Erin Zwiener

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HR 170 Commemorating the grand opening of the new Hays County Food Bank headquarters in San Marcos. · Passed One Chamber · Sep 3, 2025
• HB 48 Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 27, 2025
• HB 117 Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county. · Introduced · Aug 22, 2025
• HB 108 Relating to the authority of a county to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for the purpose of flood management. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
• HB 125 Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
• HB 112 Relating to emergency response planning and emergency preparedness of youth camps and campus programs for minors. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
• HB 239 Relating to emergency response planning and emergency preparedness of youth camps and campus programs for minors. · Jul 31, 2025
• HB 190 Relating to the authority of a county to establish drainage utilities, impose drainage fees, and regulate land use for the purpose of flood management. · Jul 23, 2025
• HB 188 Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county. · Jul 23, 2025
• HB 114 Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties. · Jul 17, 2025
• HB 2842 Relating to the control by lethal means of white-tailed deer in certain areas. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
• HB 4530 Relating to water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust and the Texas Water Bank. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 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
• HB 5672 Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Driftwood Conservation District. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3909 Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HR 1335 Commemorating the 20th annual Operation: Hats Off for Veterans BBQ Gala. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1477 Congratulating Carol and Jeff Zwiener on their 40th wedding anniversary. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1331 Congratulating Adelie Donovan on being named the 2025 Hays County Youth Poet Laureate. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1334 Commemorating the 2025 Buda Lions Country Fair & BBQ Cook-Off. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1333 Congratulating the city of San Marcos on being designated a Bird City Texas community by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department and Audubon Texas. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1332 Honoring Helen and Rene Alcala on their posthumous receipt of the 2025 Buda Local Legends Award. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1329 Congratulating Dr. Van Davis on his induction into the Texas Digital Learning Association Hall of Fame. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1330 Congratulating Lexi Landrum of Dripping Springs High School on competing in swimming at the 2025 International School Sport Federation U15 Gymnasiade. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HR 1469 Commending the members of the PowerHouse Texas Energy Policy Fellowship Program for their service during the 89th Legislative Session. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• SB 3037 Relating to the creation of La Cima Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
• SB 628 Relating to the administration and enforcement of a county fire code. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• HR 1143 Congratulating Kyle Taylor of the Kyle Fire Department on his selection as 2024 Fire Chief of the Year by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• HB 1392 Relating to the postponement of the delinquency date for a payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit if the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed on the delinquency date. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• HB 1701 Relating to the administration and enforcement of a county fire code. · Introduced · May 21, 2025
• HB 1249 Relating to authorizing the use of a writing portfolio assessment to assess writing performance for public school students. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• HB 2347 Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by certain counties. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 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 2132 Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits to projects reserved for elderly persons. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 5673 Relating to the creation of La Cima Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain. · Became Law · May 15, 2025
• HB 2015 Relating to the consideration of water conservation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when determining whether to grant or deny a petition for the creation of certain municipal utility districts. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• HB 3637 Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
• HJR 201 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring full payment of civil penalties imposed by the Texas Ethics Commission to be eligible to hold certain public elective offices. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
• HB 4027 Relating to the taking of certain depositions and the dismissal of certain civil actions in connection with allegations of family violence and abusive conduct. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• HJR 88 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
• HB 5182 Relating to the provision of legal services for, and to the collection and deposit of, civil penalties imposed by and other obligations owed to the Texas Ethics Commission. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HB 4139 Relating to the use of videography in certain court proceedings. · Passed One Chamber · May 9, 2025
• HB 4028 Relating to the regulation of preproduction plastic by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Introduced · May 9, 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 294 Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of food production on single-family residential lots. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2025
• HB 5555 Relating to municipal utility districts; limiting the rate of a tax. · Introduced · May 1, 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
• HB 2614 Relating to the regulation of motor vehicle booting. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 2618 Relating to the development of a severe weather adaptation plan by certain entities. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 1256 Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
• HB 391 Relating to board of directors meeting locations of certain special districts. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
• HB 3139 Relating to the authority of a county overlying the Edwards Aquifer to approve the creation of and issuance of bonds by a municipal utility district. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2025
