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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Sen. Royce West
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/3/2026

Number of Bills: 138

Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Hagenbuch | et al.
Sponsor:
Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Author:
Schwertner
Coauthor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Parker | West
Sponsor:
Capriglione | Oliverson | Longoria | Vasut | Cunningham
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the establishment and administration of the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve for the purpose of investing in cryptocurrency and the investment authority of the comptroller of public accounts over the reserve and certain other state funds.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Hagenbuch | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Hunter | King | Gervin-Hawkins | Bell, Cecil | Martinez Fischer
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action:
06/16/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
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.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Hull | Frank | VanDeaver | Bucy | Pierson
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption:
Relating to public education, including the rights and compensation of public school educators and funding for teacher compensation under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Birdwell | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Hughes | et al.
Sponsor:
Buckley
Last Action:
05/20/2025 S House passage as amended reported
Caption:
Relating to the rights of public school educators and financial and other assistance provided to educators and to public schools by the Texas Education Agency related to public school educators.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Hagenbuch | West
Sponsor:
Craddick
Last Action:
05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the selection, prioritization, construction, and funding of transportation projects.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
06/16/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Dean
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the disposition by a public junior college library of certain library materials.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
03/13/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the reading and marking of a ballot by a person occupying a voting station or by the person's child.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Leo Wilson
Last Action:
05/19/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the adoption of uniform rules for hours of work for certain county employees.
Author:
Hall
Coauthor:
Kolkhorst | West
Sponsor:
Anchía | Spiller | Button
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain definitions relating to the regulation of and private rights of action arising from certain solicitation-related communications.
Author:
Flores
Coauthor:
Middleton | West
Sponsor:
Capriglione
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to prohibitions on camping in a public place.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | et al.
Sponsor:
Bonnen
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Perry | Schwertner | West
Sponsor:
Leach
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the discipline of judges by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, notice of certain reprimands, judicial compensation and related retirement benefits, and the reporting of certain judicial transparency information; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Sponsor:
Canales
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to driving safety or motorcycle operator training course dismissal.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Darby
Last Action:
05/15/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts over health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the criminal offense of passing certain vehicles on a highway.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Cook | Hall | Miles | West
Sponsor:
Harris Davila
Last Action:
05/27/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting certain food additives from being included in free or reduced-price meals provided by school districts.
Author:
Eckhardt | Cook | Flores | Menéndez | Parker
Coauthor:
Blanco | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Middleton | Perry | et al.
Sponsor:
Howard | Lalani | Ward Johnson | Shofner | Wilson
Last Action:
05/06/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the period for which an applicant for admission as an undergraduate student to a public institution of higher education is entitled to an academic fresh start.
Author:
Flores
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | West
Sponsor:
Orr | Vasut
Last Action:
05/15/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to making a donation to the operation game thief fund when applying for a hunting or fishing license.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Landgraf
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to bond requirements for certain judges.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Little
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Buckley
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the meetings of the boards of trustees of independent school districts.
Author:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Coauthor:
Creighton | Parker | West
Sponsor:
Lalani
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to criminal and civil liability related to sexually explicit media and artificial intimate visual material; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Sparks
Coauthor:
Flores | West
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Referred to s/c on Property Tax Appraisals by Speaker: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption:
Relating to the right of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district, the appraisal district, or the appraisal review board of the appraisal district to bring certain claims in an appeal of an order of the appraisal review board.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Blanco | Cook | Sparks | West
Sponsor:
Wharton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to protection of certain disclosures and communications by pharmacists and pharmacies regarding prescription drug benefits.
Author:
Sparks
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Darby
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the selection by the board of directors of the West Coke County Hospital District of a depository bank for the district.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Hefner
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a driver's license to certain persons that includes an alternative to the license holder's residence address.
Author:
Campbell
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Kolkhorst | West
Last Action:
05/21/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: May 21 2025 11:24AM
Caption:
Relating to the exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans.
Author:
Sparks
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Blanco | Flores | Hinojosa, Adam | West
Last Action:
04/17/2025 H Referred to Agriculture & Livestock: Apr 17 2025 2:29PM
Caption:
Relating to grant amounts under the young farmer grant program.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Sparks | West
Sponsor:
Hull
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to cottage food production operations.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | West
Sponsor:
Craddick
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to seat belts on buses that transport children.
Author:
Schwertner
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
02/03/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption:
Relating to selection of statewide competition locations by the University Interscholastic League.
Author:
Sparks
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Troxclair
Last Action:
05/24/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on the establishment, operation, or ownership of a public bank by a political subdivision.
