Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. Tan Parker 89th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 3/25/2026
Number of Bills: 81

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 8

Author:

Schwertner | Huffman

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Spiller | Louderback | King | DeAyala | Tepper

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26

Caption:

Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements.

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 15

Author:

Coauthor:

Alvarado | Johnson | Kolkhorst | Parker

Sponsor:

Gates

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.

SB 21

Author:

Schwertner

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Adam | Parker | West

Sponsor:

Capriglione | Oliverson | Longoria | Vasut | Cunningham

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds.

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 27

Author:

Creighton

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Buckley

Last Action:

05/20/2025 S House passage as amended reported

Caption:

Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.

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 31

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

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 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 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 324

Author:

Kolkhorst

Coauthor:

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 326

Author:

King

Coauthor:

Blanco | Parker

Sponsor:

Capriglione | McQueeney | Metcalf | Raymond

Last Action:

05/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student's violation of a public school's or public institution of higher education's student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism.

SB 412

Author:

Middleton

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Patterson | Hickland | Metcalf | Hefner | Vasut

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.

SB 441

Author:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Coauthor:

Creighton | Parker | West

Sponsor:

Lalani

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 442

Author:

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"

Coauthor:

Parker

Sponsor:

Fairly

Last Action:

05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

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 577

Author:

West

Coauthor:

Parker

Last Action:

05/07/2025 S Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to the establishment of the foster child trust account program.

SB 625

Author:

Flores

Coauthor:

Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Parker | West

Last Action:

04/29/2025 S Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools.

SB 667

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Parker

Sponsor:

Barry

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to prohibiting certain state governmental entities from investing in certain Chinese-affiliated entities.

SB 752

Author:

Menéndez

Coauthor:

Parker | Zaffirini

Last Action:

02/07/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Caption:

Relating to measures to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities during an emergency situation at public postsecondary institutions.

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 840

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Parker

Sponsor:

Hefner | Alders | Cole

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to certain municipal regulation of certain mixed-use and multifamily residential development projects and conversion of certain commercial buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.

SB 843

Author:

Kolkhorst

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Buckley

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.

SB 867

Author:

Bettencourt

Coauthor:

Last Action:

05/15/2025 S Placed on intent calendar

Caption:

Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

SB 942

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Parker | Paxton | Perry

Sponsor:

Hickland

Last Action:

05/20/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Caption:

Relating to a court order for retroactive child support, including for retroactive child support beginning on the date of the child's conception.

SB 1030

Author:

Nichols

Coauthor:

Campbell | Parker

Sponsor:

Capriglione

Last Action:

05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Caption:

Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for certain aircraft components and other property required for normal aircraft operations.

SB 1098

Author:

Blanco

Coauthor:

Parker

Sponsor:

Hull

Last Action:

05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Caption:

Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.

SB 1154

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Parker

Last Action:

02/28/2025 S Referred to Natural Resources

Caption:

Relating to a prohibition on weather and climate modification activities by a governmental entity.

SB 1207

Author:

King

Coauthor:

Parker | Paxton | Sparks | West

Sponsor:

Leo Wilson

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.

SB 1212

Author:

Paxton

Coauthor:

Alvarado | Huffman | Middleton | Parker

Sponsor:

Kerwin | Schatzline | Hopper | Troxclair | Louderback

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.

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 1349

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Bettencourt | Kolkhorst | Parker

Sponsor:

Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | Hefner | Guillen

Last Action:

05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.

SB 1377

Author:

Perry

Coauthor:

Last Action:

04/02/2025 S Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

SB 1432

Author:

Paxton

Coauthor:

Alvarado | Cook | Parker | Zaffirini

Last Action:

03/06/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Caption:

Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.

SB 1470

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Creighton | Parker

Sponsor:

Shaheen

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to requiring the Department of Public Safety to share data for the purpose of maintaining the statewide voter registration list.

SB 1497

Author:

Nichols

Coauthor:

Blanco | Miles | Parker

Sponsor:

Perez, Mary Ann

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to the search of certain wireless communications devices by a peace officer.

SB 1498

Author:

Nichols

Coauthor:

Miles | Parker

Sponsor:

Perez, Mary Ann

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to civil asset forfeiture of digital currency or other similar property.

SB 1499

Author:

Nichols

Coauthor:

Miles | Parker

Sponsor:

Perez, Mary Ann

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to the operations of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.

SB 1585

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Parker

Sponsor:

McQueeney

Last Action:

05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Caption:

Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with companies of foreign adversaries for certain information and communications technology; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1638

Author:

Zaffirini

Coauthor:

Parker

Last Action:

03/11/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Caption:

Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

SB 1723

Author:

Creighton

Coauthor:

Parker

Sponsor:

Plesa | Little | Raymond

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to rapid DNA analysis by certain law enforcement agencies, the establishment of a related pilot program, and the content of certain DNA databases.

