Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Number of Bills: 64
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:
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:
Darby | Morales, Eddie | Craddick | Dyson | Canales
Coauthor:
Barry | Bumgarner | Cortez | Curry | Dean | et al.
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use.
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:
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:
Morales, Christina | Bernal | Cunningham | Lujan | Kerwin
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bhojani | Cole | Collier | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to social studies curriculum choice for public school students.
Author:
Patterson | Fairly | González, Mary | Bell, Keith
Coauthor:
Ashby | Buckley | Garcia, Josey | Harris Davila | Harris | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.
Author:
Buckley | Cook | Jones, Venton | Jones, Jolanda | Vasut
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Cain | Cunningham | Davis, Aicha | Garcia, Josey | et al.
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:
Jones, Jolanda | Curry | Cain | Moody | Money
Coauthor:
Allen | Bhojani | Bowers | Bumgarner | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
Author:
Morales, Christina | LaHood | Lopez, Ray
Coauthor:
Campos | Gámez | Garcia, Josey | González, Mary | Jones, Venton | et al.
Last Action:
02/28/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
Caption:
Relating to requiring certain alert messages to be in English and Spanish.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Curry | Little | LaHood | Plesa
Coauthor:
Allen | Bhojani | Bowers | Cain | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses.
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:
Goodwin | Morales Shaw
Coauthor:
Allen | Bryant | Bucy | Campos | Cole | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials.
Author:
Goodwin | Morales Shaw
Coauthor:
Campos | Cole | Garcia, Josey | Jones, Venton
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a bullying prevention pilot program for public schools.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Leo Wilson | Allen | Cunningham | LaHood
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Bowers | Bumgarner | Cain | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.
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:
Manuel | Hull | Walle | Swanson | Simmons
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Davis, Aicha | Garcia, Josey | Jones, Venton | LaHood | et al.
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
Author:
Plesa | Ward Johnson | Allen
Coauthor:
Bowers | Bucy | Davis, Aicha | Garcia, Josey | Hayes | et al.
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to the curriculum requirements for high school students in public schools.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Buckley | Allen | Reynolds | Guerra
Coauthor:
Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | Cole | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
Author:
Hull
Coauthor:
Flores | Garcia, Josey | Morales Shaw
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
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:
Plesa | Ashby | González, Mary
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Flores | Garcia, Josey | Morales Shaw | Morales, Eddie | et al.
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
Author:
Oliverson | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | McQueeney | Campos | Plesa
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Davis, Aicha | Garcia, Josey | Goodwin | Morales Shaw
Last Action:
04/24/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to the use, possession, delivery, or manufacture of testing equipment that identifies the presence of a substance listed in Penalty Group 1-B or xylazine.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Moody | Harrison | Phelan | Johnson
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
Author:
Plesa | Oliverson | Leach | Campos
Coauthor:
Bowers | Bucy | Collier | Davis, Aicha | Garcia, Josey | et al.
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to perinatal palliative care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal palliative care grant program, and a perinatal palliative care hospital recognition program.
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:
Morales, Eddie | Raymond | Martinez | King | Patterson
Coauthor:
Gámez | Garcia, Josey | Guerra | Johnson | Landgraf | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Border Security and Illegal Immigration.
Author:
Guillen | Davis, Aicha
Coauthor:
Barry | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary.
Author:
Guillen | Dean | Wharton | Johnson | Buckley
Coauthor:
Campos | Garcia, Josey | González, Jessica | Jones, Venton | Lalani | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.
Author:
Rose | Leach | Thompson | Moody | Geren
Coauthor:
Bernal | Buckley | Bucy | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.
Author:
Plesa | Lowe | Collier
Coauthor:
Garcia, Josey | Morales Shaw
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to providing children committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department with certain documents on discharge or release.
Author:
Lopez, Ray | Darby
Coauthor:
Garcia, Josey | Lalani
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Failed to pass to engrossment
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a temporary guest worker program in this state.
