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

Number of Bills: 25

HB 21 Author: Gates | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Tepper | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Cosponsor: Cook | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | West | Campbell | et al.
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.

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 144 Author: King
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Cook
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to plans for the management and inspection of distribution poles.

HB 163 Author: Cortez | Simmons | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Blanco
Cosponsor: Cook | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the possession and administration of epinephrine delivery systems by certain entities.

HB 252 Author: Walle | Bhojani | Curry | Rodríguez Ramos | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor: Hughes
Cosponsor: Miles | Cook
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.

HB 413 Author: Jones, Jolanda | Curry | Cain | Moody | Money
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Cook | West | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.

HB 517 Author: Harris Davila | Isaac | Troxclair | Button | Luther
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Creighton | Cook
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.

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 824 Author: Jones, Jolanda | Leo Wilson | Allen | Cunningham | LaHood
Sponsor: Middleton
Cosponsor: Campbell | Cook
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

HB 1105 Author: Cole | Cook | Ward Johnson | Talarico | Guillen
Sponsor: Eckhardt
Cosponsor: Parker | Paxton | Hagenbuch | Sparks | Middleton | et al.
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

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 2516 Author: Guillen | Dean | Wharton | Johnson | Buckley
Sponsor: Schwertner
Cosponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Cook | Blanco | Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/02/2025 H Signed in the House
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.

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 2756 Author: Thompson | Ward Johnson
Sponsor: Huffman
Cosponsor: Cook | Menéndez | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Blanco
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

HB 2851 Author: Howard | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Cosponsor: Cook | Blanco
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to including nursing school applications in a consolidated application service.

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

HB 3126 Author: Darby | Lambert | Metcalf | Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Cook | Blanco | West
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.

HB 3772 Author: Craddick | Campos
Cosponsor: Cook | Kolkhorst | Miles | Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to the sale of certain e-cigarettes in this state and a directory of e-cigarette manufacturers and their products; authorizing fees; authorizing administrative and civil penalties; creating a criminal offense.

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 3928 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Nichols
Cosponsor: Cook
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility by publication on a third-party Internet website.

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 4204 Author: Harless
Cosponsor: Cook
Last Action: 05/28/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption: Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense.

HB 4226 Author: Morales Shaw | Raymond | Lujan | Little | Ordaz
Sponsor: Campbell
Cosponsor: Flores | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Cook | Zaffirini | Blanco
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.

HB 4238 Author: Meyer | Plesa | Lambert
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Kolkhorst | Cook | West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft.

HB 4426 Author: Darby
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Cosponsor: Cook | West
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

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