Texas Legislature
Bills Authored / Joint Authored
Rep. Katrina Pierson
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/14/2025

Number of Bills: 42

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (19):
HB 1076 Author: Pierson | Leach | Bumgarner
Last Action: 03/07/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Caption: Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.

HB 2561 Author: Pierson | Luther | Gates
Last Action: 04/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the meeting place of the board of a municipal utility district.

HB 3253 Author: Pierson | Slawson | Virdell | Gerdes
Last Action: 05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the rural constable's office salary assistance grant program.

HB 3560 Author: Pierson | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor: Paxton
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Vote taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the licensing of mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the definition of facility for the purposes of the employee misconduct registry.

HB 3614 Author: Pierson | Oliverson
Last Action: 04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to nurse profiles and certain information concerning nurses maintained on the Texas Board of Nursing's Internet website.

HB 3814 Author: Pierson | Howard | Johnson
Last Action: 03/26/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption: Relating to health benefit plan coverage for perimenopause and menopause medications.

HB 3878 Author: Pierson | Oliverson
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to the authority of a physician to provide and dispense and to delegate authority to provide and dispense certain drugs.

HB 3971 Author: Pierson | Cain
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Delivery of Government Efficiency: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to renaming the Sunset Advisory Commission the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and to the duties of that department.

HB 4036 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 03/27/2025 H Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence: Mar 27 2025 11:57AM
Caption: Relating to liability limits in a health care liability claim.

HB 4060 Author: Pierson | Gervin-Hawkins
Last Action: 05/07/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a taxing unit of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a peace officer employed by the taxing unit.

HB 4404 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 04/02/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 2 2025 11:48AM
Caption: Relating to the consideration of the provision of law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services by a commissioners court or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when determining whether to grant or deny a petition for the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts.

HB 4720 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to the sale of fireworks for the Fourth of July holiday celebration season.

HB 4858 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to the reservation of land for recreational facilities in certain water districts.

HB 4962 Author: Pierson | Louderback
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Elections: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to the disclosure of citizenship of a candidate for public office.

HB 4992 Author: Pierson | Oliverson
Last Action: 04/03/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of an exclusive dealing or tying clause in a health care provider network contract.

HB 5277 Author: Pierson | Cook
Last Action: 04/07/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption: Relating to the duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee and the collection, maintenance, and disclosure of maternal health records regarding voluntary termination of pregnancy.

HCR 39 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 03/05/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption: Designating Rockwall County as the official Marriage Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.

HJR 172 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 05/07/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a local option exemption from ad valorem taxation by a political subdivision of all or part of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a peace officer employed by the political subdivision.

HR 180 Author: Pierson
Last Action: 02/05/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 5 2025 12:59PM
Caption: Honoring the Texas House Freshman on their victory at Darrell K. Royal Memorial Stadium against veteran House Members.

Joint Author (23):
HB 25 Author: Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living; authorizing a civil penalty.

HB 38 Author: Bucy | Frank | Capriglione | Pierson
Last Action: 05/05/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to improvements to the Texas Information and Referral Network.

HB 259 Author: Hayes | Bumgarner | Virdell | Pierson
Last Action: 04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.

HB 324 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.

HB 1193 Author: Manuel | LaHood | Ordaz | Pierson
Sponsor: Johnson
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Vote taken in committee
Caption: Relating to the confidentiality of certain information on a declaration of informal marriage.

HB 1295 Author: Plesa | Jones, Jolanda | LaHood | Pierson | Rose
Last Action: 05/06/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan.

HB 1832 Author: Gerdes | Olcott | Pierson | Capriglione
Last Action: 05/05/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to the punishment for certain criminal offenses involving illegal entry into or illegal presence in this state by a person who is an alien; increasing criminal penalties.

HB 1932 Author: Lopez, Janie | Kitzman | Garcia, Josey | Morales Shaw | Pierson
Last Action: 03/14/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homesteads of certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses.

HB 2017 Author: Gerdes | Schatzline | Leo Wilson | Pierson
Last Action: 05/07/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
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.

HB 2215 Author: LaHood | Lujan | Johnson | Pierson | Louderback
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption: Relating to the carrying or possession of a handgun by certain retired attorneys representing the state.

HB 2879 Author: Isaac | Hefner | Louderback | Pierson | Leach
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the justified use of force, including deadly force, by certain persons on certain residential property or manufactured home community property.

HB 3142 Author: Isaac | Holt | Pierson | Lopez, Janie | Dorazio
Last Action: 05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, and licensure and training requirements.

HB 3175 Author: Virdell | Pierson | Shofner | Cunningham | Harris
Last Action: 03/20/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption: Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin.

HB 3219 Author: Shofner | Harris | Hefner | Virdell | Pierson
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to a statewide order issued by the commissioner of state health services authorizing a pharmacist to dispense ivermectin.

HB 3531 Author: Morgan | Raymond | Spiller | Pierson
Last Action: 05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption: Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.

HB 3801 Author: Orr | Frank | Pierson | Bucy
Last Action: 05/12/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption: Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and a workgroup on nursing career pathways and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

HB 4014 Author: Bucy | Oliverson | Pierson | Romero
Last Action: 05/08/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to a study on the use of psychedelic therapies in the treatment of certain conditions.

HB 4392 Author: Morgan | Wharton | Hopper | Goodwin | Pierson
Last Action: 04/16/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.

HB 4914 Author: Hopper | Guillen | Pierson | Leo Wilson
Last Action: 04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the organization, powers, and authority of the Texas State Guard, including the powers and authority of the adjutant general and governor relating to the Texas State Guard.

HCR 98 Author: Plesa | Lopez, Ray | Morales, Eddie | Louderback | Pierson
Sponsor: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action: 05/15/2025 S Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Caption: Urging Congress to enhance coordination among federal, state, and local authorities in the deployment of C-UAS technologies for border security.

HJR 91 Author: Hopper | Virdell | Pierson | Morgan | Raymond
Last Action: 03/10/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment recognizing the right of an individual to refuse a vaccination.

HJR 117 Author: Lopez, Janie | Kitzman | Garcia, Josey | Morales Shaw | Pierson
Last Action: 03/17/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation all or part of the market value of the residence homesteads of certain disabled veterans and their surviving spouses.

HJR 160 Author: Morgan | Pierson | LaHood | Hopper
Last Action: 03/24/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

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