Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Brian Birdwell
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/4/2025

Number of Bills: 37

SB 1 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Birdwell | Schwertner
Sponsor: Bonnen
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Comptroller
Caption: General Appropriations Bill.

SB 2 Author: Creighton | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Flores | Hancock | Schwertner | Sparks
Sponsor: Buckley | Frank | Hunter | Harris | Bonnen
Last Action: 05/03/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

SB 5 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

SB 7 Author: Perry | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Huffman
Sponsor: Harris
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

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 12 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/03/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools.

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 26 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program.

SB 27 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 05/20/2025 S House passage as amended reported
Caption: Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.

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 37 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Hagenbuch | Hughes | Middleton | et al.
Sponsor: Shaheen
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment, powers, and duties of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman.

SB 38 Author: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell
Sponsor: Button | Geren | Moody | Smithee | Leach
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises.

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 75 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Gutierrez | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Sponsor: Wilson
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

SB 128 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Birdwell | King
Last Action: 05/19/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 19 2025 5:21PM
Caption: Relating to hospital reporting requirements regarding suspected child abuse, exploitation, or neglect; authorizing an administrative penalty.

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 571 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | King | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Buckley | Noble | Frank
Last Action: 06/03/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.

SB 819 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.

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 987 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Birdwell
Sponsor: DeAyala
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.

SB 1220 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Birdwell
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state.

SB 1397 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Birdwell
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district in Ellis County.

SB 1730 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Birdwell | Hagenbuch | Kolkhorst | Paxton
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.

SB 2601 Author: Blanco
Coauthor: Birdwell | Eckhardt | Flores | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Kolkhorst | et al.
Sponsor: Guillen
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the landowner compensation program.

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 3073 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | King | Middleton
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.

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 3 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Johnson | et al.
Sponsor: Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: 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.

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 57 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Birdwell | Hall
Sponsor: Lambert
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system.

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.

SR 352 Author: Creighton | Blanco | Eckhardt | Hancock | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Menéndez
Last Action: 04/02/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing April 2, 2025, as Texas Food Bank Day.

SR 374 Author: Gutierrez
Coauthor: Birdwell | Menéndez
Last Action: 04/08/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Clyde Vance Dunnam of Waco.

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