Keith Bell

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Bills this legislator primary-sponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• 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 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 215 Relating to the liability of a landowner for the withdrawal and beneficial use of groundwater. · Jul 28, 2025
• HB 92 Relating to eliminating certain state-required assessment instruments and certain end-of-course assessment instruments not required by federal law. · Jul 14, 2025
• SB 1968 Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission. · Became Law · Jun 22, 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 2788 Relating to the disclosure of certain fraud detection information obtained in the administration of the unemployment compensation system. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 1533 Relating to the system for appraising property for ad valorem tax purposes. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3923 Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 5435 Relating to required lease terms for public property leased to a nongovernmental entity. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 3260 Relating to the Texas Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs Grant Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 763 Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 120 Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program. · 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
• SB 1021 Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking and to the offense of improper contact with the person's victim. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 5436 Relating to an exception to the titling requirement for certain motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense; providing for a fee. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 2321 Relating to the regulation of emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during an event affecting electric demand or grid reliability. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2294 Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 12 Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 1500 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Department of Information Resources, including the composition of the governing body of the department and, in collaboration with the comptroller, the administration of state assistance opportunities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 1545 Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process. · 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
• SB 2121 Relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 2155 Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 20 Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2488 Relating to conducting certain contested case hearings under the Texas workers' compensation system by remote communication. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2791 Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to the procurement of goods and services for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 2405 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HR 1532 Congratulating the Trinity Valley Community College cheer team on winning the Advanced Small Coed Junior College Division championship at the 2025 NCA & NDA College Nationals. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 3, 2025
• HR 1352 Congratulating the Forney Independent School District on receiving a 2025 Best Communities for Music Education designation from the National Association of Music Merchants Foundation. · Passed One Chamber · Jun 1, 2025
• HB 186 Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SB 2764 Relating to information provided to a purchaser of a manufactured home regarding the ability to elect to treat the home as real property or personal property. · Passed One Chamber · May 27, 2025
• SB 2322 Relating to the findings required to be made by the comptroller of public accounts in order to recommend for approval an application for a limitation on the taxable value of eligible property for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• SB 1612 Relating to construction contract trust funds. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2025
• HB 1109 Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for counties in this state. · Became Law · May 26, 2025
• SB 2721 Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities of political subdivisions for certain bodies after death; creating criminal offenses; authorizing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees. · 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 1282 Congratulating Ronnie Davis on his retirement as chief of the Kaufman Fire Department. · Passed One Chamber · May 25, 2025
• HR 843 Congratulating the Trinity Valley Community College men's basketball team on winning the 2025 NJCAA Division I national championship. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 2025
• HB 2198 Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• HB 467 Relating to the procedure for the dissolution of the Cedar Creek Hospital District and the disposition of district money. · Became Law · May 24, 2025
• HR 844 Congratulating Josh Edwards on his 2025 induction into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• HR 1259 In memory of former state representative Fred Charles Head of Athens. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2025
• HB 4212 Relating to the establishment, administration, and use of the Texas land, water, and wildlife conservation account. · Passed One Chamber · May 22, 2025
• HB 3976 Relating to the waiver of license renewal fees for certain instructors in high-demand fields at public institutions of higher education. · Passed One Chamber · May 21, 2025
• HB 3466 Relating to the cancellation of certain consumer transactions. · Passed One Chamber · May 20, 2025
• SB 856 Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities. · Became Law · May 20, 2025
• HB 4840 Relating to the governance of public housing authorities established by certain municipalities. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 3290 Relating to the time period for which certain funds payable under a construction contract must be reserved for the benefit of mechanic's lien claimants. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 199 Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 3191 Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that make certain employer child-care contributions and a study on access to and availability of child care in this state. · Introduced · May 15, 2025
