Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Rep. Carl Tepper
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/28/2025

Number of Bills: 17

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 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 14 Author: King | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Capriglione | Hunter | Leach | Bhojani | Curry
Cosponsor: Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | Dean | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.

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 31 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Cosponsor: Allen | Bell, Keith | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

SB 261 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Gerdes | Kitzman | VanDeaver | Bell, Keith | Dean
Cosponsor: Ashby | Buckley | Bumgarner | Harris | Hickland | et al.
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the offering for sale and the sale of cell-cultured protein for human consumption; providing civil and criminal penalties.

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 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 1197 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Geren | Curry | Darby
Cosponsor: Bonnen | Tepper
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; 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 1706 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Ordaz | Bonnen | Paul | Lopez, Janie | Capriglione
Cosponsor: Bumgarner | Cunningham | Guillen | Johnson | Noble | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.

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 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 2230 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Lopez, Janie | Curry | LaHood | Paul | Morales, Eddie
Cosponsor: Bonnen | Gerdes | Lujan | Tepper
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the evacuation of unauthorized persons from a hazard area in connection with space flight activities; creating a criminal offense.

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.

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