Texas Legislature
Bills Coauthored
Rep. Tom Craddick
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 4/25/2025

Number of Bills: 19

HB 2 Author: Buckley | Bernal | Guillen
Coauthor: Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to public education and public school finance.

HB 3 Author: Buckley | Frank | Hunter | Harris | Bonnen
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 03/12/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption: Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.

HB 8 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Troxclair | Martinez Fischer | Turner
Coauthor: Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 04/09/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption: Relating to a reduction in the maximum compressed tax rate of a school district.

HB 9 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Hickland | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

HB 20 Author: Gates | Buckley | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Martinez Fischer
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bhojani | et al.
Last Action: 04/23/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption: Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.

HB 33 Author: McLaughlin | Guillen | Moody | Leo Wilson | Louderback
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 04/28/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies, including certain accreditations of law enforcement agencies that respond to such emergencies.

HB 239 Author: Swanson | Bonnen | Leach | Metcalf | Harris
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 02/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption: Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.

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 1009 Author: Olcott
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 03/07/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Caption: Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.

HB 1481 Author: Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Last Action: 04/24/2025 S Received from the House
Caption: Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.

HB 1497 Author: Cain | Vasut | Noble | Hefner | DeAyala
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 03/11/2025 H Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption: Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.

HB 1952 Author: Kerwin
Coauthor: Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Craddick | et al.
Last Action: 04/17/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption: Relating to the composition of county appraisal district boards of directors.

HB 2306 Author: Villalobos
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 04/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.

HB 2696 Author: Noble | Buckley | Leach | Spiller | Raymond
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 03/18/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 18 2025 11:56AM
Caption: Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

HB 3629 Author: Noble | Buckley | Shaheen
Coauthor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bucy | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 04/22/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption: Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.

HB 3673 Author: Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales
Coauthor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 04/25/2025 H Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Caption: Relating to the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

HB 4392 Author: Morgan | Wharton | Hopper | Goodwin | Pierson
Coauthor: Craddick | Gámez | Garcia, Josey | Johnson | Lujan | et al.
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 4962 Author: Pierson
Coauthor: Alders | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | Craddick | et al.
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.

HJR 1 Author: Meyer | Bonnen | Button | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Coauthor: Alders | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | et al.
Last Action: 04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.

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