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Sponsored bills (117)
Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.
- SB 18 Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control. · Vetoed · Sep 17, 2025
- HB 236 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
- HB 87 Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain bonds by a school district. · Aug 15, 2025
- HB 89 Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years. · Aug 15, 2025
- HB 302 Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain bonds by a school district. · Aug 13, 2025
- HB 101 Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years. · Jul 15, 2025
- SB 2078 Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
- SB 1596 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. · 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 3815 Relating to issuance of specialty license plates for certain United States Army Rangers. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 640 Relating to the office hours of an election authority during an election period. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 1804 Relating to restitution and compensation paid to victims of certain offenses for tattoo removal related to the offense. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HCR 46 Designating January 12 as Nathan Gage Ingram Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 2232 Relating to designating October 21 as Unplug Texas Day. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 1259 Relating to the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 4081 Relating to the sealing of certain documents alleged to contain trade secrets. · Became Law · Jun 20, 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 3112 Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to government information related to certain cybersecurity measures. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HCR 149 Directing the governor of the State of Texas to posthumously award the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor to U.S. Navy SEAL Nathan Gage Ingram of Roanoke. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 3146 Relating to certain hearings conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 2167 Relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapy. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 1178 Relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SCR 18 Designating the Town of Trophy Club as the official Texas Town of Patriotism for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 777 Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 4945 Relating to a study by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to certain members of the retirement system engaged in wildland firefighting or employed in positions related to wildland firefighting. · 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 687 Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts. · Became Law · May 30, 2025
- HB 1188 Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
- HB 198 Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
- HB 3474 Relating to the evaluation and reporting of investment practices and performance of certain public retirement systems. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
- HB 3171 Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
- HB 3526 Relating to fiscal transparency for bonds issued by local governmental entities. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
- HCR 40 Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
- SB 2183 Relating to the periods during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
- HB 4582 Relating to reimbursement of infrastructure costs incurred by a developer of certain housing developments by certain municipalities and counties. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
- HR 1055 Congratulating the Marcus High School girls' soccer team on winning the 2025 UIL 6A Division 2 state championship. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
- HR 1054 In memory of Fred Joseph Mitchell of Lewisville. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
- HB 2000 Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
- SB 985 Relating to the combination of certain election precincts. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
- HB 610 Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district. · Passed One Chamber · May 22, 2025
- HB 3169 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project. · Passed One Chamber · May 21, 2025
- SB 2196 Relating to the period during which an order for emergency protection remains in effect. · Became Law · May 20, 2025
- HB 3977 Relating to conditions of employment for firefighters employed by certain political subdivisions. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
- SB 610 Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. · Became Law · May 19, 2025
- HB 2203 Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
- SB 2065 Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System. · Became Law · May 15, 2025
- HJR 175 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the right to own, hold, and use a mutually agreed upon medium of exchange. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
- HB 2192 Relating to permit requirements for the sale of fireworks. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
- HB 1730 Relating to a study regarding the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals on public health. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
- HB 170 Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
- HB 2204 Relating to the regulation of land surveyors by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
- HB 3208 Relating to the installation by the Texas Department of Transportation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
- HB 3945 Relating to the licensing and regulation of massage therapy and other programs administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
- HB 5274 Relating to the licensing and regulation of anesthesiologist assistants; requiring an occupational license; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
- HB 3227 Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
- HB 380 Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student, and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
- HB 298 Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate. · 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 1194 Relating to the period during which an order for emergency protection remains in effect. · Introduced · May 6, 2025
- HB 5508 Relating to the establishment of the Texas Film Academy to facilitate workforce development in the state's film, television, and digital media industries. · Introduced · May 6, 2025
- HB 342 Relating to the combination of certain election precincts. · 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 1887 Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2025
- HB 589 Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. · Introduced · May 5, 2025
- HB 3255 Relating to the authority of a development corporation created by the Gulf Coast Authority to finance certain projects. · Passed One Chamber · May 1, 2025
- HB 4736 Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System. · Introduced · 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 2207 Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years. · Introduced · Apr 25, 2025
- HJR 165 Proposing a constitutional amendment to include the United States Space Force in references to military service in the state constitution. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2025
- HB 4086 Relating to the regulation of composting facilities by certain counties. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2025
