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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 Senate
4/3/25  
Out of House Committee
5/12/25  
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 Senate Bill SB29

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Governor Action
5/14/25  
Relating to the formation, governance, and internal management of domestic entities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB857

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
Out of House Committee
5/13/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authorized removal of certain motor vehicles.
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Texas Senate Bill SB879

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Governor Action
5/19/25  
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 SB922

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Governor Action
5/19/25  
Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1098

Filed
2/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
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 Senate Bill SB1453

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
Out of House Committee
5/16/25  
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 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 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 Senate Bill SB2188

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of certain space flight activities, including the closure of certain areas for those activities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2230

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
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 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 SB689

Filed
12/20/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/3/25  
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 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 SR358

Recognizing The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley on the occasion of its 10th anniversary.
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Texas Senate Bill SR361

Recognizing April 4, 2025, as Texas HBCU Day.
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Texas Senate Bill SR362

Recognizing April 2 and 3, 2025, as Denton County Days.
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Texas Senate Bill SR368

Recognizing John Sharp for his service as chancellor of The Texas A&M University System.
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Texas Senate Bill SJR74

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert.
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Texas Senate Bill SJR76

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation real property leased to certain local public entities for use as a hospital and related health care services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2408

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Trinity 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 Senate Bill SB2409

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Angelina and Neches River Authority, 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 Senate Bill SB2461

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study regarding state assistance for the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2462

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an interim study by the State Office of Risk Management regarding property and casualty insurance costs incurred by public schools.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2463

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a lighting reduction policy for nonessential outdoor lighting owned or operated by a political subdivision.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2464

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a school safety and mental health grant program.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2465

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study by the Texas Education Agency and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding standardizing transcripts for public schools.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2466

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a publication by the Parks and Wildlife Department on the dangers of reflective windows for birds and the distribution of the publication to municipalities and the construction industry.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2467

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study by the Texas School Safety Center on public school emergency response maps.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2468

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the conduct by electronic means of certain uncontested hearings.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2469

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of certain day-care centers.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2470

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the requirements for the labeling and dispensing of a prescription drug or biological product.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2471

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a set-aside of low income housing tax credits for at-risk housing developments and to the allocation of housing tax credits to those developments and certain other developments.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2472

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to providing a one-time supplemental payment and a cost-of-living adjustment applicable to certain benefits paid by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2473

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use of an automated employment decision tool by a state agency to assess a job applicant's fitness for a position.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2474

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a credit against the ad valorem taxes imposed on real property used for a grocery store or healthy corner store located in a food desert.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2475

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disclosure and consideration of criminal conduct for purposes of certification as a peer specialist or peer specialist supervisor to provide Medicaid mental health and substance use services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2476

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/1/25  
Out of House Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Governor Action
5/24/25  
Relating to transfer of the ownership rights of the Woodlawn Water Supply Corporation to the Angelina and Neches River Authority.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2477

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/8/25  
Out of House Committee
5/20/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain municipal regulation of conversion of certain office buildings to mixed-use and multifamily residential occupancy.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2478

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the vote required by the governing body of a political subdivision to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the no-new-revenue tax rate or to authorize the issuance of tax bonds.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2479

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of a single license for a hospital and a mobile stroke unit of the hospital.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2480

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/5/25  
Out of House Committee
5/21/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Texas Physician Health Program and the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Medical Board; expanding the applicability of surcharges.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2481

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to extensions of a deadline to comply with a municipal order for a substandard building in certain municipalities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2482

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to sheriff's department civil service systems in certain counties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2483

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to coverage for maternal depression screenings under Medicaid and the child health plan program.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2484

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to availability of claims contact information for personal and commercial property and casualty insurers.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2485

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the entities covered by the open meetings law and the live broadcast and archived recording of an open meeting of a governmental body.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2486

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of certain municipalities to receive and pledge for the payment of obligations certain additional tax revenue derived from a hotel and convention center project.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2487

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/7/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to procedures for and certain facilities providing crisis and mental health services.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2488

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the implementation of a statewide homeless data sharing network to share real-time data on homelessness.