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 II)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR27

Filed
12/2/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment regarding the membership of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct and the authority of the commission and the Texas Supreme Court to more effectively sanction judges and justices for judicial misconduct.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR39

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to allow the legislature to override a veto of the governor following a regular session of the legislature.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB22

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB33

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain prohibited transactions and logistical support between a governmental entity and an abortion assistance entity or abortion provider for the procurement of an abortion or related services.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB34

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the preparation for and the prevention, management, and potential effects of wildfires and to emergency communications in this state; authorizing an increase in the assessment on certain insurers that fund the volunteer fire department assistance fund.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB37

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the governance of public institutions of higher education, including review of curriculum and certain degree and certificate programs, a faculty council or senate, training for members of the governing board, and the establishment of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Office of the Ombudsman; authorizing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB209

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the Texas technology and innovation program.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB310

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the determination of a majority vote in certain elections.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB326

Filed
11/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student's violation of a public school's or public institution of higher education's student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB505

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to processes to address election irregularities; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB605

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a new open-enrollment charter school campus by certain charter holders and to the expansion of an open-enrollment charter school.
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Texas Senate Bill SB618

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the unlawful altering of election procedures; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB732

Filed
1/7/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to required generators or other power sources for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.
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Texas Senate Bill SB762

Filed
1/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the display of flags in public schools; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB769

Filed
1/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a report by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding enrollment and success in higher education for students with disabilities.
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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 Senate Bill SB819

Filed
1/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB825

Filed
1/16/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an annual study on the economic, environmental, and financial impact of illegal immigration in this state.
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Texas Senate Bill SB870

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the open carrying of a handgun by a uniformed school marshal.
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Texas Senate Bill SB964

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the appearance of a personal identification certificate or driver's license issued to a person who is not a citizen of the United States.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1030

Filed
1/31/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the exemption from sales and use taxes for certain aircraft components and other property required for normal aircraft operations.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1080

Filed
2/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1085

Filed
2/4/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the course levels offered at Sul Ross State University Rio Grande College.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1099

Filed
2/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain offenses committed by an illegal alien.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1124

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to discovery in a criminal case.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1208

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of interference with public duties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1233

Filed
2/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1314

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1320

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of the organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1333

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1398

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1405

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1541

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to state oversight of county elections following a county election audit.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1567

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/25/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of home-rule municipalities to regulate the occupancy of dwelling units.
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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 Senate Bill SB1598

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the release of motor vehicle collision report information.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1625

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the reporting of certain security incidents by public water systems to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Information Resources.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1646

Filed
2/26/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft or unauthorized possession of copper or brass and to the sale of copper or brass material to metal recycling entities; creating criminal offenses; providing an administrative penalty.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1662

Filed
2/26/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notice provided to certain public drinking water supply systems before water quality testing.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1750

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to instructional facilities funding for certain open-enrollment charter schools.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1758

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operation of a cement kiln and the production of aggregates near a semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1791

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the effects of unresponsive insureds for a personal automobile insurance policy.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1804

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to restitution and compensation paid to victims of certain offenses for tattoo removal related to the offense.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1810

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to annual statistical reports for fixing title insurance premium rates.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1818

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of a license or provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1838

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the appointment of attorneys ad litem and the compensation of certain attorneys ad litem in suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1855

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requirements that certain plats for the subdivision of land include evidence of groundwater supply.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1869

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the procedures for modifying the schedules of controlled substances.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1951

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the imposition of a penalty for failure to timely file a rendition statement or property report with the chief appraiser of an appraisal district.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2024

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, or selling certain e-cigarette products; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2077

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the qualifications of members of the board of directors of the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2078

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of composting in certain counties; authorizing a civil penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2252

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students, including an early childhood parental support program and prekindergarten programs in public schools, and to funding under the Foundation School Program for certain school districts and to support those measures.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2253

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2368

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to affiliation with certain foreign entities of certain persons working or participating in the electricity market; increasing an administrative penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2411

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to business organizations.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2420

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2425

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of automated motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2569

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the reporting requirement for certain law enforcement agencies regarding the agencies' use or operation of an unmanned aircraft.