Chris Turner

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HR 19 In memory of Dr. Judith Ann Jones Carrier of Fort Worth. · Jul 21, 2025
• SB 973 Relating to the periodic reappraisal of property by, and the prohibition on posting on the Internet certain information held by, an appraisal district. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
• SB 974 Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district; creating a criminal offense. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 2025
• HB 4395 Relating to electronic submission and delivery of public securities and records of proceedings for those securities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 148 Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 1533 Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2510 Relating to assisted living facility operations and provision of certain services to assisted living facility residents without a license; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4236 Relating to the creation of a study group to evaluate the school district property value study conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4044 Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits. · 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 2900 Relating to certain advisory entities and work groups under the jurisdiction of the comptroller of public accounts or on which the comptroller's office is represented and to the repeal or redesignation of certain of those entities. · 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
• 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 1041 Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities in the life of those individuals. · Became Law · May 29, 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
• SB 2538 Relating to the plan required to be adopted by the board of directors of an appraisal district for periodically conducting certain reappraisal activities. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• HR 1289 Commending Nathan Micheal Sullivan of Arlington for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• HR 1288 Commending Kieran J. Williams for his service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• HR 1291 Commending Mazbeen Ali for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• HR 1290 Commending Destiny Aladeyelu for her service as a legislative intern in the district office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• HB 22 Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of intangible personal property. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• HR 1043 Commemorating the 14th anniversary of Industrial Solutions Company in Arlington. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
• HR 1030 Honoring Building Future Families on the occasion of National Foster Care Month and National Foster Parent Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
• HR 805 In memory of Erma Adeyemo of Arlington. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 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 1347 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of exploitation of a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual. · Passed One Chamber · May 21, 2025
• HB 3993 Relating to taxes imposed on vinous liquor. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• HB 5573 Relating to the reporting of violations of law and wasteful spending under the whistleblower protection laws. · Introduced · May 15, 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
• HB 4478 Relating to the determination of the capitalization rate to be used in the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of certain property used for low-income housing. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
• HB 3458 Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
• HB 135 Relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals. · Became Law · May 13, 2025
• SB 711 Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations. · Became Law · May 13, 2025
• HB 4746 Relating to academic distinction designations under the public school accountability system and the career and technology allotment under the Foundation School Program. · Introduced · 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 3237 Relating to certain energy consumption goals for institutions of higher education and certain governmental entities. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2025
• HB 1232 Relating to the reporting of violations of law under the whistleblower protection laws. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 30, 2025
• HB 4676 Relating to the provision of medical benefits through political subdivision networks under the workers' compensation system. · Introduced · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 1349 Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
• HB 5511 Relating to the review of existing boards and commissions under the jurisdiction of the comptroller for continuity and to the repeal of certain committees under the jurisdiction of the comptroller. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
• HR 906 In memory of Sallye R. Moore of Grand Prairie. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
• HR 806 In memory of former State Representative Billy Len Arnold of Grand Prairie. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 23, 2025
• HR 835 Recognizing April 17, 2025, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 17, 2025
• HB 4613 Relating to the award of attorney's fees to an appraisal district, appraisal review board, or chief appraiser that prevails in an appeal on the ground that a property has been appraised for ad valorem tax purposes unequally. · Introduced · Apr 17, 2025
• HR 236 In memory of Cecile Richards, former president of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America. · Apr 17, 2025
• HB 4703 Relating to the application of the market data comparison method of appraisal to determine the market value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes. · Introduced · Apr 17, 2025
• HB 1821 Relating to information regarding the procedures and available resources for the sealing of juvenile records. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
• HR 625 Congratulating Ja'Miyah Gafford on being named the 2025 Youth of the Year for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Tarrant County. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• HB 8 Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district. · Introduced · Apr 9, 2025
• HR 628 Recognizing April 11, 2025, as Social Work Advocacy Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• HR 627 Congratulating Jasmine Moore on winning two bronze medals at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• HR 626 Commending Marquis Sanders of Arlington for rendering medical aid to his friend Isaiah Stokes during a cardiac event. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 9, 2025
• HB 1745 Relating to the procedure for protests before appraisal review boards. · Introduced · Apr 8, 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 5055 Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 4741 Relating to the allocation of taxable value of certain certificated air carriers. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• HB 5048 Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• HB 4947 Relating to the prohibited provision of certain residential caregiver services by individuals with certain criminal convictions; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• HB 4434 Relating to the treatment for ad valorem tax purposes of the residence homestead of a totally disabled veteran. · Introduced · Apr 2, 2025
