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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HR 1 Honoring Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell for his service as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 28, 2025
• HR 2 Congratulating Joseph C. Longway on his retirement as the Northwest Region chief of the Texas Department of Public Safety. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 27, 2025
• HB 46 Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures. · Introduced · Aug 22, 2025
• HJR 9 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
• HB 84 Relating to the limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
• HB 49 Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
• HB 47 Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase. · 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 50 Relating to a requirement that the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution include an estimate of the fiscal impact to the state of the proposed amendment. · Aug 15, 2025
• HB 54 Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force. · Aug 15, 2025
• HB 51 Relating to the review and approval of certain proposed municipal initiatives and referenda. · Aug 15, 2025
• HB 53 Relating to the issuance of anticipation notes and certificates of obligation by certain local governments. · Aug 15, 2025
• HB 168 Relating to the issuance of certificates of obligation by certain local governments. · Aug 15, 2025
• HB 288 Relating to the authority of a property owner to obtain an injunction restraining the collection of ad valorem taxes by a taxing unit if the taxing unit adopts a tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate and subsequently takes an action that constitutes a material deviation from the stated purpose of the tax increase. · Aug 7, 2025
• HR 54 Recognizing Dr. Tedd L. Mitchell for his service as chancellor of the Texas Tech University System. · Jul 31, 2025
• HB 231 Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities. · Jul 30, 2025
• HB 204 Relating to the limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes. · Jul 24, 2025
• HJR 27 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead. · Jul 24, 2025
• HR 29 Congratulating Joseph C. Longway on his retirement as the Northwest Region chief of the Texas Department of Public Safety. · Jul 23, 2025
• HB 173 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Jul 22, 2025
• HB 162 Relating to the review and approval of certain proposed municipal initiatives and referenda. · Jul 21, 2025
• HB 117 Relating to a limit on political subdivision expenditures. · Jul 17, 2025
• HB 105 Relating to the issuance of certificates of obligation by certain local governments. · Jul 17, 2025
• HB 35 Relating to a requirement that the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution include an estimate of the fiscal impact to the state of the proposed amendment. · Jul 14, 2025
• HB 31 Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force. · Jul 14, 2025
• HB 3627 Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 223 Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2313 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for certain qualified projects. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 2615 Relating to restricting telework for employees of public institutions of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 8 Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2513 Relating to a paid leave of absence for public employees serving as fire protection personnel who are engaged in certain military service. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1198 Relating to the designation of spaceports as critical infrastructure facilities for purposes of criminal and civil liability. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1300 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2282 Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2025 Relating to the filing for record of a plat, replat, or amended plat or replat of a subdivision of real property or a condominium. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3112 Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to government information related to certain cybersecurity measures. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 506 Relating to requirements for certain ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4753 Relating to the municipal issuance of a document verifying that a certificate of occupancy has been issued for certain buildings. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HCR 135 Designating Slaton as the official Banana Pudding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 126 Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 5, 2025
• HCR 168 Instructing the enrolling clerk of the house to make corrections in H.B. No. 126. · Passed Legislature · Jun 2, 2025
• HR 1462 Commending State Representative Tom Craddick and Nadine Craddick for their contributions to the physician assistant profession and health care education. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• SB 2145 Relating to the authority of the advisory body of a public improvement district and the board of directors of a reinvestment zone to hold a meeting by a telecommunication device. · Became Law · May 30, 2025
• SB 1895 Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 88 in Lubbock County as the First Responders Memorial Loop. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• HB 21 Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• HB 30 Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• HB 5092 Relating to the operation and dissolution of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and to agreements between Texas Tech University and the authority. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• HCR 7 Designating September 29 as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• HB 4359 Relating to the review of school districts by the Sunset Advisory Commission. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
• SB 1927 Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• HR 1093 Congratulating Lubbock Fire Rescue Captain Chris Kemp on his retirement. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• HR 1255 Congratulating the City of Lubbock on earning the Friendly Texas Certified Community designations for music, film, digital media, and tourism. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
• SB 2519 Relating to restrictions on the use of certain ad valorem tax revenue for the payment of public securities. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• HB 1876 Relating to the establishment of a career and technical education reporting grant program by the Texas Education Agency. · Passed One Chamber · May 20, 2025
• SB 689 Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities. · Passed One Chamber · May 20, 2025
• HB 1794 Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the premises of certain polling places on the day of an election or while early voting is in progress. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HB 3679 Relating to the operation of certain vehicles during disasters. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HB 3349 Relating to the events trust fund and to abolishing the Pan American Games trust fund, Olympic Games trust fund, and motor sports racing trust fund. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HB 139 Relating to employer health benefit plans that do not include state-mandated health benefits. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 638 Relating to a requirement that certain water districts make audio and video recordings of open meetings available on the Internet. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• HB 524 Relating to the review and approval of certain proposed municipal initiatives and referenda. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• SCR 13 Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources. · Became Law · May 15, 2025
