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Texas Legislature

Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored

Sen. Judith Zaffirini
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 3/2/2026

Number of Bills: 90

Sponsor (90):
Author:
Howard | Oliverson | Hull | Cook
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
Author:
Cortez | Plesa
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of functions relating to certain veteran mental health programs and plans to the Texas Veterans Commission.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency and the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency.
Author:
Perez, Mary Ann
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the financial crimes intelligence center.
Author:
Perez, Mary Ann
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offense of fraudulent use or possession of credit card or debit card information.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
Author:
Shaheen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.
Author:
Vasut
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certificates of title for certain outboard motors.
Author:
Wilson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the Cosmetology Licensure Compact; authorizing fees.
Author:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the ballot application requirements for the election of a precinct chair.
Author:
Thompson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality of certain personal information of an applicant for or a person protected by a protective order.
Author:
Spiller | Lalani
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Author:
Turner | Garcia, Josey | Noble | Davis, Aicha
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the insurable interest of certain persons providing care to individuals with disabilities in the life of those individuals.
Author:
Lambert | Plesa
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.
Author:
Manuel | Bumgarner | Hinojosa | Frank | Rose
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education students.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and registrations.
Author:
Hernandez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to massage student permits.
Author:
Metcalf | Johnson | Howard
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to notice provided to a retail electric customer of the procedure for requesting vegetation management near a transmission or distribution line.
Author:
Landgraf | Cortez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to fireworks sales to the public by retail fireworks permit holders in certain counties.
Author:
Hernandez | Cook | Anchía
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.
Author:
Orr | Manuel | Bowers
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a study on changes to performance tier funding for dual credit or dual enrollment courses under the public junior college state finance program and the capacity of the state's workforce to teach dual credit or dual enrollment courses.
Author:
Cook | Landgraf | Hayes | Spiller | Curry
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the jurisdiction of a court in a suit to divide certain property not divided or awarded on the dissolution of a marriage.
Author:
Cook
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to proof of the identity of a child's parents in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Dutton
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain void marriages.
Author:
DeAyala | Cortez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the instructions for an application form for an early voting ballot.
Author:
Craddick
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the renewal of a certificate of registration by certain interior designers.
Author:
Thompson | Bell, Keith
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications, communications, and recordkeeping of a child custody evaluator and the admissibility of a child custody evaluation under certain circumstances.
Author:
Noble
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to training required or offered by the Health and Human Services Commission for long-term care facility surveyors, personnel, and providers and ICF-IID program providers.
Author:
Dutton | Rodríguez Ramos
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain rights of a child or a parent or the sole managing conservator of a child in relation to the child's enrollment in school.
Author:
Cook
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to special appointments in suits affecting the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of certain protective orders for certain burglary offenses.
Author:
Button | Buckley | Allen | Bernal | Kerwin
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a Texas Department of Transportation building in Starr County as the Eduardo "Eddie" Gracia, Jr., P.E., Area Engineer and Maintenance Facility.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the Rural Economic Development and Investment Program and the Texas economic development fund.
Author:
Button | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Lopez, Janie | Harris Davila
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to the procurement of goods and services for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.
Author:
Howard | Perez, Vincent
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board on the feasibility of implementing a statewide system for coordinating clinical training placements.
Author:
Guerra | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Plesa | Perez, Vincent | Lalani
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness education for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
Author:
McLaughlin
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the appointment and compensation of a bailiff appointed by the judges of certain district courts in Webb County.
Author:
Darby | Lambert | Metcalf | Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a fee.
Author:
Smithee
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of specialty license plates for retired firefighters.
Author:
Bumgarner
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to certain hearings conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Allen | Davis, Aicha | Plesa | Buckley
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of members of the State Board of Education and their dependents to participate in the state employees group benefits program.
Author:
Capriglione
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders for certain guardians.
Author:
Capriglione | Moody | Curry | Plesa | Noble
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of certain criminal offenses involving the unlawful disclosure of a residence address or telephone number.
Author:
Morgan | McLaughlin | Hayes | Cain
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.
Author:
Dean
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located.
Author:
McQueeney
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the manner of solicitation of bids for certain purchases by the comptroller of public accounts and state agencies.
Author:
Noble | Buckley | Shaheen | Lalani | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
Author:
Cortez | Plesa
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the text on an application for a ballot to be voted by mail.
Author:
Manuel | Plesa | Simmons
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to crime victims' compensation.
Author:
McLaughlin
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Caption:
Relating to procedures for a commissioners court to close, abandon, or vacate certain county roads.
Author:
Lambert
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the confidentiality and disclosure of certain financial information of perpetual care cemeteries and perpetual care trust funds.
Author:
Lambert
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of state banks.
Author:
Lambert
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to prohibited activities of a state trust company under supervision.
Author:
Metcalf
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/22/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to prosecution of the criminal offense of cruelty to livestock animals.
Author:
Raymond
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.
Author:
Hickland | Zwiener | Alders | Simmons | Dyson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the use of a wireless communication device at a polling place.
Author:
Paul
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/15/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the effect of certain misrepresentations on certain insurance policies.
Author:
Morales, Eddie
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of certain safety provisions and regulatory fees administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to gas distribution pipelines.
Author:
Ordaz | Hayes
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the filing and release of record of a unilateral memorandum of contract concerning residential property.
Author:
Swanson | Garcia, Josey | Hayes | Cain | Schofield
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.
Author:
Dutton
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the accrual of interest on overdue child support.
Author:
Capriglione
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
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:
Meyer | Plesa | Lambert
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the collection of consumer debt incurred by certain individuals as a result of identity theft.
Author:
Geren
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/08/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to an excessive discount on certain alcoholic beverages.
Author:
Capriglione | Oliverson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the omission or redaction of certain personal information from certain real property records.
Author:
Ward Johnson | Howard | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Walle | Simmons
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Darby
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.
Author:
Hickland
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to restrictions on the fee assessed for issuance of certain birth records.
Author:
Olcott
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of an unused definition and a chapter heading formerly regulating membership dues.
Author:
Geren
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 1/1/26
Caption:
Relating to the elimination of the remittance of a portion of certain loan administration fees to the comptroller.
Author:
Curry
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to state agency purchasing methods and procedures, including a state agency multiple award contract purchasing procedure.
Author:
Phelan
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training.
Author:
Moody
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the disclosure of confidential juvenile records to a managed assigned counsel program.
Author:
Flores
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the boundaries of, and validating certain acts and proceedings of, the Creedmoor Municipal Utility District.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to civil liability of property owners relating to motorcycle instruction and training courses.
Author:
Metcalf | Harris | Isaac | Hefner | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the display of certain historical state documents.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.
Author:
Wilson
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the establishment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of a grant program to support the study of regenerative agriculture at public institutions of higher education.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Referred to Finance
Caption:
Relating to designation of a beneficiary by a retiree of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Author:
Flores
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Author:
Cole
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Pura Vida Municipal Management District No. 1; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes; granting a limited power of eminent domain.
Author:
Leach
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
02/19/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Inviting the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas to address a joint session of the legislature on February 26, 2025.
Author:
Cortez
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating May 23 as Family Abduction Awareness Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Lopez, Janie | Hull | Ordaz | Romero | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating April as Counseling Awareness Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Hunter
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
01/29/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Granting the legislature permission to adjourn for more than three days during the period beginning on Wednesday, January 29, 2025, and ending on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Redesignating Jim Hogg County as the official Vaquero Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Guillen
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating La Salle County as the official Wild Hog Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
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