• HB 4443 Relating to the establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a pilot program to train workers for careers in energy-efficient technologies. · Passed One Chamber · May 15, 2025
• HB 2545 Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Training Grant Program. · 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 3920 Relating to the recognition of career and technology education programs by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
• HB 447 Relating to traffic impact studies conducted before the issuance of certain municipal utility district bonds. · Introduced · May 13, 2025
• HB 298 Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate. · Introduced · May 9, 2025
• HB 3344 Relating to the regulation and licensing of reroofing contractors by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing administrative and civil penalties; authorizing fees. · 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 1499 Relating to the creation of an environmental product declaration grant program for certain manufacturers of ready-mixed concrete. · Passed One Chamber · May 7, 2025
• HB 5008 Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities. · Introduced · May 6, 2025
• SB 569 Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · May 6, 2025
• HB 3287 Relating to construction contract trust funds. · Introduced · May 5, 2025
• HB 4317 Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors. · Introduced · May 2, 2025
• HB 3288 Relating to the application of funds under certain construction contracts. · Introduced · May 2, 2025
• HB 1540 Relating to governmental entities subject to the sunset review process. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
• HB 1874 Relating to the scope of work a master electrician is authorized to perform. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
• HB 363 Relating to the filing with the county clerk of certain counties of a draft of a petition requesting the creation of a municipal utility district. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 420 Relating to the meeting places for the board of directors of certain special districts. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 28, 2025
• HB 391 Relating to board of directors meeting locations of certain special districts. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 24, 2025
• HB 2196 Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Apr 17, 2025
• HB 3289 Relating to the payment of funds under construction contracts. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
• HB 5278 Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services in relation to the deceased; creating a criminal offense and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense; expanding the application of a fee. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
• HB 1745 Relating to the procedure for protests before appraisal review boards. · Introduced · Apr 8, 2025
• HR 580 Congratulating Taylor Jones of The University of Texas at Austin women's basketball team on being named the Southeastern Conference Player of the Week. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 577 Congratulating the Crandall High School cheerleading team on winning the 5A Division II title at the 2025 UIL Spirit State Championships. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 579 In memory of Vertis O'Neal Storey of Kaufman. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 578 Commemorating the 20th anniversary of Lone Star CASA's expansion into Kaufman County. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 1, 2025
• HR 576 Congratulating Graham Geisleman of Forney Taekwondo on winning a gold medal at the 2025 U.S. Open Taekwondo Championships. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• HR 589 Commending Mike Rentz and The Perfect Light for their commemoration of Super Bowl LIX. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• HR 575 Congratulating the Scurry-Rosser High School cheerleading team on winning the 3A Division II title at the 2025 UIL Spirit State Championships. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 31, 2025
• HB 4149 Relating to the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act. · Introduced · Mar 27, 2025
• HB 1550 Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation. · Introduced · Mar 25, 2025
• HB 1746 Relating to approval of real estate educational programs and courses of study by the Texas Real Estate Commission. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HR 132 Congratulating Tyler Wade of Terrell on winning the 2024 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association Team Roping World Championship. · Passed One Chamber · Mar 6, 2025
• HJR 36 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to set a lower limit on the maximum appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HB 338 Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation. · Introduced · Feb 28, 2025
• HB 264 Relating to the dedication of certain surplus state revenue for ad valorem tax relief. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HR 240 Recognizing February 18, 2025, as Kaufman County Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 18, 2025
• HR 191 Recognizing February 11, 2025, as Athens Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 11, 2025
• HR 133 Recognizing February 4, 2025, as Cedar Creek Lake Day at the State Capitol. · Passed One Chamber · Feb 4, 2025
• SB 4 Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses. · Became Law · Dec 18, 2023
• HJR 1 Proposing a constitutional amendment creating the state school safety fund to provide ongoing financial support for projects that ensure the safety of public schools in this state and providing for the transfer of certain general revenues to that fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund. · Introduced · Nov 21, 2023
• HB 4 Relating to prohibitions on the illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien, the enforcement of those prohibitions and certain related orders, including immunity from liability and indemnification for enforcement actions, and authorizing or requiring under certain circumstances the removal of persons who violate those prohibitions; creating criminal offenses. · Introduced · Nov 13, 2023
• HB 12 Relating to county requirements for the creation of a special district located in the county. · Nov 7, 2023
• HB 71 Relating to county requirements for the creation of a special district located in the county. · Nov 7, 2023
