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Richard Hayes

Richard Hayes

Republican State House · District 57 · Texas

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Sponsored bills (90)

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  • 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 236 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. · 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 95 Relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for Emergency Management Coordinators appointed by Emergency Management Directors. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
  • HB 87 Relating to a prohibition on the issuance of certain bonds by a school district. · Aug 15, 2025
  • HJR 37 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives. · Aug 11, 2025
  • HB 212 Relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for Emergency Management Coordinators appointed by Emergency Management Directors. · Jul 28, 2025
  • HB 305 Relating to the time period for conducting pretrial hearings after a criminal defendant has been restored to competency. · Vetoed · Jun 22, 2025
  • SB 1448 Relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 5033 Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4170 Relating to venue in certain actions involving private transfer fees for real property. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4202 Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3479 Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4063 Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 2963 Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 2524 Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 3053 Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3421 Relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1922 Relating to the accrual of a cause of action for purposes of certain laws governing certain construction liability claims. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4081 Relating to the sealing of certain documents alleged to contain trade secrets. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 3052 Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 2960 Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 5093 Relating to disclosure under the public information law of certain contact information of a notary public that is maintained by the secretary of state. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 1596 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1916 Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage. · Became Law · Jun 20, 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
  • HB 1130 Relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
  • HB 5690 Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
  • HCR 86 Designating Denton as the official Halloween Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
  • HB 5689 Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Cole Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
  • HCR 92 Designating the fourth Thursday of March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Became Law · May 28, 2025
  • SB 2342 Relating to the application for appointment of a guardian and to requiring criminal history record information and other information in connection with the guardianship of a ward or the ward's estate. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
  • SB 1626 Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
  • SB 985 Relating to the combination of certain election precincts. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
  • SB 2903 Relating to supporting vouchers and other documents attached to annual accounts filed by guardians of the estate. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
  • HR 1054 In memory of Fred Joseph Mitchell of Lewisville. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
  • SB 688 Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
  • HB 3778 Relating to the use of geothermal energy as a dispatchable generation resource. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
  • HB 2159 Relating to the capacity of a minor to consent to certain treatment for the minor or the minor's child. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
  • HB 2803 Relating to requiring an election judge to provide a watcher removed from a polling place a signed statement containing the reason for the removal. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
  • HB 3405 Relating to the contents of a trust accounting. · 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 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 4737 Relating to the application processing time for admission to practice law in this state without examination for an attorney licensed to practice law in another state. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 4101 Relating to the liability of a funeral service provider for mental anguish damages. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
  • HB 3311 Relating to priority of claims against a decedent's estate and to payment of the family allowance from the estate. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
  • HB 4870 Relating to a relative and kinship care grant program administered by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
  • HB 3874 Relating to voidable provisions contained in certain construction contracts. · Introduced · May 10, 2025
  • HB 5009 Relating to the collection or execution of certain judgments; authorizing fees. · Introduced · May 10, 2025
  • HB 2811 Relating to the date of the meeting of presidential electors of this state. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
  • HB 3477 Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court. · Passed One Chamber · May 9, 2025
  • HB 4192 Relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
  • HB 2504 Relating to fees charged by certain property owners' associations for resale certificates and updates of resale certificates. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
  • HB 3647 Relating to appeals from orders granting or denying a plea to the jurisdiction by a governmental unit in certain circumstances. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
  • HJR 40 Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove the requirement that a home equity loan be closed only at the office of the lender, an attorney at law, or a title company. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
  • HB 342 Relating to the combination of certain election precincts. · Introduced · May 6, 2025
  • HB 2363 Relating to the authority of certain peace officers to arrest a person without a warrant while outside the officer's jurisdiction. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2025
  • HB 3632 Relating to the timely return of a ballot by mail. · Introduced · May 5, 2025
  • HB 376 Relating to the plan for the operation of a central counting station. · Introduced · May 5, 2025
  • HB 405 Relating to fees on and grants for fuel ethanol, renewable methane, biodiesel, and renewable diesel. · Passed One Chamber · May 5, 2025
  • HB 2322 Relating to the annual base salary from the state of a district judge. · Introduced · May 1, 2025
  • HB 232 Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
  • HB 3206 Relating to the sequestration of a jury in a criminal case. · Introduced · Apr 29, 2025
  • HB 1696 Relating to adding a designation on a person's driver's license or commercial driver's license indicating that the person is licensed to carry a handgun. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 28, 2025
  • HB 950 Relating to the provision of municipal services to land annexed by a municipality for full purposes. · Introduced · Apr 28, 2025
  • HB 1718 Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 28, 2025
  • HB 5411 Relating to the financial disclosure requirements for judges receiving contributions from parties involved in cases they preside over. · Introduced · Apr 23, 2025
  • HB 2424 Relating to acceptable forms of photo identification for the purposes of voting. · Introduced · Apr 22, 2025
  • HB 4237 Relating to appeals from a justice or municipal court. · Introduced · Apr 22, 2025
  • HB 5397 Relating to authorizing out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit holders to conduct sampling or tasting events at certain locations. · Introduced · Apr 22, 2025
  • HB 2771 Relating to the possession of a firearm by persons convicted of certain felony offenses. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
  • HB 5042 Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state health and safety laws on certain municipal and county regulations, including a law providing that an elephant is a dangerous wild animal. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
  • HB 259 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
  • HB 5174 Relating to the law governing actions involving certain investment securities and the priority and perfection of certain security interests under the Uniform Commercial Code. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
  • HB 5171 Relating to providing a one-time supplemental payment and an annual cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
  • HB 5074 Relating to certain actions for personal injury that arise out of a sexual offense against a child or disabled individual and are brought against a non-perpetrator of the offense. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
  • HB 4470 Relating to the termination of a lease agreement of a servicemember's dependent. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
  • HB 5028 Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities. · 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 4550 Relating to permissible uses of the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program. · Introduced · Apr 3, 2025
  • HB 4333 Relating to prohibitions on deceptive and unfair practices related to financial institutions discriminating in the provision of financial services to consumers and other persons. · Introduced · Apr 1, 2025
  • HB 4239 Relating to providing for a reduction in the total number of state agency rules. · Introduced · Mar 31, 2025
  • HB 4020 Relating to presuit notice and inspection requirements associated with, and certain liability in connection with, certain insurance claims for property damage. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
  • HB 4087 Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
  • HB 3903 Relating to the persons who are authorized to request a payoff statement from a property tax lender. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
  • HJR 152 Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the time during which the legislature may act on bills or resolutions during a regular session. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
  • HR 563 Recognizing April 2 and 3, 2025, as Denton County Days at the State Capitol. · Mar 21, 2025
  • HB 2804 Relating to assisting a voter at an early voting polling place. · 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

