Charlie Geren

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HR 177 Creating a general investigating committee on disaster response. · Passed One Chamber · Sep 3, 2025
• HB 36 Relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age, and the employment by a retailer of consumable hemp products of a person younger than 21 years of age; creating criminal offenses. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
• HB 256 Relating to prohibiting the sale, delivery, or purchase of a consumable hemp product to or by a person younger than 21 years of age, the entry onto the premises of a retailer of consumable hemp products by a person younger than 21 years of age, and the employment by a retailer of consumable hemp products of a person younger than 21 years of age; creating criminal offenses. · Aug 4, 2025
• SB 2206 Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
• HB 2512 Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 5247 Relating to an alternative capital recovery process for certain utilities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3114 Relating to the view of the State Capitol. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 38 Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HCR 142 Designating Fort Worth as the official Aviation and Defense Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · 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 5679 Relating to the creation of the Hills of Walnut Creek Municipal Utility District of Parker County; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4738 Relating to the elimination of the remittance of a portion of certain loan administration fees to the comptroller. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1150 Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 924 Relating to entities that provide video services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 2581 Relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3071 Relating to cancellation of certain solid waste disposal permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 3070 Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1737 Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HR 1505 Commending Jennifer Teigen Doran and the staff of the House Journal Clerk's Office for their service during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1508 Commending Kara Coffee and the staff of the Office of the House Sergeant-at-Arms for their work during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1522 Commending the staff of the State Preservation Board for their service during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1507 Commending Stephen Brown and the staff of the Chief Clerk's Office for their service during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1510 Commending the employees of the House Business Office for their work during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1536 Commending the staff of the Legislative Reference Library for their work during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1524 Congratulating Gary Calfee on his retirement as an attorney. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1502 Commending the staff of the Texas Legislative Council for its work during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1512 Commending the Legislative Budget Board for its work during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1511 Commending Region VII of the Texas Department of Public Safety for its service to the Capitol Complex during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 2, 2025
• HR 1503 Honoring Katherine Lindley for her service as Capitol nurse practitioner during the 89th Texas Legislature. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 2, 2025
• HR 1506 Commending the members of the House Committee Coordinator's Office for their work during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 2, 2025
• HR 1509 Congratulating Ross Video on receiving a 2025 NAB Show Project of the Year Award. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1513 Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Texas Legislative Council. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1504 Commending the staff of the Legislative Reference Library for their work during the 89th Legislative Session. · May 31, 2025
• SB 1646 Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty. · Became Law · May 30, 2025
• HB 4739 Relating to the elimination of the requirement that a portion of certain retail charge agreement delinquency fees be remitted to the comptroller. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• SB 2004 Relating to the eligibility of the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington for funding under the major events reimbursement program. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• HB 146 Relating to the required approval by the State Preservation Board of certain traffic changes near the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• HR 1357 In memory of retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Jesse Chargualaf. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• HR 1356 In memory of retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Jesse Chargualaf. · May 24, 2025
• SB 2351 Relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• HR 1134 Designating the grandchildren of House members as honorary mascots. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• HR 1135 Electing children of house members to the honorary office of mascot. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• HR 861 Congratulating Bradford S. Barnes on his retirement as president of the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• HR 828 Congratulating the Boswell High School girls' basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 6A Division 2 state championship. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• HB 1285 Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft. · Passed One Chamber · May 20, 2025
• SB 1378 Relating to the powers of certain nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit. · Became Law · May 19, 2025
• HB 5402 Relating to fiscal impact statements for legislation imposing mandates on health benefit plan issuers. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• SB 1197 Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · May 19, 2025
• SB 2201 Relating to intelligence databases for combinations, criminal street gangs, and foreign terrorist organizations. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HR 1133 Recognizing May 19, 2025, as Trooper Day at the Texas Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HB 4744 Relating to the role of the members of the board of an appraisal district. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• HB 5089 Relating to creation of a school district by detachment of territory from an existing school district. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 2983 Relating to impoundment, storage, and notification fees for vehicles stored at vehicle storage facilities; authorizing fee increases and decreases; requiring the adjustment of authorized fees. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 4742 Relating to the ability of a school district to request an appraisal of property by the appraisal district. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• HB 4398 Relating to municipal permitting requirements for certain development projects supported with low income housing tax credit allocations. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• HB 3552 Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, destruction, or unlawful possession of copper or brass, to criminal conduct committed in, around, or in relation to critical infrastructure facilities or equipment or interrupting or impairing the operation of those facilities or equipment, and to the sale of regulated materials, including copper or brass material, to metal recycling entities and training on identifying those materials; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
