Texas State Senator

Brian Birdwell 2025 - 89th 1st C.S. - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB1

Filed
8/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/11/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB16

Filed
8/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/11/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
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Texas Senate Bill SB2

Filed
8/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/11/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas.
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Texas Senate Bill SB3

Filed
8/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/12/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
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Texas Senate Bill SB4

Voted on by Senate
 
Out of House Committee
 
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
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Texas Senate Bill SB6

Filed
8/8/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/11/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.
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Texas Senate Bill SB8

Filed
8/4/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/6/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions 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.

Primary Author of Legislation

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Texas Senate Bill SB9

Filed
7/30/25  
Out of Senate Committee
8/4/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
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Texas Senate Bill SR10

Congratulating Ernest Servantes and David Kirkland on the selection of Burnt Bean Co. in Seguin as the No. 1 restaurant in the Texas Monthly 2025 list of the 50 Best BBQ Joints in Texas.
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Texas Senate Bill SR12

Recognizing the Tarleton State University men's rodeo team for winning a National Championship.
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Texas Senate Bill SR13

Congratulating the Midway High School softball team on winning the 2025 University Interscholastic League Class 6A Division I state softball championship.
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Texas Senate Bill SR14

Congratulating the Midway High School baseball team on winning the 2025 University Interscholastic League Class 6A Division I state championship.
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Texas Senate Bill SR15

Congratulating the Tarleton State University women's rodeo team on winning a National Championship.
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Texas Senate Bill SR93

Memorializing the lives lost during the 2025 Texas floods.