Texas State Representative

Ben Bumgarner Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB8

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/1/25  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB835

Filed
1/17/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/15/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/15/25  
Out of House Committee
5/23/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB9

Filed
2/3/25  
Out of Senate Committee
2/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
2/19/25  
Out of House Committee
5/15/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR1

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
2/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
2/19/25  
Sent toSOS
 
Proposed Const. Amend.
 
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR2

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
2/11/25  
Voted on by Senate
2/13/25  
Out of House Committee
5/9/25  
Voted on by House
5/20/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR3

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
2/28/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/5/25  
Out of House Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by House
4/28/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR37

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/26/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/1/25  
Out of House Committee
5/2/25  
Voted on by House
5/12/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR5

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
2/13/25  
Voted on by Senate
2/20/25  
Out of House Committee
5/15/25  
Voted on by House
5/19/25  
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB985

Filed
1/29/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/2/25  
Out of House Committee
5/5/25  
Voted on by House
5/7/25  
Governor Action
5/24/25  
Relating to the combination of certain election precincts.

Sponsor of Legislation

TX

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SCR18

Designating the Town of Trophy Club as the official Texas Town of Patriotism for a 10-year period ending in 2035.