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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Session

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR12

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.
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Texas Senate Bill SCR39

Urging the federal government to take immediate action in addressing issues related to security at the border.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB27

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB29

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to business entities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB241

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place.
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Texas Senate Bill SB406

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain persons.
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Texas Senate Bill SB414

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the text of ballot propositions for bond elections.
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Texas Senate Bill SB464

Filed
11/22/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operation near a public or private primary or secondary school of a retail establishment selling cigarettes, e-cigarettes, vaping apparatuses, or tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas Senate Bill SB568

Filed
12/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
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Texas Senate Bill SB578

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to surveillance cameras for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB609

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring independent school districts, home-rule school districts, and open-enrollment charter schools to comply with legally required policies.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB660

Filed
12/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the installation of bollards or another safety barrier adjacent to certain hospital emergency rooms.
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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 Senate Bill SB693

Filed
1/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB785

Filed
1/15/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of new HUD-code manufactured housing.
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Texas Senate Bill SB857

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authorized removal of certain motor vehicles.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB879

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
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Texas Senate Bill SB921

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to conducting an ex parte renewal of a recipient's Medicaid eligibility.
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Texas Senate Bill SB922

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means.
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Texas Senate Bill SB955

Filed
1/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
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Texas Senate Bill SB985

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.
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Texas Senate Bill SB993

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a peace officer commissioned by the comptroller to apply for an order authorizing the installation and use of a mobile tracking device.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB996

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders on certain dates.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1008

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to state and local authority to regulate the food service industry.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1035

Filed
1/31/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to equitable relief from the enforcement of certain governmental requirements that affect agricultural operations.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1036

Filed
1/31/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of residential solar retail transactions; requiring an occupational registration; authorizing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1059

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/25/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of the governing body of a home-rule municipality to submit a proposed charter amendment to the voters for approval if application of the provisions of the amendment would be contrary to state law.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1098

Filed
2/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disclosure by a pharmacy to a patient of certain price information for a drug or biological product.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1120

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim in certain criminal cases involving family violence, sexual or assaultive offenses, stalking, or a violation of a protective order or condition of bond.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1122

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to applicability of certain prescription drug insurance laws to health benefit plans and pharmacy benefit managers.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1147

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1188

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1197

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1209

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to election dates.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1227

Filed
2/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to fees for the issuance of certain military specialty license plates.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1245

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the taking of certain aoudad sheep by using a helicopter.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1267

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certificates of number and certificates of title issued by and records kept by the Parks and Wildlife Department; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1307

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a biennial health coverage reference guide developed by the Texas Department of Insurance.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1321

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to compensation and leave for certain peace officers.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1332

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a group health benefit plan policy or contract holder's obligation to pay premiums on behalf of an individual after the individual's eligibility for group coverage terminates.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1386

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to testimony or the production of evidence before a house of the legislature or a legislative committee.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1396

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting the adoption or use of national sex education standards in public schools.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1453

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the current debt rate and tax rate of a taxing unit for ad valorem tax purposes.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1484

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the marketing and sale of catfish and similar fish by food service establishments, food service suppliers, wholesalers, distributors, and wholesale distributors; providing administrative and civil penalties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1494

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of certain political subdivisions to change the date of their general elections.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1536

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders for certain guardians.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1537

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the appointment of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding.
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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 SB1610

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to sexually violent predators, to the Texas Civil Commitment Office, and to the prosecution of the offense of harassment by sexually violent predators and other persons confined in certain facilities; amending certain sex offender registration requirements; increasing criminal penalties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1664

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to public information regarding the rates of a transmission and distribution utility.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1741

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to measures to prevent foreign influence, foreign interference, and intellectual property theft at public institutions of higher education.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1814

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to creation and maintenance of an electronic database to provide information to certain members of the United States armed forces regarding the resources and benefits provided to veterans.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1822

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use of artificial intelligence-based algorithms in utilization review conducted for certain health benefit plans.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1841

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1948

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of fire prevention standards for certain agricultural facilities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2065

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Texas Emergency Services Retirement System.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2155

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2188

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to space flight activities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2230

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the evacuation of unauthorized persons from a hazard area in connection with space flight activities; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2406

Filed
3/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Sabine River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2407

Filed
3/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.