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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Nate Schatzline
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/28/2026
Number of Bills: 83

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (72):
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/07/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
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Relating to a database containing certain records of children who are not lawfully present in the United States.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
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Relating to the academic assessment of public school students.
Author:
Schatzline
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03/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
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Relating to the registration, ownership, and operation of certain motor vehicles.
Author:
Schatzline
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03/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
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Relating to a cause of action for drag performances performed in the presence of a minor.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
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Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of indecency with a child and sexual assault.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
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Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of indecency with a child and sexual assault.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to artificial intelligence mental health services.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibited health care discrimination based on vaccination status; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
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Relating to civil liability for obscenity.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to sovereign immunity and civil rights actions related to certain laws protecting the free exercise of religion.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
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Relating to the use of in-custody informant testimony in a criminal trial.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the denial of public benefits for students enrolled in a private school operated by a religious organization or providing religious instruction.
Author:
Schatzline | Patterson | Holt | Richardson | Money
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:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to a school district's purchase of instructional materials using funds allotted under the instructional materials and technology allotment.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to agreements between counties and United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
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Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to deny or limit access to dying members of an individual's family.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
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Relating to a restriction on the sale or distribution of an abortion-inducing drug through an Internet website.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to parental rights regarding cancer treatment for children.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the criminal offense of possession or promotion of child pornography.
Author:
Schatzline | Harris | Buckley | Wilson | Richardson
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a policy prohibiting public school employees from assisting a student with social transitioning; authorizing a civil penalty; authorizing injunctive relief.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
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Relating to the publication of annual financial statements by a municipality.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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Relating to a parent's right to be notified by a school district concerning acts of self-harm by the parent's child.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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Relating to the creation of the Texas Local Government Accountability Association; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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Relating to the carrying of a handgun while intoxicated and to the possession or carrying of a handgun by a license holder in certain locations selling or serving alcoholic beverages.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Transportation: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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Relating to crosswalk marking requirements.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate panhandling on public property; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to instruction in human trafficking awareness in public schools.
Author:
Schatzline | Cook | Moody | Little | Harris
Last Action:
04/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a registered sex offender in certain circumstances from going within a certain distance of the residence of a victim of any offense committed by the offender for which the offender is subject to registration.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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Relating to increasing the minimum term of imprisonment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
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Relating to the creation of a commission to review and make recommendations regarding certain penal laws of this state and to certain criminal offenses previously compiled in statutes outside the Penal Code; increasing criminal penalties; imposing a civil penalty.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Adoption Assistance Program.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
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Relating to municipal diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
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Relating to county diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.
Author:
Schatzline | Cook | Tinderholt | McQueeney
Last Action:
03/21/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
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Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/21/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
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Relating to prohibiting a public school teacher from supporting a student's gender transition.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/24/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
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Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
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Relating to the use by certain public entities of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
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Relating to prohibiting social transitioning assistance to minors by employees of governmental entities, including public schools, and health care facilities; authorizing civil penalties and loss of school funding.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
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Relating to admissibility and disclosure of certain evidence in a civil suit concerning a child alleged to have been abused or neglected or to be at risk of abuse or neglect filed by a governmental entity.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
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Relating to the emergency possession of certain abandoned children by designated emergency infant care providers and the termination of parental rights to those children.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
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Relating to the prohibited display of certain flags in governmental buildings or on governmental property; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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Relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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Relating to prohibited discrimination based on a child's immunization status; authorizing administrative penalties.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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Relating to prohibiting diversity, equity, and inclusion practices at school districts; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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Relating to a limitation on the frequency with which an appraisal district may reappraise property for ad valorem tax purposes.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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Relating to the use of paper ballots in conducting an election.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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Relating to school district policies regarding the selection, removal, and replacement of library materials.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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Relating to requiring a voter to be affiliated with a political party to vote in that party's primary election; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
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Relating to a limitation on the salary of school administrators of school districts.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/31/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM
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Relating to a prohibition on instruction regarding abortion in public schools; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/31/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM
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Relating to the election of the commissioner of education.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/31/2025 H Referred to s/c on Telecommunications & Broadband by Speaker: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM
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Relating to content filters provided by Internet service providers.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/31/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM
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Relating to an annual audit of attendance credit purchased by a school district and the refund of attendance credit used for a prohibited purpose.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
03/31/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM
Caption:
Relating to requiring the partisan elections of officers for each political subdivision of this state in even-numbered years.
Author:
Schatzline | Hefner | Gerdes | Isaac
Last Action:
05/07/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
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Relating to the locations where a handgun license holder may carry a handgun.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to repeal of provisions requiring a school district to reduce its local revenue level in excess of entitlement.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Elections: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to eligibility requirements for early voting by mail.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to voter information provided by political subdivisions before an election to authorize the issuance of bonds.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to the substitution of a county sales and use tax for all or a portion of property taxes imposed by certain counties; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to remedies for a cause of action brought by a child welfare services provider for an adverse action taken against the provider in violation of the provider's rights of conscience.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
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Relating to age verification requirements for digital service providers.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to membership in and fees collected by the State Bar of Texas and to disciplinary procedures for licensed attorneys.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the operations of the Texas Military Department.
Author:
Schatzline | Hull | Manuel | Gerdes | Harris
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
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Relating to the establishment of the Texas Post-adoption Assistance Program.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to certain felonies based on the offense initially charged in the case.
Author:
Schatzline | Hull | Manuel | Gerdes | Harris
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of a person to serve as sheriff.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the role of a jury in a criminal case.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
04/22/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Affirming that fatherhood is essential to the development of all children.
Author:
Schatzline
Last Action:
06/01/2025 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2025 4:54PM
Caption:
In memory of Israeli citizens Shiri Bibas, Ariel Bibas, Kfir Bibas, and Oded Lifshitz.
Joint Author (11):
Author:
Virdell | Moody | Vasut | Cain | Schatzline
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the Parks and Wildlife Department to enter private property.
Author:
Gerdes | Tepper | Schatzline
Last Action:
03/12/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 12 2025 11:15AM
Caption:
Relating to the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.
Author:
Gerdes | Schatzline | Leo Wilson | Pierson
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
Author:
Cain | Troxclair | Schatzline
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.
Author:
Hopper | Virdell | Lowe | Schatzline | Schoolcraft
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker : Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for loans from the Veterans' Land Board.
Author:
Hopper | Little | Money | Schatzline | Luther
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
Caption:
Relating to the abolition of the Texas Education Agency and elimination of the position of commissioner of education, the transfer of powers and duties to the State Board of Education and the comptroller of public accounts, and the elimination of public school accountability and assessment systems.
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:
Olcott | Metcalf | Schatzline | Louderback
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:
Kerwin | Schatzline | Hopper | Troxclair | Louderback
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Gerdes | Tepper | Metcalf | Hull | Schatzline
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on certain discriminatory activities by governmental entities and vendors of governmental entities; providing for declaratory and injunctive relief and the withholding of certain funds from political subdivisions.
Author:
Hopper | Oliverson | Schatzline | Olcott | Luther
Last Action:
06/01/2025 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2025 4:48PM
Caption:
In memory of Jill Glover of Double Oak.
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