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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Senfronia Thompson
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/28/2026
Number of Bills: 100

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (68):
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to procedures related to juvenile justice proceedings, the treatment of children placed in or committed to a juvenile facility, and certain offenses or conduct committed by a child or by a person placed in or committed to certain juvenile facilities; changing the eligibility for community supervision.
Author:
Thompson
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a peer support network for first responders.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to Corrections: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a court to terminate the sentence of certain persons released on parole.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
02/28/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
Caption:
Relating to the affirmative defense to prosecution for a criminal offense for persons acting under duress.
Author:
Thompson | Lalani
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a screening for the risk of commercial sexual exploitation of certain children.
Author:
Thompson | Walle | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to orders of nondisclosure for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
Author:
Thompson | Bumgarner | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/05/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the placement on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, of a defendant who is the primary caretaker of a child.
Author:
Thompson | Cain
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to law enforcement policies regarding the issuance of citations for misdemeanors punishable by fine only and to a limitation on the authority to arrest a person for certain fine-only misdemeanors.
Author:
Thompson | Lalani | Cole
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain first responders for workers' compensation benefits for post-traumatic stress disorder.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with an intellectual disability.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the requirement and study of insurance coverage for serious emotional disturbance of a child.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to certain policies and procedures for the placement and use of video cameras in certain classrooms, including classrooms that provide special education services.
Author:
Thompson | Plesa
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for first responders, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
Author:
Thompson | Plesa
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for medical assistants, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of a protective order.
Author:
Thompson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the execution of a waiver of citation by digitized signature in a suit for the dissolution of a marriage.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to the recovery of exemplary damages based on a compensable death under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to unlawful employment practices with respect to compensation and wage history.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to request a hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to air quality permits for concrete batch plants located in certain areas.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to the date on which certain persons placed on deferred adjudication community supervision are eligible to file a petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to the procedure for an application for a writ of habeas corpus based on certain new evidence.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to requiring the corroboration of certain testimony in a criminal case involving a controlled substance.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to a progressive disciplinary matrix for police officer misconduct in certain municipalities.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to the duty of a peace officer to request and render aid for an injured person.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition on the use of a neck restraint by a peace officer during a search or arrest.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to the powers and duties of peace officers.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to law enforcement misconduct and law enforcement interactions with certain detained or arrested individuals and other members of the public, to public entity liability for those interactions, and to the confinement, conviction, or release of detained or arrested individuals.
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:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to postconviction forensic DNA testing.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to the consideration of a subsequent writ of habeas corpus in certain felony cases.
Author:
Thompson | Simmons | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the operation of a concrete crushing facility near a hospital.
Author:
Thompson | Hull
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to rights of crime victims, including the enforcement of certain rights of sexual assault victims; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to guardianship matters.
Author:
Thompson | Frank
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of an early childhood mental health home visiting grant program.
Author:
Thompson | Bell, Keith
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
04/02/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a statewide human trafficking data repository within the office of the attorney general and to reporting of human trafficking data to the office of the attorney general and by the attorney general.
Author:
Thompson | Bucy
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for the treatment of obesity and certain diabetes prevention program services.
Author:
Thompson | Ward Johnson
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to training on de-escalation, crisis intervention, and behavioral health for correctional officers and certain other employees of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Thompson | Johnson
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of certain offenses.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Relating to providing a designation for school district campuses that take certain action to address the mental and behavioral health and well-being of students.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/19/2025 H Referred to Environmental Regulation: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Caption:
Relating to corrective action plans for excessive emissions events involving certain concrete facilities.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/24/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
Caption:
Relating to the Collaborative Task Force on Public School Mental Health Services.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to the construction of bridges in Harris County.
Author:
Thompson
Sponsor:
Nichols
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to providing notice of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility by publication on a third-party Internet website.
Author:
Thompson | Louderback
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to regulating charitable bingo and authorizing the establishment of a nonprofit corporation to advertise and promote charitable bingo.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
04/01/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Apr 1 2025 12:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of an auctioneer's license for heavy equipment dealers.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for membership on and the regulation of horse racing by the Texas Racing Commission and a prohibition on the conduct of greyhound or other dog racing as live events in this state; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to Medicaid reimbursement for the costs of cognitive assessment and care planning services provided to certain patients.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the sharing and protection of certain utility proprietary customer information.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to minimum staffing standards and policies for assisted living facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders and to the disclosure of those standards and policies.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to grand jury proceedings; providing a punishment for contempt of court.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to grand jury proceedings.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Mental Health and Brain Research Institute of Texas and the Mental Health and Brain Institute Research Fund to provide funding for scientific research of mental health issues and human brain diseases and disorders.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to terminate the sentence of a person who has successfully served the required number of years on parole.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment allowing recovery of exemplary damages by parents or a person's estate for a homicide.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
01/29/2025 H Reported enrolled: Jan 29 2025 12:01PM
Caption:
Recognizing January 29, 2025, as Alpha Kappa Alpha Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 6 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Commemorating the 150th anniversary of Prairie View A&M University.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
02/20/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 20 2025 11:56AM
Caption:
Congratulating State Representative Harold V. Dutton, Jr., on his 80th birthday and his 40th anniversary with the Texas House.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/31/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 31 2025 7:32PM
Caption:
In memory of Princella Jewel Vogel of Houston.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 6 2025 1:22PM
Caption:
Granting permission for the body of the Honorable Sylvester Turner to lie in honor in the Hall of the House of Representatives on March 13 and 14, 2025.