• HB 2149 Relating to nonconforming land uses after the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• HB 4731 Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway Loop 88 in Lubbock County as the First Responders Memorial Loop. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 3221 Relating to certain employer contributions to the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• HB 370 Relating to eligibility of certain events under the Events Trust Fund · Introduced · May 14, 2025
• HB 2857 Relating to purchase or other acquisition of personal property by a political subdivision. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
• HB 4437 Relating to a requirement that the Department of Information Resources implement and develop a system and database to authenticate and track certain digital content. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
• HB 565 Relating to a requirement that the ballot for an election to amend the state constitution include an estimate of the fiscal impact to the state of the proposed amendment. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• HB 1033 Relating to the applicability of the law governing a grant program for public improvement projects for unincorporated communities in certain counties. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HB 3798 Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree. · Introduced · May 10, 2025
• HB 4552 Relating to a prohibition on certain discriminatory activities by governmental entities and vendors of governmental entities; providing for declaratory and injunctive relief and the withholding of certain funds from political subdivisions. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
• HB 3113 Relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be scannable. · Passed One Chamber · May 8, 2025
• HB 1804 Relating to monitoring and enforcement by the Texas Ethics Commission of the requirement that certain reports filed with a political subdivision are available on the Internet; providing an administrative penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 7, 2025
• HB 323 Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
• HB 5446 Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
• HJR 110 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the filing of required political funding reports and personal financial statements to be eligible to hold certain public elective offices. · Introduced · May 6, 2025
• HB 658 Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2025
• HB 1722 Relating to an owner's or lessee's access to property through a Texas Department of Transportation highway right-of-way. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2025
• HB 5580 Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. · Introduced · May 2, 2025
• HB 363 Relating to the filing with the county clerk of certain counties of a draft of a petition requesting the creation of a municipal utility district. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 29, 2025
• HCR 77 Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources. · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 2546 Relating to vehicles eligible for replacement under the clean school bus program. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 1308 Relating to employment practices of governmental entities, state contractors, and private employers in this state regarding the legal status of employees, including requiring participation in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify program, and authorizing the suspension of certain licenses held by private employers for certain conduct in relation to the employment of persons not lawfully present. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
• HB 503 Relating to the eligibility of certain counties to participate in the rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant program and the rural prosecutor's office salary assistance grant program. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 28, 2025
• HB 204 Relating to the total annual salary from state and county sources for certain state prosecutors. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
• HB 3167 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2025
• HB 755 Relating to certain requirements applicable to certain public entities that engage in lobbying. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
• HB 2408 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to, and receive certain tax revenue derived from, a hotel and convention center project. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 5094 Relating to renaming the Mexican free-tailed bat as the Texas free-tailed bat. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 4525 Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• HB 1783 Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HB 3777 Relating to requirements for the owner of a dog taken into custody by an animal control authority; authorizing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
• HB 3677 Relating to the issuance of an occupational license to certain out-of-state applicants. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• HB 1453 Relating to the issuance of anticipation notes and certificates of obligation by certain local governments. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• HB 3259 Relating to the ability of certain municipalities and counties to elect not to participate in certain event reimbursement programs and to the allocation of a portion of the state hotel occupancy tax revenue collected in those municipalities and counties. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 2992 Relating to the name and function of the rural veterinarian incentive program. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 3089 Relating to the exclusion of real property repair and remodeling services from sales and use taxes. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 3220 Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 2923 Relating to the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas over certain rates for water or sewer service charged by a municipality. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• HB 2926 Relating to the text of ballot propositions on the issuance of debt obligations. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• HB 2410 Relating to granting charters to certain public and private institutions of higher education for open-enrollment charter schools. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HB 1740 Relating to requiring a search warrant for certain fire, health, or code inspections. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 1723 Relating to the eligibility of certain persons for relocation assistance from the state or a political subdivision. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 1739 Relating to the notice given by a property owner prohibiting certain persons from carrying certain firearms on the property. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 1793 Relating to eligibility requirements to receive a grant from the Texas Enterprise Fund. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HR 480 Recognizing March 12, 2025, as Texas Tech University System Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 12, 2025
