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Texas Legislature

Bills Cosponsored

Sen. Mayes Middleton
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/3/2026

Number of Bills: 30

Author:
Leach | Harris | Buckley | Metcalf | Hull
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Sparks | Hancock | Campbell | Bettencourt | Hall | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Hickland | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Birdwell | Alvarado | Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action:
06/12/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
Author:
Gates | Capriglione | Martinez Fischer | Tepper | Bell, Cecil
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Cook | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | West | Campbell | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
Author:
McLaughlin | Guillen | Moody | Leo Wilson | Louderback
Sponsor:
Flores
Cosponsor:
Miles | West | Bettencourt | Blanco | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.
Author:
Capriglione | Metcalf | Toth
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the public information law, including the disclosure of information in the possession, custody, or control of certain governmental bodies.
Author:
Wilson | Hefner | Shaheen | Howard | Lambert
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Paxton | Bettencourt | Parker | Hinojosa, Adam | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
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.
Author:
Patterson | Fairly | González, Mary | Bell, Keith
Sponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Cosponsor:
Sparks | Hughes | Middleton | Kolkhorst | King
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting use of social media platforms by children.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Spiller | Gerdes | Leo Wilson | Metcalf
Sponsor:
King
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | Creighton | Middleton
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.
Author:
Dorazio | Hunter | Capriglione | Raymond | Harris
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Sparks | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Cole | Cook | Ward Johnson | Talarico | Guillen
Sponsor:
Eckhardt
Cosponsor:
Parker | Paxton | Hagenbuch | Sparks | Middleton | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
Author:
Shaheen | Wharton | Barry | Capriglione | Luther
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Sparks | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the definitions of child abuse and neglect.
Author:
Metcalf | Ashby | McQueeney | Bucy | Curry
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Alvarado | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to daylight saving time.
Author:
Hull
Sponsor:
Huffman
Cosponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault and other sex offenses, the offense of continuous sexual abuse, and the prosecution, punishment, and collateral consequences of certain sex offenses; creating a criminal offense; increasing criminal penalties; changing the eligibility for community supervision, mandatory supervision, and parole for persons convicted of certain sex offenses.
Author:
Schatzline | Patterson | Holt | Richardson | Money
Sponsor:
King
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Hancock | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Parker | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to creating the criminal offense of promotion or possession of a child-like sex doll.
Author:
Gerdes
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to notice of a meeting held under the open meetings law.
Author:
Curry | Toth
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a state agency or the state's air quality state implementation plan to impose certain restrictions with respect to a motor vehicle, including a motor vehicle powered by an engine.
Author:
Barry | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of premium and maintenance taxes to the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association and Texas FAIR Plan Association.
Author:
Barry | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the use of installment premium payment plans on Texas Windstorm Insurance Association policies.
Author:
Capriglione | Curry | Hayes
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Cook | Eckhardt | Johnson | Middleton | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to diagnosis, maintenance, and repair of certain digital electronic equipment.
Author:
Alders | Hefner | Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Kolkhorst | King | Sparks | Middleton | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Frank | Dutton | Talarico | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
King
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Hagenbuch | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Commission on Marriage and Family.
Author:
Luther | Leach | LaHood | Longoria | Schofield
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Hughes | Sparks | Hinojosa, Adam | Hagenbuch
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine.
Author:
Hunter | Oliverson | Paul | Bonnen | Villalobos
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.
Author:
Leach | Cook | Hull
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of vaccination status.
Author:
Noble | Leach | Hunter | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Middleton | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities.
Author:
Capriglione
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Middleton | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a governmental body's response to a request for public information.
Author:
Little | Dutton | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Middleton | Campbell | Hall | King | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
Author:
Bell, Keith | Guillen | Toth | Hayes | Olcott
Sponsor:
Flores
Cosponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the authority of this state to implement a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program.
Author:
Shaheen | Metcalf | Leach | Noble | Hull
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | King | Middleton | Hinojosa, Adam | Hagenbuch
Last Action:
05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
Author:
Meyer | Bonnen | Button | Martinez Fischer | Bernal
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Birdwell | Alvarado | Blanco | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
05/20/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
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