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 House Bill HJR34

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the market value of real property located in a county that borders the United Mexican States that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB42

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the amount and allocation of the annual constitutional appropriation to certain agencies and institutions of higher education and to the permissible uses of that money.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB198

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB247

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/27/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price paid by certain governmental entities for a parcel of or easement in real property purchased for the purpose of installing or constructing such infrastructure when appraising other real property.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB367

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to verification of excused absences from public school for students with severe or life-threatening illnesses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB449

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit images using deep fake technology.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB632

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of the practice of pharmacy.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB668

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB677

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the restrictions on political activities of a county elections administrator.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB766

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/21/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1105

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1160

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of assault and harassment committed against certain employees or agents of a utility and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of interference with public duties of those employees or agents; increasing criminal penalties for certain criminal offenses relating to interference with public duties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1169

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the adoption of a comprehensive plan to protect oil and gas infrastructure in this state.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1592

Filed
12/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/21/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an alert system for dangerous plant and wildlife pests and diseases administered by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1778

Filed
1/8/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1781

Filed
1/8/25  
Out of House Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Texas Livestock and Rodeo Education and Continuation Grant Program.
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Texas House Bill HB1868

Filed
1/15/25  
Out of House Committee
4/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study on changes to performance tier funding for dual credit or dual enrollment courses under the public junior college state finance program and the capacity of the state's workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2017

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to increasing the criminal penalty and changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for certain persons convicted of intoxication manslaughter.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2038

Filed
1/23/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance by the Texas Medical Board of certain licenses to practice medicine and the authority of an insured to select certain license holders under the insured's health policy; requiring an occupational license; authorizing fees.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2128

Filed
1/27/25  
Out of House Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2240

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain void marriages.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2316

Filed
1/31/25  
Out of House Committee
4/21/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the manner of reporting results in the conduct of elections.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2510

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to assisted living facility operations and provision of certain services to assisted living facility residents without a license; creating a criminal offense.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2516

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals younger than 65 years of age to purchase Medicare supplement benefit plans.
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Texas House Bill HB2563

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of House Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to establishment of the temporary certified and insured prescribed burn manager self-insurance pool; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2582

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the rights of a victim, guardian of a victim, advocate for a victim, or close relative of a deceased victim to certain information regarding a defendant's parole.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2663

Filed
2/11/25  
Out of House Committee
4/4/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the affirmation required to be made by an operator as part of an application to the Railroad Commission of Texas for an extension of the deadline for plugging an inactive well; providing an administrative penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2712

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to test years used for ratemaking purposes by certain water and sewer utilities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2715

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the removal from office of certain officers of political subdivisions.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2760

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to judicial review of a Texas Workforce Commission decision in an unemployment compensation proceeding.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2788

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the disclosure of certain fraud detection information obtained in the administration of the unemployment compensation system.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3010

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
4/21/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3069

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain transmission projects.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3112

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the application of the open meetings law and public information law to government information related to certain cybersecurity measures.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3120

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain duties of the owner or operator of a residential child detention facility.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3146

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain hearings conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3157

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to interim rates charged by electric utilities during a rate suspension period.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3305

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3348

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of House Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation and operations of a health care provider participation program in certain counties.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3464

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the offense of providing a controlled substance to a person in the custody of a correctional facility; increasing a criminal penalty.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3474

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of House Committee
4/11/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the evaluation and reporting of investment practices and performance of certain public retirement systems.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3505

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the continuation and operation of a health care provider participation district created by certain local governments to administer a health care provider participation program.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3512

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to artificial intelligence training programs for certain employees and officials of state agencies and local governments.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3560

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the licensing of mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the definition of facility for the purposes of the employee misconduct registry.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3597

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to public hearing requirements for issuing a license for or expanding certain residential child-care facilities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3686

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of House Committee
4/21/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the information included on an identification card issued to certain retired peace and law enforcement officers.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3783

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to court-ordered counseling in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3860

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the eligibility of an inmate for certain occupational licenses and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4063

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4081

Filed
3/7/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the sealing of certain documents alleged to contain trade secrets.