Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate 2025 Regular Order of Business May 14th, 2025

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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Bills on the Agenda

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HJR1

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of House Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
4/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1130

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
4/23/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities.
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Texas House Bill HB1689

Filed
12/20/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the use of certain groundwater export fees collected by a groundwater conservation district.
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Texas House Bill HB2884

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of House Committee
4/11/25  
Voted on by House
4/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the required disclosure of certain financial relationships in civil actions regarding the activities of United States defense contractors.
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Texas House Bill HB1393

Filed
11/18/24  
Out of House Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
4/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/22/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to daylight saving time.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2559

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the imposition by a municipality of a moratorium on property development in certain circumstances.
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Texas House Bill HB26

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of House Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
4/23/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to authorizing Medicaid managed care organizations to offer nutrition support services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3012

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the fee for a driving safety course.
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Texas House Bill HB1327

Filed
11/14/24  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the continuation of a health care provider participation program by the Harris County Hospital District.
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Texas House Bill HB109

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1238

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I injection well.
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Texas House Bill HB2890

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of House Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
4/23/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.
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Texas House Bill HB9

Filed
2/24/25  
Out of House Committee
3/19/25  
Voted on by House
4/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
6/12/25  
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
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Texas House Bill HB4215

Filed
3/10/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the regulation of delivery network companies; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2970

Filed
2/18/25  
Out of House Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the management and operation of the Gulf Coast Protection District.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB37

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
4/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1899

Filed
1/16/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the required age for a license or permit relating to the conduct of a public fireworks display.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1593

Filed
12/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to an advisory committee to study suicide prevention and peer support programs in fire departments in this state.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2607

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of House Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
5/1/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the terms of the members of the board of hospital managers and leasing authority of the Walker County Hospital District.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3526

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of House Committee
4/21/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to fiscal transparency for bonds issued by local governmental entities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3810

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the dissolution of the Rose City Municipal Utility District.
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Texas House Bill HB5092

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/24/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the operation and dissolution of the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and to agreements between Texas Tech University and the authority.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB388

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/2/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2809

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1151

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
4/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to neglect of a child and the grounds for termination of the parent-child relationship and possession of a child by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
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Texas House Bill HB913

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to certain state hospital names and the management of state hospitals.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3307

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to the continuing education required in order for a person to renew the person's agreement with the comptroller of public accounts to serve as an arbitrator in an appeal through binding arbitration of an appraisal review board order determining a protest.
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Texas House Bill HB879

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/15/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the licensing of certain military veterans as health care providers.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB116

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
4/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB12

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of House Committee
3/25/25  
Voted on by House
4/9/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.
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Texas House Bill HB2703

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.
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Texas House Bill HB1610

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, including conforming amendments.
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Texas House Bill HB1615

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including a conforming amendment.
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Texas House Bill HB1620

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to nonsubstantive additions to, revisions of, and corrections in enacted codes, to the nonsubstantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 88th Legislature to other Acts of that legislature.
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Texas House Bill HB30

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by House
5/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to the effect of a disaster and associated costs on the calculation of certain tax rates and the procedure for adoption of a tax rate by a taxing unit.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB21

Filed
1/13/25  
Out of House Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/14/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
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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 House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
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 HB2692

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to the San Antonio River Authority.
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Texas House Bill HB1633

Filed
12/16/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment.
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Texas House Bill HB1318

Filed
11/14/24  
Out of House Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
4/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB685

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/23/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB630

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/28/25  
Voted on by House
4/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25  
Governor Action
5/28/25  
Relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors.
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Texas House Bill HB4753

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/20/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the municipal issuance of a document verifying that a certificate of occupancy has been issued for certain buildings.
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Texas House Bill HB2742

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/15/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to the split-payment of ad valorem taxes.
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Texas House Bill HB303

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to the authority of a Type A or Type B general-law municipality to change to a Type C general-law municipality.
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Texas House Bill HB198

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to periodic health screenings for firefighters.
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Texas House Bill HB1535

Filed
4/1/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/25  
Governor Action
5/29/25  
Relating to the Trinity River Authority of Texas, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB762

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/1/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to severance pay for political subdivision employees and independent contractors.
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Texas House Bill HB148

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the qualification of candidates for, and the training and education of members of, the board of directors of an appraisal district.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1520

Filed
4/1/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the Angelina and Neches River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.