- HB 2210 Relating to inclusion of the United States Space Force in United States military and veteran statutory definitions. · Introduced · Apr 24, 2025
- HB 3621 Relating to certain disclosures and other requirements and prohibited conduct relating to the sale of tickets for concerts and other events. · Introduced · Apr 23, 2025
- HB 4260 Relating to a prohibition on the practice of law in certain courts by a county commissioner or a county judge. · Introduced · Apr 23, 2025
- HB 1478 Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws. · Introduced · Apr 22, 2025
- HR 507 Congratulating Sergeant Barron Smith on his retirement from the Flower Mound Police Department. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 21, 2025
- HR 506 Commemorating the grand opening of the John Ashman Fire Training Complex in Lewisville. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 21, 2025
- HR 89 Commemorating the centennial of the city of Lewisville. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 21, 2025
- HB 2208 Relating to requirements for certain notices or invoices relating to toll collections by a toll project entity. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
- HB 259 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
- HB 3314 Relating to certain energy efficiency performance standards for residential construction. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
- HB 1691 Relating to claims for benefits or compensation for certain cancer brought by firefighters or emergency medical technicians. · Introduced · Apr 8, 2025
- HB 5229 Relating to the administration and enforcement by the Office of the Comptroller for Public Accounts against an appraisal district for a failure by a district to undertake corrective actions ordered by the Comptroller after review of the district's methods, appraisal standards and procedures. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
- HB 5529 Relating to establishing a child-care innovation pilot program. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
- HB 4649 Relating to the investigation and reporting of certain motor vehicle collisions. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
- HR 691 Recognizing April 2 and 3, 2025, as Denton County Days at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 3, 2025
- HB 4596 Relating to certain electioneering activities by members of a board of trustees of an independent school district. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
- HB 5000 Relating to Media Production Development Zones and the functions of the Texas Film Commission. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
- HB 4265 Relating to the violation of certain laws and provisions of governing instruments by, and the recall by property owners of, a property owners' association board member. · Introduced · Apr 1, 2025
- HB 3944 Relating to eligibility to serve on the board of directors of an appraisal district. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
- HB 3764 Relating to parental notice of certain changes relating to a school district student's teacher. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
- HB 3765 Relating to the cost of requesting electronic copies of documents from a district clerk. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
- HB 3766 Relating to designating the third Monday in October of each year as Unplug Texas Day. · Introduced · Mar 26, 2025
- HB 288 Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a premises for unlawful controlled substance consumption. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
- HB 3495 Relating to the investment and management of certain funds by the comptroller; making an appropriation. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
- HB 2888 Relating to the right of a motorist who fails to hold a driver's license or maintain motor vehicle liability insurance or other financial responsibility for a motor vehicle to recover damages arising from a motor vehicle collision. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
- HB 2916 Relating to criminal and civil liability for disabling, damaging, or destroying an unmanned aircraft. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
- HJR 116 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing that federal authority to regulate the manufacture, possession, sale, or use of firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition in this state is not recognized by this state. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
- HB 2206 Relating to the reporting of certain public school employee misconduct to local law enforcement. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
- HB 2209 Relating to the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes committed against a child may be held after bond is posted. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
- HR 88 In memory of James Bobbitt of the Flower Mound Fire Department. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 14, 2025
- HB 2211 Relating to the compensation and professional representation of certain students participating in University Interscholastic League activities or in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
- HB 2212 Relating to the promotion of film and television production in this state, including the eligibility of film or television productions for funding under the major events reimbursement program, the creation of a film events trust fund and a film production tax rebate trust fund, the establishment of virtual film production institutes, and the designation of media production development zones. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
- HR 404 Recognizing March 5, 2025, as Zoroastrian Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 14, 2025
- HB 1715 Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
- HB 2205 Relating to a policy prohibiting the use of personal electronic devices by public school students during instructional time. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
- HB 2220 Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
- HCR 96 Designating the Town of Trophy Club as the official Texas Town of Patriotism for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Mar 11, 2025
- HB 1076 Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
- HB 974 Relating to a limitation on the salary of superintendents and chief executive officers of school districts and open-enrollment charter schools. · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
- HB 918 Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents. · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
- HB 920 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, ammunition, and other related items. · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
- HR 90 Congratulating Gregory Cline and Chloe Beck on their wedding. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2025
- HB 759 Relating to the creation of a temporary educator certificate for educators certified by other states. · Introduced · Mar 5, 2025
- HCR 48 Designating Roanoke as the official Unique Dining Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Mar 5, 2025
- HB 529 Relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor grant program. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
- HB 371 Relating to the admission to public schools of children unlawfully present in the United States and the eligibility of those children for the benefits of the available school fund and Foundation School Program. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
- HB 453 Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for delivery of a controlled substance in Penalty Group 1-B to a child. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
Cosponsored bills (200)
Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.