• HB 1521 Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• HB 470 Relating to the responsibility for providing law enforcement and public safety services in the Capitol Complex. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• HB 548 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 1454 Relating to waivers and reductions of tuition and fees by institutions of higher education. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 1366 Relating to limiting the duration of employment of certain state employees. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 1457 Relating to the inclusion of a course on modern conflicts in the curriculum requirements for public high school students. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HJR 95 Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as a member of the Texas Legislature, a statewide elected officer in the executive branch, or a state employee in the legislative or executive branch of state government. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1259 Relating to the establishment of the State Agency Rules Review Commission and the procedures by which state agencies adopt rules. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HR 305 Congratulating Ann Manning of Lubbock on receiving a Distinguished Alumni Award from the Texas Tech University School of Law. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2025
• HB 603 Relating to the operation of school buses at certain railroad grade crossings. · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
• HJR 46 Proposing a constitutional amendment changing the vote requirement in the legislature to approve a proposed constitutional amendment for submission to the voters of this state to two-thirds of the members present in each chamber of the legislature. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HJR 56 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set lower limits on the maximum appraised value of residence homesteads and of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes and to make permanent the limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HB 582 Relating to proper etiquette during the recitation of the pledge of allegiance to the state flag. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HJR 48 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HB 487 Relating to criminal offenses applicable to and authorized uses of gambling devices, including eight-liners. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• HB 369 Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the number of dwellings allowed on certain property. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• HB 398 Relating to the limitations on increases in the appraised value of certain property for ad valorem tax purposes. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• HB 416 Relating to the deadlines for performing various functions in connection with the ad valorem tax system. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• HB 312 Relating to the eligibility of a person who is not a United States citizen to be appointed to or serve in a public office or on an advisory board or task force. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• HB 344 Relating to a prohibition on instruction and certain activities regarding sexual orientation or gender identity provided or allowed by a public school. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• HB 281 Relating to the review, funding, and continuation of degree and certificate programs at public institutions of higher education based on certain performance standards. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HB 167 Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and certain prohibited considerations in contracting by governmental entities. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HR 203 Honoring the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for its contributions to rural health care, education, and research. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2025
• HR 54 Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Lubbock Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 19, 2025
• HR 60 Congratulating Heather Keister of Lubbock on being named the 2024 Engineer of the Year by the South Plains Chapter of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers. · Passed One Chamber · Jan 29, 2025
• HR 116 Congratulating endurance horseback rider Kim Moquin of Spring on placing seventh in the 2023 Tevis Cup Ride. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 5, 2023
• HR 117 Congratulating endurance horseback rider Haley Moquin of Spring on placing sixth and receiving the Haggin Cup in the 2023 Tevis Cup Ride. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 5, 2023
• HB 17 Relating to the establishment of an agriculture disaster relief grant program; making an appropriation. · Nov 7, 2023
• HB 11 Relating to the reduction of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. · Nov 7, 2023
• HB 14 Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities. · Nov 7, 2023
• HB 20 Relating to the prohibition on instruction and certain activities regarding sexual orientation or gender identity provided or allowed by school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and district and charter school employees. · Nov 7, 2023
• HB 150 Relating to a prohibition against affirmative action in governmental employment and in higher education admissions. · Oct 13, 2023
• HB 147 Relating to the establishment of an agriculture disaster relief grant program; making an appropriation. · Oct 12, 2023
• HB 144 Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities. · Oct 12, 2023
• HB 118 Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district. · Oct 10, 2023
• HB 107 Relating to the prohibition on instruction and certain activities regarding sexual orientation or gender identity provided or allowed by school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and district and charter school employees. · Oct 9, 2023
• HB 15 Relating to review of advanced placement courses by the State Board of Education and to the advanced placement courses and examinations that may be offered by school districts. · Oct 6, 2023
• HB 90 Relating to the reduction of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. · Oct 6, 2023

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• 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
• 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 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 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 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · Became Law · Sep 17, 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 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
• HJR 10 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
• HB 298 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
• HB 291 Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. · Aug 22, 2025
• HB 64 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · 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 236 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. · 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 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 115 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
