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Texas Legislature Bills Coauthored Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers 89th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 6/28/2025
Number of Bills: 37

HB 5	Author:	Craddick \| Thompson \| Hunter \| Bonnen \| Curry
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

HB 27	Author:	King \| Garcia, Linda \| Lalani
	Coauthor:	Anchía \| Bernal \| Bhojani \| Bowers \| Bryant \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Flores
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.

HB 44	Author:	Geren \| Johnson \| Howard \| Hull \| Orr
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bell, Keith \| Bernal \| Bhojani \| Bowers \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/07/2025 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

HB 50	Author:	Jones, Venton \| Oliverson \| Rose \| Campos \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchía \| Bernal \| Bhojani \| Bowers \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Miles
	Last Action:	05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.

HB 102	Author:	Wilson
	Coauthor:	Alders \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hancock
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education.

HB 107	Author:	Simmons \| Rose \| Collier \| Jones, Venton \| Oliverson
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchía \| Bhojani \| Bowers \| Bryant \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Miles
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.

HB 195	Author:	Plesa \| Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra \| Leach \| Capriglione \| Troxclair
	Coauthor:	Bhojani \| Bowers \| Gámez \| Goodwin \| Guillen \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
	Caption:	Relating to the dissemination of certain school district ad valorem tax-related information.

HB 285	Author:	Ordaz \| Leach \| Meyer \| Moody \| Cook
	Coauthor:	Bowers \| Flores \| González, Jessica \| Kerwin \| Little \| et al.
	Sponsor:	West
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.

HB 300	Author:	Wilson
	Coauthor:	Alders \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hancock
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.

HB 413	Author:	Jones, Jolanda \| Curry \| Cain \| Moody \| Money
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bhojani \| Bowers \| Bumgarner \| Davis, Aicha \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Huffman
	Last Action:	06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
	Caption:	Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.

HB 463	Author:	Jones, Jolanda \| Curry \| Little \| LaHood \| Plesa
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bhojani \| Bowers \| Cain \| Davis, Aicha \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/01/2025 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses.

HB 824	Author:	Jones, Jolanda \| Leo Wilson \| Allen \| Cunningham \| LaHood
	Coauthor:	Bhojani \| Bowers \| Bumgarner \| Cain \| Davis, Aicha \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Middleton
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.

HB 1049	Author:	Dorazio \| Hunter \| Capriglione
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bowers \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
	Caption:	Relating to the issuance of gold and silver specie and the establishment of a currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

HB 1056	Author:	Dorazio \| Hunter \| Capriglione \| Raymond \| Harris
	Coauthor:	Alders \| Allen \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bowers \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hughes
	Last Action:	06/22/2025 E See remarks for effective date
	Caption:	Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.

HB 1331	Author:	Plesa \| Ward Johnson \| Allen
	Coauthor:	Bowers \| Bucy \| Davis, Aicha \| Garcia, Josey \| Hayes \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/10/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
	Caption:	Relating to the curriculum requirements for high school students in public schools.

HB 1368	Author:	Jones, Venton \| Buckley \| Allen \| Reynolds \| Guerra
	Coauthor:	Bowers \| Bryant \| Bucy \| Cole \| Davis, Aicha \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/14/2025 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.

HB 1414	Author:	Allen
	Coauthor:	Bowers
	Last Action:	04/03/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
	Caption:	Relating to the punishment for the offense of driving while license invalid.

HB 1432	Author:	Goodwin
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bernal \| Bowers \| Bryant \| Bucy \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/11/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
	Caption:	Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices.

HB 1738	Author:	Jones, Venton \| Moody \| Harrison \| Phelan \| Johnson
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchía \| Bernal \| Bhojani \| Bowers \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/19/2025 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.

HB 1875	Author:	Lopez, Janie \| Garcia, Josey \| Bell, Cecil \| Morales Shaw \| Louderback
	Coauthor:	Barry \| Bowers \| Bumgarner \| Cain \| Cook \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Flores
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state.

HB 1932	Author:	Lopez, Janie \| Kitzman \| Garcia, Josey \| Morales Shaw \| Pierson
	Coauthor:	Bowers \| Bumgarner \| Cortez \| Gámez \| Guillen \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/14/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
	Caption:	Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses.

HB 2058	Author:	Plesa \| Oliverson \| Leach \| Campos
	Coauthor:	Bowers \| Bucy \| Collier \| Davis, Aicha \| Garcia, Josey \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
	Caption:	Relating to perinatal palliative care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal palliative care grant program, and a perinatal palliative care hospital recognition program.

HB 2275	Author:	Morgan \| Barry \| Johnson \| Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra \| Bryant
	Coauthor:	Alders \| Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

HB 2433	Author:	Guillen \| Davis, Aicha
	Coauthor:	Barry \| Bernal \| Bhojani \| Bowers \| Bucy \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary.

HB 2854	Author:	Anchía \| Rose \| Phelan \| Cook \| Buckley
	Coauthor:	Bowers \| Davis, Aicha \| Gámez \| Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra \| Harless \| et al.
	Sponsor:	West
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.

HB 3339	Author:	Ward Johnson \| Reynolds \| Simmons \| Jones, Jolanda \| Rose
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bowers \| Bryant \| Cole \| Collier \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/19/2025 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state.

HB 3673	Author:	Cook \| Noble \| Phelan \| Howard \| Canales
	Coauthor:	Alders \| Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/07/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
	Caption:	Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

HB 4329	Author:	Lopez, Janie \| González, Mary \| Longoria \| Guerra \| Martinez
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bowers \| Cain \| Canales \| Gámez \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2025 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board on the costs of developing flood infrastructure in this state.

HB 4331	Author:	Lopez, Janie \| Longoria \| Guerra \| Martinez \| Guillen
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bowers \| Canales \| Kitzman \| Lujan \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2025 S Received from the House
	Caption:	Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the state environmental review process for certain projects eligible for financial assistance from the flood infrastructure fund and the implementation of streamlining procedures based on the results of the study.

HB 4442	Author:	Bhojani \| Allen \| Lujan \| Lopez, Janie \| Howard
	Coauthor:	Anchía \| Ashby \| Bernal \| Bowers \| Bryant \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.

HB 4591	Author:	González, Mary
	Coauthor:	Bowers
	Last Action:	04/23/2025 H Withdrawn from schedule
	Caption:	Relating to contributions to and benefits under certain fire and police pension funds.

HB 4901	Author:	Fairly \| Patterson \| González, Mary \| Button \| Hunter
	Coauthor:	Alders \| Allen \| Anchía \| Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/15/2025 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.

HB 5064	Author:	Davis, Aicha \| Davis, Yvonne \| Rose \| Smithee \| Thompson
	Coauthor:	Anchía \| Bhojani \| Bowers \| Bryant \| Cunningham \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.

HCR 59	Author:	Isaac
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Bell, Keith \| Bowers \| Buckley \| Bumgarner \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Campbell
	Last Action:	05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
	Caption:	Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HJR 3	Author:	Craddick \| Bonnen \| Hunter \| Thompson \| Curry
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Last Action:	03/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.

HR 945	Author:	Anchía \| Craddick \| Thompson \| Moody \| Phelan
	Coauthor:	Allen \| Ashby \| Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| Bernal \| et al.
	Last Action:	04/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 24 2025 1:38PM
	Caption:	In memory of Pope Francis.

HR 1028	Author:	Bhojani \| Lujan \| Moody \| Thompson \| Craddick
	Coauthor:	Alders \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2025 10:37AM
	Caption:	Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.

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