Author:
Flores
Coauthor:
Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Adam | Parker | West
Last Action:
04/29/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Last Action:
05/07/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to coverage for mental health conditions and substance use disorders under certain governmental health benefit plans.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
03/19/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the age at which a person may purchase or possess nitrous oxide.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Gates
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to municipal and county regulation of accessory dwelling units; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Turner | Patterson | Gerdes | Bhojani
Last Action:
05/13/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to property owners' associations, including condominium unit owners' associations.
Author:
Eckhardt
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
05/23/2025 H Referred to Public Health: May 23 2025 10:08AM
Caption:
Relating to the collection of information on available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | West
Sponsor:
Spiller
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain proceedings by the Public Utility Commission of Texas regarding water or sewer service.
Author:
King
Coauthor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Middleton | Paxton | West
Sponsor:
Capriglione
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to public school policies and programs regarding the production or distribution of certain intimate visual material by public school students.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | West
Sponsor:
Hernandez | Darby
Last Action:
05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Blanco | Miles | West
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a certified birth record to a homeless individual.
Author:
Schwertner
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Phelan
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to immunity for ringside physicians assigned to combative sports events.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
04/03/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to municipal regulation of multifamily and mixed-use development on religious land.
Author:
Sparks
Coauthor:
Perry | West
Sponsor:
Frank
Last Action:
05/21/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of certain medical consenters to assume financial responsibility for certain out-of-network medical care provided to children in foster care.
Author:
Birdwell
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Hall | West
Sponsor:
Shaheen
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the deadline for the Texas Ethics Commission to resolve certain complaints.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Phelan
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain boiler inspection reports and the composition and governance of the board of boiler rules.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Blanco | Hagenbuch | West
Sponsor:
McQueeney
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal specialty license plates.
Author:
Parker
Coauthor:
Blanco | Hall | West
Sponsor:
Cook
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the punishment for the offense of trafficking of persons.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Paul
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the approval of a surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | et al.
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Referred to Insurance: Apr 9 2025 11:27AM
Caption:
Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies.
Author:
Parker
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Sponsor:
Capriglione | Button
Last Action:
05/13/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption:
Relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is a registered securities market operator.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/19/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the type of newspaper required for publication of public notices.
Author:
Flores
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Sponsor:
Hefner
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of smuggling of persons.
Author:
Parker
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Harris
Last Action:
05/19/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption:
Relating to publication of public improvement district service plans and assessments on certain public Internet websites.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Metcalf
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to excepting certain communication facilities from certain notice requirements for projects on state or local public land.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Simmons | Lalani | Rose
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to group home consultant referrals; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Sponsor:
Geren | Darby | Walle | Morales, Eddie
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Harris Davila
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the development of a standard method of computing a student's high school grade point average.
Author:
King
Coauthor:
Parker | Paxton | Sparks | West
Sponsor:
Leo Wilson
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to instruction on adoption in the parenting and paternity awareness program in public schools.
Author:
Flores
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Sponsor:
Lopez, Ray
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to fees for the issuance of certain military specialty license plates.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Last Action:
05/26/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to certain health care transaction fees and payment claims; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Kolkhorst | Middleton
Coauthor:
Blanco | Campbell | Johnson | Menéndez | West
Sponsor:
Morgan | Wharton | Hopper | Goodwin | Pierson
Last Action:
05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibited insurance discrimination on the basis of an insured's marital status following the death of the insured's spouse.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Flores | West
Sponsor:
Gerdes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Hagenbuch | West
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to measures for ensuring public school safety, including the commissioning of peace officers by the Texas Education Agency, the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center, and public school safety and security requirements and resources.
Author:
Flores | Hagenbuch | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | King | et al.
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor:
Cook | Smithee | Louderback | Tepper | Curry
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Johnson | Miles | West
Sponsor:
Bell, Cecil
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.
Author:
Cook
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Parker | Paxton | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on certain e-cigarette products.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption:
Relating to contracting by public and private schools for the provision of medication for respiratory distress and training in administering that medication.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Leach
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a commission to coordinate celebrations of the bicentennial anniversary of Texas' independence.
Author:
Parker
Coauthor:
Hagenbuch | West
Sponsor:
DeAyala
Last Action:
05/20/2025 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to prohibited local regulations regarding certain late-night and overnight deliveries to food service establishments.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
Blanco | Johnson | West
Sponsor:
Button
Last Action:
05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a disaster recovery loan program for small and micro-businesses.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Blanco | Cook | Eckhardt | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of information about construction or maintenance work zones in the curriculum of driver education and driving safety courses.
Author:
Parker | Huffman
Coauthor:
Flores | West
Sponsor:
Anchía
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the office of medical examiner in certain counties.