• HB 5263 Relating to the accessibility of results from the state assessment. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• HR 1137 Granting permission for use of the chamber of the Texas House of Representatives for the Fallen Heroes Memorial Service on May 24, 2025. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• HB 2786 Relating to the frequency with which certain appraisal districts are required to reappraise property for ad valorem tax purposes and to a limitation on the authority of an appraisal district to increase the appraised value of property. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• HJR 2 Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift. · Passed Legislature · May 14, 2025
• HR 929 Honoring the American Warrior Association for its contributions to military personnel, veterans, first responders, and their families. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• HB 5403 Relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
• HR 863 In memory of former state representative James R. Pitts of Waxahachie. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
• HB 3962 Relating to the eligibility of the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington for funding under the major events reimbursement program. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HB 32 Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HB 573 Relating to a request by a member of the legislature for an unannounced inspection of a permanent concrete batch plant by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• HB 4284 Relating to an excessive discount on certain alcoholic beverages. · Passed One Chamber · May 8, 2025
• HB 1768 Relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit. · 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 817 Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
• HB 2777 Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness. · Introduced · May 6, 2025
• HB 5015 Relating to participation by certain municipal retirement systems in the proportionate retirement program. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2025
• HB 3308 Relating to charitable raffles conducted by the professional sports team charitable foundations of rodeo organizations sanctioned by certain professional associations or hosting a Professional Rodeo Event at rodeo venues. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2025
• HB 3756 Relating to the powers of certain nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit. · Introduced · May 1, 2025
• HB 3272 Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
• HB 3077 Relating to reports by certain persons involved in the manufacture and distribution of alcoholic beverages for purposes of sales and use taxes. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
• HCR 122 Authorizing the lieutenant governor and speaker to appoint joint committees. · Apr 10, 2025
• HB 3235 Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes. · 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 2766 Relating to the plugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HR 797 Recognizing April 7, 2025, as DJ Daniel Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 4537 Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• HB 4740 Relating to the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• HR 647 In memory of Gordon Robert Johnson. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HB 4393 Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses. · Introduced · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 484 Recognizing March 12, 2025, as Wholesale Beer Distributors of Texas Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HB 3969 Relating to disclosures by liability insurers and policyholders to third-party claimants; providing an administrative penalty. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HB 2479 Relating to entities that provide cable services or video services. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
• HB 3538 Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• HB 1284 Relating to the duty of an appraisal review board to determine a motion or protest filed by a property owner and the right of the owner to appeal the board's determination. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 2762 Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• HJR 137 Proposing a constitutional amendment, to be submitted to the voters of Texas for approval, authorizing the legislature to strictly regulate and authorize casino gaming and sports wagering by general law and establishing certain requirements for such law, including imposition of a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering revenue, requiring licensing of casino gaming and sports wagering operators, and requiring license application fees. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• HB 2497 Relating to the automatic expunction of arrest records and files for certain public safety employees who successfully complete a public safety employees treatment court program. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HR 202 Recognizing February 10 and 11, 2025, as Tarrant County Days at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 1287 Relating to the use by certain municipalities of certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1283 Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1286 Relating to the award of attorney's fees to a prevailing property owner in a judicial appeal of certain ad valorem tax determinations. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1112 Relating to the licensing of certain persons by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those persons by political subdivisions. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 543 Relating to signs posted by public institutions of higher education to facilitate the reporting of and to prevent incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HR 3 Adopting the Housekeeping Resolution for the House of Representatives of the 89th Legislature. · Feb 18, 2025
• HR 217 Recognizing February 10 and 11, 2025, as Tarrant County Days at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2025
• HR 182 In memory of His Highness Shah Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 5, 2025
• SCR 7 Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, and ending on Wednesday, January 22, 2025. · Passed Legislature · Jan 22, 2025
• SB 4 Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses. · Became Law · Dec 18, 2023
• HR 119 Congratulating Jack Martin on his induction into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 5, 2023
• HB 4 Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses. · Introduced · Nov 13, 2023
• HR 4 In memory of Barry Gerard Andrews of Dallas. · Passed One Chamber · 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
• HB 23 Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation. · Introduced · Oct 12, 2023
• HB 61 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. · Oct 6, 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
• 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 2629 Relating to the reporting of direct campaign expenditures by certain persons and political committees. · Vetoed · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 232 Relating to the removal from office of an officer of a political subdivision for commission of certain criminal offenses. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 2620 Relating to the confinement in a county jail of a person pending a transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to compensation to a county for certain costs of confinement. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 998 Relating to an opioid-related drug overdose training program for certain alcoholic beverage permit holders. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1308 Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over an airport or military installation; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 2488 Relating to the burden of proof in certain ad valorem tax appeals. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 3837 Relating to the designation of advanced clean energy projects. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 5066 Relating to electricity service in areas of this state with a need for transmission projects. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 456 Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain interests in a mineral in place owned by certain charitable organizations. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 2804 Relating to use of the name, image, or likeness of a student athlete participating in an intercollegiate athletic program at an institution of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
