Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB107

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1587

Filed
12/11/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3684

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB658

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the carrying of weapons by community supervision and corrections department officers, juvenile probation officers, and certain retired law enforcement officers and to criminal liability for taking a weapon from certain of those officers.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR99

Filed
11/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1399

Filed
11/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of tangible personal property consisting of animal feed held by the owner of the property for sale at retail.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR5

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System and removing that system and its campuses from the annual appropriation of certain constitutionally dedicated funding for public institutions of higher education.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR2

Filed
2/26/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR6

Filed
2/26/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a tax on the realized or unrealized capital gains of an individual, family, estate, or trust.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR31

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to define certain terms for purposes of the exemption from ad valorem taxation of farm products in the hands of the producer.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1971

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR3

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
2/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/5/25  
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1775

Filed
1/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to reporting information regarding certain evidence collection kits.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR72

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the market value of a property that is the primary residence of an adult who has an intellectual or developmental disability and who must be related to the owner or trustee of the property within a certain degree by consanguinity.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB502

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the confidentiality of identifying information of victims of certain offenses.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3109

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operations of the Financial Crimes Intelligence Center.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR98

Filed
11/18/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR8

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas nuclear development fund to support the development, construction, and operation of advanced nuclear reactor projects for dispatchable electric generation.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR133

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB118

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB388

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB114

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the transition of certain veterans' mental health initiatives from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Veterans Commission.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB205

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the eligibility for grants for alternative fueling facilities.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2789

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of child welfare, including licensure, community-based care contractors, family homes, and child-care facilities.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2791

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to the procurement of goods and services for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB499

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a warning label on social media platforms concerning the association between a minor's social media usage and significant mental health issues.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2960

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to choice of law and venue for certain construction contracts.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3163

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the county in which an application for court-ordered mental health services must be filed.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3135

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for retired firefighters.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2427

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the route designation for the issuance of a permit for the movement of oversize and overweight vehicles for certain routes in Hidalgo County.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1618

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1672

Filed
12/18/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to application of the Administrative Procedure Act to certain actions by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles related to the compliance review and safety audit program for commercial motor vehicles.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1722

Filed
1/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an owner's or lessee's access to property through a Texas Department of Transportation highway right-of-way.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1338

Filed
11/14/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB787

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the restarting of a vehicle's battery while the vehicle is being transported on the Galveston-Port Bolivar ferry; authorizing a fee.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2618

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the development of a severe weather adaptation plan by certain entities.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB879

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1126

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to sunscreening devices installed on a motor vehicle that displays or qualifies for the issuance of a judicial specialty license plate.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4134

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a convenience fee for processing electronic payments for motor vehicles.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3513

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the composition, duties, and personnel of the Moore County Juvenile Board.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB718

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1536

Filed
12/6/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a rural community-based care pilot program.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1445

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the compensation of counsel appointed to provide representation and services to indigent individuals in criminal and juvenile proceedings.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1640

Filed
12/16/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a customer guide to home solar energy devices.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1893

Filed
1/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1734

Filed
1/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3229

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to recycling of certain renewable energy components; authorizing an administrative penalty.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3306

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the applicability of certain laws affecting indemnification agreements to certain contracts or agreements pertaining to electric utility infrastructure.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1276

Filed
11/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study of this state's response to plant disease or pest outbreaks.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3272

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense.