Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. Juan Hinojosa 89th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 3/13/2026
Number of Bills: 76

SB 5

Author:

Huffman

Coauthor:

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 9

Author:

Huffman

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Smithee

Last Action:

06/16/2025 E See remarks for effective date

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 14

Author:

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

Capriglione | Hunter | Leach | Bhojani | Curry

Last Action:

04/23/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

SB 23

Author:

Bettencourt

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal

Last Action:

06/16/2025 E See remarks for effective date

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:

Sponsor:

Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson

Last Action:

06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

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:

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 28

Author:

Coauthor:

Last Action:

05/06/2025 H Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to a lottery game played or facilitated for play by telephone or through an Internet or mobile Internet application; creating criminal offenses.

SB 34

Author:

Sparks

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

King

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to funding for certain volunteer fire departments, to the preparation for and the prevention, management, and potential effects of wildfires, and to emergency communications in this state.

SB 40

Author:

Huffman

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Smithee

Last Action:

06/16/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

SB 75

Author:

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Wilson

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

SB 207

Author:

Paxton | Johnson

Coauthor:

Cook | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Middleton

Sponsor:

Leo Wilson

Last Action:

05/30/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care appointments.

SB 208

Author:

West

Coauthor:

Alvarado | Flores | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Miles

Last Action:

04/24/2025 S Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to the establishment of the workforce housing capital investment fund program to fund the development of workforce housing in this state; authorizing a fee.

SB 213

Author:

West

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Dean

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to prohibiting insurers from requiring the tying of residential property and personal automobile insurance policies.

SB 229

Author:

West

Coauthor:

Last Action:

05/01/2025 S Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to prohibiting a retail seller of motor vehicles from imposing certain restrictions on the purchase of a motor vehicle.

SB 243

Author:

Flores

Coauthor:

Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez

Sponsor:

Bernal | Lujan | Romero

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.

SB 249

Author:

Flores

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

05/12/2025 H Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to memorial markers for certain officers killed in the line of duty.

SB 260

Author:

Huffman

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Bonnen

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

SB 513

Author:

Sparks

Coauthor:

Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Perry

Sponsor:

Craddick

Last Action:

05/13/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.

SB 527

Author:

Schwertner

Coauthor:

Blanco | Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez

Sponsor:

Oliverson

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.

SB 568

Author:

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Buckley

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date

Caption:

Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

SB 571

Author:

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Leach | Buckley | Noble | Frank

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.

SB 610

Author:

Paxton

Coauthor:

Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

Thompson | Bumgarner

Last Action:

05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

SB 646

Author:

West

Coauthor:

Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez

Sponsor:

Davis, Aicha | Ward Johnson | Jones, Jolanda | Anchía

Last Action:

06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.

SB 835

Author:

Paxton

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Leach | Johnson | Little | Cook | Meyer

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

SB 881

Author:

Sparks

Coauthor:

Last Action:

02/13/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Caption:

Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.

SB 990

Author:

Bettencourt

Coauthor:

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:

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 1018

Author:

Huffman

Coauthor:

Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Zaffirini

Sponsor:

Bonnen

Last Action:

05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to distribution of state traffic fine revenue received by the comptroller.

SB 1036

Author:

Zaffirini

Coauthor:

Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez

Sponsor:

Darby

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date

Caption:

Relating to the regulation of residential solar retail transactions; requiring an occupational registration; authorizing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties.

SB 1078

Author:

West

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Miles | Paxton

Last Action:

02/24/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Caption:

Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

SB 1080

Author:

West

Coauthor:

Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Middleton | Miles

Sponsor:

Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales

Last Action:

05/27/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

SB 1177

Author:

Alvarado

Coauthor:

Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

Leach

Last Action:

05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools.

SB 1266

Author:

Alvarado

Coauthor:

Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

Hull

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing processes.

SB 1313

Author:

Cook

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Cunningham

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1314

Author:

Cook

Coauthor:

Last Action:

04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM

Caption:

Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products.

SB 1315

Author:

Cook

Coauthor:

Last Action:

02/28/2025 S Referred to State Affairs

Caption:

Relating to county and municipal authority to prohibit the sale of cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or tobacco products near certain locations.

SB 1316

Author:

Cook

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Cunningham | Johnson | Frank | Simmons | Olcott

Last Action:

05/21/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to a prohibition on e-cigarette advertising in certain locations.

SB 1317

Author:

Cook

Coauthor:

Last Action:

02/28/2025 S Referred to State Affairs

Caption:

Relating to limitations on the age of individuals allowed to enter the premises of a smoke shop; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1354

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Perry

Last Action:

03/06/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Caption:

Relating to the minimum reimbursement amount for prescription drugs and devices to health benefit plan network pharmacists and pharmacies.

SB 1544

Author:

Hinojosa, Adam

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

03/06/2025 S Referred to Finance

Caption:

Relating to member contributions to the Texas Municipal Retirement System.

SB 1551

Author:

Cook

Coauthor:

Alvarado | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hughes | Menéndez

Last Action:

05/06/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 6 2025 9:01PM

Caption:

Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at public schools.

SB 1563

Author:

Menéndez

Coauthor:

Eckhardt | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

Plesa | Lowe | Garcia, Josey

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to county jailer training on interacting with veterans in the criminal justice system.

