Author:
Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Sparks | Parker | King | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.
Author:
Leach | Harris | Buckley | Metcalf | Hull
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Sparks | Hancock | Campbell | Bettencourt | Hall | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Hickland | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Birdwell | Alvarado | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action:
06/12/2025 E See remarks for effective date
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.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Capriglione | Hunter | Spiller | Canales
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hancock | Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.
Author:
VanDeaver | Lambert | King | Johnson | Ashby
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hagenbuch | Kolkhorst | Sparks
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.
Author:
Gates | Buckley | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Miles | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
Author:
Gates | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Tepper | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Cook | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | West | Campbell | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
Author:
McLaughlin | Guillen | Moody | Leo Wilson | Louderback
Sponsor:
Flores
Cosponsor:
Miles | West | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.
Author:
Metcalf | Hefner | Bonnen | Capriglione
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hagenbuch | Bettencourt | Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.
Author:
King | Moody | Oliverson | Plesa | Lalani
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Menéndez | Campbell | Flores | Alvarado | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.
Author:
Darby | Morales, Eddie | Craddick | Landgraf
Sponsor:
Sparks
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Kolkhorst | West
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety.
Author:
Troxclair | Meyer | Vasut | Morales, Eddie | Hickland
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related project information; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Gerdes | Bonnen | Capriglione | Metcalf | Troxclair
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Wilson | Hefner | Shaheen | Howard | Lambert
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Paxton | Bettencourt | Parker | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
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.
Author:
Bonnen | Orr | Hefner
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | West
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.
Author:
King | Darby | Hunter | Fairly | Anchía
Sponsor:
Hancock
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Johnson
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
Author:
Patterson | Fairly | González, Mary | Bell, Keith
Sponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Cosponsor:
Sparks | Hughes | Middleton | Kolkhorst | King
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.
Author:
Capriglione | Tepper | Spiller | Alders
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Campbell
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services.
Author:
Troxclair | Swanson | Slawson | Hull | Leach
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | King | Campbell | Hancock | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price paid by certain governmental entities for a parcel of or easement in real property purchased for the purpose of installing or constructing such infrastructure when appraising other real property.
Author:
Cortez | Morales, Eddie | Plesa
Sponsor:
Johnson
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | West
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the regulation by a property owners' association of the installation of solar roof tiles.
Author:
Harris Davila | Isaac | Troxclair | Button | Luther
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Creighton | Cook
Last Action:
05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.
Author:
Patterson
Sponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Cook | Menéndez | Eckhardt | Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to regulate the assembly, association, and speech of property owners or residents related to governmental officials or candidates for political office.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.
Author:
Leach | Cook | Slawson | Landgraf
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the designation of the portion of State Highway 249 in Montgomery County as the Paul P. Mendes Memorial Parkway.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Spiller | Gerdes | Leo Wilson | Metcalf
Sponsor:
King
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | Creighton | Middleton
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
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.
Author:
Schofield
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption:
Relating to the determination and reporting of the number of residence homesteads of certain property owners for which the owner is receiving certain ad valorem tax benefits.
Author:
Shaheen | Wharton | Barry | Capriglione | Luther
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Sparks | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.
Author:
Harris | Manuel | Spiller
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
Author:
Schatzline | Patterson | Holt | Richardson | Money
Sponsor:
King
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Hancock | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Parker | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
Author:
Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley | Johnson
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
West | Parker | Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | Sparks | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
Author:
Gerdes
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Campbell | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to a temporary prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.
Author:
Vasut | Schofield | Swanson | Cain | Wilson
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | King
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
Author:
Dyson | Wharton | Louderback | Wilson | Cook
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Campbell | Kolkhorst | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
Author:
Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | West
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the right to repurchase from a condemning entity certain real property for which ad valorem taxes are delinquent.
Author:
Turner | Button | Cook | Cortez | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado | Hancock | Blanco | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.
Author:
Cook | Luther | Leo Wilson | Buckley | Kerwin
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Hancock | Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.
