Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 117
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:
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:
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:
Hefner | Metcalf | Patterson | McQueeney | Spiller
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action:
04/02/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.
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:
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.
Author:
Troxclair | Meyer | Oliverson | Noble | Tepper
Coauthor:
Alders | Bonnen | Cook | DeAyala | Harris Davila | et al.
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption:
Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
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:
Metcalf | Hefner | Bonnen | Capriglione
Coauthor:
Barry | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Curry | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the investment of state money in certain countries and in certain private business entities in those countries.
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:
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:
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.
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:
Hefner
Coauthor:
Barry | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.
Author:
Gerdes | Bonnen | Capriglione | Metcalf | Troxclair
Coauthor:
Barry | Bumgarner | Cook | Curry | Harris Davila | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Buckley | Ashby | Gates | Button
Coauthor:
Cook | Davis, Aicha | DeAyala | Fairly | Frank | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Slawson | VanDeaver | González, Mary | King | Lambert
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bumgarner | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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:
Orr | Hefner | McLaughlin
Coauthor:
Bonnen | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cook | Harris | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.
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:
Bonnen | Orr | Hefner
Coauthor:
Barry | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cook | Curry | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.
Author:
Lopez, Ray | Hefner | Dorazio
Coauthor:
Barry | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.
Author:
Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | Hefner | Guillen
Coauthor:
Barry | Bumgarner | Capriglione | Cook | Curry | et al.
Last Action:
05/08/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.
Author:
Cain
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Capriglione | Spiller | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Barry | Bonnen | Cook | Curry | Harris | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from soliciting or accepting gifts, grants, or donations from certain foreign countries.
Author:
Toth | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Dorazio | et al.
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of faith-based child-care facilities.
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:
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:
Swanson | Harless | Schofield | Hull
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Cunningham | Oliverson | Paul | et al.
Last Action:
05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for applications for low income housing tax credits for developments financed through the private activity bond program.
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:
Troxclair | VanDeaver | Ordaz | Harris Davila | Bowers
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices.
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:
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:
Slawson | Leach | Landgraf
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Bonnen | Cook | Harris Davila | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the statute of limitations on a health care liability claim involving certain gender modification drugs provided to and procedures performed on a minor.
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:
Harris Davila | Isaac | Hull | Kerwin | Bernal
Coauthor:
Alders | Cook | Frank | Gerdes | Hopper | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.
Author:
Schatzline | Patterson | Holt | Richardson | Money
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
Author:
Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley | Johnson
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
Author:
Morales, Eddie | Morales, Christina | Martinez | Kitzman
Coauthor:
Cook | Guillen | Morales Shaw | Plesa
Last Action:
04/29/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the prohibited release of personal information collected during the jury selection process.
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:
Alders | Dean | Harless
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Davis, Aicha | Holt | Isaac | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers.
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:
Alders
Coauthor:
Cain | Cook | Hickland | Hopper | Hull | et al.
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of aggravated sexual assault.
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:
Shofner
Coauthor:
Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | et al.
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to prosecution of certain criminal offense prohibiting sexually explicit visual material involving children.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Bell, Cecil | Vasut | Turner | Villalobos
Coauthor:
Cook
Last Action:
04/08/2025 H Reported from s/c favorably with substitute
Caption:
Relating to the procedure for protests before appraisal review boards.
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:
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.
Author:
Kerwin
Coauthor:
Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Craddick | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the composition of county appraisal district boards of directors.
Author:
Wharton | Dyson | Louderback | Guillen | Ashby
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.
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:
Kerwin | Curry
Coauthor:
Alders | Cain | Cook | Harris | Hayes | et al.
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by and contracts or other agreements with certain aliens or foreign entities.
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:
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:
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:
Isaac | Swanson | Toth | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor:
Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Cunningham | et al.
Last Action:
04/17/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring the address on certain identification documents presented by a voter match the address of the voter on the list of registered voters.
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:
Hickland | Gervin-Hawkins | Schoolcraft | Bernal | Lujan
Coauthor:
Cook | Morales Shaw | Plesa | Spiller
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
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:
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:
Troxclair | Tepper | Bucy | Schofield | Harris
Coauthor:
Anchía | Cook | Guillen | Morales Shaw | Rosenthal | et al.
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
05/08/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be scannable.
Author:
Alders
Coauthor:
Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Harris | Harrison | et al.
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to reporting requirements for assisted reproductive technology, including in vitro fertilization.
Author:
Hopper | Buckley | Villalobos | Fairly
Coauthor:
Bumgarner | Cook | Frank | Geren | Hayes | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Failed to pass to engrossment
Caption:
Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Olcott | Metcalf | Schatzline | Louderback
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.
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:
Curry | Dean | Bell, Keith | Button | Longoria
Coauthor:
Cook
Last Action:
05/08/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation and licensing of reroofing contractors by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; providing administrative and civil penalties; authorizing fees.
Author:
Capriglione | Landgraf | Canales
Coauthor:
Bucy | Cook | Flores | Hayes | Holt | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of digital driver's licenses, commercial driver's licenses, and personal identification certificates; authorizing a fee.
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:
Wharton
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bumgarner | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of theft.
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:
Troxclair | Tepper | Harris | Virdell | Morales, Eddie
Coauthor:
Alders | Cain | Cook | Richardson | Toth | et al.
Last Action:
05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.
Author:
Morgan
Coauthor:
Bumgarner | Cook | Hopper | Louderback | Lozano | et al.
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of risk pools primarily consisting of political subdivisions.
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:
Richardson
Coauthor:
Alders | Cain | Cook | Gates | Harris | et al.
Last Action:
03/31/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM
Caption:
Relating to the standards for a school district's library collection development policies; providing a civil penalty.
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:
Morales Shaw | Raymond | Lujan | Little | Ordaz
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bhojani | Bryant | Cain | Campos | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.
Author:
McQueeney | Capriglione | Bonnen | Hull | Patterson
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to COVID-19 vaccine administration requirements.
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:
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.
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:
Gerdes | Harris | Canales | Hull | Raymond
Coauthor:
Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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:
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:
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:
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:
Hopper | Virdell | Pierson | Morgan | Raymond
Coauthor:
Alders | Bumgarner | Cook | Hayes | Hickland | et al.
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment recognizing the right of an individual to refuse a vaccination.
Author:
Hopper
Coauthor:
Cook | Holt | Kerwin | LaHood | Little | et al.
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct the education of the parent's child.
Author:
Vasut | Hefner | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Sponsor:
Birdwell
Last Action:
05/13/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
Author:
Toth
Coauthor:
Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Curry | Guillen | et al.
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing an amendment to the constitution to limit the terms of office of members of Congress.
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:
Hopper | Oliverson | Schatzline | Olcott | Luther
Coauthor:
Alders | Bumgarner | Cook | Curry | Hayes | et al.
Last Action:
06/01/2025 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2025 4:48PM
Caption:
In memory of Jill Glover of Double Oak.
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.