• HB 4 Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation and indemnification of certain claims relating to the enforcement of that offense. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 2, 2023
• HB 176 Relating to county requirements for the creation of a special district located in the county. · Oct 19, 2023
• HB 11 Relating to the procedure following the apprehension of an undocumented individual by the Department of Public Safety for illegal entry into this state from Mexico during certain declared disasters; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Oct 12, 2023
• SB 2192 Relating to the notice and petition for the creation of a municipal utility district in certain counties. · Vetoed · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 2518 Relating to required lease terms for public property leased to a nongovernmental entity; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 1620 Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process and the regulation of horse racing by the Texas Racing Commission. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 1540 Relating to the San Jacinto River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1397 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 386 Relating to the prosecution of a capital murder committed against a peace officer or fireman. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 2040 Relating to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of willed body programs to the Texas Funeral Service Commission, the regulation of willed body programs, non-transplant anatomical donation organizations, and anatomical facilities, and the creation of the State Anatomical Advisory Committee; requiring registration; authorizing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1659 Relating to the sunset review process and certain governmental entities subject to that process. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1414 Relating to the temporary regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 1399 Relating to the renewal and review of standard permits for certain concrete plants. · Vetoed · Jun 17, 2023
• HB 2879 Relating to venue in certain actions involving a contract for an improvement to real property. · Vetoed · Jun 15, 2023
• HB 5012 Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to use certain tax revenue for hotel and convention center projects and other qualified projects. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 1605 Relating to instructional material and technology, the adoption of essential knowledge and skills for certain public school foundation curriculum subjects, and the extension of additional state aid to school districts for the provision of certain instructional materials; authorizing a fee. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 3469 Relating to the disposition of certain property by the former Bois D'Arc Island Levee Improvement District of Dallas and Kaufman Counties and the record of dissolution of that district. · Became Law · Jun 13, 2023
• HB 1515 Relating to the continuation and functions of and certain programs subject to rules adopted by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office. · Became Law · Jun 12, 2023
• HB 3485 Relating to a contractor's or subcontractor's right to elect not to proceed with additional work under a contract. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
• HB 3053 Relating to the municipal disannexation of certain areas annexed during a certain period of time. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
• HB 975 Relating to the designation of the portion of Interstate Highway 635 in Mesquite as the Officer Richard Houston II Memorial Highway. · Became Law · Jun 10, 2023
• HB 1391 Relating to the requirements to obtain a residential wireman license. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HB 679 Relating to limitations on the use of workers' compensation insurance experience modifier values in soliciting and awarding public construction contracts. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HB 1416 Relating to accelerated instruction provided to public school students who fail to achieve satisfactory performance on certain assessment instruments. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• HB 1500 Relating to the continuation and functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and the functions of the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region; increasing an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 9, 2023
• SB 821 Relating to the review by the Sunset Advisory Commission of the sale of personal data by state agencies. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• SB 1424 Relating to the continuation and functions of the State Soil and Water Conservation Board and the Texas Invasive Species Coordinating Committee. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• HB 1859 Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• SB 2592 Relating to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering terms of the board of directors; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• HB 1750 Relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to agricultural operations. · Became Law · Jun 2, 2023
• HR 2194 Congratulating Robin Dunlap of Terrell on running marathons in all 50 U.S. states. · Passed One Chamber · May 30, 2023
• HB 31 Relating to virtual and off-campus electronic instruction at a public school and the allotment for certain special-purpose school districts under the Foundation School Program. · May 30, 2023
• HR 2046 In memory of Michael Don Warren of Flower Mound. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 2023
• HB 681 Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee. · Passed Legislature · May 26, 2023
• HB 1555 Relating to the Upper Guadalupe River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering terms of the board of directors; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
• HB 1535 Relating to the San Antonio River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering the terms of office of the members of the board of directors of the authority. · Became Law · May 24, 2023
• HB 890 Relating to parental rights and public school responsibilities regarding instructional materials. · Passed Legislature · May 24, 2023
• SB 2208 Relating to the venue for the prosecution of an election offense. · Passed One Chamber · May 23, 2023
• HB 1565 Relating to the functions of the Texas Water Development Board and continuation and functions of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee. · Became Law · May 19, 2023
• SB 2038 Relating to release of an area from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election. · Became Law · May 19, 2023
• HB 2120 Relating to the practice of barbering and cosmetology at an establishment at a public secondary school. · Passed One Chamber · May 18, 2023
• HB 3315 Relating to a school district's grievance procedure regarding complaints concerning violation of parental rights. · Passed One Chamber · May 18, 2023
• SB 159 Relating to eligibility requirements for a certified public accountant certificate and to take the uniform CPA examination. · Became Law · May 13, 2023
• HB 4402 Relating to the administration of certain assessment instruments, the accountability rating system for assessing campus and district performance, public school career and technology education programs, and an extracurricular and cocurricular allotment under the Foundation School Program. · Passed One Chamber · May 11, 2023
• HB 3881 Relating to board of directors meeting locations of certain rural area water districts. · Passed One Chamber · May 10, 2023
• HB 5053 Relating to the venue for the prosecution of an election offense. · Introduced · May 10, 2023
• HB 65 Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain criminal offenses committed in the course of or for the purpose of avoiding certain law enforcement checkpoints or evading an arrest or detention; increasing criminal penalties. · Introduced · May 3, 2023
• HB 5217 Relating to release of an area from and limitations on the expansion of a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. · Introduced · May 2, 2023
• HB 1525 Relating to the Lavaca-Navidad River Authority, following the recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; altering terms of the board of directors; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors. · Became Law · Apr 25, 2023
• HB 797 Relating to eligibility requirements for a certified public accountant certificate and to take the uniform CPA examination. · Introduced · Apr 20, 2023

Bills this legislator coauthored or cosponsored. Data from OpenStates.

• HB 22 Relating to the authority of the comptroller to provide funding for the deployment and operation of certain emergency communication equipment. · Passed One Chamber · Apr 15, 2026
• SB 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 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
• 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 25 Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription. · 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
• SB 1 Relating to campground and youth camp safety. · Became Law · Sep 5, 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 27 Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district. · Passed Legislature · Sep 3, 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
• HB 48 Relating to the creation of a working group to study alert notification systems. · Passed One Chamber · 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
• SB 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Passed Legislature · Aug 27, 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
• HJR 10 Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the determination of a quorum of the senate or house of representatives. · Introduced · Aug 26, 2025
• HB 296 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. · Aug 25, 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
• HB 291 Relating to medical school admissions, coursework, academic standards, and employment decisions in this state. · 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 2 Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery, including required training for justices of the peace and responding to mass fatality events; requiring a license; authorizing fees. · Introduced · Aug 21, 2025
• HB 24 Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits. · 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 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 64 Relating to a vacancy in the office of senator or representative due to excessive absence. · 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 236 Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution. · Introduced · Aug 20, 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 167 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities. · Introduced · Aug 18, 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 95 Relating to establishing minimum credentialing qualifications for Emergency Management Coordinators appointed by Emergency Management Directors. · Introduced · Aug 18, 2025
• HB 9 Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units. · 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 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
• HB 273 Relating to the creation of the Institute for Animal Health Research and Response. · Aug 4, 2025
• HCR 11 Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm into Texas. · Aug 4, 2025
• HB 275 Relating to the appraisal for ad valorem tax purposes of land subject to a quarantine established by the Texas Animal Health Commission for ticks or screwworms. · Aug 4, 2025
• HB 276 Relating to parasitic insect control. · 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
• HB 274 Relating to an interstate compact for animal health initiatives. · Aug 4, 2025
• HB 272 Relating to creation of the Screwworm Abatement Trust (SWAT) Fund. · Aug 4, 2025
• HB 216 Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits. · Jul 28, 2025
• HB 218 Relating to the transfer of groundwater outside a groundwater conservation district's boundaries. · Jul 28, 2025
• HB 217 Relating to the liability of a groundwater conservation district for actions of the district restricting groundwater production from a well. · Jul 28, 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 84 Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin. · Jul 14, 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 3120 Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility. · Vetoed · 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 43 Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority. · 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 4076 Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status. · 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
• SB 10 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. · 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
• 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
