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

Number of Bills: 14

Report Sections: Sponsored Bills | Joint Sponsored Bills

Sponsor (8):
SB 569 Author: Bettencourt | Flores | Middleton | Parker | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor: Bell, Keith | Ashby | Buckley | Shaheen | Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 05/06/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the provision of virtual education in public schools and to certain waivers and modifications by the commissioner of education to the method of calculating average daily attendance in an emergency or crisis for purposes of preserving school district funding entitlements under the Foundation School Program during that emergency or crisis; authorizing a fee.

SB 763 Author: Alvarado
Sponsor: Bell, Keith | Walle
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants.

SB 856 Author: Flores
Sponsor: Bell, Keith | Wilson | Frank | Dyson | Virdell
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the use of the skills development fund by certain entities.

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 2121 Author: Johnson
Sponsor: Bell, Keith
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain business entities that act as data brokers.

SB 2321 Author: King
Sponsor: Bell, Keith
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the regulation of emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during an event affecting electric demand or grid reliability.

SB 2721 Author: Parker | Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Bell, Keith
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities of political subdivisions for certain bodies after death; creating criminal offenses; authorizing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.

SB 2764 Author: Cook
Sponsor: Bell, Keith
Last Action: 05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to information provided to a purchaser of a manufactured home regarding the ability to elect to treat the home as real property or personal property.

Joint Sponsor (6):
SB 261 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Gerdes | Kitzman | VanDeaver | Bell, Keith | Dean
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.

SB 1021 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Harless | Ashby | Dean | Bell, Keith | Wharton
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking and to the offense of improper contact with the person's victim.

SB 1968 Author: Schwertner
Sponsor: Harless | King | Thompson | Bell, Keith | Harris
Last Action: 06/22/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption: Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

SB 2155 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Kitzman | Bell, Keith | Hull | Canales | Buckley
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation.

SB 2322 Author: King
Sponsor: Button | Smithee | Plesa | Bell, Keith | Longoria
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the findings required to be made by the comptroller of public accounts in order to recommend for approval an application for a limitation on the taxable value of eligible property for school district maintenance and operations ad valorem tax purposes under the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.

SB 2405 Author: Parker | Blanco | Middleton | Paxton | Sparks
Sponsor: Canales | Harless | Bell, Keith | Hull | Kitzman
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and to the functions of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the Correctional Managed Health Care Committee, the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments, and the Windham School District.

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