Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB582

Filed
12/13/24  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain agreements arising out of special investigations conducted by the Texas Education Agency.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1163

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the circumstances under which an appraisal review board is required to postpone a protest hearing.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2344

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the placement of telephone corporation facilities in the right-of-way of certain county roads.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2403

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the functions and duties of the Texas Ethics Commission.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2446

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the composition of the governing bodies of local mental health authorities and reports available to the governing body members.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2600

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a fee charged by a school district for the transportation of a student who lives within two miles of the school the student attends.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2785

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notification and disclosure of records and information concerning an investigation of a report of child abuse or neglect to county or district attorneys.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB3047

Filed
4/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB334

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a county employee family leave pool program.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB554

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/1/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth holiday.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1109

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
4/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption from certain motor fuel taxes for counties in this state.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2081

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of the Building Better Futures Program to support educational and occupational skills training opportunities and support services for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3809

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB510

Filed
11/25/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the failure of a voter registrar to comply with voter registration laws.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1835

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the maximum number of nonresident scholarship students permitted to pay resident tuition and fees at certain public institutions of higher education.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1950

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for unemployment benefits and the validity of certain claims for unemployment benefits submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2943

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prohibition of certain actions by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1073

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to discrimination against or burdening certain constitutional rights of an applicant for or holder of a license to practice law in this state.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1310

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to senior retirement communities.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2532

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain municipalities that receive municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue and other money from a local park board of trustees.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2619

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain accountability-related policies and procedures related to public schools, the availability of information regarding a board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school, and the approval by the Texas Education Agency of training provided to a member of a board of trustees of a school district.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2847

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to innovations in core curriculum to accelerate the award of bachelor's degrees, including the establishment of the general education curriculum advisory committee.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2972

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SR509

Recognizing the members of the General Federation of Women's Clubs of Texas.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SR512

Recognizing May 13, 2025, as Falun Dafa Day.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR87

Filed
5/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by House
 
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB3072

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the term of an easement granted by the Parks and Wildlife Commission to an electric cooperative for certain state land.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB3073

Filed
5/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/14/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB49

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of House Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB229

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB361

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of the chief appraiser of certain appraisal districts to consider a property to be a comparable property when using the market data comparison method of appraisal to determine the market value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB700

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to disclosures for certain commercial sales-based financing transactions, the effect of certain commercial sales-based financing contract provisions, and the registration of commercial sales-based financing brokers; authorizing a fee and providing a civil penalty.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB796

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of the legislature or a state court to declare certain federal actions to be unconstitutional federal actions, including the effect and enforcement of such a declaration.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1128

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1534

Filed
12/6/24  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
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.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1661

Filed
12/18/24  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1803

Filed
1/9/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact; authorizing fees.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1837

Filed
1/14/25  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the enforcement and prevention of offenses involving the manufacture or delivery of controlled substances listed in Penalty Group 1 or 1-B, law enforcement officer safety in handling those substances, and the manufacture and proper use of opioid antagonists.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1866

Filed
1/15/25  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the state law enforcement authority of federal National Park Service law enforcement officers.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2149

Filed
1/28/25  
Out of House Committee
4/14/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to nonconforming land uses after the adoption of or change to a zoning regulation or boundary.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2282

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the amount of the reimbursement fee paid by a defendant for a peace officer's services in executing or processing an arrest warrant, capias, or capias pro fine.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2294

Filed
1/30/25  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2434

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of House Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the purchase of service credit by certain members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2440

Filed
2/5/25  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a state agency or the state's air quality state implementation plan to impose certain restrictions with respect to a motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered by an engine.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2761

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2785

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter registration application.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2867

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3057

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3062

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness education for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3134

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to advanced air mobility.