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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Jared Patterson
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/27/2026

Number of Bills: 108

Author:
Buckley | Bernal | Guillen
Coauthor:
Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public education and public school finance.
Author:
Buckley | Frank | Hunter | Harris | Bonnen
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
Author:
Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
Coauthor:
Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
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.
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.
Author:
Leach | Harris | Buckley | Metcalf | Hull
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Troxclair | Martinez Fischer | Turner
Coauthor:
Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.
Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Hickland | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/12/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
Author:
Capriglione | Hunter | Leach | Bhojani | Curry
Coauthor:
Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Dean | et al.
Last Action:
04/08/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
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.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Capriglione | Hunter | Spiller | Canales
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cook | Dean | Dorazio | et al.
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.
Author:
Gates | Buckley | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Martinez Fischer
Coauthor:
Alders | Allen | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
Author:
Gates | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Tepper | Bell, Cecil
Coauthor:
Alders | Allen | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
Author:
McLaughlin | Guillen | Moody | Leo Wilson | Louderback
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.
Author:
Plesa | Oliverson | Leach | Orr | Campos
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Bonnen | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
Author:
Hefner
Coauthor:
Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the acquisition or use of certain foreign equipment or services by a governmental entity.
Author:
Kitzman | Guillen | Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Sparks
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.
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.
Author:
Gerdes | Metcalf | Harris | Troxclair | Harris Davila
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.
Author:
Smithee
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.
Author:
Smithee
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Buckley | Dutton | Davis, Aicha | Plesa
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Bumgarner | Cook | Cunningham | Curry | et al.
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.
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.
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.
Author:
Wilson | Hefner | Shaheen | Howard | Lambert
Coauthor:
Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
McQueeney | Raymond | Harris | Metcalf | Barry
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on certain governmental contracts with foreign adversary companies and federally banned companies; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Rosenthal | Johnson | Hayes | Orr
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bryant | Bucy | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor.
Author:
Guillen | Bumgarner | Gerdes | Virdell
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Cain | Hayes | Hickland | Hopper | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.
Author:
Guillen | Plesa
Coauthor:
Patterson
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses regarding the acquisition of firearms, firearm and ammunition smuggling, and terrorism.
Author:
Troxclair | Swanson | Slawson | Hull | Leach
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
Author:
Vasut | Leo Wilson | Hayes | Cain | Olcott
Coauthor:
Hull | Metcalf | Patterson | Shofner | Slawson | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the determination of resident status of students by public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Swanson | Bonnen | Leach | Metcalf | Harris
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
DeAyala | Bumgarner | Harris | Bell, Keith | Louderback
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.
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.
Author:
González, Mary
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Hayes | Lalani | Patterson
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Canales
Coauthor:
Cain | Harris Davila | Holt | Kerwin | Patterson | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a severance payment to a superintendent of a school district.
Author:
Leach
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.
Author:
Leach | Johnson | Little | Cook | Meyer
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
Author:
Leach
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Hickland | Hopper | Isaac | Kerwin | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to required health benefit plan coverage for gender transition adverse effects and reversals.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Spiller | Gerdes | Leo Wilson | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Harris | Hayes | et al.
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.
Author:
Olcott
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
03/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Caption:
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
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.
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.
Author:
Shaheen | Wharton | Barry | Capriglione | Luther
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Hickland | Hopper | Kerwin | Leo Wilson | et al.
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.
Author:
Hull
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Caption:
Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.
Author:
Spiller | Vasut | Cook | Paul
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Cain | Curry | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Gerdes | Slawson | Swanson
Coauthor:
Patterson | Shofner
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision for certain repeat intoxication offenders.
Author:
Cain | Vasut | Noble | Hefner | DeAyala
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.
Author:
Hickland | Manuel | Ordaz | Leach | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on the sale of obscene devices; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Hickland
Coauthor:
Alders | Noble | Oliverson | Patterson | Troxclair | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the notification of parents of students enrolled in public school regarding certain alleged criminal conduct by an employee.
Author:
Hull | McQueeney | Bonnen | Leach | Capriglione
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
Author:
Kerwin | Hopper | Morales Shaw | Bumgarner | Morales, Eddie
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bhojani | Bryant | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Morales, Eddie | Troxclair | Harris Davila | Ordaz | Cunningham
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Cook | Dorazio | Guillen | Hickland | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to a designation on a person's driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is a registered sex offender.
Author:
Noble | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.
Author:
Ashby | Holt | Bumgarner | Guillen | González, Jessica
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Button | Gerdes | Harris | Hickland | et al.
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.
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.
Author:
Villalobos | Leo Wilson | Troxclair | Cook | Plesa
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
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.
Author:
Holt | Bell, Cecil | Luther | Orr
Coauthor:
Alders | Anchía | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Relating to disclosures required to record an instrument conveying real property.
Author:
Olcott | Lozano | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Returned to committee: May 13 2025 5:45PM
Caption:
Relating to an annual report on the financial impact on hospitals for providing certain uncompensated care.
