Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate 2025 Local and Uncontested Bills May 9th, 2025

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Texas Senate Bill SCR48

Urging the Gulf Coast Protection District and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to not compromise navigation safety or two-way traffic vessel movement when implementing a project.
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Texas Senate Bill SB375

Filed
11/15/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.
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Texas Senate Bill SB410

Filed
11/21/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.
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Texas Senate Bill SB672

Filed
12/19/24  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Out of House Committee
5/22/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency operations plans to the Health and Human Services Commission.
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Texas Senate Bill SB777

Filed
1/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Out of House Committee
5/16/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1373

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a hospital's determination to grant, deny, renew, or modify medical staff privileges.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1454

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the area of operations of and certain tax exemptions available to housing authorities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1586

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the issuance by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of permits for certain wastewater treatment facilities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1704

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain rights of crime victims and witnesses and associated persons and to victim impact statements.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1854

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use of municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue by certain municipalities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1856

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Out of House Committee
5/19/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a capacity cost recovery rider for certain electric utilities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2165

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Out of House Committee
5/15/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting the dismissal of certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship involving the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2203

Filed
3/11/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/12/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the certification of discovery issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings by the commission.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2342

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the application for appointment of a guardian and to requiring criminal history record information and other information in connection with the guardianship of a ward or the ward's estate.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2367

Filed
3/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Out of House Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of certain counties to enact certain park use rules.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2452

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the compensation of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2501

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Out of House Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to selection of an attorney by an indigent parent as attorney ad litem for the parent in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2520

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Out of House Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the calculation of the limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes imposed by a school district on the residence homestead of an individual who is elderly or disabled.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2521

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notification of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district of the death of a resident of the county in which the district is located and the determination by the chief appraiser of the effect of the decedent's death on the continued eligibility of any property in the county previously owned by the decedent for any exemption allowed for the property.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2538

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the plan required to be adopted by the board of directors of an appraisal district for periodically conducting certain reappraisal activities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2539

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the adoption of an ordinance issuing a tax increment bond by certain municipalities that have designated a tax increment reinvestment zone.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2703

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a municipality or county to regulate condominiums.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2835

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Out of House Committee
5/20/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to municipal regulation of stairway requirements in certain apartment buildings.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2903

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to supporting vouchers and other documents attached to annual accounts filed by guardians of the estate.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2926

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the transition of certain veterans' mental health initiatives from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Veterans Commission.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2959

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to designating August as Firearm Safety Awareness Month.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2965

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Out of House Committee
5/19/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to territory in an emergency services district that is annexed by a municipality.
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Texas Senate Bill SB3029

Filed
3/17/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the powers and duties of the Far North Fort Worth Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties; providing authority to establish defined areas and to impose a tax and issue bonds.
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Texas House Bill HB22

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of House Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
4/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
5/24/25  
Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of intangible personal property.
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Texas House Bill HB1392

Filed
11/18/24  
Out of House Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by House
4/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
5/24/25  
Relating to the postponement of the delinquency date for a payment of ad valorem taxes imposed by a taxing unit if the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed on the delinquency date.
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Texas House Bill HB3093

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/17/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
5/24/25  
Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit for a year in which a property owner provides notice that the owner intends to appeal an order of an appraisal review board determining a protest by the owner regarding the appraisal of the owner's property.
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Texas House Bill HB3096

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/9/25  
Governor Action
5/24/25  
Relating to designating March 17 as Profound Autism Awareness Day.
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Texas House Bill HCR6

Designating Galveston as the official Juneteenth Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR12

Designating September as Deaf Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR29

Designating April as Counseling Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR50

Designating Galveston as the official Mardi Gras Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR55

Redesignating Poteet as the official Strawberry Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR56

Designating May as Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Breastfeeding Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR58

Redesignating Dripping Springs as the official Wedding Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR70

Redesignating Jim Hogg County as the official Vaquero Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR71

Designating La Salle County as the official Wild Hog Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR74

Designating Carthage as the official Country Music Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR78

Designating September 16 as Lone Star Santas Charities Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR80

Designating Brenham as the official Ice Cream Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR107

Designating the Texas Almanac as the official State Book of Texas.
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Texas House Bill HCR116

Redesignating Brownsville as the official Bicycling Capital of the Rio Grande Valley for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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Texas House Bill HCR117

Designating Port Aransas as the official Fishing Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.