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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. David Cook
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/28/2026
Number of Bills: 119

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (57):
Author:
Cook | Hull | Curry
Last Action:
05/15/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to postconviction applications for a writ of habeas corpus.
Author:
Cook | Smithee | Louderback
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to the offense of invasive visual recording of a minor, including the statute of limitations for that offense and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions; increasing criminal penalties for certain sexual offenses.
Author:
Cook | Spiller
Last Action:
05/07/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the Uniform Unregulated Child Custody Transfer Act; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Cook | Noble | Tinderholt | Bhojani | Capriglione
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.
Author:
Cook | Louderback
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on increases in the appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Land & Resource Management: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to the release of certain areas from a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition or election.
Author:
Cook | Bonnen | Moody | Smithee | Louderback
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of jugging.
Author:
Cook | Rodríguez Ramos | Plesa
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the modification of a possession order and temporary possession of a child when a conservator of the child is incapacitated.
Author:
Cook | Spiller
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to orders for possession of and access to a child in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Cook | Landgraf | Hayes | Spiller | Curry
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.
Author:
Cook | Curry | Perez, Mary Ann | Harris Davila | Canales
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a citation for the offense of the unauthorized use of parking designated for persons with disabilities.
Author:
Cook | Shaheen | Bucy | Raymond | Vasut
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to a duty to contract for election services furnished for an election held on the first Saturday in May in an even-numbered year.
Author:
Cook
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse committed against a child.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts.
Author:
Cook | Smithee | Louderback
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the admissibility of evidence of certain extraneous offenses or acts in the prosecution of sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault or an attempt or conspiracy to commit sexual assault or aggravated sexual assault.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of vertiports.
Author:
Cook | Hayes | Landgraf | Spiller | Curry
Sponsor:
Johnson
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the recovery of fees, court costs, and expenses in family law proceedings.
Author:
Cook
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Cook | Turner | Noble | Capriglione | Curry
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Relating to the training of certain members of the board of directors of an appraisal district.
Author:
Cook | Luther | Leo Wilson | Buckley | Kerwin
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/15/2025 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to housing finance corporations.
Author:
Cook | Geren | Gerdes | Martinez | Perez, Mary Ann
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Failed to pass to engrossment
Caption:
Relating to impoundment, storage, and notification fees for vehicles stored at vehicle storage facilities; authorizing fee increases and decreases; requiring the adjustment of authorized fees.
Author:
Cook | Lalani | Harris Davila | Perez, Mary Ann | Gerdes
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to advanced air mobility.
Author:
Cook | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment and to victims' rights regarding a motion to grant a commutation.
Author:
Cook | Smithee | Louderback | Tepper | Curry
Last Action:
04/24/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of a gift card or gift card redemption information.
Author:
Cook | Louderback | Curry
Last Action:
04/22/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to discovery in a criminal case.
Author:
Cook | Virdell | Louderback | Little | Money
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the protection and detention of a juvenile who engages in delinquent conduct or commits a felony offense while committed to the custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department; changing the eligibility for community supervision; redefining habitual felony conduct.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for assault of a retail establishment employee.
Author:
Cook | Lujan | Louderback | McQueeney | Capriglione
Last Action:
05/01/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of interference with public duties.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
05/07/2025 H Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the dissolution of the Tarrant County Municipal Utility District No. 2.
Author:
Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales
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:
Cook | Leach | Manuel | Moody | Curry
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to consideration of criminal history of applicants for public employment.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption:
Relating to the transfer and statutory novation of insurance policies from a transferring insurer to an assuming insurer through an insurance business transfer plan; authorizing fees.
