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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Senate Session (Part I)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR84

Filed
4/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.
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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 SB243

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of migrant labor housing facilities; changing the amount of a civil penalty.
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Texas Senate Bill SB324

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requiring state contractors, political subdivisions of this state, and private employers to participate in the federal electronic verification of employment authorization program, or E-verify.
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Texas Senate Bill SB393

Filed
11/19/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to issue debt to purchase or lease property.
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Texas Senate Bill SB457

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements.
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Texas Senate Bill SB511

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting an officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision of this state from distributing certain voter registration application forms; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas Senate Bill SB529

Filed
12/5/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the entitlement of certain municipalities to receive tax revenue from certain establishments located near a hotel and convention center project.
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Texas Senate Bill SB547

Filed
12/6/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notice from a health benefit plan issuer regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status.
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Texas Senate Bill SB636

Filed
12/18/24  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.
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Texas Senate Bill SB646

Filed
12/18/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
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Texas Senate Bill SB659

Filed
12/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of smuggling of persons.
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Texas Senate Bill SB715

Filed
1/6/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB731

Filed
1/7/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to required water pressure boosters for certain housing developments that receive an allocation of low income housing tax credits.
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Texas Senate Bill SB735

Filed
1/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to Holocaust education and training provided to students enrolled at public schools and public institutions of higher education.
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Texas Senate Bill SB800

Filed
1/15/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a public institution of higher education's orientation on the institution's sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking policy.
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Texas Senate Bill SB801

Filed
1/16/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record to a homeless individual.
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Texas Senate Bill SB904

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the licensing and regulation of hearing instrument fitters and dispensers.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1065

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/15/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a required provision in certain governmental entity contracts regarding the carrying of handguns by license holders; providing civil penalties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1141

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to confirming the provision of certain notices before the full adversary hearing in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1181

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of combative sports by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1224

Filed
2/11/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the reporting of certain public or private school employee misconduct to local law enforcement.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1241

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to college entrance examinations considered for admission to certain public institutions of higher education and a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding those examinations.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1242

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the acquisition of land and facilities by the Texas State Technical College System.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1250

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the definition of a project financing zone for the purposes of certain municipalities that use certain tax revenue to fund convention center facilities, multipurpose arenas, venues, and related infrastructure.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1266

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing processes.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1285

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the protection of bats.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1359

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1434

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on the use of public money by a school district to transport district students or employees to or from a polling place.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1442

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners on establishing a veterinarian-client-patient relationship by telephone or electronic means.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1467

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to death records maintained by the vital statistics unit of the Department of State Health Services and provided to certain hospitals.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1502

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of the governing body of a school district to adopt an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the district's voter-approval tax rate.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1524

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding weapons in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1528

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1551

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the availability of automated external defibrillators at public schools.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1585

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with companies of foreign adversaries for certain information and communications technology; authorizing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1640

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to access to criminal history record information that relates to providers and provider applicants under Medicaid and other public benefits programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1754

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a renewable energy facility is located or is planned to be located.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1757

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operation of rock crushing facilities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1777

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a prohibition on payments for certain group home referrals; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1844

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to disannexation of certain areas of a municipality for failure to provide services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1863

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the conduct of randomized county election audits.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1972

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a limitation on rules, bylaws, and policies adopted by a school district's board of trustees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2007

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the voluntary disclosure by an applicant for registration of a motor vehicle of the applicant's military status.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2035

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting contributions, expenditures, and related activities involving political committees that support or oppose a ballot measure; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2046

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2055

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to participation in the Texas Leadership Scholars Program.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2069

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing an acute psychiatric bed registry.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2082

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operation of a concrete crushing facility near a hospital.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2119

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from certain immunization requirements for medical and veterinary students.