Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/24/2025

Number of Bills: 28

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
Coauthor: Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2025 H Passed to engrossment
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 | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | 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.
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.

HB 102 Author: Wilson
Coauthor: Alders | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2025 S Referred to Vet Affairs
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.
Last Action: 04/24/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
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 | Little | Louderback | Money | Virdell
Last Action: 04/16/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
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.
Last Action: 04/16/2025 S Referred to Vet Affairs
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.
Last Action: 04/15/2025 H Left pending in committee
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: 04/22/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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
Coauthor: Allen | Bhojani | Bowers | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
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
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bowers | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2025 H Committee report distributed: Apr 23 2025 5:01PM
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 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 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 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: 04/16/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

HB 2854 Author: Anchía | Rose | Phelan | Cook | Buckley
Coauthor: Bowers | Davis, Aicha | Gámez | Harless | Lozano | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
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 3673 Author: Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 04/16/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption: Relating to 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: 04/09/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of factors that affect the costs of developing drainage infrastructure in this state.

HB 4331 Author: Lopez, Janie | Longoria | Guerra | Martinez | Guillen
Coauthor: Allen | Bowers | Canales | Kitzman | Lujan | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Left pending in committee
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 | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | et al.
Last Action: 04/02/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 2 2025 11:48AM
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 5064 Author: Davis, Aicha
Coauthor: Bowers | Bryant | Cunningham | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Garcia, Linda | et al.
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Transportation: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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.
Last Action: 03/05/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption: Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HJR 3 Author: Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | 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.

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