Author:
Flores
Coauthor:
Kolkhorst | West
Sponsor:
Cook
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for forgery.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
Blanco | Hagenbuch | Menéndez | West
Last Action:
05/25/2025 H Referred to Insurance: May 25 2025 2:11PM
Caption:
Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for participating physicians and providers providing certain health care services.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Noble
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain procedures in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship for a child placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services and the provision of family preservation services and community-based foster care.
Author:
Hughes
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | West | Zaffirini
Sponsor:
Hull
Last Action:
05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the sales tax exemption period for clothing, footwear, and certain school-related items.
Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Noble
Last Action:
05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of certain individuals for certification as certain juvenile officers or employees of a juvenile facility.
Author:
Menéndez | Zaffirini
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | West
Sponsor:
Bernal
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to standards adopted by the Texas Education Agency regarding the use of electronic devices and software applications by public schools.
Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Campbell | West
Sponsor:
Gerdes | Lujan | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to adult high school charter program funding.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Smithee
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the appointment of an interpreter in a criminal proceeding.
Author:
Nichols | Alvarado
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | Hagenbuch | Johnson | Kolkhorst | Menéndez | et al.
Sponsor:
Patterson | Hernandez | Perez, Mary Ann | Harris Davila | Martinez Fischer
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a grant program to fund certain railroad grade separation projects.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Sponsor:
Orr
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Blanco | Eckhardt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | West
Sponsor:
Bonnen
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the purposes for which the Texas Water Bank and the Texas Water Trust may accept and hold water rights.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
Campbell | West
Sponsor:
Ashby
Last Action:
05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the reporting of certain security incidents by public water systems to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Department of Information Resources.
Author:
Campbell
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | West
Last Action:
05/23/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: May 23 2025 10:08AM
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county commissioners court to adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by each taxing unit that taxes the property of the portion of the appraised value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of certain water conservation systems.
Author:
Zaffirini
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Guillen
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to notice provided to certain public drinking water supply systems before water quality testing.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Alvarado | West
Sponsor:
Lalani | Cook
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the participation of certain juvenile justice entities in the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
McQueeney
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the registration and inspection of vehicles.
Author:
Huffman | Flores
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Menéndez | Perry | West | et al.
Sponsor:
Geren | Lujan | Darby | Lambert
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
05/16/2025 H Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence: May 16 2025 2:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the use of telemedicine services in the juvenile justice system.
Author:
Miles
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Last Action:
05/21/2025 H Referred to Human Services: May 21 2025 11:24AM
Caption:
Relating to the maintenance of criminal history record information for group home applicants and employees; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Middleton
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
04/23/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the effects of unresponsive insureds for a personal automobile insurance policy.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
Blanco | West
Sponsor:
McQueeney
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of a license or provisional license to certain military service members, military veterans, and military spouses to engage in a business or occupation in this state.
Author:
Johnson
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Davis, Yvonne
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Apr 28 2025 4:21PM
Caption:
Relating to adding certain substances to the Texas Controlled Substances Act and regulating kratom and kratom products; increasing civil penalties; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Perry | Creighton | Sparks
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Hall | Hinojosa, Adam | Kolkhorst | Parker | et al.
Last Action:
04/22/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption:
Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Bonnen
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the administration of the Texas Opioid Abatement Fund Council and Texas Opioid Abatement Trust Fund.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
Hagenbuch | Miles | West
Sponsor:
McQueeney
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption:
Relating to the administration of the dealer-issued license plates database and to the removal and transfer of license plates.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Hinojosa, Adam | West
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Referred to s/c on Juvenile Justice by Speaker: Apr 30 2025 7:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of certain criminal offenses on school property.
Author:
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Louderback
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the testing of evidence containing biological materials in capital cases.
Author:
Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
04/22/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 22 2025 3:20PM
Caption:
Relating to the recovery and reimbursement of certain expenses by an electric utility or a water and sewer utility in a rate proceeding.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
Blanco | Kolkhorst | West
Sponsor:
Leach | Lalani | Cain | Olcott
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, offering for sale, or selling certain e-cigarette products; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Davis, Aicha
Last Action:
05/19/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services.
Author:
Sparks
Coauthor:
Blanco | Parker | West
Sponsor:
Patterson | Landgraf | Anchía
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to permit application review and contested case procedures for environmental permits involving a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
05/02/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: May 2 2025 2:03PM
Caption:
Relating to penalties for certain offenses involving county competitive bidding requirements; increasing criminal penalties.
Author:
Birdwell
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | Flores | Hall | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2025 5:02PM
Caption:
Relating to the impeachment or removal from office of certain public officers, including procedures governing the impeachment, trial on impeachment, and disqualification of state officers, and to the grounds for which certain public officers may be removed from office.
