Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Lauren A. Simmons
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/28/2025

Number of Bills: 27

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 27 Author: King | Garcia, Linda | Lalani
Coauthor: Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor: Flores
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.

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 50 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.

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 220 Author: Ordaz | Orr | Rose | Frank | Howard
Coauthor: Bhojani | Davis, Aicha | Flores | Gámez | Gervin-Hawkins | et al.
Sponsor: Huffman
Last Action: 05/25/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities.

HB 413 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.

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 463 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.

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 824 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.

HB 1105 Author: Cole | Cook | Ward Johnson | Talarico | Guillen
Coauthor: Bhojani | Bucy | Collier | Flores | Frank | et al.
Sponsor: Eckhardt
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.

HB 1188 Author: Manuel | Bumgarner | Hinojosa | Frank | Rose
Coauthor: Barry | Davis, Aicha | Flores | Garcia, Linda | Goodwin | et al.
Sponsor: Zaffirini
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students.

HB 1331 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.

HB 1481 Author: Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley | Johnson
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor: Creighton
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.

HB 1738 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.

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 2058 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.

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 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 4838 Author: Morales Shaw | Lalani | McLaughlin | Flores | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor: Bhojani | Bryant | Davis, Aicha | Meza | Plesa | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.

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 19 Author: González, Jessica | Thompson | Guillen | Flores | Smithee
Coauthor: Bryant | Davis, Aicha | Hinojosa | Manuel | Morales Shaw | et al.
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.

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 1028 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.

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