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Texas Legislature

Bills Cosponsored

Sen. Adam Hinojosa
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/3/2026

Number of Bills: 54

Author:
Buckley | Bernal | Guillen
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Bettencourt | West | Paxton | Blanco | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to public education and public school finance.
Author:
Buckley | Bernal | Ashby | Frank | Cook
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Sparks | Parker | King | Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/29/2025 H Senate appoints conferees-reported
Caption:
Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.
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:
Harris
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Parker | Hinojosa, Adam | Hagenbuch | Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.
Author:
Gates | Buckley | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Martinez Fischer
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Miles | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
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:
Lopez, Ray | Hunter | Hefner
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | West | Blanco | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.
Author:
Kitzman | Guillen | Lopez, Janie | Bonnen | González, Mary
Sponsor:
Sparks
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Perry | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Blanco
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.
Author:
King | Moody | Oliverson | Plesa | Lalani
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Menéndez | Campbell | Flores | Alvarado | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.
Author:
Troxclair | Meyer | Vasut | Morales, Eddie | Hickland
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the creation and maintenance of a database of taxing unit bond, tax, and bond-related project information; providing a civil penalty.
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:
Troxclair | Swanson | Slawson | Hull | Leach
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | King | Campbell | Hancock | Hagenbuch | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the amount of the appraised value of real property located in certain counties that arises from the installation or construction on the property of border security infrastructure and related improvements and to the consideration of the price paid by certain governmental entities for a parcel of or easement in real property purchased for the purpose of installing or constructing such infrastructure when appraising other real property.
Author:
Harris Davila | Isaac | Troxclair | Button | Luther
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Creighton | Cook
Last Action:
05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a property owners' association to assess a fine for discolored vegetation or turf during a period of residential watering restriction.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Manuel | Jones, Jolanda | Bonnen | Isaac
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
05/26/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth holiday.
Author:
Vasut | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the cleaning of a structure used to grow oysters for cultivated oyster mariculture.
Author:
Bell, Cecil | Wilson | Cain | Ashby | Holt
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Creighton | Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the renewal of a license to carry a handgun.
Author:
Leach | Johnson | Little | Cook | Meyer
Sponsor:
Paxton
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
Author:
Thompson | Plesa
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Blanco | West | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to human trafficking prevention, including training for medical assistants, disclosure of human trafficking information by certain health care facilities, and protection for facility employees who report human trafficking.
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:
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:
Lujan | Bhojani | Lalani | LaHood | González, Mary
Sponsor:
Menéndez
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Cook | Miles | Campbell | Eckhardt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Harris | Manuel | Spiller
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
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:
Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley | Johnson
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
West | Parker | Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | Sparks | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
Author:
Dyson | Wharton | Louderback | Wilson | Cook
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Cosponsor:
Campbell | Kolkhorst | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Perry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
Author:
Meyer | Plesa | Hunter | Leach | Howard
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
Author:
Ashby | Holt | Bumgarner | Guillen | González, Jessica
Sponsor:
Nichols
Cosponsor:
Paxton | Parker | King | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
Author:
Spiller | King | Orr | Lujan | Luther
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.
Author:
Guillen | Garcia, Josey | Lozano
Sponsor:
Menéndez
Cosponsor:
Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hinojosa, Adam | Miles
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a study by the Texas Veterans Commission regarding the provision of veterans benefits in this state.
Author:
Ordaz | Buckley | Leo Wilson | Plesa
Sponsor:
Parker
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Menéndez | Hagenbuch
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.
Author:
Turner | Button | Cook | Cortez | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado | Hancock | Blanco | Gutierrez | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.
Author:
Cook | Luther | Leo Wilson | Buckley | Kerwin
Sponsor:
Hagenbuch
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Hancock | Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.
Author:
Raymond | Bell, Cecil | Hunter | Hinojosa | Bryant
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Bettencourt | Flores | Hagenbuch | Sparks | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.
Author:
King | Ashby | Phelan | Frank | Landgraf
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Zaffirini | Blanco | Sparks | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a grant program to provide financial assistance to qualified ambulance service providers in certain rural counties.
Author:
Paul | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs.
Author:
Virdell | Cain | Hickland | Louderback | Ashby
Sponsor:
Hall
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Creighton | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to municipal and county firearm buyback programs.
Author:
Landgraf
Sponsor:
Sparks
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for chimeric antigen receptor T-cell therapy.
Author:
Metcalf | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Creighton | Menéndez
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by school district administrators; providing a civil penalty.
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:
Morgan | McLaughlin | Hayes | Cain
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Cosponsor:
Gutierrez | Hinojosa, Adam | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.
Author:
Hunter | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to a deduction from the amount of taxable sales used to calculate the amount of sales and use taxes that the owners of restaurants that purchase Texas farm-raised oysters are required to remit to the comptroller of public accounts.
Author:
Turner | Bumgarner | Patterson | McQueeney | Plesa
Sponsor:
Middleton
Cosponsor:
Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to supplemental benefits for retired firefighters and peace officers diagnosed with certain diseases or illnesses.
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:
Gerdes
Sponsor:
Gutierrez
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday.
Author:
Shaheen | Patterson | McQueeney | Fairly | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
King | Hagenbuch | Parker | Kolkhorst | Creighton | et al.
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.
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:
Gerdes | DeAyala | Metcalf | Guillen | Bumgarner
Sponsor:
Creighton
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Hinojosa, Adam | King | Campbell
Last Action:
05/27/2025 S Co-sponsor authorized
Caption:
Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.
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.
Author:
Geren | McQueeney | Meyer | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Kolkhorst | Bettencourt | Hinojosa, Adam | Birdwell | Creighton
Last Action:
05/14/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
Author:
Harris | Hunter | Martinez | Kitzman | Metcalf
Sponsor:
Perry
Cosponsor:
Alvarado | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Birdwell | Kolkhorst | Hancock | et al.
Last Action:
06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund and to provide for the allocation and use of that revenue.
Author:
Turner | Button | Cook | Cortez | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Cosponsor:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Alvarado | Hancock | Bettencourt | Blanco | et al.
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
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