• HB 2007 Relating to commercial signs along certain roads. · Introduced · Apr 22, 2025
• HB 4135 Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties. · Introduced · Apr 9, 2025
• HB 5427 Relating to prohibited conduct, enforcement actions, and proceedings concerning a pregnancy loss and to the provision of pregnancy loss information. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 5213 Relating to groundwater requirements for municipal and county approval of subdivision plats and the powers and duties of groundwater conservation districts. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 5558 Relating to the board of directors of certain public utility agencies. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 5199 Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to enact and impose an impact fee for a roadway facility or a safety improvement to a roadway facility. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 5186 Relating to information relied on by the Railroad Commission of Texas for purposes of rules involving rainfall estimates. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 5635 Relating to the use, curation, and censorship of library materials at public libraries. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 5422 Relating to civil liability for a violation of or for aiding or abetting a violation of fetal heartbeat abortion laws. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HR 524 In memory of Rafael "Ralph" Gonzales Jr. of San Marcos. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 610 Congratulating Diane Insley on her retirement as director of the San Marcos Public Library. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 511 Commemorating the inaugural Kyle Menorah Lighting Ceremony. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 523 In memory of Dr. Audwin LaBarron Anderson. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 512 Congratulating Caleb Gomez of Scouts BSA Troop No. 128 in Buda on attaining the rank of Eagle Scout. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 522 In memory of Dr. Alice Gayle Hudgens of Hays. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HB 2612 Relating to the establishment and functions of the Texas Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Policy Council. · Introduced · Mar 31, 2025
• HR 510 Congratulating Mariachi Nueva Generación of Texas State University on winning first place at the 2024 Mariachi Extravaganza. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 28, 2025
• HR 509 Commemorating the 125th anniversary of Texas State University. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 28, 2025
• HB 3867 Relating to voting a statewide ballot, or voting a limited ballot following the change of the county of residence by a voter. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HB 4137 Relating to the composition of the 22nd Judicial District, the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Hays County, and the composition of the Hays County Juvenile Board. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HB 4025 Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to require water pollution abatement plans for certain pipelines; providing for the imposition of a civil penalty. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HB 4141 Relating to certain offenses that are associated with possessing, carrying, exhibiting, or using a firearm on or within 1,000 feet of school property. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HB 2608 Relating to the consideration by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of alternative waste collection, treatment, and disposal options before issuing permits to discharge certain waste. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
• HB 3706 Relating to the installation by a residential tenant of electric vehicle supply equipment in a parking space assigned to the tenant. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
• HB 2982 Relating to law enforcement policies prohibiting a peace officer from using less lethal projectiles for the purpose of controlling the activity or movement of a gathering of people. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 3141 Relating to information relied on by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for purposes of rules involving rainfall estimates. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2025
• HB 2843 Relating to civil liability for sexual assault resulting in a pregnancy carried to term. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• HB 2870 Relating to water breaks for construction employees of contractors contracting with a governmental entity; providing an administrative penalty. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• HB 2705 Relating to the protection of free speech rights at institutions of higher education, including the prosecution of the offenses of trespass, damage, and defacement at certain institutions of higher education, and criminal trespass. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• HB 2706 Relating to the possession of property to be acquired by eminent domain during pending litigation in a condemnation proceeding. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• HB 2441 Relating to the delivery and direct shipment of malt beverages to ultimate consumers; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HJR 125 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation for public education unless the requirement is met. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HB 2019 Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals who are younger than 26 years of age. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 2346 Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a county. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 2020 Relating to the electronic filing with the Texas Ethics Commission of certain reports of political contributions and expenditures. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 1496 Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of fentanyl, alpha-methylfentanyl, or any other derivative or controlled substance analogue of fentanyl. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 1438 Relating to climate change planning and reporting. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 1390 Relating to the requirement of a school district to notify a parent of curriculum or instructional material containing religion or religious values. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 1235 Relating to the ability of a voter registrar and volunteer deputy registrar to distribute and receive applications for a ballot to be voted by mail. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HJR 87 Proposing a constitutional amendment to reserve to the people the powers of initiative and referendum. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1247 Relating to the interruption of utility service by a residential landlord. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1253 Relating to the instruction on bullying and harassment included in the required health curriculum for public school students. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1032 Relating to voting a limited ballot following the change of the county of residence by a voter. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 1020 Relating to campaign contribution limits for certain offices. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 1003 Relating to acceptable forms of identification for voting. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HR 284 Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Audubon Texas Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 19, 2025
