Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Sen. Juan Hinojosa
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/10/2025

Number of Bills: 47

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Additional Primary Authored Bills

Author (33):
SB 426 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to a report by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on disconnections of residential retail electric service.

SB 427 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain political subdivisions to receive a state loan or grant following the political subdivision's failure to comply with certain annual financial reporting requirements.

SB 428 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to qualifications for a sheriff or constable or a candidate for sheriff or constable.

SB 435 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to an adjustment for certain school districts under the public school finance system for revenue lost due to the use of the state value of the district's taxable value of property determined by the comptroller of public accounts.

SB 436 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a property value study hardship grant program.

SB 437 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.

SB 438 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain information for a current or former administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

SB 439 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to approval by the commissioner of education of certain contracts entered into by a school district during the pendency of certain special investigations.

SB 440 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to audits of and reports by self-directed and semi-independent financial regulatory agencies.

SB 441 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to civil liability for the production, solicitation, disclosure, or promotion of artificial intimate visual material.

SB 442 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of unlawful production or distribution of certain sexually explicit media; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 443 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to single-family homes held by corporate owners for rental purposes; providing a civil penalty.

SB 444 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to a requirement that certain special purpose districts cause certain information to be posted on an Internet website.

SB 445 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to eliminating the fee for electronic access to certain information maintained by the secretary of state.

SB 446 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to term limits for members of the senate serving on the Sunset Advisory Commission.

SB 447 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.

SB 448 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Economic Development
Caption: Relating to certain cost sharing requirements for a desalination facility operating under a public-private partnership.

SB 611 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to a statewide standing order prescribing epinephrine auto-injectors to public and private schools.

SB 612 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to fees for pipeline construction imposed by certain districts.

SB 613 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine; increasing a civil penalty.

SB 614 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.

SB 615 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the statute of limitations for sexual assault and aggravated sexual assault.

SB 761 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to rights of crime victims and the enforcement of those rights; authorizing a civil penalty.

SB 771 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.

SB 772 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway.

SB 838 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 01/17/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to requirements for subscription service contracts; providing a civil penalty.

SB 1050 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to energy savings performance contracts for local governments; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a fee.

SB 1051 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board determining a protest by the owner regarding the appraisal of the owner's property.

SB 1052 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board determining a protest by the owner regarding the appraisal of the owner's property.

SB 1053 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to the consequences of a criminal conviction on a person's eligibility for an occupational license.

SB 1120 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman
Last Action: 02/05/2025 S Filed
Caption: Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond.

SR 21 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 3, 2025, as Del Mar College Day.

SR 27 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing February 4, 2025, as McAllen Day.

Additional Primary Authors (14):
SB 4 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 02/11/2025 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption: 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.

SB 481 Author: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to emergency preparedness and response plans for the continued care and safety of nursing facility and assisted living facility residents.

SB 482 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and committed in a disaster area or evacuated area.

SB 483 Author: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to the sharing and protection of certain utility proprietary customer information.

SB 484 Author: Alvarado | Cook | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to portable generator safety and warning labels.

SB 485 Author: Alvarado | Eckhardt | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the duties of care of certain landlords regarding disasters.

SB 486 Author: Alvarado | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual when committed in a disaster area or evacuated area.

SB 819 Author: Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Campbell | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 02/07/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption: Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.

SJR 2 Author: Bettencourt | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 02/11/2025 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

SR 14 Author: Middleton | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | et al.
Last Action: 01/28/2025 S Printed in full
Caption: In memory of Jesus "Jesse" Vargas.

SR 17 Author: Parker | Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Creighton | et al.
Last Action: 01/28/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Recognizing January 28, 2025, as Sexual Assault Survivors Day.

SR 42 Author: Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 02/04/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing February 12, 2025, as Coastal Bend Day.

SR 61 Author: Alvarado | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing February 18, 2025, as Texas Music Advocacy Day at the State Capitol.

SR 66 Author: Miles | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 02/06/2025 S Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Caption: Recognizing February 11, 2025, as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol.

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