Author:
Cook
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the procedures and practices of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department regarding grievances submitted by department employees and former department employees and to the eligibility of a person to be appointed to the department's release review panel and the authority of a panel member.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center, including the establishment of an advisory committee and grants supporting the investigation and prosecution of certain offenses.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of a percentage of the assessed value of a property owned by certain disabled veterans and the amount of the exemption for the surviving spouses and children of certain disabled veterans.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the definition of "eligible school district" for purposes of the study of school district property values conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to certain studies and reviews of appraisal districts conducted by the comptroller of public accounts.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the renewal of a license to practice pharmacy.
Author:
Cook | Troxclair | Harris Davila | Hull | Rose
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/22/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the prosecution of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or person with a disability.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
Author:
Cook
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the formation of decentralized unincorporated nonprofit associations and the use of distributed ledger or blockchain technology for certain business purposes; authorizing fees.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the value not in dispute of property that is the subject of an ad valorem tax protest or appeal.
Author:
Cook | Longoria | Smithee | Spiller | Leach
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to certain benefits payable by the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One and the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Withdrawn from schedule
Caption:
Relating to a comprehensive review of the centralized accounting and payroll system by the Department of Information Resources.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the role of advocacy and support groups in the juvenile justice system.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the determination of the best interest of the child and possession of or access to a child by a nonparent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Cook
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the creation of The Reserve Municipal Management District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker : Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Designating the fourth Thursday of March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Cook | Louderback
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to limit the maximum appraised value of real property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under some circumstances to a person accused of a violent or sexual offense or of continuous trafficking of persons and requiring a judge or magistrate to impose the least restrictive conditions of bail that may be necessary to ensure the person's appearance in court as required and the safety of the community, law enforcement, and the victim of the alleged offense.
Author:
Cook | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/02/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 2 2025 11:48AM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a percentage of the assessed value of property owned by certain disabled veterans.
Author:
Cook
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 9 2025 3:09PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 16, 2025, as Texas Juvenile Justice Professional Day at the State Capitol.
Joint Author (62):
Author:
Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
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:
Howard | Oliverson | Hull | Cook
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Author:
Turner | Capriglione | Kerwin | Cook | Collier
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district.
Author:
Buckley | Cook | Jones, Venton | Jones, Jolanda | Vasut
Last Action:
05/08/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.
Author:
Ordaz | Leach | Meyer | Moody | Cook
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.
Author:
Hayes | Cook | Hopper | Bumgarner | Wilson
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.
Author:
Harris Davila | Capriglione | Cook | Simmons
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
06/12/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.
Author:
Guillen | Cook | Rodríguez Ramos | Bumgarner | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student, and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
Author:
Leach | Johnson | Little | Cook | Meyer
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 | Cook | Slawson | Landgraf
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.
Author:
Cain | Harris | Cook | Geren | Patterson
Last Action:
05/07/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.
Author:
Cole | Cook | Ward Johnson | Talarico | Guillen
Sponsor:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
Author:
Isaac | Bowers | Little | Smithee | Cook
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to temporary vehicle tags and the offense of tampering with a governmental record.
Author:
Toth | Bowers | Moody | Cook
Last Action:
04/24/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by a professional who is required to report child abuse or neglect and against a child under the care of that professional.
Author:
Spiller | Vasut | Cook | Paul
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:
Hickland | Bowers | Louderback | Gámez | Cook
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of invasive visual recording and the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.
Author:
Ashby | Morales, Eddie | Lujan | Frank | Cook
Last Action:
04/29/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions for firefighters enrolled in certain courses at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Gates | Cook | Gervin-Hawkins
Last Action:
05/08/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption:
Relating to housing finance corporations and to the location of residential developments owned by those corporations.
Author:
Lujan | Cook
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for custodial officer service in the Employees Retirement System of Texas by certain juvenile correctional officers and caseworkers employed by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Author:
Gerdes | Cook | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of enticing a child and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to that offense.
Author:
Hull | Cook | Slawson | Howard | Bowers
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature, to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts, and to the duties of peace officers regarding interactions with those victims.
Author:
Hernandez | Cook | Anchía
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.