• HR 283 Recognizing February 19, 2025, as Preservation Texas Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 19, 2025
• HR 47 Honoring the legacy of Helen Alcala on her posthumous selection as a namesake candidate for the Child Nutrition Center at Hays CISD. · Passed One Chamber · Dec 5, 2023
• HR 7 Commemorating the 2023 Eddie Durham Jazz Fest hosted by the Calaboose African American History Museum. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 10 Paying tribute to the memory of Noah Adam Rodriguez and recognizing the Forever 15 Project. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 22 Commemorating Ralph Gonzales Day in San Marcos. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 8 Congratulating Dr. Jaime Chahin on his retirement from Texas State University. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 9 Commending Isabel Vega-Alvarado for her service with the Caldwell, Comal, and Hays Community Supervision and Corrections Department. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 13 Honoring La Sociedad Mutualista de Cuauhtémoc in San Marcos. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 21 Congratulating Anna Temple on taking part in the 2023 National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Government-in-Action Youth Tour. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 29 In memory of Dr. Elvin Holt of San Marcos. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HR 11 In memory of Mary Elisa Espinoza. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 17, 2023
• HB 111 Relating to prohibiting the possession of weapons on public property within 1000 feet of a school in Texas. · Nov 15, 2023
• HR 89 Congratulating Nancy Hanks Ellis on her induction into the San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HR 111 In memory of Lee Hutchins "Hutch" Hubby of Austin. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HR 88 Congratulating U.S. Air Force (Ret.) Lt. Col. George C. Carruthers of San Marcos on his 100th birthday. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HR 91 Congratulating Mary Peterson Earls on her induction into the San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HR 92 Congratulating Bobbie Garza-Hernandez on her induction into the San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HR 90 Congratulating Mittie Miller on her induction into the San Marcos Women's Hall of Fame. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HB 204 Relating to the inclusion of a water conservation plan in a petition filed with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting the creation of a municipal utility district. · Nov 1, 2023
• HB 205 Relating to the consideration by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of alternative waste collection, treatment, and disposal options before issuing permits to discharge certain waste. · Nov 1, 2023
• HR 38 Congratulating Rose Brooks of San Marcos on her 90th birthday. · Passed One Chamber · Oct 17, 2023
• HJR 6 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the state to pay at least 50 percent of the cost of maintaining and operating the public school system and prohibiting the comptroller from certifying legislation containing an appropriation for public education unless the requirement is met. · Oct 16, 2023
• HB 96 Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by a county. · Oct 9, 2023
• HB 97 Relating to water breaks for employees of certain contractors with a governmental entity; providing an administrative penalty. · Oct 9, 2023
• HB 95 Relating to requiring the legislature to set the basic allotment and guaranteed yield under the public school finance system at certain amounts in the General Appropriations Act. · Oct 9, 2023
• HB 100 Relating to the creation of a universal higher education savings trust account by the Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board. · Oct 9, 2023
• SB 629 Relating to the maintenance, administration, and disposal of opioid antagonists on public and private school campuses and to the permissible uses of money appropriated to a state agency from the opioid abatement account. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 813 Relating to providing notice to a state representative and senator of certain administrative actions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Vetoed · Jun 17, 2023
• HB 4233 Relating to training regarding runaway prevention for certain individuals who provide care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 30 Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems. · May 30, 2023
• HR 2254 Congratulating Michael Tobias of the Travis County Sheriff's Office on being named the 2022 Officer of the Year by the Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HJR 6 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system. · May 30, 2023
• HR 2164 Congratulating the San Marcos High School boys' basketball team on its success during the 2022-2023 season. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HR 2165 Congratulating Stephanie Reyes on becoming the first female city manager of San Marcos. · Passed One Chamber · May 29, 2023
• HR 2253 Paying tribute to the life and legacy of Shirley Harris, the first Black graduate of Texas State University in San Marcos. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
• HR 2009 Honoring Kate Johnson of Kyle for her contributions to the preservation of Hays County history. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2023
• HR 2162 Honoring the staff and electrical utility line workers of Pedernales Electric Cooperative for their efforts during the 2023 winter storm. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2023
• HR 2163 Honoring Pedernales Electric Cooperative on the 85th anniversary of its incorporation. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2023
• HB 5025 Relating to the boundaries of the single-member districts for and vacancies on the board of directors of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
• HB 5271 Relating to the control of white-tailed deer in certain areas by lethal means. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2023
• HB 40 Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2023
