Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Trent Ashby
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/28/2025

Number of Bills: 63

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (36):
HB 1506 Author: Ashby
Sponsor: King
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.

HB 1507 Author: Ashby | Morales, Eddie | Lujan | Frank | Cook
Last Action: 04/29/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for firefighters enrolled in certain courses at public institutions of higher education.

HB 1663 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.

HB 1672 Author: Ashby
Sponsor: Johnson
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the appeal of certain actions by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles related to motor carriers.

HB 2000 Author: Ashby | Holt | Bumgarner | Guillen | González, Jessica
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.

HB 2018 Author: Ashby | Flores
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.

HB 2103 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 04/28/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the adoption of a mental health leave policy for certain jailers.

HB 2115 Author: Ashby | Morales, Eddie | Spiller
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the rural sheriff's office and rural constable's office salary assistance grant programs.

HB 2553 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 03/17/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption: Relating to certain ad valorem tax-related studies conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.

HB 2563 Author: Ashby
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to establishment of the temporary certified and insured prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool; authorizing a fee.

HB 2838 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 05/02/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.

HB 3010 Author: Ashby | Lambert | Darby | Spiller
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.

HB 3149 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 03/20/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption: Relating to instruction on hunter education for public high school students.

HB 3370 Author: Ashby
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to late applications for the appraisal of land for ad valorem tax purposes as qualified timber land following the death of the owner of the land.

HB 3409 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 03/21/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
Caption: Relating to the duties of the district attorney for the 1st Judicial District and the creation of the office of district attorney for the 273rd Judicial District.

HB 3630 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 04/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities.

HB 3672 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 05/21/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the creation of an extracurricular community education grant program.

HB 3751 Author: Ashby
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the transfer of certain real property from the Texas Department of Transportation to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

HB 3797 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the terminology used to refer to certain assessment instruments administered to public school students.

HB 4031 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to the unauthorized occupancy of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants; creating a criminal offense.

HB 4286 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 04/01/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption: Relating to the territory of the Angelina and Neches River Authority.

HB 4479 Author: Ashby | Spiller | Lambert
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Development Grant Program.

HB 4646 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 05/10/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to transfer of the ownership rights of the Woodlawn Water Supply Corporation to the Angelina and Neches River Authority.

HB 4735 Author: Ashby | Button | King
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 05/13/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to rural development funds and insurance tax credits for certain investments in those funds; authorizing fees.

HB 4945 Author: Ashby | Bumgarner
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to a study by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the feasibility of offering alternative service retirement benefits to certain members of the retirement system engaged in wildland firefighting or employed in positions related to wildland firefighting.

HCR 126 Author: Ashby
Sponsor: Nichols
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating Corrigan as the official Timber Products Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HR 277 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 02/18/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 18 2025 6:07PM
Caption: Recognizing February 18, 2025, as Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Day at the State Capitol.

HR 397 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2025 1:09PM
Caption: In memory of John "J. D." Centilli of Waxahachie.

HR 495 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 03/19/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 19 2025 1:36PM
Caption: Recognizing March 19, 2025, as 4-H Day at the State Capitol.

HR 515 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 04/01/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2025 9:25AM
Caption: Recognizing the Texas Forestry Association on its seedling giveaway at the State Capitol on April 2, 2025.

HR 631 Author: Ashby | Oliverson
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 9 2025 2:06PM
Caption: Recognizing Stestí Brewing Company in Lovelady for its service to the community.

HR 670 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 9 2025 3:09PM
Caption: In memory of Horace Franklin McQueen of Houston County.

HR 863 Author: Ashby | Hunter | Geren | Thompson | Longoria
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 13 2025 11:45AM
Caption: In memory of former state representative James R. Pitts of Waxahachie.

HR 1293 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 05/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2025 4:10PM
Caption: Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Associated General Contractors of Texas.

HR 1402 Author: Ashby | Lujan | Button | Bhojani
Last Action: 06/01/2025 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2025 5:05PM
Caption: Commending the members of the inaugural cohort of The University of Texas System Texas Legislative Fellowship Program for their service during the 89th Legislative Session.