Cosponsored bills (200)

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 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
  • 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 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 7 Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HB 8 Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HB 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HB 16 Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees. · 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 18 Relating to a restriction on the acceptance of political contributions and the making of certain political expenditures by a member of the legislature and certain political committees during certain periods in which a member is absent from a legislative session; authorizing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Sep 17, 2025
  • HB 4 Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas. · Became Law · Sep 5, 2025
  • HB 1 Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties. · 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
  • 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 48 Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 27, 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 17 Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts. · Passed One Chamber · Aug 26, 2025
  • HB 12 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses 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
  • HB 291 Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. · Aug 22, 2025
  • HB 66 Relating to the creation of the disaster relief and prevention matching grant and loan program and the disaster relief and prevention account. · Introduced · Aug 22, 2025
  • HJR 37 Proposing a constitutional amendment repealing the provisions that require that land be devoted to agricultural use for a specified period to be eligible for appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes on the basis of its productivity value and that subject land appraised on that basis to an additional tax when the land is diverted to a purpose other than agricultural use or sold. · Aug 22, 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
  • HJR 36 Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state. · 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 122 Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law. · 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 186 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · 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
  • HJR 13 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 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 228 Relating to expenditures for lobbying activities made by certain entities. · Introduced · Aug 20, 2025
  • HB 63 Relating to requirements for campgrounds located in a floodway; authorizing an administrative penalty; providing a private cause of action. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
  • HB 209 Relating to the prosecution of certain election offenses. · Aug 18, 2025
  • HB 126 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state. · 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 167 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
  • HB 81 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
  • HB 208 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. · 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 140 Relating to a limitation on the authority of political subdivisions to issue public securities. · Aug 15, 2025
  • HB 141 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · 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 130 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. · Aug 15, 2025
  • HB 143 Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds. · 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 2 Relating to the creation and operation of the Texas Interoperability Council and a grant program administered by the council. · Introduced · Aug 12, 2025
  • HB 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 20 Relating to certain measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, including establishing a voluntary certification program for disaster relief organizations. · Introduced · Aug 12, 2025
  • HB 19 Relating to required flood disaster plans for campgrounds; authorizing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Aug 12, 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 257 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · Aug 4, 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
  • 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 · Jul 30, 2025
  • HB 14 Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency. · Introduced · Jul 30, 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 84 Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. · Jul 14, 2025
  • HB 36 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities. · Jul 14, 2025
  • HB 83 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and related activities. · Jul 14, 2025
  • HB 65 Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; authorizing a private civil right of action. · 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 63 Relating to a limit on municipal and county expenditures. · 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 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 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 766 Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair. · Became Law · 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 449 Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology. · Vetoed · 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
  • SB 379 Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 24 Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 4535 Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 223 Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 2306 Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 10 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 1789 Relating to electric service quality and reliability; providing an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1522 Relating to notice of a meeting held under the open meetings law. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 11 Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools. · 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 1734 Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred. · 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 3053 Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 33 Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies. · 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 3228 Relating to the inclusion of certain provisions in lease agreements for wind or solar power facilities. · 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 102 Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 549 Relating to the availability and use of airway clearance devices at public school campuses and to contracts for medication for respiratory distress and training at public schools. · 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
  • 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 2 Relating to public education and public school finance. · 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
  • 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 20 Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3824 Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage facilities; providing administrative penalties. · 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 908 Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1586 Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment. · 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
  • SB 1233 Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 300 Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. · 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 1481 Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 2128 Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities. · 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
  • HB 4753 Relating to the municipal issuance of a document verifying that a certificate of occupancy has been issued for certain buildings. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1661 Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3214 Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1506 Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 3464 Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of providing or possessing with the intent to provide an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility, taking an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug into a correctional facility, and taking a controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 27 Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • SB 815 Relating to the use of certain automated systems in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HCR 9 Designating the first Saturday of every month as Small Business Saturday for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
  • HB 1871 Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision. · Became Law · Jun 20, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • HR 170 In memory of Jill Glover of Double Oak. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
  • HB 3809 Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
  • SB 1173 Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by certain political subdivisions for which a competitive procurement method may be required. · Became Law · May 29, 2025
  • HB 198 Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters. · Became Law · May 29, 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 1778 Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · 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
  • HB 1465 Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense. · Became Law · May 29, 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • SB 618 Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
  • HCR 59 Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Passed One Chamber · 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
  • SB 3073 Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
  • SB 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
  • HB 186 Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children. · 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
  • 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
  • HB 180 Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 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 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
  • HB 22 Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of intangible personal property. · 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 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Became Law · May 24, 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
  • HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
  • HCR 102 Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code. · Passed One Chamber · May 22, 2025
  • SB 530 Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions. · Became Law · May 20, 2025
  • SB 1035 Relating to equitable relief from the enforcement of certain governmental requirements that affect agricultural operations. · 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 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 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
  • 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 2028 Relating to the Internet and other electronic posting of notices and agendas for meetings under the open meetings law. · Passed One Chamber · 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 2458 Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of aggravated assault. · Passed One Chamber · May 14, 2025
  • HB 1228 Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 1998 Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by certain political subdivisions for which a competitive procurement method may be required. · Introduced · 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 3695 Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 2343 Relating to required notice regarding shrimp in restaurants and certain prohibitions on purchasing and serving imported shrimp. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 370 Relating to eligibility of certain events under the Events Trust Fund · Introduced · May 14, 2025
  • HB 2031 Relating to the possession, carrying, transporting, or storing of a firearm or firearm ammunition by a tenant on the leased premises; providing a civil penalty. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
  • HB 2867 Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility. · Passed One Chamber · 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
  • HB 3134 Relating to advanced air mobility. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 2025
  • HB 4802 Relating to certain benefits payable by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
  • HB 4688 Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
  • HJR 138 Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
  • HB 5032 Relating to the display of certain historical state documents. · Passed One Chamber · May 12, 2025
  • HB 437 Relating to the placement of children in a detention or correctional facility according to biological sex. · Introduced · May 10, 2025
  • HB 1044 Relating to persons authorized to conduct a marriage ceremony. · Introduced · May 10, 2025
  • HB 2275 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
  • HB 298 Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate. · 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 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 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 3061 Relating to enhancing the punishment for committing certain criminal offenses while disguised or masked. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
  • HB 3913 Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission. · Introduced · May 8, 2025
  • HB 323 Relating to requiring political subdivisions of this state to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
  • HB 886 Relating to a one-time supplemental payment of benefits under the Employees Retirement System of Texas. · Passed One Chamber · May 7, 2025
  • HB 817 Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections. · 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 5337 Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
  • SB 844 Relating to procedures for changes to a zoning regulation or district boundary. · Passed One Chamber · May 6, 2025
  • HB 3426 Relating to the issuance of digital driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates; authorizing a fee. · Passed One Chamber · May 6, 2025
  • HB 3924 Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal. · Introduced · May 5, 2025

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