• HB 4367 Relating to the use of a load management program to meet an electric utility's energy efficiency goal. · Introduced · Apr 1, 2025
• HB 4379 Relating to the application, collection, remittance, and administration of the gross rental receipts tax on the renting of shared motor vehicles through peer-to-peer car sharing programs; imposing a penalty. · Introduced · Apr 1, 2025
• HB 4374 Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities. · Introduced · Apr 1, 2025
• HB 4220 Relating to the creation of a committee to review education and training programs on de-escalation and crisis intervention techniques for peace officers. · Introduced · Mar 31, 2025
• HB 2262 Relating to the installation and maintenance of dynamic message signs for certain tolled lanes operated by a toll project entity. · Introduced · Mar 31, 2025
• HB 2270 Relating to the disclosure of certain information regarding a record of a collision or violation involving a person operating a railroad locomotive or train. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HB 3865 Relating to advertising by residential facilities; authorizing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HB 3864 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain personal and household supplies. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HR 629 Congratulating the Summit High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 5A Division 2 state championship. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 26, 2025
• HB 3481 Relating to the regulation of trampoline courts; providing injunctive relief. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• HJR 154 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the market value of an individual's residence homestead and providing for the adjustment of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• HB 3239 Relating to the authority of the governing body of a taxing unit to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion, expressed as a dollar amount, of the appraised value of an individual's residence homestead and to the adjustment of the exemption amount in subsequent years to reflect inflation. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 3238 Relating to an optional health condition or disability designation on a driver's license or personal identification certificate. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 3263 Relating to a program for monitoring methane emissions using funds from the Texas emissions reduction plan. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 2787 Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• HR 585 Congratulating the Texas Rangers for winning a Major League Baseball World Series Championship in 2023. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 18, 2025
• HB 2493 Relating to the regulation of certain eviction-related service businesses. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HB 2550 Relating to the training of certain members of the board of directors of an appraisal district. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HB 1078 Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HB 2511 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain energy-efficient products for a limited period. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HB 2509 Relating to the basic allotment, school safety allotment, and guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program, including an adjustment in those amounts to reflect inflation. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HB 2024 Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 1231 Relating to public access to personal financial statements filed by public officials and candidates. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1350 Relating to a restriction on total charges charged for extensions of consumer credit that a credit services organization obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1230 Relating to the requirement of a public hearing on certain applications for a permit to drill an oil or gas well. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1069 Relating to the classification of certain construction workers and the eligibility of those workers for unemployment benefits; providing an administrative penalty. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 1045 Relating to health benefit plan coverage of treatment for chemical dependency. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 1070 Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 1040 Relating to the prosecution of the offense of possessing or carrying certain weapons in certain facilities or residences providing services to individuals with an intellectual disability or a developmental disability. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HR 27 In memory of Lyndsey Captain Vicknair of Manor. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2025
• HR 366 Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Grand Prairie Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 26, 2025
• HR 182 In memory of His Highness Shah Karim Al-Hussaini, Aga Khan IV. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 5, 2025
• HR 119 Congratulating Jack Martin on his induction into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 5, 2023
• HR 104 Congratulating the Arlington Fire Department on the grand opening of Fire Station 1. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 5, 2023
• HR 37 Congratulating Dr. Bill Coppola on his retirement as president of Tarrant County College Southeast Campus. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 24 Commending Ben Lai for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 25 Commending Andrew Paumen for his service as a legislative intern in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 158 Congratulating the Texas Rangers on winning the 2023 World Series. · Nov 6, 2023
• HR 63 Congratulating The University of Texas at Arlington Center for Mexican American Studies on its 30th anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HR 20 Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Arlington Public Library. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HR 17 Congratulating the varsity chorale ensemble of Timberview High School in Mansfield ISD on being invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HR 18 In memory of Joseph Gerald "Gerry" Hebert. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HR 21 Congratulating Robert Martinez Jr. on his retirement as international president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HB 30 Relating to access to certain law enforcement, corrections, and prosecutorial records under the public information law. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 1193 Relating to prohibiting housing discrimination by a property owners' association against a residential tenant based on the tenant's method of payment. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1122 Relating to the exclusion of certain medical services performed to determine an appropriate level of workers' compensation benefits from sales and use taxes. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1668 Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium owners' associations. · Vetoed · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 1825 Relating to the consumption, possession, and sale of alcoholic beverages at certain performing arts facilities owned by certain school districts. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 718 Relating to the issuance of certain tags, permits, and license plates authorizing the movement of vehicles and the transfer and renewal of certain license plates. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 1009 Relating to imposing requirements on the employment of or contracts for certain individuals providing services to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability, including requiring certain facilities and Medicaid providers to conduct criminal history record information and employee misconduct registry reviews and to suspend the employment or contracts of individuals who engage in reportable conduct; providing administrative penalties. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 1826 Relating to the establishment of an organized retail theft task force. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HR 2227 Honoring LifeLine Shelter for Families on its 20th annual Freedom Luncheon. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2218 Congratulating Cheryl Smith on her retirement from Alliance/AFT. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2234 Congratulating Gary R. Pedigo on his retirement as chair of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen's Texas State Legislative Board. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2176 Commending Nicole Hawkins for her service as constituent services and outreach manager in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2171 In memory of Eddie Baker Freeman Jr. of Grand Prairie. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2412 Honoring Phillip Martin for his service as executive director of the House Democratic Caucus. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2048 Commending Emily Amps for her service as chief of staff in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2326 Honoring the Rotary Club of Arlington on its centennial. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HB 796 Relating to the creation and maintenance by an appraisal district of a publicly available Internet database of information regarding protest hearings conducted by the appraisal review board established for the district. · Became Law · May 27, 2023
• HR 1850 Congratulating Pastor Kennedy Jones on his installation as president of the Arlington Branch of the NAACP. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
• HR 1692 Commending Michelle Mares for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
• HR 1696 Commending Sadie Klos for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2023
• HR 1693 Commending Rhayne Trahan for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2023
• HR 1694 Commending Dayleen Nicole Chery for her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2023
• HR 1695 Commending Katherine Sarahan on her service as a legislative aide in the office of State Representative Chris Turner. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2023
• SB 1319 Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
• HR 2220 Honoring the Rotary Club of Arlington on the occasion of its centennial. · May 24, 2023
• HB 2371 Relating to the disposition of burial spaces and abandoned plots in certain cemeteries in the possession and control of a municipality. · Became Law · May 23, 2023
• SB 371 Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. · Became Law · May 23, 2023
• SB 1887 Relating to the requirements for the early college education program and the transfer of course credit among public institutions of higher education. · Became Law · May 23, 2023
• HR 1607 In memory of Phillip Andrew Yarbough. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 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 3364 Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes. · Passed One Chamber · May 18, 2023
• HB 1055 Relating to the eligibility for unemployment benefits of individuals who are unemployed due to certain labor disputes. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2023
• HB 1054 Relating to the classification of certain construction workers and the eligibility of those workers for unemployment benefits; providing an administrative penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2023
• HB 4805 Relating to the eligibility of certain cricket events for funding under the major events reimbursement program. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2023
• HB 3487 Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2023
• HB 2927 Relating to quarantine leave for certain public safety employees. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2023
• HB 5121 Relating to health benefit plan coverage of treatment for chemical dependency. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2023
• HB 683 Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 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 3480 Relating to the reporting of certain overdose information and the mapping of overdoses for public safety purposes. · Introduced · May 10, 2023
• HB 3483 Relating to the creation, distribution, and posting of a veterans benefits and services poster in the workplace. · Passed One Chamber · May 9, 2023
• HR 1189 Commemorating Full Spectrum's 2023 Black History Month program at Airbus Helicopters in Grand Prairie. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 28, 2023
• HR 628 Commending the Dallas Wings organization for its contributions to the community. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 30, 2023
• HB 2592 Relating to a landlord's duty to provide and maintain a functioning air conditioning system or unit in an apartment. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2023

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 22 Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 15, 2026
• SB 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 20 Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
• HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
• SB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Passed Legislature · Aug 27, 2025
• HB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Introduced · Aug 21, 2025
• HB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. · Introduced · Aug 21, 2025
• HB 226 Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
• HB 1875 Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state. · 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
• 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
• SB 2477 Relating to certain municipal regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 24 Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 102 Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• 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
• SB 840 Relating to certain municipal regulation of certain mixed-use and multifamily residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 300 Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3595 Relating to an emergency preparedness and contingency operations plan, including temperature regulation, for assisted living facility residents during an emergency; providing penalties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 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
• SB 1080 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• SB 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• HB 220 Relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• SB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
• HB 50 Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• HCR 102 Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code. · Passed One Chamber · May 22, 2025
• HB 1738 Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HB 5187 Relating to certain municipal regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• SJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2025