SB 1619

Author:

Zaffirini

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

Cortez | Leo Wilson

Last Action:

05/19/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to the use of an epinephrine delivery system by certain entities.

SB 1620

Author:

Huffman

Coauthor:

Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | West

Sponsor:

Bonnen

Last Action:

05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.

SB 1737

Author:

Huffman | Flores

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Geren | Lujan | Darby | Lambert

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

SB 1786

Author:

Creighton

Coauthor:

Blanco | Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

VanDeaver | King | Ward Johnson | Kitzman

Last Action:

05/27/2025 E See remarks for effective date

Caption:

Relating to public higher education.

SB 1946

Author:

Zaffirini

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Miles

Sponsor:

Manuel | Garcia, Linda

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.

SB 2023

Author:

Blanco

Coauthor:

Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

05/19/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar

Caption:

Relating to the establishment of a grant program to support the disposition of deceased paupers' bodies.

SB 2051

Author:

Birdwell

Coauthor:

Last Action:

04/24/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2025 5:02PM

Caption:

Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office.

SB 2105

Author:

Blanco

Coauthor:

Flores | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Middleton

Sponsor:

Morales, Eddie

Last Action:

05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Caption:

Relating to the authority of a county attorney or district attorney to enforce human trafficking awareness and prevention in commercial lodging establishments.

SB 2202

Author:

Birdwell | Eckhardt

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

04/03/2025 S Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to the trafficking of a firearm to a foreign terrorist organization and to the unlawful transfer of firearms between this state and the United Mexican States; creating a criminal offense.

SB 2226

Author:

Nichols

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

04/22/2025 H Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM

Caption:

Relating to requirements for loans or grants provided by the Texas Transportation Commission to aviation facilities located in economically disadvantaged counties.

SB 2253

Author:

Creighton

Coauthor:

Last Action:

04/30/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 30 2025 7:31PM

Caption:

Relating to the certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency.

SB 2310

Author:

Paxton

Coauthor:

Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez

Last Action:

05/13/2025 H Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to transparency regarding requirements to complete a certificate or degree program at a public institution of higher education.

SB 2331

Author:

Parker

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

03/25/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Caption:

Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program.

SB 2373

Author:

Johnson

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Capriglione

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

SB 2543

Author:

Hancock

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

Hefner

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to the amount of certain revenue that may be used for and the location of state veterans cemeteries.

SB 2601

Author:

Blanco

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Guillen

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to the landowner compensation program.

SB 2603

Author:

Blanco

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

05/25/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar

Caption:

Relating to cooperation by economic development program participants with local workforce development boards.

SB 2851

Author:

Menéndez

Coauthor:

Alvarado | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

04/07/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Caption:

Relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials.

SB 2852

Author:

Menéndez

Coauthor:

Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

04/07/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Caption:

Relating to the establishment of a bullying prevention pilot program for public schools.

SB 2857

Author:

Blanco

Coauthor:

Campbell | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Miles

Sponsor:

Talarico

Last Action:

05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Caption:

Relating to a prescription drug purchasing pool for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers.

SB 2878

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

Leach | Morales, Eddie

Last Action:

06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor

Caption:

Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

SB 3005

Author:

Blanco

Coauthor:

Hall | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Parker

Last Action:

04/07/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Caption:

Relating to a study on the use of psychedelic therapies in the treatment of certain conditions.

SB 3020

Author:

Menéndez | Blanco

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

04/07/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services

Caption:

Relating to a biennial state report on suicide rates, the Texas Violent Death Reporting System, and certain suicide data shared under a memorandum of understanding.

SCR 13

Author:

Hinojosa, Adam

Coauthor:

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 41

Author:

Blanco

Coauthor:

Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Zaffirini

Last Action:

03/17/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

Caption:

Urging the United States Department of Commerce to maintain the Tomato Suspension Agreement.

SJR 1

Author:

Huffman

Coauthor:

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:

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:

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 59

Author:

Birdwell

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Sponsor:

Lambert | Wilson | Curry | Harris Davila | Spiller

Last Action:

06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State

Caption:

Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.

SJR 68

Author:

Birdwell

Coauthor:

Last Action:

04/24/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2025 5:02PM

Caption:

Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.

SJR 82

Author:

Johnson

Coauthor:

Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Miles

Last Action:

03/25/2025 S Referred to State Affairs

Caption:

Proposing a constitutional amendment, to be submitted to the voters of Texas for approval, authorizing the legislature to strictly regulate and authorize casino gaming and sports wagering by general law and establishing certain requirements for such law, including establishment of a state agency with powers to regulate all lotteries and gift enterprises, imposition of a tax on casino gaming and sports wagering revenue, requiring licensing of casino gaming and sports wagering operators, and requiring license application fees.

SJR 85

Author:

Bettencourt

Coauthor:

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.

SR 191

Author:

Hinojosa, Adam

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Last Action:

03/04/2025 S Printed in full

Caption:

In memory of Johnny Canales.

SR 206

Author:

Menéndez

Coauthor:

Last Action:

03/06/2025 S Reported enrolled

Caption:

Recognizing Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas on the occasion of its 30th anniversary.

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