Texas State Representative
Cole Hefner Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Joint Sponsor of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1349
Filed
2/18/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/24/25
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25
Out of House Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by House
5/9/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1612
Filed
2/25/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25
Out of House Committee
5/8/25
Voted on by House
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to construction contract trust funds.
Sponsor of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1362
Filed
2/18/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/17/25
Voted on by Senate
3/27/25
Out of House Committee
5/15/25
Voted on by House
5/28/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to prohibiting the recognition, service, and enforcement of extreme risk protective orders; creating a criminal offense.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1422
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/16/25
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25
Out of House Committee
5/6/25
Voted on by House
5/7/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 852 in Upshur County as the Petty Officer Billy Machen Memorial Bridge.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1455
Filed
2/19/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25
Voted on by Senate
4/24/25
Out of House Committee
5/8/25
Voted on by House
5/21/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the funding mechanism for the regulation of workers' compensation and workers' compensation insurance; authorizing surcharges.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1637
Filed
2/25/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25
Voted on by Senate
4/9/25
Out of House Committee
4/28/25
Voted on by House
4/30/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of deadly conduct.
TX
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.
TX
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
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.
Co-Sponsor of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB14
Filed
3/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
3/11/25
Voted on by Senate
3/26/25
Out of House Committee
4/7/25
Voted on by House
4/9/25
Governor Action
4/23/25
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas Senate Bill SB1558
Filed
2/21/25
Out of Senate Committee
4/14/25
Voted on by Senate
4/28/25
Out of House Committee
5/20/25
Voted on by House
5/28/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services.