Texas Legislature
Bills Cosponsored
Rep. Briscoe Cain
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 5/19/2025

Number of Bills: 21

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 9 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Smithee
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.

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: 05/15/2025 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

SB 11 Author: Middleton | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Spiller | Cook | Paul
Cosponsor: Alders | Cain | Curry | Harris Davila | Harris | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.

SB 16 Author: Hughes | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor: Isaac
Cosponsor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | et al.
Last Action: 05/12/2025 H Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; 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: 05/14/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.

SB 25 Author: Kolkhorst
Sponsor: Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Cosponsor: Alders | Cain | Isaac | Lalani | Leo Wilson | et al.
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.

SB 33 Author: Campbell | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor: Noble | Leo Wilson
Cosponsor: Alders | Bonnen | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.

SB 40 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Smithee
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 H Placed on Major State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.

SB 455 Author: Middleton
Sponsor: Morgan | Barry | Johnson | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Bryant
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

SB 706 Author: Schwertner
Sponsor: Isaac | Dorazio | Hickland | Cortez
Cosponsor: Cain | Guillen | Holt | Hopper | Little | et al.
Last Action: 05/20/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.

SB 965 Author: Parker | Bettencourt | Campbell | Creighton | Hall | et al.
Sponsor: Leach
Cosponsor: Alders | Bonnen | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

SB 1080 Author: West
Sponsor: Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Sent to the Governor
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 1212 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Kerwin | Schatzline | Hopper | Troxclair | Louderback
Cosponsor: Alders | Cain | Gerdes | Isaac | LaHood | et al.
Last Action: 05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the prosecution and punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons; increasing a criminal penalty.

SB 1229 Author: Hughes
Sponsor: Alders
Cosponsor: Cain | Money | Richardson | Vasut
Last Action: 05/09/2025 E Sent to the Governor
Caption: Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 69 in Smith County as the Veterans Memorial Highway.

SB 1233 Author: Hancock
Sponsor: Swanson | Oliverson | VanDeaver | Bonnen
Cosponsor: Alders | Buckley | Cain | Capriglione | Cook | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.

SB 1927 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Troxclair | Tepper | Harris | Virdell | Morales, Eddie
Cosponsor: Alders | Cain | Cook | Richardson | Toth | et al.
Last Action: 05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of an Ashe juniper tree.

SB 2308 Author: Parker
Sponsor: Harris | Leach | Phelan | Orr | VanDeaver
Cosponsor: Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy.

SJR 1 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Little | Cook | Louderback
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 H Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.

SJR 3 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Cosponsor: Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
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, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.

SJR 5 Author: Huffman
Sponsor: Smithee | DeAyala | Louderback | Cook | Moody
Cosponsor: Alders | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | Buckley | et al.
Last Action: 05/19/2025 H Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.

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