• HR 19 Urging Governor Abbott to return federal reconciliation bill funds to taxpayers through property tax relief. · Aug 15, 2025
• HB 2 Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council. · Introduced · Aug 12, 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 274 Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives. · Aug 4, 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 272 Relating to creation of the Screwworm Abatement Trust (SWAT) Fund. · 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 84 Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. · Jul 14, 2025
• HB 32 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · Jul 14, 2025
• 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
• SB 379 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · 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 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
• 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
• SB 261 Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties. · 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
• HB 6 Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 45 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3092 Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line. · 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
• SB 1596 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 127 Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 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 4 Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system. · Passed Legislature · May 29, 2025
• HB 3225 Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 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
• 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 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• SB 2188 Relating to the regulation of certain space flight activities, including the closure of certain areas for those activities. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• 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 1855 Relating to requirements that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
• HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 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
• SB 1197 Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · May 19, 2025
• SJR 37 Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen. · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2025
• SB 1706 Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues. · Became Law · May 15, 2025
• HB 1228 Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
• HB 1431 Relating to certain prohibited acts with respect to cell-cultured protein for human consumption. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
• SB 2230 Relating to the evacuation of unauthorized persons from a hazard area in connection with space flight activities; creating a criminal offense. · 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 2867 Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
• HB 2587 Relating to an annual report on the financial impact on hospitals for providing certain uncompensated care. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
• HB 4663 Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
• HB 4688 Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HB 3045 Relating to a franchise tax exemption for corporations operating a spaceport for certain national defense purposes. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• HB 74 Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain. · Became Law · May 12, 2025
• HJR 161 Proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote in this state. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
• HB 298 Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
• HB 2275 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
• HB 3061 Relating to enhancing the punishment for committing certain criminal offenses while disguised or masked. · Introduced · May 8, 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 4661 Relating to the closure of beaches for space flight activities; creating a criminal offense. · 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 2679 Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues. · Introduced · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 3272 Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
• HR 945 In memory of Pope Francis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 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 2433 Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary. · Introduced · Apr 21, 2025
• HB 2739 Relating to requiring the address on certain identification documents presented by a voter match the address of the voter on the list of registered voters. · Introduced · Apr 17, 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 259 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
• HB 4660 Relating to space flight activities. · Introduced · Apr 14, 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 5325 Relating to requirements that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply. · 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 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
• HB 3210 Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 2696 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• HB 2519 Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HJR 118 Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution to limit the terms of office of members of Congress. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HB 3 Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• HB 1497 Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 1009 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 7, 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 239 Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Feb 27, 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
• 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
• HJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the state school safety fund to provide ongoing financial support for projects that ensure the safety of public schools in this state and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund. · Introduced · Nov 21, 2023
• HB 2 Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including the establishment of a school safety grant program and a school safety plan implementation grant program, and the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the state school safety fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 21, 2023
• HB 1 Relating to primary and secondary education, including the certification, compensation, and health coverage of certain public school employees, the public school finance system, special education in public schools, the establishment of an education savings account program, measures to support the education of public school students that include certain educational grant programs, reading instruction, and early childhood education, the provision of virtual education, and public school accountability. · Introduced · Nov 17, 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
• 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 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
• SB 7 Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty. · To Executive · Nov 2, 2023
• HB 4 Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation and indemnification of certain claims relating to the enforcement of that offense. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• 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