafficking of persons if committed at certain locations. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • HB 19 Relating to the creation of a specialty trial court to hear certain cases; authorizing fees. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • HB 3553 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses if committed at certain locations. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • HB 8 Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • SB 28 Relating to financial assistance provided and programs administered by the Texas Water Development Board. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • HB 9 Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • SB 14 Relating to prohibitions on the provision to certain children of procedures and treatments for gender transitioning, gender reassignment, or gender dysphoria and on the use of public money or public assistance to provide those procedures and treatments. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
  • SB 1238 Relating to broadband development. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
  • HJR 125 Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the broadband infrastructure fund to expand high-speed broadband access and assist in the financing of connectivity projects. · Passed Legislature · May 30, 2023
  • SJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes, to increase the amount of an exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads, to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts, and to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. · Passed Legislature · May 26, 2023
  • HB 100 Relating to public education and public school finance, including the rights, certification, and compensation of public school educators, contributions by a public school to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, and an education savings account program for certain children. · Passed Legislature · May 26, 2023
  • SB 3 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration. · Passed Legislature · May 26, 2023
  • HB 1105 Relating to preventative health care and public health, including prohibited immunization and face-covering requirements, private business or school closures, and the ordering and administration of immunizations by a pharmacist. · Passed Legislature · May 26, 2023
  • HB 1613 Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans. · Passed Legislature · May 25, 2023
  • SB 957 Relating to the designation of a portion of United States Highway 59 in Harris County as the Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez Memorial Highway. · Became Law · May 19, 2023
  • HB 2549 Relating to light pollution mitigation for wind turbine generators. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2023
  • HB 2401 Relating to certain contracting requirements under the Medicaid managed care delivery model. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2023
  • HJR 155 Proposing a constitutional amendment to foster economic development and job growth, provide tax relief and funding for education and public safety programs, support the horse racing industry, and reform horse racing and greyhound racing by authorizing casino gaming at destination resorts, authorizing sports wagering, authorizing Tribal-State compacts with federally recognized Indian tribes, and creating the Texas Gaming Commission to regulate casino gaming and sports wagering; requiring a license to conduct casino gaming; and requiring the imposition of a casino gaming tax, sports wagering tax, and license application fees. · Introduced · May 12, 2023
  • HB 2615 Relating to the operation by a school district of a foundation and trade diploma program to provide eligible high school students with educational training under a plan for the issuance of a high school diploma and the application of certain student-based allotments under the public school finance system. · Introduced · May 11, 2023
  • HB 3138 Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state. · Introduced · May 11, 2023
  • HB 300 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
  • HB 3771 Relating to the creation of the employer child-care contribution partnership program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; authorizing a civil penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
  • HB 4470 Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, and licensure and training requirements. · Introduced · May 10, 2023
  • HB 600 Relating to contributions to, benefits from, and the administration of systems and programs administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. · Introduced · May 8, 2023
  • HB 13 Relating to training, preparedness, and funding for school safety and emergencies in public schools. · Passed One Chamber · May 2, 2023
  • HB 2 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system and property tax appraisal and administration. · Passed One Chamber · May 2, 2023
  • HB 249 Relating to a school security volunteer program in certain counties. · Passed One Chamber · May 2, 2023
  • HB 2662 Relating to broadband development. · Introduced · May 1, 2023
  • HJR 144 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for roadways for seaports, airports, spaceports, land ports of entry, and international bridges. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2023
  • HR 1167 Recognizing April 20, 2023, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 20, 2023
  • HB 521 Relating to the use of a high occupancy vehicle lane by an operator of a motor vehicle who is pregnant. · Introduced · Feb 23, 2023

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