Author:
Birdwell
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Metcalf
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to creating the Governor's Medal of Service award to recognize service to the people of Texas.
Author:
Perry
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Lopez, Ray
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a county to commission certain individuals as peace officers and establish certain law enforcement agencies.
Author:
Hall
Coauthor:
Creighton | West
Sponsor:
Slawson
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the reliability of the electricity supply chain.
Author:
Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Cook | Middleton | West
Sponsor:
Dutton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the bilingual education allotment under the public school finance system.
Author:
Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor:
Paxton | West
Sponsor:
Wilson
Last Action:
05/21/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to requiring the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to waive fees for admission applications submitted to public institutions of higher education during certain periods.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Paxton | West
Last Action:
04/24/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 24 2025 5:02PM
Caption:
Relating to measures to support kindergarten readiness and early literacy and numeracy skills for public school students, including an early childhood parental support program and prekindergarten programs in public schools, and to funding under the Foundation School Program for certain school districts and to support those measures.
Author:
Creighton
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Kolkhorst | et al.
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 30 2025 7:31PM
Caption:
Relating to the certification of public school educators, including financial and other assistance provided to public schools by the Texas Education Agency.
Author:
Nichols
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Capriglione
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of automated motor vehicles; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Parker
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | Menéndez | West
Sponsor:
King
Last Action:
05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to procedures for and certain facilities providing crisis and mental health services.
Author:
Hancock
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Morgan
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for mediation of certain out-of-network health benefit claims.
Author:
Blanco
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
05/25/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Cross-Agency Employment Resource Initiative to coordinate and optimize certain employment services and resources in this state.
Author:
Menéndez
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Miles | West | Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Not again placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.
Author:
Parker | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Blanco | Menéndez | Miles | Paxton | et al.
Sponsor:
Bell, Keith
Last Action:
05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the deceased, including requirements for donating or claiming bodies or anatomical specimens, the licensing and regulation of persons who provide services or conduct education or research in relation to the deceased, and responsibilities of political subdivisions for certain bodies after death; creating criminal offenses; authorizing administrative penalties; requiring occupational licenses; authorizing fees.
Author:
Paxton
Coauthor:
Hinojosa, Adam | Parker | West
Last Action:
05/16/2025 H Referred to Public Education: May 16 2025 2:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the inspection of residential and day placement facilities for special education students.
Author:
Blanco
Coauthor:
Alvarado | West
Sponsor:
Ordaz
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing.
Author:
Eckhardt | Zaffirini
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Flores | Howard | Rodríguez Ramos
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Directing the Texas School for the Deaf to name its middle school gymnasium the Robert Rives Gymnasium.
Author:
Hinojosa, Adam
Coauthor:
Bettencourt | Blanco | Campbell | Creighton | Flores | et al.
Sponsor:
Longoria | Gámez | Canales | Tepper | Harris
Last Action:
05/15/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging the U.S. Department of State and the United States Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission to take appropriate action to ensure that Mexico complies with the 1944 Treaty regarding shared water resources.
Author:
Alvarado
Coauthor:
West
Sponsor:
Perez, Mary Ann
Last Action:
05/30/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Urging the Houston City Council to construct a memorial pedestrian bridge in honor of Sergio Ivan Rodriguez.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Johnson | et al.
Sponsor:
Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Last Action:
05/15/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the establishment of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Fund to provide money for research on and prevention and treatment of dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
Author:
Huffman
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Creighton | et al.
Sponsor:
Smithee | DeAyala | Louderback | Cook | Moody
Last Action:
06/02/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
Author:
Campbell
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | West
Last Action:
05/23/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: May 23 2025 10:08AM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the commissioners court of a county to exempt from ad valorem taxation by each political subdivision that taxes the property the portion of the assessed value of a person's property that is attributable to the installation in or on the property of a rainwater harvesting or graywater system.
Author:
Birdwell
Coauthor:
Eckhardt | Flores | Hall | Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Huffman | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 24 2025 5:02PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to clarify and implement certain provisions governing the impeachment, trial, removal from office, and disqualification of public officers.
Author:
Bettencourt
Coauthor:
Alvarado | Birdwell | Blanco | Campbell | Cook | et al.
Sponsor:
Meyer | Martinez Fischer | Bonnen | Hunter | Bernal
Last Action:
05/22/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.
Author:
Creighton | Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
03/04/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing Montgomery Independent School District on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Author:
Creighton | Bettencourt | Kolkhorst
Coauthor:
West
Last Action:
03/04/2025 S Reported enrolled
Caption:
Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Montgomery County Day.
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