Author:
Morales Shaw
Coauthor:
Allen | Bryant | Flores | Garcia, Josey | González, Jessica | et al.
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a paid parental leave program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; imposing an employer contribution.
Author:
Cook | Lalani | Harris Davila | Perez, Mary Ann | Gerdes
Coauthor:
Anchía | Ashby | Bhojani | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to advanced air mobility.
Author:
Ward Johnson | Reynolds | Simmons | Jones, Jolanda | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Bowers | Bryant | Cole | Collier | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state.
Author:
Morales, Eddie | Bowers | Cook | Rodríguez Ramos | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Cortez | Garcia, Josey | Lalani
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions on certain employment for sex offenders.
Author:
Lujan | LaHood | Gervin-Hawkins | Dorazio
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Garcia, Josey
Sponsor:
Menéndez
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the administration of a retirement health care plan for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities.
Author:
Troxclair | Leach | Lozano | Howard | Hernandez
Coauthor:
Alders | Cain | Garcia, Josey | Hinojosa | Hopper | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
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:
Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales
Coauthor:
Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
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:
Orr | Harris | Howard | Jones, Venton
Coauthor:
Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Button | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.
Author:
Harris | Leach | Phelan | Orr | VanDeaver
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy.
Author:
Howard
Coauthor:
Campos | Garcia, Josey | Wu
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption:
Relating to money awarded to providers of women's health services and family planning services, including the repeal of prohibitions on the provision of those services.
Author:
Hull | Orr | Slawson | Holt | Dutton
Coauthor:
Garcia, Josey | Howard | Morales Shaw
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to court-ordered counseling in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Allen | Jones, Venton | Jones, Jolanda
Coauthor:
Garcia, Josey | Martinez Fischer
Last Action:
05/07/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of an inmate for certain occupational licenses and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Johnson | Orr | Oliverson | Hull | Garcia, Linda
Coauthor:
Garcia, Josey | Plesa
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
Author:
Johnson | Ashby | Darby | Harless | Villalobos
Coauthor:
Garcia, Josey
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the sale, design, and manufacture of orthodontic devices.
Author:
Cook | Troxclair | Harris Davila | Hull | Rose
Coauthor:
Campos | Davis, Aicha | Frank | Garcia, Josey | Hickland | et al.
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:
Morgan | Wharton | Hopper | Goodwin | Pierson
Coauthor:
Craddick | Gámez | Garcia, Josey | Johnson | Lujan | et al.
Last Action:
04/16/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.
Author:
Bhojani | Allen | Lujan | Lopez, Janie | Howard
Coauthor:
Anchía | Ashby | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
Author:
Little | Dutton | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
Author:
Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | Paul | Curry | LaHood
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action:
04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to space flight activities.
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:
Guillen | Morales, Eddie
Coauthor:
Garcia, Josey
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the designation of certain natural gas facilities as seasonally critical.
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:
Morales, Christina | Lalani | Collier | Bucy | Campos
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Cole | Flores | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Designating May 8 as Vaccination Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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:
Harris | Hunter | Martinez | Kitzman | Metcalf
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bonnen | et al.
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
Author:
Simmons | Ward Johnson | Jones, Jolanda | Bowers | Jones, Venton
Coauthor:
Allen | Bucy | Cole | Collier | Flores | et al.
Last Action:
02/04/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 4 2025 7:47PM
Caption:
Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
Author:
Lujan | Longoria | Button | Bhojani | Richardson
Coauthor:
Campos | Garcia, Josey | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/16/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 16 2025 12:53PM
Caption:
Honoring the longstanding relationship between the Province of Québec and the State of Texas.
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.
Author:
Martinez Fischer | Gervin-Hawkins | Lujan | Bernal | Lopez, Ray
Coauthor:
Campos | Cortez | Dorazio | Garcia, Josey | LaHood
Last Action:
05/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2025 9:29PM
Caption:
Congratulating Gregg Popovich on his retirement as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs.