Texas State Senator

Bob Hall 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 9)

Legislative Session

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB17

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25  
Out of House Committee
5/6/25  
Voted on by House
5/9/25  
Governor Action
6/20/25  
Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1721

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the transfer of the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1730

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/7/25  
Voted on by Senate
5/12/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.
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Texas Senate Bill SB18

Filed
2/21/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/19/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to prohibiting municipal libraries that host certain events from receiving state or other public funding.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1859

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the licensing and regulation of advanced practice registered nurses and the payment of independent advanced practice registered nurses in certain government employee health plans.
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Texas Senate Bill SB19

Filed
2/20/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying and certain other activities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1978

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
5/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the interconnection of a facility in the ERCOT power region to certain other facilities.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1979

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees.

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1717

Filed
2/27/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the terminology used in statute, resolutions, rules, and other state publications to refer to the partially landlocked body of water on the southeastern periphery of the North American continent.
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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1754

Filed
2/28/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a taxing unit to enter into an agreement to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the value of property on which a renewable energy facility is located or is planned to be located.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1798

Filed
3/3/25  
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the resident status, tuition rates, certain financial support, and certain documentation requirements for students enrolled at public institutions of higher education, including students not lawfully present in the United States.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1871

Filed
3/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/7/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1887

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the prohibition of immunization with a product containing mRNA material.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1962

Filed
3/5/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/9/25  
Voted on by Senate
4/16/25  
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to public school accountability, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement and public school performance ratings under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1972

Filed
3/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/22/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a limitation on rules, bylaws, and policies adopted by a school district's board of trustees.