Author:
Leach | Cook | Leo Wilson | Olcott
Last Action:
05/01/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
Author:
Dyson | Wharton | Louderback | Wilson | Cook
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
Author:
Schatzline | Cook | Moody | Little | Harris
Last Action:
04/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a registered sex offender in certain circumstances from going within a certain distance of the residence of a victim of any offense committed by the offender for which the offender is subject to registration.
Author:
Lujan | Cook | Plesa
Last Action:
05/08/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of certain information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Author:
Lujan | Button | Morales Shaw | Cook | Ordaz
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an incentive program to promote beverage container recycling.
Author:
Virdell | Thompson | Oliverson | Cook | Hull
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.
Author:
Fairly | Cook | Spiller
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information.
Author:
Lopez, Janie | Harless | Cook | Bowers | Tepper
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.
Author:
Villalobos | Leo Wilson | Troxclair | Cook | Plesa
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:
Curry | Cook
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Relating to an account for construction retainage.
Author:
Turner | Button | Cook | Cortez | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.
Author:
Anchía | Leach | Louderback | Cook | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
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:
Anchía | Cook | Little | Plesa
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain procedures in connection with a bond forfeiture.
Author:
Curry | Cook
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.
Author:
Johnson | Thompson | Little | Cook | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
Author:
Anchía | Rose | Phelan | Cook | Buckley
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.
Author:
Curry | Cook
Last Action:
04/08/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a rebuttable presumption that a person is intoxicated based on an alcohol concentration level analysis.
Author:
Lambert | Cook | Perez, Mary Ann
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the offense of fraudulent use, possession, or tampering with a gift card, gift card packaging, or gift card data or redemption information.
Author:
Howard | Troxclair | Johnson | Cook | Collier
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
Author:
Kitzman | Spiller | Oliverson | Cook | Troxclair
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.
Author:
Schatzline | Cook | Tinderholt | McQueeney
Last Action:
03/21/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
Caption:
Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.
Author:
Morales, Eddie | Bowers | Cook | Rodríguez Ramos | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions on certain employment for sex offenders.
Author:
Walle | Moody | Cook
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of theft of service.
Author:
Geren | Hunter | Cook | Harless | Buckley
Last Action:
03/24/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
Caption:
Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program.
Author:
Capriglione | Harris Davila | Cook
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to assistance in the investigation of certain open meetings offenses by the open records division of the attorney general's office.
Author:
Lalani | Cook
Last Action:
04/14/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Cook | Ordaz | Bowers | Fairly
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.
Author:
Leach | Cook | Hull
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:
Hefner | Cook | Hull
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to parental rights and required notification in public education; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
McQueeney | Shofner | Troxclair | Cook | Craddick
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway.
Author:
Frank | Cook
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the provisional admission to an elementary or secondary school of students requesting certain immunization exemptions.
Author:
Vasut | Cook
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to suits affecting the parent-child relationship between a parent and a nonparent.
Author:
Curry | Capriglione | Rodríguez Ramos | Tinderholt | Cook
Last Action:
05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to a study by the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office regarding the creation of the Department of Marketing Services.
Author:
Pierson | Cook
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of maternal health records regarding voluntary termination of pregnancy.
Author:
Money | Jones, Jolanda | Cook | Moody | Smithee
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services.
Author:
Collier | Cook | Rose | Plesa | Hayes
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating the fourth Thursday of March as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Turner | Button | Cook | Cortez | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
Author:
Tinderholt | Turner | Cook
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 18 2025 1:08PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Texas Rangers for winning a Major League Baseball World Series Championship in 2023.
Author:
Turner | Cook
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 26 2025 12:17PM
Caption:
Congratulating the Summit High School boys' basketball team on winning the 2025 UIL 5A Division 2 state championship.
Author:
Turner | Bhojani | Tinderholt | Cook | Collier
Last Action:
04/17/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 17 2025 3:15PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 17, 2025, as The University of Texas at Arlington Day at the State Capitol.
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