Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Sen. Judith Zaffirini
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/6/2025

Number of Bills: 90

Sponsor (90):
HB 47 Author: Howard | Oliverson | Hull | Cook
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.

HB 114 Author: Cortez | Plesa
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the transfer of functions relating to certain veteran mental health programs and plans to the Texas Veterans Commission.

HB 171 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency and the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency.

HB 201 Author: Perez, Mary Ann
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.

HB 272 Author: Perez, Mary Ann
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.

HB 322 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.

HB 541 Author: Shaheen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.

HB 630 Author: Vasut
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors.

HB 705 Author: Wilson
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.

HB 766 Author: Cortez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.

HB 793 Author: Thompson
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/23/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.

HB 908 Author: Spiller | Lalani
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

HB 1041 Author: Turner | Garcia, Josey | Noble | Davis, Aicha
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities in the life of those individuals.

HB 1094 Author: Lambert | Plesa
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.

HB 1188 Author: Manuel | Bumgarner | Hinojosa | Frank | Rose
Sponsor: Zaffirini
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 1237 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and registrations.

HB 1562 Author: Hernandez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to massage student permits.

HB 1606 Author: Metcalf | Johnson | Howard
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to notice provided to a retail electric customer of the procedure for requesting vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line.

HB 1629 Author: Landgraf | Cortez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.

HB 1732 Author: Hernandez | Cook | Anchía
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.

HB 1734 Author: Orr | Manuel | Bowers
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.

HB 1868 Author: Leo Wilson | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a study on changes to performance tier funding for dual credit or dual enrollment courses under the public junior college state finance program and the capacity of the state's workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses.

HB 1916 Author: Cook | Landgraf | Hayes | Spiller | Curry
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.

HB 1973 Author: Cook
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 2240 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain void marriages.

HB 2259 Author: DeAyala | Cortez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the instructions for an application form for an early voting ballot.

HB 2286 Author: Craddick
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain interior designers.

HB 2294 Author: Thompson | Bell, Keith
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.

HB 2340 Author: Metcalf
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/23/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the qualifications, communications, and recordkeeping of a child custody evaluator and the admissibility of a child custody evaluation under certain circumstances.

HB 2358 Author: Noble
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers.

HB 2495 Author: Dutton | Rodríguez Ramos
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.

HB 2530 Author: Cook
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.

HB 2596 Author: Metcalf
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the issuance of certain protective orders for certain burglary offenses.

HB 2598 Author: Button | Buckley | Allen | Bernal | Kerwin
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.

HB 2763 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.

HB 2765 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Rural Economic Development and Investment Program and the Texas economic development fund.

HB 2791 Author: Button | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Lopez, Janie | Harris Davila
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to the procurement of goods and services for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.

HB 2856 Author: Howard | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements.

HB 3062 Author: Guerra | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Plesa | Perez, Vincent | Lalani
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness education for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.

HB 3104 Author: McLaughlin
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/23/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the appointment and compensation of a bailiff appointed by the judges of certain district courts in Webb County.

HB 3126 Author: Darby | Lambert | Metcalf | Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
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 3135 Author: Smithee
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for retired firefighters.

HB 3146 Author: Bumgarner
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to certain hearings conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

HB 3254 Author: Leo Wilson | Allen | Davis, Aicha | Plesa | Buckley
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of Education and their dependents to participate in the state employees group benefits program.

HB 3376 Author: Capriglione
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders for certain guardians.

HB 3425 Author: Capriglione | Moody | Curry | Plesa | Noble
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address or telephone number.

HB 3479 Author: Morgan | McLaughlin | Hayes | Cain
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.

HB 3619 Author: Dean
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.

HB 3623 Author: McQueeney
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the manner of solicitation of bids for certain purchases by the comptroller of public accounts and state agencies.

HB 3629 Author: Noble | Buckley | Shaheen | Lalani | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

HB 3697 Author: Cortez | Plesa
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/01/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.

HB 3745 Author: Manuel | Plesa | Simmons
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to crime victims' compensation.

HB 3793 Author: McLaughlin
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption: Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.

HB 3803 Author: Lambert
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of perpetual care cemeteries and perpetual care trust funds.

HB 3804 Author: Lambert
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of state banks.

HB 3806 Author: Lambert
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to prohibited activities of a state trust company under supervision.

HB 3816 Author: Metcalf
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to prosecution of the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals.

HB 3898 Author: Raymond
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.

HB 3909 Author: Hickland | Zwiener | Alders | Simmons | Dyson
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place.

HB 3960 Author: Paul
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/15/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the effect of certain misrepresentations on certain insurance policies.

HB 4042 Author: Morales, Eddie
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the applicability of certain safety provisions and regulatory fees administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to gas distribution pipelines.

HB 4063 Author: Ordaz | Hayes
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property.

HB 4202 Author: Swanson | Garcia, Josey | Hayes | Cain | Schofield
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.

HB 4213 Author: Dutton
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/21/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.

HB 4219 Author: Capriglione
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to a governmental body's response to a request for public information.

HB 4238 Author: Meyer | Plesa | Lambert
Sponsor: Zaffirini
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 4284 Author: Geren
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/08/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to an excessive discount on certain alcoholic beverages.

HB 4350 Author: Capriglione | Oliverson
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the omission or redaction of certain personal information from certain real property records.

HB 4361 Author: Ward Johnson | Howard | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Walle | Simmons
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education.

HB 4426 Author: Darby
Sponsor: Zaffirini
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.

HB 4466 Author: Hickland
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to restrictions on the fee assessed for issuance of certain birth records.

HB 4559 Author: Olcott
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the repeal of an unused definition and a chapter heading formerly regulating membership dues.

HB 4738 Author: Geren
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the elimination of the remittance of a portion of certain loan administration fees to the comptroller.

HB 4748 Author: Curry
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/30/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to state agency purchasing methods and procedures, including a state agency multiple award contract purchasing procedure.

HB 4765 Author: Phelan
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training.

HB 4885 Author: Moody
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/22/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.

HB 4894 Author: Flores
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.

HB 4904 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.

HB 5032 Author: Metcalf | Harris | Isaac | Hefner | Leo Wilson
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the display of certain historical state documents.

HB 5320 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

HB 5339 Author: Wilson
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of a grant program to support the study of regenerative agriculture at public institutions of higher education.

HB 5632 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/19/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to designation of a beneficiary by a retiree of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

HB 5650 Author: Flores
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/31/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

HB 5677 Author: Cole
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HCR 5 Author: Leach
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 02/19/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Inviting the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas to address a joint session of the legislature on February 26, 2025.

HCR 10 Author: Cortez
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Designating May 23 as Family Abduction Awareness Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HCR 29 Author: Lopez, Janie | Hull | Ordaz | Romero | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating April as Counseling Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HCR 54 Author: Hunter
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 01/29/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, and ending on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.

HCR 70 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Redesignating Jim Hogg County as the official Vaquero Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HCR 71 Author: Guillen
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating La Salle County as the official Wild Hog Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

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