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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Valoree Swanson
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/26/2026
Number of Bills: 50

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (37):
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to the purchase of online library resources for primary and secondary schools by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Author:
Swanson | Bonnen | Leach | Metcalf | Harris
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to regulations and policies for entering or using certain private spaces; authorizing a civil penalty.
Author:
Swanson | Harless | Schofield | DeAyala | Paul
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the quorum requirement for a tax levy vote in certain counties.
Author:
Swanson | Harless | Schofield | Hull
Last Action:
05/21/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the requirements for applications for low income housing tax credits for developments financed through the private activity bond program.
Author:
Swanson | Isaac | Harris | Tepper
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to eligibility of certain events under the Events Trust Fund
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
02/28/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
Caption:
Relating to housing and placement of inmates and children according to biological sex.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
05/10/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the placement of children in a detention or correctional facility according to biological sex.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
02/28/2025 H Referred to Elections: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
Caption:
Relating to maintaining certain voter registration information and reviewing ballots voted by mail; creating criminal offenses.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
02/28/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 28 2025 11:02AM
Caption:
Relating to the required inclusion of a person's sex on a birth certificate and prohibited change of sex on the birth certificate of certain minors.
Author:
Swanson | Isaac
Last Action:
04/17/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to a ballot option to not vote for any candidate or not vote for or against a proposition.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to notice of a water service interruption provided by public water systems in unincorporated areas of certain counties.
Author:
Swanson
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to address information contained on reports of political contributions and expenditures made available on the Internet by the Texas Ethics Commission.
Author:
Swanson | Isaac
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
Author:
Swanson | Isaac
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of laws relating to elections.
Author:
Swanson | Leo Wilson | Isaac
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the affidavit form for claiming an exemption from required immunizations.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Corrections: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision and parole for certain repeat intoxication offenders.
Author:
Swanson | Buckley
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to requiring parental consent for psychological or psychiatric examination, testing, or treatment conducted by school district personnel.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to designating certain substances as Schedule IV controlled substances under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to a ballot option to not vote for any candidate.
Author:
Swanson | Isaac
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to preparing and delivering precinct election returns; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
Caption:
Relating to creating a criminal offense for certain conduct involving the unauthorized use of a vehicle.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
04/30/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exempting the intrastate manufacture of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition from federal regulation.
Author:
Swanson | Oliverson | VanDeaver | Bonnen | Leach
Last Action:
04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to intercollegiate athletic competitions based on biological sex.
Author:
Swanson | Hayes | Leach | Dutton
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Postponed
Caption:
Relating to priority of claims against a decedent's estate and to payment of the family allowance from the estate.
Author:
Swanson | Buckley | Talarico | Leach | Leo Wilson
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the preservation and release of video surveillance recordings of special education settings.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Considered in Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the responsibilities of the tabulation supervisor of a central counting station; providing a civil penalty
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/21/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
Caption:
Relating to prohibited health care discrimination based on vaccination status; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain political communications, a prohibition on electioneering by school district and open-enrollment charter school officials and employees, and actions and other proceedings by a public school challenging the operations of the public school system; authorizing an administrative penalty; creating a criminal offense.
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:
Swanson
Last Action:
05/02/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to education requirements for notaries public; providing a civil penalty.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Elections: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the conduct and administration of elections.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
05/08/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to the number of polling places in certain counties.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of an individual to adopt or foster a child.
Author:
Swanson | Lambert | Plesa | Hayes
Last Action:
05/07/2025 H Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment to remove the requirement that a home equity loan be closed only at the office of the lender, an attorney at law, or a title company.
Author:
Swanson
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Referred to Agriculture & Livestock: Mar 10 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to produce meat and meat food products naturally derived from livestock.
Joint Author (13):
Author:
Hull | Swanson | Rose | Richardson | Noble
Sponsor:
Alvarado
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for lactation consultation services.
Author:
Troxclair | Swanson | Slawson | Hull | Leach
Sponsor:
Middleton
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:
Bernal | Dorazio | Swanson | Bonnen | Gervin-Hawkins
Sponsor:
West
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to Medicaid and child health plan program coverage and reimbursement for childhood cranial remolding orthosis.
Author:
Manuel | Hull | Walle | Swanson | Simmons
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Gerdes | Slawson | Swanson
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice
Caption:
Relating to changing the eligibility for community supervision for certain repeat intoxication offenders.
Author:
Cunningham | Walle | Dutton | Swanson
Sponsor:
Creighton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Lake Houston Dredging and Maintenance District; providing the authority to issue bonds.
Author:
Vasut | Schofield | Swanson | Cain | Wilson
Sponsor:
Bettencourt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to election supplies and the conduct of elections; creating criminal offenses; increasing criminal penalties.
Author:
Paul | Cunningham | DeAyala | Swanson
Last Action:
04/09/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the governance and territory of the Harris County Flood Control District.
Author:
Isaac | Swanson | Toth | Lopez, Janie
Last Action:
04/17/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring the address on certain identification documents presented by a voter match the address of the voter on the list of registered voters.
Author:
Canales | Swanson | Little | Schofield | Hayes
Last Action:
05/09/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the expunction of all records and files related to a finding of criminal contempt by a court.
Author:
Davis, Aicha | Rose | Hull | Swanson
Last Action:
04/29/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to information made available to a relative or other designated caregiver.
Author:
Gerdes | Isaac | Swanson | Toth | Wilson
Last Action:
05/05/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to confirmation of a voter's residence by a voter registrar.
Author:
Lowe | Swanson
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/13/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Commemorating the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the American Declaration of Independence.
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