Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Jay Dean
89th Legislature First Called Session
Report Date: 8/5/2025

Number of Bills: 7

HB 4 Author: Hunter | Vasut | Spiller | Pierson | Guillen
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.

HB 8 Author: Buckley | Metcalf | Landgraf | Wilson
Coauthor: Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Dean | Harris | et al.
Last Action: 08/04/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.

HB 32 Author: Swanson | Metcalf | Harris | Bonnen | Leach
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 07/14/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to biological sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.

HB 215 Author: Harris | Orr | Gerdes | Bell, Keith
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Dean | Hefner | Isaac | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the liability of a landowner for the withdrawal and beneficial use of groundwater.

HB 216 Author: Harris | Ashby | Gerdes | Barry
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the consideration by a groundwater conservation district of modeled available groundwater when issuing permits.

HB 217 Author: Harris | Gerdes | Barry
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Dean | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the liability of a groundwater conservation district for actions of the district restricting groundwater production from a well.

HB 218 Author: Harris | Gerdes | Barry
Coauthor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Dean | Hefner | et al.
Last Action: 07/28/2025 H Filed
Caption: Relating to the transfer of groundwater outside a groundwater conservation district's boundaries.

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