Linda Garcia

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 252 Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2508 Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4666 Relating to certain reports required to be prepared or submitted by or in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission or submitted to the governor or a member of the legislature under the Health and Safety Code. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2761 Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3940 Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 581 Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1923 Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 27 Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 991 Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1946 Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HJR 133 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected. · Passed Legislature · May 28, 2025
• HB 1043 Relating to a study by the General Land Office in partnership with a working group consisting of the Texas Department of Insurance, Department of Information Resources, and other entities on the establishment and implementation of a distributed ledger-based title registry pilot program. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• HR 1133 Recognizing May 19, 2025, as Trooper Day at the Texas Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HB 4696 Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• HB 2785 Relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter registration application. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
• HB 380 Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student, and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• HB 678 Relating to the inclusion of the National Sexual Assault Hotline on certain student identification cards issued by a public institution of higher education. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• HB 4665 Relating to providing training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities. · Passed One Chamber · May 7, 2025
• HB 2145 Relating to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at certain state-owned parking lots and garages. · Passed One Chamber · May 7, 2025
• HB 2783 Relating to automatic participation by certain county employees in deferred compensation plans provided by certain counties. · Passed One Chamber · May 6, 2025
• HB 4155 Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force. · Introduced · May 6, 2025
• HB 2558 Relating to the child support obligation of an obligor during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2025
• HB 3511 Relating to the participation of electric vehicles in the ERCOT market. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2025
• HB 1127 Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2025
• HB 2798 Relating to disclosures and other requirements concerning virtual currency kiosk transactions; authorizing a fee. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 341 Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on traffic collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters. · Introduced · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 4697 Relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or videoconference in a justice or municipal court. · Introduced · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 1718 Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 28, 2025
• HB 3684 Relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is a registered securities market operator. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
• HB 213 Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 22, 2025
• HB 231 Relating to a study on food deserts and their disproportionate impact among communities of color. · Introduced · Apr 17, 2025
• HB 4698 Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school district or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community schools. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• HB 3813 Relating to the accrual of interest on delinquent child support owed by obligors who are incarcerated. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
• HB 3419 Relating to the establishment of the Texas Do-Not-Sell Registry for firearms. · Introduced · Mar 21, 2025
• HB 3085 Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 2451 Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HR 387 Recognizing April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 14, 2025
• HR 382 Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Dallas Independent School District Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2025

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• 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 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · Became Law · Sep 5, 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 413 Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 2025
• HB 107 Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry. · 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 4361 Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education. · 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 3214 Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HCR 9 Designating the first Saturday of every month as Small Business Saturday for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 824 Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 2790 Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4144 Relating to supplemental benefits for retired firefighters and peace officers diagnosed with certain diseases or illnesses. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 21 Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds. · Became Law · Jun 20, 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 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
• HB 1188 Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• HB 37 Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• SB 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · 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
• 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
• HB 50 Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 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
• HB 1738 Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HB 3339 Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 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 2140 Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 1368 Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• HB 168 Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• HB 4442 Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
• HB 5064 Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HB 1674 Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · 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 1879 Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that establish a grocery store or healthy corner store in a food desert. · Introduced · May 5, 2025
• HB 463 Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses. · Passed One Chamber · May 1, 2025
• HR 945 In memory of Pope Francis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
• HB 2433 Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary. · Introduced · Apr 21, 2025
• HB 44 Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HCR 94 Designating May 8 as Vaccination Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 1432 Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices. · 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 528 Relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HJR 51 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing standard time year-round or observing daylight saving time year-round. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HB 230 Relating to the establishment of the office of community violence intervention and prevention within the Department of State Health Services and a grant program for violence intervention and prevention services. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HR 161 Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 4, 2025