Texas State Representative

Charlie Geren 2025 - 89th Regular - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Sponsor of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1197

Filed

2/10/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/1/25

Voted on by Senate

4/7/25

Out of House Committee

4/25/25

Voted on by House

4/29/25

Governor Action

5/19/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1378

Filed

2/18/25

Out of Senate Committee

3/31/25

Voted on by Senate

4/10/25

Out of House Committee

5/1/25

Voted on by House

5/2/25

Governor Action

5/19/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the powers of certain nonresident seller's permit holders who also hold a winery permit.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1737

Filed

2/27/25

Out of Senate Committee

3/19/25

Voted on by Senate

4/2/25

Out of House Committee

4/28/25

Voted on by House

5/23/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2004

Filed

3/6/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/16/25

Voted on by Senate

4/29/25

Out of House Committee

5/9/25

Voted on by House

5/13/25

Governor Action

5/27/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the eligibility of the INDYCAR Grand Prix of Arlington for funding under the major events reimbursement program.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2201

Filed

3/11/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/15/25

Voted on by Senate

5/5/25

Out of House Committee

5/19/25

Voted on by House

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to intelligence databases for combinations, criminal street gangs, and foreign terrorist organizations.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2206

Filed

3/11/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/9/25

Voted on by Senate

4/28/25

Out of House Committee

5/21/25

Voted on by House

5/28/25

Governor Action

6/22/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to a franchise tax credit for, and the application of sales and use taxes to, certain research and development expenses.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2581

Filed

3/13/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/16/25

Voted on by Senate

4/24/25

Out of House Committee

5/9/25

Voted on by House

5/22/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the repeal of a provision governing the operation of jail commissaries in certain counties.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB3070

Filed

5/12/25

Out of Senate Committee

5/15/25

Voted on by Senate

5/15/25

Out of House Committee

5/23/25

Voted on by House

5/26/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB31

Filed

3/14/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/23/25

Voted on by Senate

4/29/25

Out of House Committee

5/12/25

Voted on by House

5/22/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1646

Filed

2/26/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/10/25

Voted on by Senate

4/16/25

Out of House Committee

5/14/25

Voted on by House

5/15/25

Governor Action

5/30/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to criminal conduct involving the theft, damage, or destruction of copper or brass or involving the unauthorized possession of certain copper or brass material, to transactions of metal recycling entities involving certain copper or brass material, to training on identifying certain copper or brass material, and to studying the effect of certain regulations on incidents of theft of copper or brass material; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties; providing an administrative penalty.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB2351

Filed

3/12/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/23/25

Voted on by Senate

4/29/25

Out of House Committee

5/7/25

Voted on by House

5/9/25

Governor Action

5/24/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the construction of certain concrete plants under a standard permit.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB38

Filed

3/14/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/1/25

Voted on by Senate

4/10/25

Out of House Committee

5/19/25

Voted on by House

5/24/25

Governor Action

6/20/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the eviction from real property of certain persons not entitled to enter, occupy, or remain in possession of the premises.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

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

Bill Becomes Law

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.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB23

Filed

4/15/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/22/25

Voted on by Senate

4/23/25

Out of House Committee

5/9/25

Voted on by House

5/21/25

Governor Action

6/16/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB4

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

5/21/25

Governor Action

6/16/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.

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