HR 1538 Author: Ashby
Last Action: 06/03/2025 H Reported enrolled: Jun 3 2025 10:02AM
Caption: Honoring Crockett city attorney Donna Gordon Kaspar for her professional accomplishments.

Joint Author (27):
HB 4 Author: Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.

HB 16 Author: Harris | Hunter | Kitzman | Ashby | Martinez
Last Action: 04/02/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

HB 18 Author: VanDeaver | Lambert | King | Johnson | Ashby
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.

HB 120 Author: Bell, Keith | Buckley | Ashby | Gates | Button
Sponsor: Schwertner
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.

HB 126 Author: Tepper | Ashby | Davis, Aicha
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/05/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the compensation and professional representation of prospective student athletes and student athletes participating in intercollegiate athletic programs at certain institutions of higher education.

HB 147 Author: Guillen | Fairly | Morales, Eddie | Buckley | Ashby
Last Action: 04/15/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands.

HB 222 Author: Talarico | Buckley | Ashby | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 04/22/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the permissible uses of the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.

HB 318 Author: Guillen | Morales, Eddie | Plesa | Ashby
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption: Relating to the establishment of grant programs to provide financial assistance to qualified sheriff's departments in certain rural counties.

HB 668 Author: Bell, Cecil | Wilson | Cain | Ashby | Holt
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.

HB 1057 Author: Bhojani | Ashby | Talarico | Kerwin | Allen
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action: 05/27/2025 S Committee report printed and distributed: May 27 2025 8:53PM
Caption: Relating to placement on the minimum salary schedule and service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas for certain public school career or technology education teachers.

HB 1393 Author: Metcalf | Ashby | McQueeney | Bucy | Curry
Sponsor: Bettencourt
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to daylight saving time.

HB 1536 Author: Craddick | Ashby | Darby
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.

HB 1592 Author: Plesa | Ashby | González, Mary
Sponsor: Kolkhorst
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.

HB 1964 Author: Spiller | Harris | Ashby | Cain
Last Action: 04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to equitable relief from the enforcement of certain governmental requirements that affect agricultural operations.

HB 2081 Author: Bucy | Kitzman | Howard | Bonnen | Ashby
Sponsor: Menéndez
Last Action: 05/26/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education.

HB 2196 Author: Bell, Keith | Ashby | Buckley | Shaheen | Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

HB 2217 Author: Wharton | Dyson | Louderback | Guillen | Ashby
Sponsor: Hagenbuch
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.

HB 2243 Author: Oliverson | Allen | Buckley | Ashby | Hickland
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Teacher Job Satisfaction and Retention.

HB 2470 Author: Virdell | Phelan | Cain | Vasut | Ashby
Last Action: 04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the age at which a person not otherwise prohibited by state or federal law from possessing a firearm may carry a handgun or is eligible for a license to carry a handgun.

HB 3000 Author: King | Ashby | Phelan | Frank | Landgraf
Sponsor: Perry
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.

HB 3053 Author: Virdell | Cain | Hickland | Louderback | Ashby
Sponsor: Hall
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.

HB 4070 Author: Johnson | Ashby | Darby | Harless | Villalobos
Sponsor: Campbell
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices.

HB 5526 Author: Slawson | Ashby | Frank | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a school security volunteer program for public schools in certain counties.

HCR 64 Author: Curry | Ashby
Sponsor: Parker
Last Action: 05/13/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption: Designating the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented Students Week for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HR 482 Author: Simmons | Ashby | Shofner | Manuel
Last Action: 04/01/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2025 8:36AM
Caption: Honoring Winfred A. Simmons for his contributions as a school athletics coach.

HR 647 Author: King | Geren | Ashby | Darby | Guillen
Last Action: 04/01/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 1 2025 1:51PM
Caption: In memory of Gordon Robert Johnson.

HR 658 Author: Dyson | Buckley | Leo Wilson | Ashby | Kitzman
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2025 1:12PM
Caption: Honoring John Sharp for his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.

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