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Texas Legislature Bills Cosponsored Rep. Cody Vasut 89th Legislature Regular Session Report Date: 6/28/2025
Number of Bills: 36

SB 2	Author:	Creighton \| Bettencourt \| Campbell \| Hagenbuch \| Hinojosa, Adam \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Buckley \| Frank \| Hunter \| Harris \| Bonnen
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bumgarner \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/03/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

SB 4	Author:	Bettencourt \| Alvarado \| Birdwell \| Blanco \| Campbell \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Meyer \| Martinez Fischer \| Bonnen \| Hunter \| Turner
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/16/2025 E See remarks for effective date
	Caption:	Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

SB 9	Author:	Huffman
	Sponsor:	Smithee
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/16/2025 E See remarks for effective date
	Caption:	Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

SB 10	Author:	King \| Bettencourt \| Birdwell \| Campbell \| Creighton \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Noble \| Buckley \| Leach \| Spiller \| Raymond
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Barry \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| Bumgarner \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

SB 11	Author:	Middleton \| Bettencourt \| Birdwell \| Campbell \| Creighton \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Spiller \| Cook \| Paul
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Cain \| Curry \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

SB 16	Author:	Hughes \| Bettencourt \| Birdwell \| Campbell \| Creighton \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Isaac
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bumgarner \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.

SB 17	Author:	Kolkhorst \| Bettencourt \| Birdwell \| Campbell \| Creighton \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Hefner \| Metcalf \| Patterson \| McQueeney \| Spiller
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Ashby \| Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.

SB 23	Author:	Bettencourt
	Sponsor:	Meyer \| Martinez Fischer \| Bonnen \| Hunter \| Bernal
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/16/2025 E See remarks for effective date
	Caption:	Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

SB 29	Author:	Hughes
	Sponsor:	Meyer \| Leach \| Schofield \| Anchía \| Longoria
	Cosponsor:	Vasut
	Last Action:	05/14/2025 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the formation, governance, and internal management of domestic entities.

SB 33	Author:	Campbell \| Bettencourt \| Birdwell \| Creighton \| Flores \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Noble \| Leo Wilson
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| Bumgarner \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	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.

SB 40	Author:	Huffman
	Sponsor:	Smithee
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/16/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

SB 269	Author:	Perry
	Sponsor:	Frank \| Swanson \| Gerdes \| Leach \| Luther
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Bumgarner \| Cain \| Cook \| Cunningham \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.

SB 379	Author:	Middleton
	Sponsor:	Gerdes
	Cosponsor:	Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bumgarner \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to prohibiting the purchase of sweetened drinks and candy under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 455	Author:	Middleton
	Sponsor:	Morgan \| Barry \| Johnson \| Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra \| Bryant
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/27/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

SB 530	Author:	Sparks
	Sponsor:	Shofner
	Cosponsor:	Harris Davila \| Hayes \| Holt \| Hopper \| Kerwin \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.

SB 965	Author:	Parker \| Bettencourt \| Campbell \| Creighton \| Hall \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Leach
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| Cain \| Capriglione \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

SB 1080	Author:	West
	Sponsor:	Cook \| Noble \| Phelan \| Howard \| Canales
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/27/2025 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

SB 1212	Author:	Paxton
	Sponsor:	Kerwin \| Schatzline \| Hopper \| Troxclair \| Louderback
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Cain \| Gerdes \| Isaac \| LaHood \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 1229	Author:	Hughes
	Sponsor:	Alders
	Cosponsor:	Cain \| Money \| Richardson \| Vasut
	Last Action:	05/21/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

SB 1230	Author:	Hughes
	Sponsor:	Shofner
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Cain \| Harris Davila \| Holt \| Hopper \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 10 in Panola County as the Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson Memorial Highway.

SB 1233	Author:	Hancock
	Sponsor:	Swanson \| Oliverson \| VanDeaver \| Bonnen \| Leach
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Bell, Keith \| Buckley \| Cain \| Capriglione \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.

SB 1362	Author:	Hughes
	Sponsor:	Hefner \| Patterson \| Metcalf
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Ashby \| Bell, Cecil \| Bumgarner \| Cook \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1596	Author:	Hagenbuch
	Sponsor:	Hayes \| Bumgarner \| Virdell \| Pierson \| Metcalf
	Cosponsor:	Ashby \| Bell, Keith \| Cunningham \| Curry \| DeAyala \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

SB 1855	Author:	Perry
	Sponsor:	Isaac \| Troxclair
	Cosponsor:	Gerdes \| Kitzman \| Slawson \| Smithee \| Spiller \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/24/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
	Caption:	Relating to requirements that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply.

SB 1864	Author:	Johnson
	Sponsor:	Wilson \| Alders \| Cain \| Money \| Cortez
	Cosponsor:	Hopper \| Kerwin \| McLaughlin \| Richardson \| Toth \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to egg grading and the selling of ungraded eggs; requiring an occupational license.

SB 1927	Author:	Hinojosa, Adam
	Sponsor:	Troxclair \| Tepper \| Harris \| Virdell \| Morales, Eddie
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Cain \| Cook \| Richardson \| Toth \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
	Caption:	Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.

SB 2018	Author:	Paxton \| Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" \| Hughes \| Sparks
	Sponsor:	Harris \| Capriglione \| Troxclair
	Cosponsor:	Vasut
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
	Caption:	Relating to the strong families credit against certain taxes for entities that contribute to certain organizations.

SB 2188	Author:	Hinojosa, Adam
	Sponsor:	Lopez, Janie \| Bonnen \| Paul \| Curry \| LaHood
	Cosponsor:	Barry \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bumgarner \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/25/2025 H Recommitted to committee: May 25 2025 12:25AM
	Caption:	Relating to the regulation of certain space flight activities, including the closure of certain areas for those activities.

SB 2308	Author:	Parker
	Sponsor:	Harris \| Leach \| Phelan \| Orr \| VanDeaver
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Barry \| Bell, Keith \| Buckley \| Cain \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/11/2025 E Effective immediately
	Caption:	Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and to the administration of that treatment.

SB 2477	Author:	Bettencourt
	Sponsor:	Patterson
	Cosponsor:	Curry \| Frank \| Gates \| Hickland \| McLaughlin \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
	Caption:	Relating to certain municipal regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.

SB 3073	Author:	Huffman
	Sponsor:	Smithee
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/27/2025 H Postponed
	Caption:	Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.

SJR 1	Author:	Huffman
	Sponsor:	Smithee \| DeAyala \| Little \| Cook \| Louderback
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/28/2025 H Failed of adoption
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 2	Author:	Bettencourt \| Alvarado \| Birdwell \| Blanco \| Campbell \| et al.
	Sponsor:	Meyer \| Martinez Fischer \| Bonnen \| Hunter \| Turner
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

SJR 5	Author:	Huffman
	Sponsor:	Smithee \| DeAyala \| Louderback \| Cook \| Moody
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Bell, Cecil \| Bell, Keith \| Bonnen \| Buckley \| et al.
	Last Action:	06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 37	Author:	Birdwell
	Sponsor:	Noble \| Cortez \| Shaheen \| Hunter \| Muñoz
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Buckley \| Bumgarner \| Craddick \| Curry \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/15/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.

SJR 85	Author:	Bettencourt
	Sponsor:	Meyer \| Martinez Fischer \| Bonnen \| Hunter \| Bernal
	Cosponsor:	Alders \| Allen \| Anchía \| Ashby \| Barry \| et al.
	Last Action:	05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
	Caption:	Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.

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