Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Sen. Phil King
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/2/2025

Number of Bills: 62

SB 9 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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 12 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/01/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools.

SB 23 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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 24 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | et al.
Coauthor: Blanco | King | Sparks
Sponsor: Leach | Oliverson | Metcalf | Hefner | Kitzman
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.

SB 25 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor: Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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 31 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor: Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

SB 40 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

SB 75 Author: Hall | Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Gutierrez | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Sponsor: Wilson
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.

SB 111 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | King
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 14 2025 12:07AM
Caption: Relating to reporting by school districts regarding special education legal proceedings in which a certain amount of legal fees has been incurred by the district.

SB 128 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Birdwell | King
Last Action: 05/19/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 19 2025 5:21PM
Caption: Relating to hospital reporting requirements regarding suspected child abuse, exploitation, or neglect; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 205 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Parker | Sparks
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 14 2025 12:07AM
Caption: Relating to fetal development instruction included as part of the public school health curriculum in certain grade levels.

SB 240 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

SB 317 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Hagenbuch | King | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/25/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.

SB 324 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | Hall | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: May 2 2025 2:03PM
Caption: Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.

SB 371 Author: Campbell
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hall | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption: Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

SB 451 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Paxton | Sparks
Last Action: 04/01/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.

SB 466 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 14 2025 12:07AM
Caption: Relating to the definition of fetal death certificate.

SB 517 Author: Middleton
Coauthor: Hall | King
Last Action: 05/08/2025 H Received from the Senate
Caption: Relating to gambling criminal offenses and a defense to prosecution for a gambling offense; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 568 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Menéndez | Middleton | et al.
Coauthor: Alvarado | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 06/02/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.

SB 571 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | King | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Buckley | Noble | Frank
Last Action: 06/02/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption: Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.

SB 609 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: King
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 17 2025 2:29PM
Caption: Relating to requiring independent school districts, home-rule school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools to comply with legally required policies.

SB 619 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Campbell | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 05/02/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 2 2025 2:03PM
Caption: Relating to protection of persons from participation in a health care service for reasons of conscience; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.

SB 643 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Hagenbuch | King
Last Action: 02/03/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.

SB 686 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: King
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption: Relating to the transfer of students between public schools.

SB 715 Author: Sparks
Coauthor: Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: May 12 2025 10:52PM
Caption: Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.

SB 735 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: Campbell | King
Sponsor: Buckley
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to Holocaust education and training for public school educators and students.

SB 876 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: King
Sponsor: Slawson | Kerwin
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 377 in Hood and Johnson Counties as the Bob Cornett Parkway.

SB 946 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: King | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption: Relating to the prohibition on certain discrimination in the extension of credit to organizations based on social credit or value-based standards.

SB 965 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Coauthor: Flores | King
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

SB 1047 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Flores | Hagenbuch | King | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action: 02/12/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the release of defendants on bail, the duties of a magistrate in certain criminal proceedings, and the notice provided by peace officers to victims of family violence, stalking, harassment, or terroristic threat.

SB 1073 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Campbell | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Sponsor: Cain | Vasut | Metcalf
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.

SB 1376 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Creighton | King
Sponsor: VanDeaver
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the supervision requirements of a code enforcement officer in training.

SB 1388 Author: Kolkhorst
Coauthor: Hall | Hughes | King | Middleton | Perry | et al.
Sponsor: Frank | Spiller | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/23/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to family support services provided under a Health and Human Services Commission program.

SB 1424 Author: Paxton
Coauthor: King
Last Action: 03/06/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to authorization by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for certain public junior colleges to offer certain baccalaureate degree programs.

SB 1672 Author: Menéndez
Coauthor: King
Last Action: 03/11/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of instruction in personal financial literacy in the required curriculum for public high school students.

SB 1798 Author: Middleton | Schwertner
Coauthor: Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hall | Huffman | Hughes | et al.
Last Action: 05/26/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the resident status, tuition rates, certain financial support, and certain documentation requirements for students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, including students not lawfully present in the United States.

SB 1858 Author: Hagenbuch
Coauthor: Cook | Hinojosa, Adam | King
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor grant program.

SB 1950 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: King | Kolkhorst
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: May 14 2025 9:51PM
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for unemployment benefits and the validity of certain claims for unemployment benefits submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission.

SB 1999 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst | Sparks
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to protection for a public employee's or student's use of terms consistent with biological sex.

SB 2043 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Campbell | Flores | Hagenbuch | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action: 05/16/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 16 2025 2:37PM
Caption: Relating to prohibited retaliation against a physician or health care provider for reporting certain violations or taking certain actions with respect to the provision of health care services; providing a civil remedy.

SB 2051 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Flores | Hall | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
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 2138 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Sparks
Sponsor: Frank
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the Texas University Fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies.

SB 2177 Author: Hagenbuch
Coauthor: King
Sponsor: Little
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of a grant program to assist local law enforcement agencies in solving violent and sexual offenses.

SB 2330 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Creighton | King | Middleton
Last Action: 05/01/2025 H Received from the Senate
Caption: Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations.

SB 2337 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: King
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services.

SB 2373 Author: Johnson
Coauthor: Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to financial exploitation or financial abuse using artificially generated media or phishing communications; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

SB 2452 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: King
Sponsor: Capriglione
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the compensation of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district.

SB 2586 Author: Flores
Coauthor: King
Last Action: 05/08/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: May 8 2025 11:58PM
Caption: Relating to information that a property owners' association must file with the Texas Real Estate Commission.

SB 2683 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: King | Sparks
Last Action: 05/15/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 15 2025 3:22PM
Caption: Relating to certain prohibitions in relation to a student organization at a public institution of higher education receiving financial support from a foreign adversary.

SB 2688 Author: Hancock
Coauthor: Campbell | King
Last Action: 05/20/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Memorial Highway.

SB 2880 Author: Hughes
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action: 05/23/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; authorizing a private civil right of action.

SB 2943 Author: Hagenbuch
Coauthor: Creighton | Flores | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Huffman | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: May 14 2025 9:51PM
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of certain actions by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.

SB 2972 Author: Creighton
Coauthor: King | Kolkhorst | Middleton
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/02/2025 H Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Caption: Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

SB 3070 Author: Hall
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | King | et al.
Sponsor: Geren
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses.

SB 3073 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | King | Middleton
Sponsor: Smithee
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.

SCR 13 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
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 19 Author: Parker
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Campbell | Flores | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor: Harris Davila | Vasut | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

SJR 1 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
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 5 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
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 68 Author: Birdwell
Coauthor: Eckhardt | Flores | Hall | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
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 85 Author: Bettencourt
Coauthor: Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
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.

SJR 87 Author: Huffman
Coauthor: Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | King | Middleton
Sponsor: Little | Smithee
Last Action: 05/28/2025 H 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.

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