Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Venton Jones
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/28/2025

Number of Bills: 35

HB 4 Author: Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
Coauthor: Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
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.

HB 5 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.

HB 20 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.

HB 36 Author: Bowers | Allen | Rose | Hull | Talarico
Coauthor: Anchía | Button | Davis, Aicha | Flores | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption: Relating to the monitoring of certain family violence offenders, the provision of resources for family violence victims, and the collection of information about conditions of bond imposed in family violence cases and certain other criminal cases.

HB 37 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.

HB 44 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.

HB 74 Author: Morales, Eddie | Guillen | McLaughlin | Lujan | Harris
Coauthor: Bhojani | Campos | Canales | Cortez | Gerdes | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption: Relating to the creation of the Puerto Verde Port Authority District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.

HB 102 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.

HB 178 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.

HB 300 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.

HB 440 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.

HB 515 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.

HB 528 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.

HB 687 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.

HB 1201 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.

HB 1203 Author: González, Jessica | Rose | Lopez, Janie | Guerra | Morales, Christina
Coauthor: Collier | Davis, Aicha | Jones, Venton | Manuel | Morales Shaw | et al.
Last Action: 04/29/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council.

HB 1674 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.

HB 1773 Author: Bhojani | VanDeaver | Lopez, Janie | Walle | Dutton
Coauthor: Campos | Cole | Cortez | Davis, Aicha | Flores | et al.
Last Action: 05/07/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to allowing the board of trustees of certain school districts to create a nonvoting student trustee position on the board.

HB 2275 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.

HB 2306 Author: Villalobos | Leo Wilson | Troxclair | Cook | Plesa
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Buckley | et al.
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.

HB 2516 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.

HB 2777 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.

HB 2783 Author: Garcia, Linda | Cortez | Plesa
Coauthor: Gámez | Jones, Jolanda | Jones, Venton | Morales, Christina | Perez, Vincent | et al.
Last Action: 05/06/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to automatic participation by certain county employees in deferred compensation plans provided by certain counties.

HB 2785 Author: Garcia, Linda | Shaheen | Bucy | Plesa
Coauthor: Gámez | Goodwin | Jones, Jolanda | Jones, Venton | Morales, Christina | et al.
Last Action: 05/13/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter registration application.

HB 3085 Author: Bowers | Button | Garcia, Linda
Coauthor: Anchía | Jones, Venton
Last Action: 03/20/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption: Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.

HB 3214 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.

HB 3339 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.

HB 3618 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.

HB 3673 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.

HB 4361 Author: Ward Johnson | Howard | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Walle | Simmons
Coauthor: Allen | Bryant | Collier | Davis, Yvonne | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education.

HB 4442 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.

HB 4901 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.

HCR 94 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.

HJR 3 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.

HR 658 Author: Dyson | Buckley | Leo Wilson | Ashby | Kitzman
Coauthor: Curry | Guillen | Hayes | Jones, Venton | Orr | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 3 2025 1:12PM
Caption: Honoring John Sharp for his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.

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