• SB 1596 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. · 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 75 Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. · 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 1481 Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 45 Relating to the duty of the attorney general to represent the state in the prosecution of the criminal offense of trafficking of persons. · 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 6 Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 1233 Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4211 Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 300 Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 1586 Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 4535 Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements. · 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 3441 Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine. · 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
• HB 3133 Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 1106 Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect. · 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 229 Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 31 Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• HB 2 Relating to public education and public school finance. · 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 3211 Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans. · 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 33 Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies. · Became Law · Jun 20, 2025
• SB 4 Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue. · Became Law · Jun 16, 2025
• 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
• 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
• 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
• SB 2308 Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and to the administration of that treatment. · Became Law · Jun 11, 2025
• 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
• 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
• 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 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 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 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
• HCR 59 Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035. · Passed One Chamber · May 28, 2025
• SB 455 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• SB 1080 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. · Became Law · May 27, 2025
• SB 3073 Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings. · Passed One Chamber · 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 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
• HB 180 Relating to border protection agreements between this state and the United Mexican States. · Passed One Chamber · May 26, 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
• HB 2000 Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming. · 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
• HR 1028 Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day. · Passed One Chamber · May 24, 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
• HB 1794 Relating to the carrying of concealed handguns by handgun license holders on the premises of certain polling places on the day of an election or while early voting is in progress. · Passed One Chamber · May 19, 2025
• SJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. · Passed Legislature · May 15, 2025
• HB 3009 Relating to the qualifying offenses and related information included in the Department of Public Safety's computerized central database of offenders who have committed certain violent offenses. · 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 3695 Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists. · Introduced · May 14, 2025
• HB 1128 Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place. · Passed One Chamber · 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 2867 Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility. · Passed One Chamber · May 13, 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
• 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 4688 Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HB 3717 Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HJR 138 Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax. · Introduced · May 12, 2025
• HB 778 Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals. · Introduced · May 10, 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 2275 Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts. · 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 5337 Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
• HB 3673 Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions. · Introduced · May 7, 2025
• SB 2 Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. · Became Law · May 3, 2025
• HB 54 Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools. · Introduced · Apr 30, 2025
• HB 1964 Relating to equitable relief from the enforcement of certain governmental requirements that affect agricultural operations. · Introduced · Apr 29, 2025
• HB 5510 Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action. · Introduced · Apr 25, 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 2684 Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty. · Introduced · Apr 21, 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 4901 Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices. · Introduced · Apr 15, 2025
• HB 4660 Relating to space flight activities. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
• HB 259 Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms. · Introduced · Apr 14, 2025
• HB 8 Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district. · Introduced · Apr 9, 2025
• HB 10 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. · Introduced · Apr 8, 2025
• HB 44 Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 5541 Relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license. · Introduced · Apr 7, 2025
• HB 17 Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Apr 2, 2025
• HB 3538 Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program. · Introduced · Mar 24, 2025
• HB 2816 Relating to protection of the rights of conscience of persons from providing and health care facilities from offering certain health care services; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action. · Introduced · Mar 19, 2025
• HB 76 Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• HB 2696 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• HJR 16 Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• HJR 15 Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons. · Introduced · Mar 18, 2025
