Cole Hefner

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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 12 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Became Law · Sep 19, 2025
HCR 13 Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. · 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 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty. · 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 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
HB 12 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
HB 17 Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 26, 2025
HB 298 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · Introduced · Aug 26, 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 291 Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. · Aug 22, 2025
HB 236 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. · 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 226 Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
HB 186 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · 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 167 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
HB 95 Relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for Emergency Management Coordinators appointed by Emergency Management Directors. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
HB 115 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 276 Relating to parasitic insect control. · Aug 4, 2025
HB 275 Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms. · Aug 4, 2025
HB 274 Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives. · Aug 4, 2025
HB 272 Relating to creation of the Screwworm Abatement Trust (SWAT) Fund. · Aug 4, 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. · Aug 4, 2025
HCR 11 Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm into Texas. · Aug 4, 2025
HB 273 Relating to the creation of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response. · Aug 4, 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 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 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 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
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 1056 Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
HB 43 Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 2306 Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals. · 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 119 Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
SB 33 Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 102 Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
SB 965 Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 2 Relating to public education and public school finance. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
SB 31 Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. · 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 229 Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 14 Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry. · 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 1586 Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 4211 Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
SB 1233 Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 300 Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. · 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
SB 1207 Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 1443 Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll. · 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 12 Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations. · 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
SB 1558 Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
SB 379 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
HB 4535 Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements. · Became Law · Jun 20, 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
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 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
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
SB 2308 Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and to the administration of that treatment. · Became Law · Jun 11, 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
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
HB 796 Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
HB 21 Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
SB 3073 Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
HB 186 Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
HCR 40 Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star. · 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
SB 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
HB 23 Relating to the authority of certain persons to obtain third-party review of plats and property development plans, permits, and similar documents, and the inspection of an improvement related to such a document. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
SB 16 Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
SB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
SB 1073 Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
HCR 102 Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code. · Passed One Chamber · 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
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
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
HB 3453 Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services. · Introduced · May 15, 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 3695 Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
HB 1228 Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings. · 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
HJR 138 Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
HB 4688 Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
HB 3717 Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
HB 2969 Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state. · Introduced · May 10, 2025
HB 129 Relating to a prohibition on certain governmental contracts with foreign adversary companies and federally banned companies; authorizing a civil penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 9, 2025
HB 2275 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · 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
HB 5337 Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
SB 2 Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. · Became Law · May 3, 2025
HB 54 Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
HB 5510 Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action. · Introduced · Apr 25, 2025
SB 14 Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings. · Became Law · Apr 23, 2025
HB 2684 Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty. · Introduced · Apr 21, 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 5243 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
HB 8 Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district. · Introduced · Apr 9, 2025
HB 10 Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings. · Introduced · Apr 8, 2025
HB 44 Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
HB 5541 Relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
HB 5100 Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
HB 3919 Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
HB 4962 Relating to the disclosure of citizenship of a candidate for public office. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
HB 4100 Relating to prohibited retaliation against a physician or health care provider for reporting certain violations or taking certain actions with respect to the provision of health care services; providing a civil remedy. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
HB 2696 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. · 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
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
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 1806 Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
HB 3 Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
HB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Introduced · Mar 10, 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 1049 Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
HB 1158 Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
HB 1009 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
HB 717 Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty. · Introduced · Mar 4, 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
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
HB 78 Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools. · Oct 6, 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
HJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. · Introduced · Jul 5, 2023
HB 1 Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district and additional state aid for certain school districts impacted by compression. · Introduced · Jul 5, 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 24 Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services. · 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
SB 833 Relating to consideration by insurers of certain prohibited criteria for ratemaking. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
SB 1471 Relating to access by the Texas Education Agency and private schools to certain criminal history records. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
SB 459 Relating to early registration for parenting students at public institutions of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
SB 12 Relating to the authority to regulate sexually oriented performances and to restricting those performances on the premises of a commercial enterprise, on public property, or in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. · 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 3162 Relating to advance directives, do-not-resuscitate orders, and health care treatment decisions made by or on behalf of certain patients, including a review of directives and decisions. · Became Law · Jun 17, 2023
HB 2194 Relating to establishing a "Made in Texas" labeling program. · Became Law · Jun 17, 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 3 Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources. · Became Law · Jun 14, 2023
HB 1605 Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 13, 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 900 Relating to the regulation of library materials sold to or included in public school libraries. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
HB 2 Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. · Passed Legislature · Jun 13, 2023
HB 3991 Relating to Texas Fruit and Vegetable Day in public schools. · 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 471 Relating to the entitlement to and claims for benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury. · Became Law · Jun 12, 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 3137 Relating to prohibited local regulation with respect to a firearm or air gun. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2023
HCR 29 Designating the second to last week in April as Texas Christian Heritage Week for a 10-year period ending in 2033. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2023
HB 3053 Relating to the municipal disannexation of certain areas annexed during a certain period of time. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
HB 2837 Relating to prohibiting a person or entity from surveilling, reporting, or tracking the purchase of firearms, ammunition, and accessories through the use of certain merchant category codes; imposing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
HB 9 Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services. · 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 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 2012 Relating to the display of the national motto in public school and institution of higher education classrooms. · 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
HB 17 Relating to official misconduct by and removal of prosecuting attorneys. · Became Law · Jun 7, 2023
SB 1238 Relating to broadband development. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
HB 1 Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district and additional state aid for certain school districts impacted by compression. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 2, 2023
HJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment excepting certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 2, 2023
HB 1750 Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to agricultural operations. · Became Law · Jun 2, 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
HJR 2 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the 88th Legislature to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. · Passed Legislature · May 30, 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
SB 1602 Relating to venue and choice of law for certain actions involving censorship by social media platforms. · Became Law · May 29, 2023
SB 224 Relating to catalytic converters, including criminal conduct involving catalytic converters; providing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty; increasing a fee. · Became Law · May 29, 2023
SB 490 Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers. · Became Law · May 29, 2023
HB 7 Relating to measures to address public safety threats in this state presented by transnational criminal activity, including by establishing a Texas Border Force, and to compensate persons affected by those threats; increasing criminal penalties; creating criminal offenses. · Passed Legislature · May 27, 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 800 Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. · Passed Legislature · May 26, 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 3899 Relating to the issuance of bonds by certain local government corporations. · 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
HB 609 Relating to the liability of a business owner or operator arising from the exposure of an individual to a pandemic disease. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
HB 1038 Relating to a biennial report on state lending and credit support programs. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
HB 2308 Relating to nuisance actions and other actions against agricultural operations. · Became Law · May 23, 2023
SB 403 Relating to a study on the adverse reactions and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2023
SB 1515 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2023

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