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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Brian Harrison
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/4/2026
Number of Bills: 75

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (71):
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
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Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing unit's voter-approval tax rate; making conforming changes.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
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Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
02/28/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
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Relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Harrison
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02/28/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
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Relating to state agency review of adopted rules.
Author:
Harrison
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02/28/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
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Relating to immunization requirements.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
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Relating to the authority of the legislature, courts, the governor, and other state and local officials regarding declared states of disaster.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
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Relating to requiring coursework in economics for an associate or baccalaureate degree program at a public institution of higher education.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
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Relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
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Relating to de novo review and interpretation of state laws and state agency rules by reviewing court judges and administrative law judges.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Land & Resource Management: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
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Relating to limitations on the applicability of certain statutes to high-speed rail.
Author:
Harrison
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03/04/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
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Relating to the abolition of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the abolition of those taxes.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
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Relating to the recognition of occupational licenses and government certifications issued in other states; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Relating to references to "the people's money" in state documents, publications, and notices.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Relating to municipal and county ad valorem tax relief.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Relating to limitations on the enforcement of certain occupational regulations.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Appropriations: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Relating to documents required to be posted on the Legislative Budget Board's Internet website in connection with an appropriations bill.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Relating to certain general definitions in the Code Construction Act.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Relating to a prohibition on funding for gender reassignment.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Relating to promoting, prescribing, administering, or dispensing prescription drugs for off-label use.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Relating to the labeling, advertising, and sale of products as "zero emissions."
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
05/08/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
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Relating to the burden of proof in certain derivative proceedings.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to a limitation on the salary paid to officers and employees of this state and political subdivisions of this state.
Author:
Harrison | Thompson
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the tracking, reporting, and disposition of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the offense of unlawful use of public funds for communications relating to a measure.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to prohibiting a school district from procuring training, insurance products and risk pool participation, good or supplies from a buy board, and any investment or professional services from certain nonprofit associations or organizations.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the employment of certain executive heads of state agencies and employees reporting to those executive heads.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to decisions of an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings in contested cases.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the establishment of the Legislative Economic Analysis Unit and the expiration of certain state agency rules.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the required posting by governmental entities of employee contracts and compensation on entity Internet websites.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of bond proceeds by persons who make a contribution to certain political committees.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law enforcement agency.
Author:
Harrison
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03/06/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the regulation of laboratory developed tests during a federally declared public health emergency.
Author:
Harrison
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03/06/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the application of prescription drug price reductions; imposing a civil penalty.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the right to try cutting-edge treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to hospital-owned outpatient facilities, including site-neutral reimbursement rates under Medicaid.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the duty of the board of directors of a corporation to maximize the value of the corporation's shares.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
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Relating to the issuance of a license to practice medicine to certain applicants licensed or educated in a foreign country.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
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Relating to the publication of a line-item budget by school districts and municipalities.
Author:
Harrison
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03/10/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
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Relating to the recall of a United States senator by the legislature.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to s/c on Transportation Funding by Speaker: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
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Relating to toll collection and enforcement by toll project entities; authorizing an administrative fee; imposing a civil penalty.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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Relating to the deregulation of certain activities and occupations.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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Relating to prohibiting public institutions of higher education from offering programs or courses in LGBTQ or DEI studies.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
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Relating to the authority of a public library to financially support the American Library Association.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
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Relating to the vote required to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds by a political subdivision.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
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Relating to Victims of Communism Remembrance Day in public schools and the inclusion of an understanding of Victims of Communism Remembrance Day in the essential knowledge and skills for government under the social studies curriculum for public school students.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
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Relating to the contents of a notice provided to a taxable entity that fails to file a franchise tax report when due.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
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Relating to the regulation of mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
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Relating to governmental restrictions on the right to earn a living.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
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Relating to prohibitions on lobbyists making certain expenditures and gifts to public servants.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
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Relating to the creation of the artificial intelligence advisory council and the establishment of the artificial intelligence learning laboratory.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of an independent school district.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to a prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion by state agencies.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Elections: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to eligibility requirements for voting.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to a prohibition on the guarantee of public school bonds.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to requirements for certain complaints made against and disciplinary proceedings involving a physician.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in connection with certain contested cases.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a state agency from adopting or using a form that collects information regarding an individual's race or ethnicity.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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Relating to the period during which a retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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Relating to the repeal of the Texas Jobs, Energy, Technology, and Innovation Act.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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Relating to the calculation of the no-new-revenue tax rate.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding five years.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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Relating to the notice required before the issuance of certain debt obligations by political subdivisions.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Expressing support for the repeal of the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Expressing support for the repeal of the 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
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Proposing a constitutional amendment to abolish ad valorem taxes.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to limit the time that a person may serve as speaker of the house of representatives.
Author:
Harrison
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Tabled
Caption:
Removing Speaker Dustin Burrows.
Joint Author (4):
Author:
Thompson | Harrison
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to repealing civil asset forfeiture provisions and establishing criminal asset forfeiture in this state.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Moody | Harrison | Phelan | Johnson
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
Author:
Virdell | Vasut | Cain | Schatzline | Harrison
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Relating to the unlawful possession of a firearm by a person convicted of certain felony offenses.
Author:
Cain | Isaac | Money | Harrison | Vasut
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
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Urging Congress to propose and submit to the states for ratification the "Keep Nine" amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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