Texas State Representative
Cole Hefner Authored & Sponsored Legislation
Joint Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB127
Filed
3/13/25
Out of House Committee
5/7/25
Voted on by House
5/15/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/27/25
Voted on by Senate
5/29/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB128
Filed
3/13/25
Out of House Committee
4/16/25
Voted on by House
4/30/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/15/25
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to certain sister-city agreements between governmental entities and foreign countries and communities.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB130
Filed
3/13/25
Out of House Committee
4/16/25
Voted on by House
4/30/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/15/25
Voted on by Senate
5/19/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to genetic information security for residents of this state; providing a civil penalty; providing a private cause of action.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB132
Filed
3/13/25
Out of House Committee
4/14/25
Voted on by House
4/30/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/13/25
Voted on by Senate
5/20/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the confidentiality of information used to prevent, detect, respond to, or investigate a hostile act of a foreign adversary of the United States.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB133
Filed
3/13/25
Out of House Committee
4/16/25
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
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 House Bill HB1497
Filed
12/3/24
Out of House Committee
Voted on by House
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.
Co-Author of Legislation
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB129
Filed
3/13/25
Out of House Committee
4/23/25
Voted on by House
5/6/25
Out of Senate Committee
Voted on by Senate
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to a prohibition on certain governmental contracts with foreign adversary companies and federally banned companies; authorizing a civil penalty.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB14
Filed
3/6/25
Out of House Committee
4/1/25
Voted on by House
4/23/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/26/25
Voted on by Senate
5/28/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1443
Filed
11/21/24
Out of House Committee
4/24/25
Voted on by House
5/10/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/21/25
Voted on by Senate
5/23/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
TX
Texas 2025 - 89th Regular
Texas House Bill HB1481
Filed
12/2/24
Out of House Committee
4/8/25
Voted on by House
4/24/25
Out of Senate Committee
5/22/25
Voted on by Senate
5/25/25
Governor Action
Bill Becomes Law
Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.