• HB 2519 Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property. · Introduced · Mar 17, 2025
• HB 2361 Relating to agreements between local law enforcement agencies and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 1806 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. · Introduced · Mar 14, 2025
• HB 3 Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• HB 1549 Relating to restrictions on the sale of obscene devices; providing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Mar 12, 2025
• HB 1425 Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HB 1497 Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds. · Introduced · Mar 11, 2025
• HJR 3 Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 5 Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. · Introduced · Mar 10, 2025
• HB 1049 Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 1009 Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 1158 Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools. · Introduced · Mar 7, 2025
• HB 920 Relating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for firearms, ammunition, and other related items. · Introduced · Mar 6, 2025
• HB 717 Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty. · Introduced · Mar 4, 2025
• HB 515 Relating to public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices. · Introduced · Mar 3, 2025
• HB 243 Relating to the authority of the attorney general to acquire by eminent domain certain real property owned by aliens or foreign entities. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HB 167 Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and certain prohibited considerations in contracting by governmental entities. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HB 239 Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HB 162 Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HB 160 Relating to the enrollment, including resident status and tuition rates, of certain persons, including persons not authorized to be present in the United States, in public institutions of higher education. · Introduced · Feb 27, 2025
• HB 2 Relating to measures for ensuring safety and security in public schools, including the establishment of a school safety grant program and a school safety plan implementation grant program, and the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the state school safety fund, the economic stabilization fund, and the state highway fund. · Passed One Chamber · Nov 21, 2023
• HB 3 Relating to an appropriation to provide funding for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure and border security operations, including funding for additional overtime expenses and costs due to certain increased law enforcement presence. · Introduced · Nov 10, 2023
• SB 4 Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. · To Executive · Nov 2, 2023
• SB 7 Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty. · To Executive · Nov 2, 2023
• HB 6 Relating to making an appropriation for the construction, operation, and maintenance of border barrier infrastructure. · Passed One Chamber · Oct 26, 2023
• HB 7 Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty. · Introduced · Oct 13, 2023
• HB 5 Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. · Introduced · Oct 12, 2023
• HB 83 Relating to the punishment for certain criminal conduct involving the smuggling of persons or the operation of a stash house; increasing criminal penalties. · Introduced · Oct 12, 2023
• HB 23 Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of improper entry from a foreign nation. · Introduced · Oct 12, 2023
• SB 3 Relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report. · Became Law · Jul 22, 2023
• SB 2 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee. · Became Law · Jul 22, 2023
• HJR 2 Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to establish a temporary limit on the maximum appraised value of real property other than a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes; to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district applicable to residence homesteads; to adjust the amount of the limitation on school district ad valorem taxes imposed on the residence homesteads of the elderly or disabled to reflect increases in certain exemption amounts; to except certain appropriations to pay for ad valorem tax relief from the constitutional limitation on the rate of growth of appropriations; and to authorize the legislature to provide for a four-year term of office for a member of the governing body of certain appraisal entities. · Passed Legislature · Jul 14, 2023
• HB 3 Relating to the amount of the total revenue exemption for the franchise tax and the exclusion of certain taxable entities from the requirement to file a franchise tax report. · Introduced · Jul 13, 2023
• HB 2 Relating to providing property tax relief through the public school finance system, exemptions, limitations on appraisals and taxes, and property tax administration; authorizing the imposition of a fee. · Introduced · Jul 13, 2023
• SB 15 Relating to requiring public institution of higher education students who compete in intercollegiate athletic competitions to compete based on biological sex. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 24 Relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 4 Relating to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposing a civil penalty. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• SB 12 Relating to the authority to regulate sexually oriented performances and to restricting those performances on the premises of a commercial enterprise, on public property, or in the presence of an individual younger than 18 years of age; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. · Became Law · Jun 18, 2023
• HB 6 Relating to the designation of fentanyl poisoning or fentanyl toxicity for purposes of the death certificate and to the criminal penalties for certain controlled substance offenses; increasing a criminal penalty. · Became Law · Jun 17, 2023
• HB 2127 Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation. · Became Law · Jun 14, 2023
• HB 3 Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the development and implementation of purchases relating to and funding for public school safety and security requirements and the provision of safety-related resources. · Became Law · Jun 14, 2023
• SB 10 Relating to certain benefits paid by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas. · Became Law · Jun 14, 2023