- SB 8 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · Became Law · Sep 22, 2025
- 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 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
- HB 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
- SB 11 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
- HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
- HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
- HCR 13 Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
- HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
- HB 4 Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
- HR 128 Amending the House Rules of Procedure to authorize additional constitutionally compliant, proportional penalties for members absent without leave for purpose of impeding the action of the House that do not unfairly impair members' representative functions. · Sep 4, 2025
- HB 265 Relating to governmental oversight of youth camps, including youth camp rules, duties, and the advisory committee. · Passed One Chamber · Sep 2, 2025
- HB 295 Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices. · Introduced · Aug 28, 2025
- HJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
- HB 298 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
- HJR 10 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
- HR 58 Amending the permanent rules of the House of Representatives to remove the political party restriction on the vice-chair of a standing committee and to provide that the vice-chair of a committee does not receive a separate budget for that position. · Aug 25, 2025
- HB 291 Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. · Aug 22, 2025
- HB 68 Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state. · Introduced · Aug 22, 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 186 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
- HB 77 Relating to the repeal of or limitations on certain state and local taxes, including school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes, the enactment of state and local value added taxes, and related school finance reform; imposing taxes. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
- HB 64 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
- HB 214 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
- HB 226 Relating to the required provision to campers at youth camps of active radio frequency identification tags. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
- HB 252 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. · Aug 19, 2025
- HB 167 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
- HB 115 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
- HB 52 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
- HB 95 Relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for Emergency Management Coordinators appointed by Emergency Management Directors. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
- HB 162 Relating to the exercise of the power of eminent domain by a political subdivision to acquire property outside the political subdivision's boundaries. · Aug 15, 2025
- HR 19 Urging Governor Abbott to return federal reconciliation bill funds to taxpayers through property tax relief. · Aug 15, 2025
- HB 1 Relating to disaster response and preparedness, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Aug 12, 2025
- HB 18 Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication systems. · Introduced · Aug 12, 2025
- HB 4 Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. · Introduced · Aug 4, 2025
- HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. · Aug 4, 2025
- HB 11 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Introduced · Jul 30, 2025
- HB 173 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Jul 22, 2025
- HB 128 Relating to the establishment of the teachers' classroom supply savings account program. · Jul 18, 2025
- HB 106 Relating to the Department of Public Safety performing DNA testing of certain individuals crossing the Texas-Mexico border and restrictions on the use of the results of those tests. · Jul 17, 2025
- HB 34 Relating to the definition of "eligible school district" for purposes of the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts. · Jul 14, 2025
- HB 85 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Jul 14, 2025
- HB 63 Relating to a limit on municipal and county expenditures. · Jul 14, 2025
- HB 83 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and related activities. · Jul 14, 2025
- HJR 6 Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Jul 14, 2025
- HB 84 Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. · Jul 14, 2025
- HJR 7 Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Jul 14, 2025
- HB 32 Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action. · Jul 14, 2025
- HB 62 Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue. · Jul 14, 2025
- HB 3120 Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 2025
- SB 1362 Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
- HB 1056 Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 22, 2025
- HB 413 Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 2025
- HB 2017 Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter. · 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 4535 Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 3214 Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 3749 Relating to the regulation of the provision of elective intravenous therapy. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 2 Relating to public education and public school finance. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 127 Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 20 Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 34 Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 3441 Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 1586 Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 261 Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 300 Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 269 Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 4211 Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 6 Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 824 Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 128 Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 132 Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 1443 Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 2217 Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components. · 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 4623 Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 130 Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action. · Became Law · Jun 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 12 Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 75 Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 835 Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 107 Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 379 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 21 Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds. · 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
- 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 102 Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 100 Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 3228 Relating to the inclusion of certain provisions in lease agreements for wind or solar power facilities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 8 Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 2306 Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 33 Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 3053 Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 119 Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 4076 Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 3479 Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 49 Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 10 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 229 Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- HB 14 Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- SB 17 Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
- 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 40 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
- SB 9 Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
- HB 9 Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2025
- SJR 5 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony. · Passed Legislature · Jun 2, 2025
- SJR 59 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System. · Passed Legislature · Jun 2, 2025
- HR 170 In memory of Jill Glover of Double Oak. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
- HB 4 Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system. · Passed Legislature · May 29, 2025
- HB 5138 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. · Passed Legislature · May 29, 2025