Author:
Thompson | Davis, Yvonne | Dutton | Lalani
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2025 2:10PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner.
Author:
Thompson
Last Action:
05/23/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 23 2025 5:22PM
Caption:
In memory of Jeffery "Julian" Martinez.
Joint Author (32):
Author:
Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
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:
Rose | Thompson | Jones, Jolanda | Plesa | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
Author:
Johnson | Thompson | Pierson | Little
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
Author:
Johnson | Phelan | Thompson | Rose | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for multisystemic therapy services.
Author:
Lalani | Thompson | Moody | Darby | Guillen
Last Action:
04/29/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to senior independent living communities; providing civil and administrative penalties.
Author:
Harrison | Thompson
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to the tracking, reporting, and disposition of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Author:
Hernandez | Hunter | Thompson | Darby | Moody
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to a program to provide assistance for certain retail electric customers.
Author:
Lalani | Thompson | Moody | Guillen | Johnson
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Human Services: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to emergency preparedness of assisted living facilities and the health and safety of residents of those facilities; providing civil and administrative penalties.
Author:
Virdell | Thompson | Oliverson | Cook | Hull
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.
Author:
Virdell | Reynolds | Thompson | Craddick | Perez, Mary Ann
Last Action:
03/18/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
Caption:
Relating to motor vehicle stops by a peace officer operating an unmarked law enforcement motor vehicle.
Author:
Harless | Oliverson | Perez, Mary Ann | Metcalf | Thompson
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
Author:
Johnson | Thompson | Little | Cook | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
Author:
Rose | Leach | Thompson | Moody | Geren
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:
Rose | Thompson
Sponsor:
Johnson
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
Author:
Gates | Thompson | Lopez, Janie | Harris | Muñoz
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Caption:
Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Perez, Mary Ann | Thompson | Rosenthal | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a constable's department civil service system in certain counties; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Johnson | Thompson | Simmons
Last Action:
03/27/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of additional judicial districts composed of Harris County.
Author:
Harless | King | Thompson | Bell, Keith | Harris
Last Action:
05/08/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain real estate professionals by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
Author:
Harris Davila | Harris | Vasut | Gervin-Hawkins | Thompson
Sponsor:
Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
Author:
Garcia, Linda | Thompson | Leach | LaHood | Johnson
Last Action:
05/15/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order.
Author:
Davis, Aicha | Davis, Yvonne | Rose | Smithee | Thompson
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
Author:
Rose | Thompson | Davis, Yvonne | Bowers | Davis, Aicha
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the oversight of rehabilitation hospitals by the office of the state long-term care ombudsman.
Author:
Bumgarner | Rosenthal | Leo Wilson | Thompson | Isaac
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human trafficking.
Author:
Bhojani | Capriglione | Phelan | Thompson | Turner
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of violations of law and wasteful spending under the whistleblower protection laws.
Author:
González, Jessica | Thompson | Guillen | Flores | Smithee
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Directing the Texas Facilities Commission to name the building being constructed in Phase Two of the Texas Capitol Complex Master Plan at the northwest corner of Congress Avenue and 15th Street the Irma Rangel Building.
Author:
Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
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:
Morales Shaw | Reynolds | Thompson | Allen | Walle
Last Action:
05/28/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 28 2025 2:13PM
Caption:
In memory of U.S. Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Houston.
Author:
Johnson | Manuel | Thompson
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 9 2025 2:00PM
Caption:
In memory of Beverly Delle Parker.
Author:
Johnson | Manuel | Thompson
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 9 2025 2:04PM
Caption:
In memory of former state senator and representative Carl Allen Parker of Port Arthur.
Author:
Ashby | Hunter | Geren | Thompson | Longoria
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 13 2025 11:45AM
Caption:
In memory of former state representative James R. Pitts of Waxahachie.
Author:
Anchía | Craddick | Thompson | Moody | Phelan
Last Action:
04/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 24 2025 1:38PM
Caption:
In memory of Pope Francis.
Author:
Bhojani | Lujan | Moody | Thompson | Craddick
Last Action:
05/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2025 10:37AM
Caption:
Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
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