Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate 2025 Local and Uncontested Bills May 28th, 2025

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Senate Session (Part IV)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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Senate Session (Part I)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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Senate Session (Part II)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

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Senate Session (Part III)

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Bills on the Agenda

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Texas House Bill HB100

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public schools.
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Texas House Bill HB101

Filed
3/14/25  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by House
5/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to creating the Texas State Guard Professionalization Task Force.
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Texas House Bill HB119

Filed
3/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the registration as a lobbyist of persons who engage in certain lobbying activities on behalf of a foreign adversary and to prohibitions on the receipt of compensation related to those lobbying activities; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas House Bill HB227

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
4/25/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 521 in Brazoria County as the Clarence "BB" Sasser Medal of Honor Highway.
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Texas House Bill HB252

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/1/25  
Voted on by House
4/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.
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Texas House Bill HB322

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/27/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
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Texas House Bill HB346

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/28/25  
Governor Action
6/12/25  
Relating to the fee amounts prescribed by the secretary of state for expedited commercial and business record searches or filings and the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for veteran-owned businesses.
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Texas House Bill HB654

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the dismissal of a criminal charge related to the illegal hunting of certain deer; authorizing fees.
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Texas House Bill HB705

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
5/1/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.
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Texas House Bill HB718

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting a public institution of higher education from partnering with certain private entities for the construction of a student housing facility.
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Texas House Bill HB721

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by House
5/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the applicability of certain laws requiring health care cost disclosures by health benefit plan issuers and administrators.
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Texas House Bill HB824

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by House
5/13/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.
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Texas House Bill HB1094

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by House
4/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.
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Texas House Bill HB1234

Filed
11/12/24  
Out of House Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain procedures required for the denial of certain applications for a license to carry a handgun.
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Texas House Bill HB1306

Filed
11/13/24  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain claims for benefits or compensation by a death investigation professional.
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Texas House Bill HB1506

Filed
12/4/24  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/27/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the issuance of a license to carry a handgun to certain retired county court judges.
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Texas House Bill HB1523

Filed
12/5/24  
Out of House Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
5/13/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a temporary prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.
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Texas House Bill HB1629

Filed
12/16/24  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by House
5/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.
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Texas House Bill HB1690

Filed
12/20/24  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/24/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.
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Texas House Bill HB1868

Filed
1/15/25  
Out of House Committee
4/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
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 House Bill HB1960

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of House Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by House
5/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the designation of a portion of State Highway 345 in San Benito as the Lieutenant Milton Resendez Memorial Highway.
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Texas House Bill HB1973

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
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Texas House Bill HB2012

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by House
5/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to regulation by certain counties of roadside or parking lot vendors and solicitors.
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Texas House Bill HB2035

Filed
1/23/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to notice provided by a chemical dependency treatment facility to the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of a minor refused admission to the facility.
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Texas House Bill HB2037

Filed
1/23/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security deposit.
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Texas House Bill HB2078

Filed
1/24/25  
Out of House Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
5/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/27/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.
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Texas House Bill HB2128

Filed
1/27/25  
Out of House Committee
3/31/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/27/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.
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Texas House Bill HB2213

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/28/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
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Texas House Bill HB2240

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to certain void marriages.
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Texas House Bill HB2348

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by House
5/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the video recording of a deposition taken of the testimony of certain elderly or disabled persons in a criminal case.
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Texas House Bill HB2520

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of House Committee
4/21/25  
Voted on by House
5/1/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the open meetings law.
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Texas House Bill HB2598

Filed
2/10/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.
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Texas House Bill HB2686

Filed
2/11/25  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee.
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Texas House Bill HB2694

Filed
2/12/25  
Out of House Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by House
5/16/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4.
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Texas House Bill HB2820

Filed
2/13/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the maximum amount of operating capital retained in a licensed authorized organization's charitable bingo account.
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Texas House Bill HB3005

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the payment of funds under certain construction contracts.
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Texas House Bill HB3057

Filed
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
5/1/25  
Voted on by House
5/10/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/27/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
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Texas House Bill HB3092

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/17/25  
Voted on by House
5/2/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/28/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.
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Texas House Bill HB3112

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
4/10/25  
Voted on by House
5/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
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 House Bill HB3171

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of House Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
5/16/25  
Governor Action
 
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 House Bill HB3181

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of House Committee
4/23/25  
Voted on by House
5/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/27/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the enforcement of a court order for possession of or access to a child and related order modifications.
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Texas House Bill HB3185

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by House
5/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to investigations of certain cybercrimes.
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Texas House Bill HB3333

Filed
2/25/25  
Out of House Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by House
5/15/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain river segments and drainage areas.
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Texas House Bill HB3388

Filed
2/26/25  
Out of House Committee
4/25/25  
Voted on by House
5/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to group property and casualty insurance policies.
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Texas House Bill HB3516

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of House Committee
4/8/25  
Voted on by House
4/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law.
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Texas House Bill HB3546

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of House Committee
4/29/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of an independent school district to change the date of the general election for officers.
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Texas House Bill HB3619

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by House
5/12/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.
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Texas House Bill HB3623

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/11/25  
Voted on by House
4/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the manner of solicitation of bids for certain purchases by the comptroller of public accounts and state agencies.
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Texas House Bill HB3629

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of House Committee
4/30/25  
Voted on by House
5/15/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/25/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/28/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
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Texas House Bill HB3642

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of House Committee
5/8/25  
Voted on by House
5/15/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the designation of portions of the state highway system as memorial highways, to certain memorial markers on certain highways, and to the installation of highway signs for certain cultural attractions.