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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR37

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR57

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the use of state funds to pay for the obligations of a local public retirement system.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR8

Expressing opposition to the creation of a central bank digital currency.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB8

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to agreements between sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB108

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the appointment of election clerks.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB125

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to autologous and direct blood donations.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB251

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of criminal law magistrates for Bell County.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB318

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of the election integrity division in the office of the attorney general.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB378

Filed
11/15/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain prohibited practices by a barber or cosmetologist.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB379

Filed
11/15/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB396

Filed
11/20/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB472

Filed
11/22/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the right of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district, the appraisal district, or the appraisal review board of the appraisal district to bring certain claims in an appeal of an order of the appraisal review board.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB487

Filed
11/22/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB503

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/1/25  
Out of House Committee
4/14/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of an electronic registry of livestock marks and brands.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB533

Filed
12/5/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.
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Texas Senate Bill SB565

Filed
12/11/24  
Out of Senate Committee
2/25/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a compliance agreement for the suspension of an enforcement action against a regional water supply, sewer, wastewater treatment, or solid waste disposal service for certain violations.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB583

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to lists of public real property suitable for use or to be developed for use as affordable housing by certain municipalities and counties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB608

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB650

Filed
12/18/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/18/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB686

Filed
12/20/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the transfer of students between public schools.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB689

Filed
12/20/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to employment practices regarding diversity and prohibiting the implementation of diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives by certain governmental entities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB707

Filed
1/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB710

Filed
1/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment and use of a written electronic communications system accessible to the public by certain municipal entities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB763

Filed
1/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to standard permits for certain concrete plants.
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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 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 Senate Bill SB916

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB924

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to entities that provide cable services or video services.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB925

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain agreements with collective bargaining organizations related to certain publicly funded public work contracts.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB958

Filed
1/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the eligibility of certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB961

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to fraud prevention and verifying eligibility for benefits under Medicaid.
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Texas Senate Bill SB965

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB987

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the subject matter jurisdiction of the criminal trial courts of this state over certain criminal actions.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB988

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of criminal mischief involving impairment of a motor fuel pump or electric vehicle charging station.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1006

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/12/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1019

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1021

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision of a person convicted of stalking and to the offense of improper contact with the person's victim.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1024

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of certain anticipation notes and certificates of obligation.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1026

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1038

Filed
1/31/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to administrative remedies for certain fraud and abuse violations under Medicaid; providing administrative penalties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1146

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the plugging or replugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1185

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and autoclaves.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1194

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Alliance; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose fees.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1202

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to third-party review of property development documents and inspections of improvements related to those documents, including home backup power installations.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1252

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1253

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1330

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to billing and reimbursement for certain medical equipment, devices, and supplies provided to Medicare enrollees; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1343

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the notice requirements of a data broker registration statement and Internet website.
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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 SB1497

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the search of certain wireless communications devices by a peace officer.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1498

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to civil asset forfeiture of digital currency or other similar property.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1499

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operations of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1527

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the administration of, contributions to, and benefits under the public retirement systems for police and firefighters in certain municipalities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1547

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to fees charged by county clerks for certain property records.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1596

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prohibition of short-barrel firearms.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1697

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/31/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a customer guide to home solar energy devices.