Texas State Representative

Rhetta Bowers Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB1080

Filed

2/4/25

Out of Senate Committee

4/3/25

Voted on by Senate

4/16/25

Out of House Committee

5/5/25

Voted on by House

5/8/25

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.

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

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 SB2790

Filed

3/14/25

Out of Senate Committee

5/7/25

Voted on by Senate

5/14/25

Out of House Committee

5/23/25

Voted on by House

5/28/25

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.

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

Bill Becomes Law

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

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

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.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB455

Filed

11/21/24

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

5/10/25

Governor Action

5/27/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB5

Filed

2/20/25

Out of Senate Committee

2/28/25

Voted on by Senate

3/5/25

Out of House Committee

4/10/25

Voted on by House

4/24/25

Governor Action

5/24/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SJR2

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

5/20/25

Sent toSOS

5/22/25

Proposed Const. Amend.

Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.

Sponsor of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB650

Filed

12/18/24

Out of Senate Committee

3/18/25

Voted on by Senate

3/26/25

Out of House Committee

5/15/25

Voted on by House

5/22/25

Governor Action

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.

Joint Sponsor of Legislation

Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB836

Filed

1/17/25

Out of Senate Committee

3/31/25

Voted on by Senate

4/2/25

Out of House Committee

4/28/25

Voted on by House

4/29/25

Governor Action

5/13/25

Bill Becomes Law

Relating to victims of sex offenses, sex-based human trafficking offenses, or acts of a sexual nature and to the confidentiality of or restrictions on the availability of certain property, material, or information regarding those victims, offenses, or acts.

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