• HB 2051 Relating to the compilation and reporting of statistics involving sexual assault victims who receive a forensic medical examination before reporting the assault to law enforcement. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2023
• HJR 25 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2023
• HR 1707 Recognizing Juan Miguel Arredondo for his service to the San Marcos CISD Board of Trustees. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2023
• HB 2941 Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to require water pollution abatement plans for certain pipelines; providing for the imposition of a civil penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
• HB 3733 Relating to a fentanyl awareness program in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 20, 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 3 Relating to the interoperability of emergency communication equipment and infrastructure in this state, including the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council, a grant program administered by the council, and the purchase of certain public safety radio communication systems. · Passed One Chamber · 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 300 Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. · 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 43 Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority. · 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 4230 Relating to the establishment of a hike and bike trail to be known as the Bicentennial Trail. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4099 Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 23 Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
• SB 4 Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
• SB 2308 Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and to the administration of that treatment. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2025
• HJR 7 Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue. · Passed Legislature · Jun 2, 2025
• HB 21 Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• HB 37 Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
• SB 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• SB 1080 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
• SB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• HB 50 Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• SJR 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
• SJR 85 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled. · Passed Legislature · May 22, 2025
• HB 1738 Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• SJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2025
• HB 4442 Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
• HB 3717 Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HB 2275 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
• HB 3673 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
• HR 945 In memory of Pope Francis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
• HR 258 Congratulating Dick Lavine on his retirement as a senior fiscal analyst at Every Texan. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 21, 2025
• HB 2433 Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary. · Introduced · Apr 21, 2025
• HB 44 Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 16 Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board. · Introduced · Apr 2, 2025
• HB 1432 Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices. · Introduced · 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 550 Relating to the provision of menstrual products at public schools. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HB 177 Relating to a bonus payment for certain public school employees and to the public school finance system. · Oct 19, 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 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
• SB 379 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items. · 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 4 Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 1277 Relating to pedestrian use of a sidewalk. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 25 Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs in this state; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 400 Relating to innovation grant programs to support residency training programs in psychiatric specialty fields and recruitment, training, and retention programs in behavioral health fields. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 608 Relating to the sale of fireworks before and during the Diwali holiday. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
• HB 2248 Relating to designating September 30 as Vanessa Guillén Day. · 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 9 Relating to the development and funding of broadband and telecommunications services. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HB 916 Relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription contraceptive drugs. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HB 1615 Relating to strategies to increase the availability of child-care and prekindergarten programs. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• SB 1238 Relating to broadband development. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• HJR 2 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the 88th Legislature to provide a cost-of-living adjustment to certain annuitants of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. · Passed Legislature · May 30, 2023
• HB 567 Relating to discrimination on the basis of hair texture or protective hairstyle associated with race. · Became Law · May 27, 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 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 4734 Relating to a study evaluating this state's business advantages, economic climate, and workforce readiness, and a report on attracting offshore wind energy supply chain industries to this state. · Passed One Chamber · May 17, 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
• HB 2235 Relating to HIV and AIDS tests. · Passed One Chamber · 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 300 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain family care items. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
• HB 3377 Relating to HIV and AIDS tests. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
• HB 2055 Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct. · Introduced · May 10, 2023
• HB 504 Relating to the issuance of a warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer. · Passed One Chamber · May 2, 2023
• HB 2662 Relating to broadband development. · Introduced · May 1, 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
• HB 3734 Relating to an opioid-related drug overdose response protocol and training on the administration of an opioid antagonist for public school personnel. · Introduced · Mar 20, 2023
• HB 3735 Relating to the administration of opioid antagonists by a school nurse at public school campuses. · Introduced · Mar 20, 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