Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Sen. Carol Alvarado
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 24

HB 2 Author: Buckley | Bernal | Guillen
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Bettencourt | West | Paxton | Blanco | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to public education and public school finance.

HB 9 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Hickland | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | Birdwell | Alvarado | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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.

HB 27 Author: King | Garcia, Linda | Lalani
Sponsor: Flores
Cosponsor: Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado | Creighton | Eckhardt | et al.
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.

HB 46 Author: King | Moody | Oliverson | Plesa | Lalani
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: Blanco | Menéndez | Campbell | Flores | Alvarado | et al.
Last Action: 06/02/2025 H Signed in the House
Caption: Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.

HB 47 Author: Howard | Oliverson | Hull | Cook
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Paxton | West | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

HB 198 Author: Bumgarner | Martinez | Cole | Spiller | Walle
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: West | Alvarado | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Eckhardt | Blanco
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.

HB 334 Author: Ordaz | Patterson | Shaheen | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Blanco
Cosponsor: Alvarado
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program.

HB 713 Author: Howard | Johnson
Sponsor: Cook
Cosponsor: Perry | Blanco | Campbell | Alvarado | Johnson | et al.
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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.

HB 748 Author: Leach | Johnson | Little | Cook | Meyer
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Hinojosa, Adam | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/27/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.

HB 1393 Author: Metcalf | Ashby | McQueeney | Bucy | Curry
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Middleton | Alvarado | Menéndez
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to daylight saving time.

HB 1461 Author: Frank | Spiller | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: Alvarado
Last Action: 05/13/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to the confinement or detention of certain individuals in a county jail or other facility operated by or for the county and to the compensation to the county for the costs of that confinement or detention.

HB 1584 Author: Hull | Metcalf | Lalani | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: West | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of a list of priority facilities by electric utilities.

HB 2508 Author: Turner | Button | Cook | Cortez | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado | Hancock | Blanco | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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.

HB 2688 Author: Harless | Oliverson | Perez, Mary Ann | Metcalf | Thompson
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Alvarado | Cook
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.

HB 2761 Author: Johnson | Thompson | Little | Cook | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Paxton | Eckhardt | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.

HB 3073 Author: Howard | Troxclair | Johnson | Cook | Collier
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Zaffirini | Eckhardt | Hagenbuch | Alvarado | Menéndez
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

HB 3151 Author: Hull
Sponsor: Cook
Cosponsor: Flores | Nichols | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Blanco | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.

HB 3700 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.

HB 3801 Author: Orr | Frank | Pierson | Bucy
Sponsor: Cook
Cosponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and a workgroup on nursing career pathways and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

HB 3940 Author: Johnson | Orr | Oliverson | Hull | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Blanco | Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Alvarado
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.

HB 4623 Author: Little | Dutton | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Paxton
Cosponsor: Hagenbuch | Middleton | Campbell | Hall | King | et al.
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.

HJR 1 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.

HJR 7 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.

HJR 133 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.

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