Author:
Raymond | Bell, Cecil | Hunter | Hinojosa | Bryant
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Bettencourt | Flores | Hagenbuch | Sparks | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.
Author:
Curry | Cook
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.
Author:
Darby | Noble | Landgraf | Raymond | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Menéndez | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead to file a new application or confirm the person's current qualification for the exemption.
Author:
Capriglione | Curry | Hayes
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Cook | Eckhardt | Johnson | Middleton | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.
Author:
King | Ashby | Phelan | Frank | Landgraf
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Zaffirini | Blanco | Sparks | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.
Author:
Paul | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs.
Author:
Virdell | Cain | Hickland | Louderback | Ashby
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.
Author:
Richardson | Campos | Gates | Curry
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.
Author:
Alders | Hefner | Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Kolkhorst | King | Sparks | Middleton | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Lambert | Slawson | Patterson | Kitzman
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Sparks
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of certain provisions in lease agreements for wind or solar power facilities.
Author:
Frank | Dutton | Talarico | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
King
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Hagenbuch | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.
Author:
Ashby
Sponsor:
Nichols
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption:
Relating to late applications for the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified timber land following the death of the owner of the land.
Author:
Wharton
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 6 in Brazos County as the Sergeant Mark Butler Memorial Highway.
Author:
Capriglione | Bumgarner | Wilson | Metcalf
Sponsor:
West
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Creighton
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to fiscal transparency for bonds issued by local governmental entities.
Author:
Tepper | Leo Wilson | Davis, Aicha
Sponsor:
Sparks
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to allowing the chair of the State Board of Education to employ personnel to assist in performing the board's duties.
Author:
Vo | Capriglione
Sponsor:
King
Cosponsor:
Alvarado | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prevention, detection, and investigation of fraud, waste, and abuse in programs administered by the Texas Workforce Commission or by the commission's contractors or grantees.
Author:
Craddick | Campos
Cosponsor:
Cook | Kolkhorst | Miles | Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to the sale of certain e-cigarettes in this state and a directory of e-cigarette manufacturers and their products; authorizing fees; authorizing administrative and civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Cook | Ordaz | Bowers | Fairly
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Eckhardt | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Cook | Miles
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.
Author:
Johnson | Ashby | Darby | Harless | Villalobos
Sponsor:
Campbell
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices.
Author:
Guillen | Cain
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a city to impose certain governmental requirements on an agricultural operation.
Author:
Noble | Leach | Hunter | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Middleton | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.
Author:
Capriglione
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a governmental body's response to a request for public information.
Author:
Meyer | Plesa | Lambert
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Cook | West
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft.
Author:
McQueeney | Shofner | Troxclair | Cook | Craddick
Sponsor:
Hancock
Cosponsor:
Campbell | King | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway.
Author:
McQueeney | Capriglione | Bonnen | Hull | Patterson
Sponsor:
Hancock
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Sparks | Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.
Author:
Little | Dutton | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Middleton | Campbell | Hall | King | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
Author:
Shaheen | Patterson | McQueeney | Fairly | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
King | Hagenbuch | Parker | Kolkhorst | Creighton | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Shaheen | Metcalf | Leach | Noble | Hull
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | King | Middleton | Hinojosa, Adam | Hagenbuch
Last Action:
05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
Author:
Capriglione
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to modernization of state agency Internet websites and digital services.
Author:
Gerdes | DeAyala | Metcalf | Guillen | Bumgarner
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Campbell
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.
Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Button | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Birdwell | Alvarado | Blanco | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
05/20/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
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.
Author:
Geren | McQueeney | Meyer | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Hinojosa, Adam | Birdwell | Creighton
Last Action:
05/14/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
Author:
Harris | Hunter | Martinez | Kitzman | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Alvarado | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Birdwell | Kolkhorst | Hancock | et al.
Last Action:
06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/23/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.
Author:
Turner | Button | Cook | Cortez | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado | Hancock | Bettencourt | Blanco | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.