- HCR 59 Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
- HB 796 Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 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
- SJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
- HB 3225 Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
- SB 3073 Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. · Passed One Chamber · 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
- HB 748 Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
- SB 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
- SB 2188 Relating to the regulation of certain space flight activities, including the closure of certain areas for those activities. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
- SB 16 Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
- SB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
- HB 331 Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
- HB 1089 Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
- SB 1490 Relating to adult high school charter program funding. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
- HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
- SB 1349 Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression. · 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
- HJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income. · Passed Legislature · May 20, 2025
- SB 2312 Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict. · Became Law · May 20, 2025
- SB 412 Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children. · Became Law · May 19, 2025
- HB 2658 Relating to the Kimble County Hospital District of Kimble County, Texas. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
- HB 113 Relating to statutory construction, including restrictions on the use of certain aids to construction. · Passed One Chamber · May 16, 2025
- HB 2333 Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statutes of limitations for felony offenses relating to an election conducted in this state. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
- SB 1706 Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues. · Became Law · May 15, 2025
- SJR 37 Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen. · Passed Legislature · 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 2879 Relating to the justified use of force, including deadly force, by certain persons on certain residential property or manufactured home community property. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
- HB 3154 Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · May 15, 2025
- HB 1228 Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
- HB 168 Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
- HB 1431 Relating to certain prohibited acts with respect to cell-cultured protein for human consumption. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
- HB 2545 Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Training Grant Program. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
- HB 2458 Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of aggravated assault. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
- HJR 2 Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift. · Passed Legislature · May 14, 2025
- HB 4442 Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
- HB 2867 Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
- HB 3507 Relating to the punishment for the offense of theft. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
- HJR 98 Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress. · Passed Legislature · May 13, 2025
- HB 2587 Relating to an annual report on the financial impact on hospitals for providing certain uncompensated care. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
- HCR 35 Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds. · Became Law · May 13, 2025
- HJR 138 Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
- HB 4688 Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
- HB 3045 Relating to a franchise tax exemption for corporations operating a spaceport for certain national defense purposes. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
- HB 3219 Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
- HB 2275 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
- HJR 161 Proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote in this state. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
- HB 129 Relating to a prohibition on certain governmental contracts with foreign adversary companies and federally banned companies; authorizing a civil penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 9, 2025
- HB 41 Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
- HB 3061 Relating to enhancing the punishment for committing certain criminal offenses while disguised or masked. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
- HB 133 Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
- HB 3099 Relating to adult high school charter program funding. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
- HJR 5 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and removing that system and its campuses from the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education. · Passed One Chamber · May 8, 2025
- HB 3741 Relating to requiring a sworn statement by certain foreign students enrolled at or employees of public institutions of higher education. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
- HB 5337 Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses. · Introduced · May 7, 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 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 817 Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
- HB 2777 Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness. · Introduced · May 6, 2025
- SB 503 Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands. · Became Law · May 3, 2025
- SB 2 Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. · Became Law · May 3, 2025
- HB 5580 Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. · Introduced · May 2, 2025
- HB 267 Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children. · Introduced · May 1, 2025
- HB 137 Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles in certain counties. · Introduced · May 1, 2025
- HB 1378 Relating to municipal and county regulation of certain electric energy storage. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
- HB 118 Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
- HB 2066 Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
- HB 54 Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
- HB 4914 Relating to the organization, powers, and authority of the Texas State Guard, including the powers and authority of the adjutant general and governor relating to the Texas State Guard. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
- HB 2679 Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues. · Introduced · Apr 29, 2025
- HB 3356 Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities. · Introduced · Apr 29, 2025
- HB 125 Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 29, 2025
- HB 176 Relating to the provisions required in an interstate compact on border security. · Introduced · Apr 25, 2025
- HR 945 In memory of Pope Francis. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
- SB 14 Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings. · Became Law · Apr 23, 2025
- HB 1907 Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with Chinese companies for certain information and communications technology; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Apr 23, 2025
- HB 2666 Relating to the punishment for the offense of arson involving a government building. · Introduced · Apr 22, 2025
- HB 2739 Relating to requiring the address on certain identification documents presented by a voter match the address of the voter on the list of registered voters. · Introduced · Apr 17, 2025
- HB 1952 Relating to the composition of county appraisal district boards of directors. · Introduced · Apr 17, 2025
- HB 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
- HB 147 Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
- HB 5243 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
- HB 2470 Relating to the age at which a person not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm may carry a handgun or is eligible for a license to carry a handgun. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
- HB 4660 Relating to space flight activities. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
- HB 2068 Relating to the governance and territory of the Harris County Flood Control District. · Became Law · Apr 9, 2025
- HB 2034 Relating to the issuance of groundwater permits to certain aliens or foreign entities. · Introduced · Apr 9, 2025
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