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Jon Rosenthal

Jon Rosenthal

Democratic State House · District 135 · Texas

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Sponsored bills (78)

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  • HB 367 Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 5509 Relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human trafficking. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4370 Relating to the projects undertaken by a public improvement district, municipal management district, water control and improvement district, fresh water supply district, or municipal utility district. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 290 Relating to notice to property owners regarding certain stationary LP-gas installations. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
  • HB 3977 Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain political subdivisions. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
  • HB 1630 Relating to the eligibility of social workers for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program. · Introduced · 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 1405 Relating to bullying and cyberbullying in public schools. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 3319 Relating to the establishment of a constable's department civil service system in certain counties; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
  • HB 2437 Relating to the adoption and amendment of an annual budget by certain emergency services districts. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
  • HB 1971 Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. · Introduced · May 1, 2025
  • HB 3240 Relating to the establishment of the Texas geothermal energy production policy council. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 28, 2025
  • HB 4477 Relating to the requirement to employ an adequate staff for a civil service commission of certain counties. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
  • HB 2610 Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for certain cancer-related treatments or items. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2025
  • HB 3125 Relating to establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a geothermal energy workforce education and training initiative. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 23, 2025
  • HB 411 Relating to the repeal of the prohibition against certain municipal or county regulation of the rental or leasing of housing accommodations. · Introduced · Apr 22, 2025
  • HB 5106 Relating to the information a payor of the proceeds of production from an oil and gas well is required to provide a payee. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
  • HB 5103 Relating to the abandonment of mineral proceeds for purposes of certain unclaimed property laws. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
  • HB 5105 Relating to the imposition on a payor of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well of a duty to notify a payee when payments to the payee are suspended. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
  • HB 4584 Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction of electric generating facilities. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
  • HB 4484 Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information in the custody of certain law enforcement and health care agencies of this state. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
  • HB 1063 Relating to the creation of tenant legal services offices by local governments to assist low-income residential tenants in eviction cases and in cases involving discrimination based on the tenants' disabilities. · Introduced · Apr 1, 2025
  • HB 3596 Relating to prevention of and safety requirements regarding sudden cardiac arrest affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
  • HB 3451 Relating to a change of name and sex for certain persons and the issuance of associated birth records and documentation; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
  • HB 3379 Relating to uniform election of municipal utility districts. · Introduced · Mar 21, 2025
  • HB 3378 Relating to uniform election dates for certain emergency service districts. · Introduced · Mar 21, 2025
  • HB 3381 Relating to prohibiting a person from simultaneously serving as the presiding officer of the board of a property owners' association and as the president of the board of a municipal utility district. · Introduced · Mar 21, 2025
  • HB 3380 Relating to the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the Foundation School Program, including an adjustment in those amounts to reflect inflation. · Introduced · Mar 21, 2025
  • HB 2755 Relating to requirements for and transparency of epidemiological reports and immunization exemption information and reports. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
  • HR 558 Recognizing March 19, 2025, as Katy Business and Education Legislative Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 19, 2025
  • HB 2469 Relating to access to certain Internet websites in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
  • HB 1750 Relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products for smoking. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
  • HR 410 Recognizing May 2025 as Jewish American Heritage Month. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 14, 2025
  • HB 1763 Relating to repealing certain offenses and removing certain regulations relating to marihuana, cannabis, cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and paraphernalia. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
  • HB 1601 Relating to the prohibition, prevention, and remedying of certain discrimination. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
  • HB 1602 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of a criminal offense relating to making false statements or reports of child abuse or neglect. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
  • HB 1599 Relating to a handgun safety course required for the transfer of a handgun. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
  • HB 1603 Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to ensure the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region has adequate reserve power to prevent blackout conditions. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
  • HB 1129 Relating to the eligibility of mental health professionals for the Homes for Texas Heroes home loan program. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
  • HR 186 Honoring the Westlake Fire Department on its 50th anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2025
  • HCR 85 Designating March 15 as the Day to Combat Islamophobia for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Mar 5, 2025
  • HB 608 Relating to electric power purchased for the ERCOT power region. · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
  • HB 613 Relating to the interconnection of the ERCOT power grid to grids outside the ERCOT power region. · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
  • HB 532 Relating to the applicability to open-enrollment charter schools of certain law regarding travel expenses. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
  • HB 558 Relating to the provision of funding under the public school finance system on the basis of property values that take into account optional homestead exemptions. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
  • HB 531 Relating to the use of certain devices by a person occupying a voting station. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
  • HB 575 Relating to preparation for and response to weather emergencies that affect certain natural gas facilities; increasing the amount of civil and administrative penalties. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
  • HB 501 Relating to the advertisement of disposable wipes as flushable; authorizing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
  • HB 574 Relating to the use of adaptive model data analytics software by the independent organization certified to manage the ERCOT power region. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
  • HB 459 Relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from wells or other facilities regulated by the commission. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
  • HB 471 Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
  • HB 362 Relating to the assignment of public school students enrolled in certain school districts to an uncertified teacher. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
  • HB 302 Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
  • HB 438 Relating to prohibiting an increase in the rent of a tenant residing in a development supported with a low income housing tax credit allocation. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
  • HB 435 Relating to prohibiting carrying a firearm while intoxicated; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
  • HB 489 Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
  • HB 410 Relating to pet deposits or fees collected by landlords. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
  • HB 230 Relating to the establishment of the office of community violence intervention and prevention within the Department of State Health Services and a grant program for violence intervention and prevention services. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
  • HB 224 Relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
  • HB 270 Relating to civil liability for discriminatory false reports to law enforcement agencies or emergency service providers. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
  • HR 114 Commemorating January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. · Passed One Chamber · Jan 27, 2025
  • HB 90 Relating to a bonus payment for certain public school employees and to the public school finance system. · Nov 9, 2023
  • HB 71 Relating to the temperature at which a facility operated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is maintained. · Jul 11, 2023
  • HB 1457 Relating to required military informed care or military cultural competency training for certain personnel of entities that provide mental health services to veterans or veterans' families before award of a state agency grant. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • HB 2730 Relating to the adoption and amendment of an annual budget by certain emergency services districts. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2023
  • HR 2008 Congratulating Mark Henry on his retirement as superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. · Passed One Chamber · May 22, 2023
  • HB 4771 Relating to the creation of tenant legal services offices by local governments to assist low-income residential tenants in eviction cases and in cases involving discrimination based on the tenants' disabilities. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2023
  • HB 1215 Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2023
  • HB 4918 Relating to the processing, manufacture, and sale of hemp products for smoking. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
  • HB 3373 Relating to the administration, implementation, and enforcement of federal produce safety standards by the Department of Agriculture. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
  • HB 924 Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry. · Introduced · Apr 13, 2023
  • HB 4817 Relating to a handgun safety course required for the transfer of a handgun. · Introduced · Mar 23, 2023
  • HB 2595 Relating to the advertisement of disposable wipes as flushable; providing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Mar 13, 2023
  • HB 1458 Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2023
  • HB 1459 Relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from wells or other facilities regulated by the commission. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2023
  • HB 1053 Relating to measures to facilitate the successful completion of degree and certificate programs by certain adult learners at public institutions of higher education. · Introduced · Mar 2, 2023
  • HB 722 Relating to a prohibition of employment discrimination on the basis of reproductive decisions and certain employment agreements limiting reproductive decisions. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2023
  • HB 691 Relating to prevention of and safety requirements regarding sudden cardiac arrest affecting public school students participating in interscholastic athletics. · Introduced · Feb 23, 2023

