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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)Local and uncontested calendar

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB135

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of House Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
4/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to exemptions from sales and use taxes for game animals and exotic animals.
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Texas House Bill HCR64

Designating the first full week in April as Gifted and Talented Students Week for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas Senate Bill SCR3

Designating Bandera as the official Cowboy Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas Senate Bill SCR30

Designating Matagorda County as the official Birding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas Senate Bill SB500

Filed
11/22/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.
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Texas Senate Bill SB739

Filed
1/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the definition of authorized peace officer for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.
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Texas Senate Bill SB816

Filed
1/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to authorizing the disclosure of certain electronic customer data by a provider of an electronic communications service or a remote computing service in certain immediate life-threatening situations.
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Texas Senate Bill SB898

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the allocation of low income housing tax credits.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1283

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1351

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Hidalgo County as the U.S. Border Patrol Agent Jose Rodriguez-Lua Memorial Highway.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1423

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2275 in Gregg County as the Bill Stoudt Parkway.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1531

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the electronic payment of ad valorem taxes; authorizing a fee.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1540

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to maintaining the confidentiality of the personal information of election officials and their employees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1666

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the payment of restitution.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1721

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the transfer of the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1886

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1931

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the designation of a portion of Business U.S. Highway 83-S in Hidalgo County as the SP4 Rodolfo Valdez Memorial Highway.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2001

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the registration of vehicles, the issuance of disabled parking placards, and certain benefits associated with that registration or issuance for certain peace officers with disabilities; authorizing a fee.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2075

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment, powers and duties, terms, and governance of certain advisory bodies for programs administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2154

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of delivery network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2173

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the effect of a tax certificate accompanying a transfer of certain property.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2217

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain election practices and procedures.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2284

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate certain matters related to firearms, air guns, archery equipment, and other weapons and related supplies.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2375

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 88th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2383

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the employment of certain peace officers of the Department of Public Safety.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2386

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to providing notice to a state representative and senator of certain administrative actions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2398

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain policies and procedures related to concussions or other brain injuries sustained by public school students.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2448

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Development Grant Program.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2476

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
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 SB2540

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the terms of certain agreements involving minor boundary adjustments between two contiguous school districts.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2580

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the definition of a designated law enforcement office or agency for purposes of certain laws governing the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2589

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2693

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the role of advocacy and support groups in the juvenile justice system.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2707

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain oversize or overweight vehicle permit fees or surety requirements.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2776

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disclosure of certain information by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2786

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the exemption from the assessment requirements of the Texas Success Initiative for certain students who are public officers or employees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2801

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a permit issued by the Parks and Wildlife Department for certain hunting dog field trials; authorizing a fee.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2864

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the applicability of the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act to, and the regulation by certain political subdivisions of, the installation of roofing materials containing integrated photovoltaic technology.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2927

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a contract regarding the operation of a school district campus.