Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB127

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense; harmonizing other statute of limitations provisions.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB506

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB584

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the responsibility of consumer reporting agencies to ensure compliance with certain consumer reporting laws.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB771

Filed
1/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a credit or refund for diesel fuel taxes paid on diesel fuel used in this state by auxiliary power units or power take-off equipment.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB784

Filed
1/15/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the transfer of certain public school students who are children of peace officers.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1049

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to excused absences from public school for the purpose of attending a released time course.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1383

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1568

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1681

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an annual boarding home facility report for certain counties and municipalities.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1980

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for the offense of assault committed against certain public servants and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those public servants.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2041

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2050

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the recycling and disposal of consumer energy storage modules.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2080

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to various matters pertaining to certain governmental entities that operate port facilities.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2225

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the manufacture, distribution, sale, and taxation of ready-to-drink spirit beverages.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2306

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2308

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and the administration of that treatment.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2366

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a grant program to fund certain short line railroad projects.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2392

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notice to local law enforcement of certain offenses occurring on public or private school property or at school-sponsored or school-related activities; providing a civil penalty.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2544

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2610

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a limitation on civil liability of business entities in connection with a breach of system security.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2660

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/15/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing a fee.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2662

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/15/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the enforcement of drought contingency plans by water and sewer utilities and the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2807

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the considerations when determining whether an operator of a motor vehicle is an employee of a motor carrier or an independent contractor.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2843

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study of the effectiveness of rules and policies implemented by the Parks and Wildlife Department to manage and contain chronic wasting disease and of cervid resistance to chronic wasting disease.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2844

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of deer breeding; creating criminal offenses.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2885

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use of reclaimed water that has been treated to meet certain standards as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2938

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the verification of the veteran status of inmates and prisoners.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2986

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to use by a religious organization of public school or institution of higher education facilities.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2330

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to payroll deductions for certain state and local government employee organizations.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2858

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to state preemption of certain municipal and county regulation.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SR448

Recognizing Stephen F. Austin State University Sylvans on their victory at the 66th Annual Association of Southern Forestry Clubs Conclave.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SR463

In memory of Pope Francis.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HCR35

Urging Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make spaceports eligible for tax-exempt private activity bonds.