Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Rep. Jeff Leach
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/28/2025

Number of Bills: 41

Report Sections: Sponsored Bills | Joint Sponsored Bills

Sponsor (30):
SB 12 Author: Creighton
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
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 24 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Oliverson | Metcalf | Hefner | Kitzman
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
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 66 Author: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a study on authorizing a supporter under a supported decision-making agreement to assist an adult with a disability with legal proceedings.

SB 293 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 552 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Returned to committee: May 27 2025 1:36PM
Caption: Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.

SB 571 Author: Bettencourt | Creighton | Flores | Middleton | Parker | et al.
Sponsor: Leach | Buckley | Noble | Frank
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.

SB 614 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.

SB 618 Author: Sparks
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/28/2025 H Returned to committee: May 28 2025 12:00AM
Caption: Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.

SB 760 Author: Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/05/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to an application for a ballot to be voted by mail submitted by certain residents of an assisted living facility, a nursing facility, or an intermediate care facility.

SB 835 Author: Paxton
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 865 Author: Alvarado
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators and to a cardiac emergency response plan for certain school employees and volunteers.

SB 888 Author: Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.

SB 965 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

SB 1015 Author: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to excess contributions and fees allocated to statutory probate courts.

SB 1032 Author: Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the eligibility of postsecondary educational institutions to participate in the governor's university research initiative.

SB 1177 Author: Alvarado
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to fire safety inspections at public and private schools.

SB 1257 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.

SB 1333 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

SB 1350 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a commission to coordinate celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of Texas' independence.

SB 1574 Author: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a centers of excellence program developed by the Texas Judicial Council for certain justices and judges.

SB 1858 Author: Hagenbuch
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to eligibility for the bulletproof vest and body armor grant program.

SB 1870 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/06/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to municipal and county enforcement of drug and consumable hemp product laws; providing civil penalties.

SB 2024 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Leach | Lalani | Cain | Olcott
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, offering for sale, or selling certain e-cigarette products; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.

SB 2337 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the regulation of the provision of proxy advisory services.

SB 2392 Author: King
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to notice to local law enforcement of certain offenses occurring on public or private school property or at school-sponsored or school-related activities; providing a civil penalty.

SB 2878 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Leach | Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption: Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, mandatory expunction for certain persons, record retention, and youth diversion; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.

SB 2933 Author: Menéndez
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to judicial training requirements regarding elder abuse and neglect.

SB 2972 Author: Creighton
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

SB 2986 Author: Campbell
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to use by a religious organization of public school or institution of higher education facilities.

SJR 27 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Leach
Last Action: 06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, the membership of the tribunal to review the commission's recommendations, and the authority of the commission, the tribunal, and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.

Joint Sponsor (11):
SB 10 Author: King | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Noble | Buckley | Leach | Spiller | Raymond
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

SB 14 Author: King | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione | Hunter | Leach | Bhojani | Curry
Last Action: 04/23/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

SB 29 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Meyer | Leach | Schofield | Anchía | Longoria
Last Action: 05/14/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the formation, governance, and internal management of domestic entities.

SB 38 Author: Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor: Button | Geren | Moody | Smithee | Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises.

SB 269 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Frank | Swanson | Gerdes | Leach | Luther
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.

SB 535 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Capriglione | Johnson | Leach | Gámez | Cook
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the admissibility of evidence regarding a victim's past sexual behavior in prosecutions of certain trafficking, sexual, or assaultive offenses.

SB 1233 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Swanson | Oliverson | VanDeaver | Bonnen | Leach
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.

SB 1612 Author: Johnson
Sponsor: Bell, Keith | Button | Hefner | Romero | Leach
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Postponed
Caption: Relating to construction contract trust funds.

SB 1833 Author: Parker
Sponsor: Anchía | Leach | Louderback | Cook
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the use of a social media platform in furtherance of an offense involving the delivery of a controlled substance; increasing criminal penalties.

SB 2308 Author: Parker
Sponsor: Harris | Leach | Phelan | Orr | VanDeaver
Last Action: 06/11/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and to the administration of that treatment.

SJR 34 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Frank | Leach | Capriglione | Talarico | Hull
Last Action: 05/21/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment affirming the rights and responsibilities of parents.

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