Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Sen. Sarah Eckhardt
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/5/2025

Number of Bills: 25

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 29 Author: Gerdes
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to water losses reported by certain municipally owned utilities to the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing administrative penalties.

HB 136 Author: Hull | Swanson | Rose | Richardson | Noble
Sponsor: Alvarado
Cosponsor: Blanco | West | Zaffirini | Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services.

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 621 Author: Patterson
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Adam
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | Cook | Menéndez | Eckhardt | Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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.

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 1188 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.

HB 1211 Author: Lujan | Bhojani | Lalani | LaHood | González, Mary
Sponsor: Menéndez
Cosponsor: Hinojosa, Adam | Cook | Miles | Campbell | Eckhardt
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 1261 Author: Cunningham
Sponsor: Flores
Cosponsor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the disposition of abandoned or unclaimed property seized by a peace officer.

HB 1437 Author: González, Mary
Cosponsor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/08/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to the task force on pollinator health.

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 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 2802 Author: Bucy | Howard | Capriglione
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Flores | Zaffirini | Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under retirement systems for firefighters in certain municipalities.

HB 2963 Author: Capriglione | Curry | Hayes
Sponsor: Hall
Cosponsor: Cook | Eckhardt | Johnson | Middleton | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.

HB 2974 Author: Craddick
Sponsor: King
Cosponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to municipal and county hotel occupancy taxes and the authority of certain municipalities to receive certain tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project and to pledge certain tax revenue for the payment of obligations related to the project; authorizing the imposition of taxes.

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 3234 Author: Cortez
Sponsor: Menéndez
Cosponsor: Campbell | Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate construction and renovation of structures owned by certain counties.

HB 3336 Author: Buckley | Harris | Troxclair | Hickland | Muñoz
Sponsor: Middleton
Cosponsor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to an alcoholic beverage tax credit for certain liquor or malt beverage byproducts donated for agricultural use in this state.

HB 3923 Author: Bell, Keith | Cook | Ordaz | Bowers | Fairly
Sponsor: Parker
Cosponsor: Eckhardt | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Cook | Miles
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.

HB 4230 Author: Metcalf | Flores | Isaac | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor: Campbell
Cosponsor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a hike and bike trail to be known as the Bicentennial Trail.

HB 5323 Author: King
Sponsor: Hancock
Cosponsor: Menéndez | Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee.

HB 5560 Author: Harris
Sponsor: Perry
Cosponsor: Eckhardt | Campbell
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to penalties in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district; increasing a penalty.

HB 5606 Author: Wilson
Sponsor: Creighton
Cosponsor: Campbell | Eckhardt
Last Action: 05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to a sick leave pool for public school employees.

HB 5616 Author: Howard | Meyer | Dyson | Kerwin | Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: Johnson
Cosponsor: Schwertner | Campbell | Eckhardt
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and funding for the program.

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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