Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Brandon Creighton
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 67

SB 3 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 6 Author: King | Schwertner
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | et al.
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the planning for, interconnection and operation of, and costs related to providing service for certain electrical loads and to the generation of electric power by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

SB 9 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: 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.

SB 20 Author: Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | et al.
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Creighton | Hall | Hancock | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of the criminal offense of possession, promotion, or production of certain obscene visual material appearing to depict a child.

SB 23 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: 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.

SB 25 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.

SB 31 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

SB 32 Author: Bettencourt | Parker
Coauthor: Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hancock | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: 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 and a franchise tax credit for the payment of certain related ad valorem taxes.

SB 36 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes
Sponsor: Hefner
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety.

SB 40 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

SB 240 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption: 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.

SB 260 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

SB 324 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: May 2 2025 2:03PM
Caption: Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

SB 371 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hall | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

SB 383 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Phelan
Last Action: 05/22/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the interconnection to the ERCOT power grid of certain coastal facilities for the provision of electric service.

SB 400 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.

SB 412 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Patterson | Hickland | Metcalf | Hefner | Vasut
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

SB 441 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Coauthor: Creighton | Parker | West
Sponsor: Lalani
Last Action: 06/02/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 466 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 14 2025 12:07AM
Caption: Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate.

SB 495 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Middleton
Sponsor: Paul
Last Action: 05/05/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards.

SB 511 Author: Bettencourt | Middleton | Parker | Paxton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Referred to Elections: May 23 2025 10:08AM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms and to the notice of availability of such forms; creating criminal offenses.

SB 618 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Creighton | Hagenbuch | Kolkhorst | Middleton
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/28/2025 H Returned to committee: May 28 2025 12:00AM
Caption: Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.

SB 689 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Sponsor: Gerdes | Tepper | Schatzline
Last Action: 05/20/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.

SB 706 Author: Schwertner
Coauthor: Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall
Sponsor: Isaac | Dorazio | Hickland | Cortez
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.

SB 707 Author: King
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Kolkhorst | Middleton
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: 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.

SB 714 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Creighton | Kolkhorst | Middleton
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to electricity pricing rules and operating procedures that eliminate or compensate for market distortion caused by certain federal tax credits.

SB 762 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Creighton
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to the display of flags in public schools; providing a civil penalty.

SB 825 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Campbell | Creighton | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to an annual study on the economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal immigration in this state.

SB 843 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.

SB 870 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall
Sponsor: Slawson
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal.

SB 961 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Schwertner | Sparks
Sponsor: Noble
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.

SB 990 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to increasing the punishment for certain conduct constituting the offense of murder.

SB 1006 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies.

SB 1008 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to state and local authority to regulate the food service industry.

SB 1026 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Middleton
Last Action: 05/07/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

SB 1065 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Creighton | Hagenbuch
Sponsor: Phelan
Last Action: 05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders; providing civil penalties.

SB 1067 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Campbell | Creighton | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education and employees of public institutions of higher education and their spouses from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, donations, or investments from certain foreign entities.

SB 1265 Author: Alvarado
Coauthor: Blanco | Creighton
Sponsor: Harris Davila | Ordaz | Button
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to certain duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to child-care resources.

SB 1289 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Creighton
Last Action: 02/28/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the permissible uses of the Texas water fund.

SB 1300 Author: Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | et al.
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Cook | Smithee | Louderback | Tepper | Curry
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 1376 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | King
Sponsor: VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the supervision requirements of a code enforcement officer in training.

SB 1413 Author: Nichols
Coauthor: Creighton
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the procedure for amending or revoking certificates of public convenience and necessity issued to certain water utilities.

SB 1470 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | Parker
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration list.

SB 1541 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Creighton
Sponsor: Swanson
Last Action: 05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to state oversight of county elections following a county election audit.

SB 1717 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Schwertner
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption: Relating to the terminology used in statute, resolutions, rules, and other state publications to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.

SB 1718 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Guillen | Capriglione | Metcalf | Cain
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

SB 1972 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall
Last Action: 05/02/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 2 2025 2:03PM
Caption: Relating to a limitation on rules, bylaws, and policies adopted by a school district's board of trustees.

SB 2148 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Creighton | West
Sponsor: Slawson
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the reliability of the electricity supply chain.

SB 2284 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor: Creighton
Sponsor: Lopez, Janie
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies.

SB 2330 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Creighton | King | Middleton
Last Action: 05/01/2025 H Received from the Senate
Caption: Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations.

SB 2626 Author: Campbell | Paxton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall | Sparks
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption: Relating to ectopic pregnancies and continuing education for certain physicians and nurses regarding treatment of certain pregnancy-related conditions.

SB 2743 Author: Hagenbuch
Coauthor: Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of certain election offenses.

SB 2877 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 04/30/2025 H Referred to Elections: Apr 30 2025 7:31PM
Caption: Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 2880 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: 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.

SB 2907 Author: West | Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

SB 2943 Author: Hagenbuch
Coauthor: Creighton | Flores | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: May 14 2025 9:51PM
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain actions by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.

SB 3070 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | King | et al.
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses.

SCR 9 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | Hall
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

SCR 13 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Longoria | Gámez | Canales | Tepper | Harris
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.

SCR 42 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption: Urging the state to adopt the policy to recognize two sexes, male and female.

SJR 1 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Little | Cook | Louderback
Last Action: 05/28/2025 H Failed of adoption
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 5 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Louderback | Cook | Moody
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 18 Author: Perry
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione | Metcalf
Last Action: 05/07/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.

SJR 34 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Sponsor: Frank | Leach | Capriglione | Talarico | Hull
Last Action: 05/21/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

SJR 81 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Creighton
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 17 2025 2:29PM
Caption: 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.

SJR 85 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: 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.

SJR 87 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | King | Middleton
Sponsor: Little | Smithee
Last Action: 05/28/2025 H 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

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