• HB 1957 Relating to the availability of financial information of nonprofit corporations for public inspection. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• SB 1076 Relating to the deadline for approving a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects. · 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
• HCR 3 Providing for adjournment sine die of the 88th Legislature, 1st Called Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 2, 2023
• HR 2238 Congratulating John Goff on his receipt of the 2023 Golden Deeds Award from the Exchange Club of Fort Worth. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2237 In memory of Daniel M. Jensen of Fort Worth. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2377 Impeaching Warren Kenneth Paxton, Attorney General of the State of Texas, and preferring articles of impeachment against him. · Passed Legislature · May 29, 2023
• SB 1237 Relating to compensation and leave for certain security officers or investigators commissioned as peace officers by the comptroller. · Became Law · May 29, 2023
• HB 4422 Relating to a study on enhancing border security outcomes through public safety, technological, and transportation infrastructure improvements near Texas-Mexico border crossings. · Became Law · May 27, 2023
• HR 1781 Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Texas Association of Regional Councils. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
• HR 1782 In memory of Victor Tinsley of Fort Worth. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
• HR 1780 In memory of Robert Cole Grable of Fort Worth. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
• HR 1688 Commending Dr. Sylvia Trent-Adams on her appointment as president of the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
• HB 191 Relating to the evaluation of applications for certain financial assistance administered by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2023
• SJR 35 Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2023
• HB 2469 Relating to the administration of certain functions relating to state employee leave. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2023
• SB 1923 Relating to the right of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district, the appraisal district, or the appraisal review board of the appraisal district to bring certain claims in an appeal of an order of the appraisal review board. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2023
• HB 1302 Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2023
• SB 1117 Relating to entities that provide video services. · Passed One Chamber · May 22, 2023
• HR 1608 Honoring Heider Garcia for his service as Tarrant County elections administrator. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2023
• HR 1609 Congratulating Bell flight company on winning the U.S. Army contract to manufacture the V-280 Valor tiltrotor for the Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft program. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2023
• HB 5005 Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording maintained by a law enforcement agency. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2023
• HB 2669 Relating to the deadline for approving a certificate of public convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2023
• HB 2242 Relating to the use of dynamic message signs for the Keep 'Em Safe Texas Gun Storage Campaign. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 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 1585 Relating to matters affecting the powers and duties of the Texas Ethics Commission. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
• HB 218 Relating to the criminal and licensing consequences of certain offenses relating to the possession of marihuana, certain tetrahydrocannabinols, certain synthetic cannabinoids, and drug paraphernalia; imposing a fee. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
• HR 1500 Congratulating Sonny Dykes, head coach of the Texas Christian University football team, on being named the Associated Press Coach of the Year for 2022. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
• HR 1542 Expelling Representative Bryan Slaton of Hunt County from the Texas House of Representatives of the 88th Legislature. · Passed Legislature · May 9, 2023
• HB 1152 Relating to the licensing of certain veterans by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement and the hiring of those veterans by political subdivisions. · Passed One Chamber · May 8, 2023

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• 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
• 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
• SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · 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
• HB 272 Relating to creation of the Screwworm Abatement Trust (SWAT) Fund. · 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 276 Relating to parasitic insect control. · Aug 4, 2025
• HB 274 Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives. · 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 27 Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools. · 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 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
• SB 17 Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty. · 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 6 Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2688 Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities. · 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 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
• HB 21 Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• SB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 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
• HB 5573 Relating to the reporting of violations of law and wasteful spending under the whistleblower protection laws. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 3154 Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · 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 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
• SB 844 Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary. · Passed One Chamber · May 6, 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 17 Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Apr 2, 2025
• HR 136 In memory of Clyde Vance Dunnam of Waco. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 14, 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 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 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 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 25 Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 9 Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services. · Became Law · Jun 9, 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 2248 Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day. · 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 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
• 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 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
• SJR 28 Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Galveston County. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2023
• HJR 134 Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish the office of county treasurer of Galveston County. · Passed Legislature · May 19, 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 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
• 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