Author:
Cook | Luther | Leo Wilson | Buckley | Kerwin
Coauthor:
Cunningham | Hickland | Hopper | Hull | Isaac | et al.
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.
Author:
Swanson | Oliverson | VanDeaver | Bonnen | Leach
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
Author:
Anchía | Leach | Louderback | Cook | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
Coauthor:
Jones, Jolanda | Leo Wilson | Patterson | Plesa
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
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.
Author:
Noble | Buckley | Leach | Spiller | Raymond
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
Caption:
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
Author:
Rose | Leach | Thompson | Moody | Geren
Coauthor:
Bernal | Buckley | Bucy | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.
Author:
Oliverson | Noble | Hefner | Metcalf | Orr
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Relating to protection of the rights of conscience of persons from providing and health care facilities from offering certain health care services; providing a civil remedy; authorizing disciplinary action.
Author:
Gates | Thompson | Lopez, Janie | Harris | Muñoz
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Canales | Curry | Darby | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility.
Author:
Cain | Vasut | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Alders | Bonnen | Buckley | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.
Author:
Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Morales Shaw | Patterson
Last Action:
05/01/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the name, rights, powers, and privileges of the Cedar Port Navigation and Improvement District.
Author:
McLaughlin | Louderback | Morales, Eddie | Isaac
Coauthor:
Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cook | Cunningham | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the qualifying offenses and related information included in the Department of Public Safety's computerized central database of offenders who have committed certain violent offenses.
Author:
Oliverson | Little | Louderback
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to enhancing the punishment for committing certain criminal offenses while disguised or masked.
Author:
Bhojani | Button | Talarico | Harris Davila | Fairly
Coauthor:
Bell, Keith | Morales Shaw | Patterson | Shofner
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to user reports of explicit deep fake material on social media platforms.
Author:
Cook | Lalani | Harris Davila | Perez, Mary Ann | Gerdes
Coauthor:
Anchía | Ashby | Bhojani | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to advanced air mobility.
Author:
Dean | Gerdes | Harless | Lalani | Phelan
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Bucy | et al.
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
Author:
Richardson | Campos | Gates | Curry
Coauthor:
Allen | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.
Author:
Alders | Hefner | Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.
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.
Author:
Luther | Leach | LaHood | Longoria | Schofield
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine.
Author:
Morgan | McLaughlin | Hayes | Cain
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bumgarner | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.
Author:
Noble | Buckley | Shaheen | Lalani | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bucy | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
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.
Author:
Orr | Harris | Howard | Jones, Venton
Coauthor:
Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Button | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.
Author:
Lopez, Ray | LaHood
Coauthor:
Patterson
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of a service member or veteran of the United States armed forces to participate in a veterans treatment court program based on citizenship status.
Author:
Leach | Cook | Hull
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.
Author:
Harris Davila | Harris | Vasut | Gervin-Hawkins | Thompson
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Author:
Oliverson | Hull | Slawson | Harris
Coauthor:
Alders | Bonnen | Cain | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption:
Relating to prohibited retaliation against a physician or health care provider for reporting certain violations or taking certain actions with respect to the provision of health care services; providing a civil remedy.
Author:
Noble | Leach | Hunter | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.
Author:
Little | Dutton | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
Author:
Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | Paul | Curry | LaHood
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to space flight activities.
Author:
Leach | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator.
Author:
Pierson | Louderback
Coauthor:
Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Craddick | et al.
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Elections: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of citizenship of a candidate for public office.
Author:
Shaheen | Metcalf | Leach | Noble | Hull
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Bumgarner | Cain | Dean | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
Author:
Isaac
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Leach | Bonnen | Metcalf | Troxclair
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Bell, Keith | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
04/25/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action.
Author:
Toth
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.
Author:
Gerdes | DeAyala | Metcalf | Guillen | Bumgarner
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.
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.
Author:
Harris | Guillen | Darby
Coauthor:
Alders | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code.
Author:
Harris Davila | Vasut | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Alders | Patterson | Richardson | Shofner | Swanson | et al.
Last Action:
05/20/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.
Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Button | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/20/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
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.
Author:
Lambert | Wilson | Curry | Harris Davila | Spiller
Coauthor:
Bumgarner | Davis, Aicha | Dean | Guillen | Lalani | et al.
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/08/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and removing that system and its campuses from the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Smithee
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.
Author:
Smithee
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.
Author:
Frank | Leach | Capriglione | Talarico | Hull
Coauthor:
DeAyala | Hickland | Isaac | Kerwin | Leo Wilson | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right of parents to raise their children.
Author:
Alders | Meyer | Capriglione | Morales, Eddie | Garcia, Josey
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Failed of adoption
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.
Author:
Noble | Cortez | Shaheen | Hunter | Muñoz
Coauthor:
Alders | Buckley | Bumgarner | Craddick | Curry | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote in this state.
Author:
Dyson | Buckley | Leo Wilson | Ashby | Kitzman
Coauthor:
Curry | Guillen | Hayes | Jones, Venton | Orr | et al.
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.
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.
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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