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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part II)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part III)Local and uncontested calendar

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR22

Designating the cannon as the official state gun of Texas.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB53

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB204

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a handbook on parental rights in education and training requirements on parental rights in education for a member of the board of trustees of a school district.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB266

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain tax and fee collection procedures and taxpayer suits.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB268

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB291

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the failure to disclose certain appraisal reports by an entity with eminent domain authority in connection with an offer to acquire real property.
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Texas Senate Bill SB292

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain requirements in connection with the acquisition of real property for public use by an entity with eminent domain authority.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB296

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.
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Texas Senate Bill SB304

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts over health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances.
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Texas Senate Bill SB305

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB413

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the meetings of the boards of trustees of independent school districts.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB447

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to authorizing certain municipalities to change the date on which their general election for officers is held.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB455

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB462

Filed
11/22/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to establishing a child-care services waiting list priority for the children of certain child-care workers.
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Texas Senate Bill SB493

Filed
11/22/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain protected disclosures or communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.
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Texas Senate Bill SB504

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/13/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disclosure of certain financial information by certain nonprofit organizations that enter into sizeable contracts with political subdivisions.
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Texas Senate Bill SB519

Filed
12/2/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of a grant program to promote educational engagement with Texas history.
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Texas Senate Bill SB522

Filed
12/2/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the certification and regulation of certain out-of-state certified public accountants.
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Texas Senate Bill SB532

Filed
12/5/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to grant amounts under the young farmer grant program.
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Texas Senate Bill SB541

Filed
12/6/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to cottage food production operations.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB667

Filed
12/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting certain state governmental entities from investing in certain Chinese-affiliated entities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB670

Filed
12/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to patient authorization to access certain investigational sun protection products.
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Texas Senate Bill SB673

Filed
12/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/18/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to regulation of accessory dwelling units by political subdivisions.
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Texas Senate Bill SB681

Filed
12/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration.
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Texas Senate Bill SB687

Filed
12/20/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to liability for land surveying services in or in connection with certain construction or services contracts.
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Texas Senate Bill SB711

Filed
1/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations.
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Texas Senate Bill SB746

Filed
1/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to guardianship matters.
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Texas Senate Bill SB765

Filed
1/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the confidentiality of fraud detection and deterrence information under the public information law.
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Texas Senate Bill SB783

Filed
1/15/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB827

Filed
1/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the audit of an election using an electronic voting system.
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Texas Senate Bill SB850

Filed
1/17/25  
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 Senate Bill SB860

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to abolishing the Criminal Justice Legislative Oversight Committee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB888

Filed
1/23/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB897

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the administration of a grant program to support community mental health programs assisting veterans and their families.
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Texas Senate Bill SB901

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the declaration of a candidate's ineligibility on the basis of filing an application for a place on the general primary election ballot or for nomination by convention with more than one political party.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB927

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal specialty license plates.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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 SB963

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to allowing Medicaid managed care organizations to engage in marketing about the availability of certain private health benefit plan coverage.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB984

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to access to individualized investigational treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses.
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Texas Senate Bill SB989

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to criminal history record information for certain master, magistrate, referee, associate judge, or other court official applicants appointed or employed to serve in a state court.
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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 SB1023

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1033

Filed
1/31/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the withdrawal of a candidate in a runoff primary election.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1058

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is a registered securities market operator.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1062

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public notices.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1101

Filed
2/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1119

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to liability of a water park entity for injuries arising from certain activities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1172

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to exempting certain transactions from regulation by the Texas Real Estate Commission.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1173

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the amount of an expenditure made by certain political subdivisions for which a competitive procurement method may be required.