Cosponsored bills (85)

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

  • SB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. · Became Law · Sep 18, 2025
  • HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
  • HB 5 Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations. · Introduced · Aug 21, 2025
  • HB 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
  • 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 20 Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4361 Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1481 Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1105 Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 2688 Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3629 Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3611 Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road. · Became Law · 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
  • HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
  • SB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
  • HB 50 Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
  • HB 1738 Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
  • HB 3339 Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
  • HB 1730 Relating to a study regarding the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals on public health. · 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 4442 Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 178 Relating to social studies curriculum choice for public school students. · Introduced · May 14, 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 2785 Relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter registration application. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
  • HB 4838 Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
  • HB 850 Relating to emergency cardiovascular care at public schools and certain private schools in this state. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
  • HB 2275 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Introduced · May 9, 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 3113 Relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be scannable. · Passed One Chamber · 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 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 349 Relating to civil liability for removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 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
  • HB 3364 Relating to the establishment of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship and to the practice of veterinary medicine by telephone or electronic means. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
  • HR 945 In memory of Pope Francis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 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 3059 Relating to the establishment of a paid parental leave program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; imposing an employer contribution. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
  • HCR 94 Designating May 8 as Vaccination Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Mar 11, 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 1164 Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
  • HB 550 Relating to the provision of menstrual products at public schools. · 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
  • HB 62 Relating to providing school district property tax relief through rent-relief and through adjusting entitlements, compression, and exemptions under the public school finance system. · Jul 6, 2023
  • HJR 14 Proposing a constitutional amendment 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 establish the property tax relief to rental households fund and authorize the legislature to provide payments to rental households from that fund based on a proportion of rent paid, and to except certain appropriations to pay for school district ad valorem tax relief and property tax relief payments to rental households from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations. · Jul 6, 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 968 Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services. · 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 4932 Relating to the amount of foreign emissions of air contaminants in nonattainment areas and the revision of the state implementation plan to account for those emissions. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2023
  • HB 8 Relating to public higher education, including the public junior college state finance program. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • HB 9 Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
  • SB 490 Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers. · Became Law · May 29, 2023
  • HB 567 Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race. · Became Law · May 27, 2023
  • HB 242 Relating to liability for the donation and distribution of feminine hygiene products. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
  • SB 2057 Relating to the operation and management of the Iwo Jima monument and museum by the Texas Historical Commission. · Became Law · May 23, 2023
  • SB 957 Relating to the designation of a portion of United States Highway 59 in Harris County as the Deputy Sheriff Darren Almendarez Memorial Highway. · Became Law · May 19, 2023
  • HB 4306 Relating to a study by the attorney general on the feasibility of linking debit card transactions to bullion in the Texas Bullion Depository. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 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 840 Relating to the establishment of a bundled-pricing program to reduce certain health care costs in the state employees group benefits program. · Introduced · May 11, 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 3833 Relating to the duties of a public school counselor. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 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 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 300 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
  • HB 45 Relating to ethnic studies instruction in public schools. · Introduced · May 9, 2023
  • HB 1973 Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Introduced · May 9, 2023
  • HB 1882 Relating to the designation of certain religious holy days as optional holidays. · Introduced · May 5, 2023
  • HB 4342 Relating to courses in personal finance literacy and economics for high school students in public schools. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2023
  • HB 1884 Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2023
  • HB 3835 Relating to the operation and management of the Iwo Jima monument and museum by the Texas Historical Commission. · Introduced · 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
  • HB 3568 Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing; authorizing a fee; authorizing a penalty. · Introduced · Apr 20, 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
  • 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 1548 Relating to the salary and wages paid to public school employees. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2023

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