• HB 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 321 Relating to implementing an express lane option under Medicaid and the child health plan program. · Passed One Chamber · 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 3113 Relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be scannable. · Passed One Chamber · May 8, 2025
• HB 5144 Relating to prohibiting certain deceptive trade practices by businesses assisting veterans with Department of Veterans Affairs claims. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
• HB 3605 Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that employ certain apprentices in broadband utility engineering or construction jobs. · Introduced · May 7, 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 1203 Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 29, 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 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
• HB 44 Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 4889 Relating to the rights and responsibilities of a foster parent. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
• HB 195 Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
• HB 3538 Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• HB 3404 Relating to certain municipal and county regulation of certain multifamily and mixed-use residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy. · Introduced · Mar 21, 2025
• HB 2058 Relating to perinatal palliative care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal palliative care grant program, and a perinatal palliative care hospital recognition program. · Introduced · 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
• 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
• HR 161 Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 4, 2025
• HB 177 Relating to a bonus payment for certain public school employees and to the public school finance system. · Oct 19, 2023
• SB 222 Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 12 Relating to the duration of services provided under Medicaid to women following a pregnancy. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 1883 Relating to the administration of assessment instruments to public school students on religious holy days. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 379 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 4797 Relating to training on the treatment of toll project roadways during inclement weather. · Became Law · Jun 17, 2023
• HB 113 Relating to the use of community health workers in Medicaid managed care. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 471 Relating to the entitlement to and claims for benefits for certain first responders and other employees related to illness and injury. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 25 Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 90 Relating to benefits for certain members of the Texas military forces and survivors of members of the Texas military forces. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 2468 Relating to the entitlement of an injured employee to lifetime income benefits under the workers' compensation system. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 9 Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HB 8 Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HB 916 Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HB 567 Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race. · Became Law · May 27, 2023
• HB 1613 Relating to the applicability of the law governing the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans. · Passed Legislature · May 25, 2023
• SB 840 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
• HB 242 Relating to liability for the donation and distribution of feminine hygiene products. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
• HB 1599 Relating to implementation of an express lane option for determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program. · Passed One Chamber · May 17, 2023
• HB 16 Relating to the adjudication and disposition of cases involving delinquent conduct, certain juvenile court proceedings, and planning and funding for services for children in the juvenile justice system. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2023
• HB 446 Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability and certain references to abolished health and human services agencies. · Became Law · May 15, 2023
• SB 240 Relating to workplace violence prevention in certain health facilities. · Became Law · May 15, 2023
• HB 4713 Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for early treatment of first episode psychosis. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
• HB 2235 Relating to HIV and AIDS tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
• HB 3377 Relating to HIV and AIDS tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
• HB 2744 Relating to prohibiting the transfer of certain semiautomatic rifles to certain recipients; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. · Introduced · May 10, 2023
• HB 300 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
• HB 2055 Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. · Introduced · May 10, 2023
• HB 3771 Relating to the creation of the employer child-care contribution partnership program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; authorizing a civil penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
• HB 3548 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of certain hospital personnel. · Introduced · May 6, 2023
• HB 1882 Relating to the designation of certain religious holy days as optional holidays. · Introduced · May 5, 2023
• HB 1884 Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2023
• SB 838 Relating to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools providing silent panic alert technology in classrooms. · Became Law · May 5, 2023
• HB 3547 Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits. · Introduced · May 4, 2023
• HB 4972 Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission. · Passed One Chamber · May 4, 2023
• HB 1805 Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis by patients with certain medical conditions. · Passed One Chamber · May 3, 2023
• HB 1580 Relating to paid leave by certain state employees for the birth or adoption of a child. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2023
• HJR 144 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the use of money in the state highway fund for roadways for seaports, airports, spaceports, land ports of entry, and international bridges. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2023
• HR 1167 Recognizing April 20, 2023, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 20, 2023
• HB 15 Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 11, 2023
• HJR 135 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas and establishing the Mental Health and Brain Institute Research Fund for the purposes of scientific research of all forms of mental health and human brain disease and disorders. · Introduced · Apr 11, 2023
• HB 4684 Relating to nursing educational programs offered by for-profit entities. · Introduced · Mar 22, 2023
• HB 3549 Relating to creating the criminal offense of tampering with an electronic monitoring device and to certain consequences on conviction of that offense. · Introduced · Mar 21, 2023
• HB 1548 Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2023
• HB 1251 Relating to eligibility for the exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of certain first responders. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2023
• HB 652 Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties. · Introduced · Feb 23, 2023