SB 1804

Author:

Alvarado

Coauthor:

Eckhardt | Parker | Paxton

Sponsor:

Thompson | Flores | Davis, Yvonne | Harris | Bumgarner

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to restitution and compensation paid to victims of certain offenses for tattoo removal related to the offense.

SB 1852

Author:

West

Coauthor:

Hagenbuch | Parker

Last Action:

03/17/2025 S Referred to Education K-16

Caption:

Relating to the accreditation of automotive technology courses offered by public schools.

SB 1871

Author:

Perry | Creighton | Sparks

Coauthor:

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.

SB 1872

Author:

Perry | Sparks

Coauthor:

Parker

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to the expulsion of a public school student for engaging in conduct that constitutes certain offenses.

SB 1873

Author:

Perry | Sparks

Coauthor:

Kolkhorst | Parker

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to students enrolled in public schools subject to in-school or out-of-school suspension.

SB 1874

Author:

Perry

Coauthor:

Kolkhorst | Parker

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to immunity from certain disciplinary proceedings against a professional employee of a school district for certain actions concerning public school discipline and law and order.

SB 1897

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Kolkhorst | Parker

Sponsor:

McQueeney

Last Action:

05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Caption:

Relating to advanced communications infrastructure security; authorizing a fee; providing administrative penalties.

SB 1903

Author:

Campbell

Coauthor:

Parker

Last Action:

05/14/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 14 2025 12:07AM

Caption:

Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation.

SB 1960

Author:

Schwertner

Coauthor:

Parker

Last Action:

05/21/2025 H Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to digital replication rights in the voice and visual likeness of individuals; providing private causes of action; authorizing a fee.

SB 1961

Author:

Bettencourt

Coauthor:

Parker

Last Action:

04/10/2025 S Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to the reporting of data relating to postsecondary education and workforce trends by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Workforce Commission, to performance tier funding under the public junior college finance program, and to a biennial regional labor demand assessment by the coordinating board.

SB 2037

Author:

Sparks

Coauthor:

Blanco | Parker | West

Sponsor:

Patterson | Landgraf | Anchía

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to permit application review and contested case procedures for environmental permits involving a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal; authorizing a fee.

SB 2312

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Hall | Parker

Sponsor:

Hefner

Last Action:

05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Caption:

Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.

SB 2368

Author:

Campbell | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst

Coauthor:

Parker

Sponsor:

Patterson

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to critical infrastructure and utilities, including affiliation with certain foreign entities of certain persons working or participating in the electricity market; authorizing and increasing administrative penalties.

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 2398

Author:

Campbell | Creighton

Coauthor:

Parker

Sponsor:

Cunningham

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to certain policies and procedures related to concussions or other brain injuries sustained by public school students.

SB 2514

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Bettencourt | Parker

Sponsor:

Hefner

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to establishing the hostile foreign adversaries unit at the Department of Public Safety and training, prohibitions, and reporting requirements designed to combat foreign influence and foreign adversary operations; creating a criminal offense.

SB 2751

Author:

Paxton

Coauthor:

Hinojosa, Adam | Parker | West

Last Action:

05/16/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 16 2025 2:37PM

Caption:

Relating to the inspection of residential and day placement facilities for special education students.

SB 2753

Author:

Hall

Coauthor:

Hagenbuch | Parker

Sponsor:

Isaac

Last Action:

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

Caption:

Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed and other related changes.

SB 2786

Author:

Creighton

Coauthor:

Menéndez | Parker

Sponsor:

Lambert

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for certain students who are public officers or employees.

SB 2794

Author:

Paxton

Coauthor:

Bettencourt | Parker

Sponsor:

Dutton

Last Action:

05/23/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Caption:

Relating to the criminal offense of interference with child custody.

SB 2861

Author:

Hughes

Coauthor:

Parker

Last Action:

04/07/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Caption:

Relating to negotiated rulemaking by the commissioner of insurance.

SB 2907

Author:

West | Bettencourt

Coauthor:

Last Action:

05/05/2025 S Left pending in committee

Caption:

Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain perishable inventory held for sale at retail.

SB 2929

Author:

Creighton

Coauthor:

Parker

Sponsor:

Louderback | Leo Wilson

Last Action:

05/27/2025 E Effective immediately

Caption:

Relating to the removal of a spectator of certain school extracurricular athletic activities or competitions.

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 3070

Author:

Hall

Coauthor:

Sponsor:

Geren

Last Action:

06/20/2025 E Effective immediately

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.

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.

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 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 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 198

Author:

Eckhardt

Coauthor:

Campbell | Parker | Zaffirini

Last Action:

03/04/2025 S Reported enrolled

Caption:

Recognizing March 2025 as Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.

SR 465

Author:

Coauthor:

Parker

Last Action:

04/29/2025 S Reported enrolled

Caption:

Recognizing April 29, 2025 as Donate Life Texas Day.

SR 506

Author:

Coauthor:

Blanco | Parker | Zaffirini

Last Action:

05/08/2025 S Reported enrolled

Caption:

Recognizing May 2025 as Jewish American Heritage Month.

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