Meeting Video(s)

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR5

Directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name its middle school gymnasium the Robert Rives Gymnasium.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR13

Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB3

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring a registration; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB6

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to electricity planning and infrastructure costs for large loads.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB10

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB12

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction and diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and to student clubs at public schools.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB13

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a school district's library materials and catalog, the creation of local school library advisory councils, and parental rights regarding public school library catalogs and access by the parent's child to library materials.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB15

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB17

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the purchase or acquisition of real property by certain aliens or foreign entities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB18

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB19

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB24

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB35

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to design-build contracts.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB57

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities or impairments during a mandatory school drill or a disaster or emergency situation.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB65

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB112

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to parental rights in public education.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB284

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB290

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notice to property owners regarding certain stationary LP-gas installations.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB388

Filed
11/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the legislature's goals for electric generation capacity in this state.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB400

Filed
11/20/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by a school district employee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB402

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB412

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/6/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB495

Filed
11/22/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/4/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB499

Filed
11/22/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the selection by the board of directors of the West Coke County Hospital District of a depository bank for the district.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB502

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB509

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring notice to the attorney general in an action under the Election Code seeking a temporary restraining order.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB621

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on the establishment, operation, or ownership of a public bank by a political subdivision.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB706

Filed
1/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB740

Filed
1/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain proceedings by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding water or sewer service.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB815

Filed
1/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use of certain automated systems in, and certain adverse determinations made in connection with, the health benefit claims process.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB842

Filed
1/17/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/4/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB854

Filed
1/17/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to municipal regulation of multifamily and mixed-use development on religious land.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB875

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting election activities committed by a member of the board of trustees or superintendent of an independent school district or on certain school district premises; creating criminal offenses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB893

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to criminal offenses for creating and distributing certain misleading images, audio recordings, and videos; creating a criminal offense.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB917

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain boiler inspection reports and the composition and governance of the board of boiler rules.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB974

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the eligibility of a person employed by a school district as a teacher to serve on the appraisal review board of an appraisal district.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1025

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1061

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1073

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1106

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1268

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the review and updating by the Texas Water Development Board of guidance principles and rules related to certain plans adopted or approved by the board.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1281

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain criminal offenses involving mail or a mail receptacle key or lock; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1300

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1362

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1379

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1447

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to standards adopted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the use of electronic devices and software applications by public schools.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1451

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of stealing or receiving a stolen check or similar sight order.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1555

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1902

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the administration of the dealer-issued license plates database and to the removal and transfer of license plates.