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Texas Legislature

Bills Cosponsored

Sen. José Menéndez
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/5/2026

Number of Bills: 29

Author:
Buckley | Bernal | Guillen
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | West | Paxton | Blanco | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public education and public school finance.
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:
Thompson
Sponsor:
West
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a peer support network for first responders.
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:
Tepper | Ashby | Davis, Aicha
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
West | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/05/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.
Author:
Lopez, Ray | Plesa
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Cosponsor:
Menéndez
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to assistance for tuition and fees at postsecondary educational institutions for certain members of the Texas military forces.
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:
Howard | Johnson
Sponsor:
Cook
Cosponsor:
Perry | Blanco | Campbell | Alvarado | Johnson | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
Author:
Manuel | Bumgarner | Hinojosa | Frank | Rose
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Menéndez | Eckhardt
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students.
Author:
Metcalf | Ashby | McQueeney | Bucy | Curry
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Alvarado | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to daylight saving time.
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:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Hall | West | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.
Author:
Ordaz | Buckley | Leo Wilson | Plesa
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Menéndez | Hagenbuch
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.
Author:
Capriglione
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Cosponsor:
Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the failure of certain sex offenders to comply with sex offender registration requirements.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Menéndez
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the San Antonio River Authority.
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:
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:
Thompson | Ward Johnson
Sponsor:
Huffman
Cosponsor:
Cook | Menéndez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Blanco
Last Action:
05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Howard | Troxclair | Johnson | Cook | Collier
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Zaffirini | Eckhardt | Hagenbuch | Alvarado | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
Author:
Bhojani | Button | Talarico | Harris Davila | Fairly
Sponsor:
Huffman
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.
Author:
Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Creighton | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by school district administrators; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Capriglione
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
West | Blanco | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders for certain guardians.
Author:
Meza | Lalani
Sponsor:
West
Cosponsor:
Campbell | Menéndez | Blanco | Miles
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of providing or possessing with the intent to provide an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility, taking an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug into a correctional facility, and taking a controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility.
Author:
Johnson | Orr | Oliverson | Hull | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Alvarado
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
Author:
Harris Davila | Harris | Vasut | Gervin-Hawkins | Thompson
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
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:
King
Sponsor:
Hancock
Cosponsor:
Menéndez | Eckhardt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee.
Author:
Hunter
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating Rockport as the official Redfish Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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.
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