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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/26/2026

Number of Bills: 28

Author:
Craddick | Thompson | Hunter | Bonnen | Curry
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Oliverson | Rose | Campos | Guillen
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Sponsor:
Miles
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.
Author:
Rosenthal | Johnson | Hayes | Orr
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bryant | Bucy | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the age at which a person in this state may marry and to certain rights of a party to a void marriage entered into when the party was a minor.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Bernal | Cunningham | Lujan | Kerwin
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bhojani | Cole | Collier | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to social studies curriculum choice for public school students.
Author:
Ordaz | Orr | Rose | Frank | Howard
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Davis, Aicha | Flores | Gámez | Gervin-Hawkins | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/25/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the care provided to sexual assault survivors by health care facilities.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Curry | Cain | Moody | Money
Coauthor:
Allen | Bhojani | Bowers | Bumgarner | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/22/2025 E Vetoed by the Governor
Caption:
Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Curry | Little | LaHood | Plesa
Coauthor:
Allen | Bhojani | Bowers | Cain | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Last Action:
05/01/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to certain pretrial hearings for defendants charged with certain controlled substance offenses and the expunction of all records and files related to arrests for certain controlled substance offenses.
Author:
Troxclair | VanDeaver | Ordaz | Harris Davila | Bowers
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bonnen | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to public school policies regarding student use of personal electronic devices.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Flores | Gervin-Hawkins | Howard | Morales Shaw | et al.
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the enforcement of an order to pay child support by contempt and the accrual of interest on certain child support arrearages.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Cunningham | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Gervin-Hawkins | Morales Shaw | Rodríguez Ramos
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the authority of the Harris County Hospital District to employ and commission peace officers.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Gervin-Hawkins | Morales Shaw | Plesa
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to justice court security in certain counties.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Leo Wilson | Allen | Cunningham | LaHood
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Bowers | Bumgarner | Cain | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Buckley | Allen | Reynolds | Guerra
Coauthor:
Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | Cole | Davis, Aicha | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to a notification requirement if a public school does not have a nurse, school counselor, or librarian assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
Author:
Goodwin
Coauthor:
Allen | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to restrictive covenants regulating certain landscaping and water conservation practices.
Author:
Jones, Venton | Moody | Harrison | Phelan | Johnson
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
Author:
Guillen | Davis, Aicha
Coauthor:
Barry | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | Bucy | et al.
Last Action:
04/21/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary.
Author:
Ward Johnson | Reynolds | Simmons | Jones, Jolanda | Rose
Coauthor:
Allen | Bowers | Bryant | Cole | Collier | et al.
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to a study on maternal mortality and morbidity among Black women in this state.
Author:
Ordaz | Button
Coauthor:
Bernal | Gervin-Hawkins | Hickland | Muñoz | Troxclair | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2025 H Reported favorably as substituted
Caption:
Relating to a franchise tax credit for taxable entities that employ certain apprentices in broadband utility engineering or construction jobs.
Author:
Cook | Noble | Phelan | Howard | Canales
Coauthor:
Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | et al.
Last Action:
05/07/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of a provisional occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Raymond | Lujan | Little | Ordaz
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bhojani | Bryant | Cain | Campos | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.
Author:
Ward Johnson | Howard | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Walle | Simmons
Coauthor:
Allen | Bryant | Collier | Davis, Yvonne | Flores | et al.
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:
Fairly | Patterson | González, Mary | Button | Hunter
Coauthor:
Alders | Allen | Anchía | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
04/15/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.
Author:
Isaac
Coauthor:
Allen | Bell, Keith | Bowers | Buckley | Bumgarner | et al.
Sponsor:
Campbell
Last Action:
05/28/2025 S Placed on intent calendar
Caption:
Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Lalani | Collier | Bucy | Campos
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Cole | Flores | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | et al.
Last Action:
03/11/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Mar 11 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Designating May 8 as Vaccination Day for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Craddick | Bonnen | Hunter | Thompson | Curry
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
03/10/2025 H Left pending in committee
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 and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
Author:
Alders | Meyer | Capriglione | Morales, Eddie | Garcia, Josey
Coauthor:
Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bumgarner | Cain | Cook | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Failed of adoption
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.
Author:
Anchía | Craddick | Thompson | Moody | Phelan
Coauthor:
Allen | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bernal | et al.
Last Action:
04/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: Apr 24 2025 1:38PM
Caption:
In memory of Pope Francis.
Author:
Bhojani | Lujan | Moody | Thompson | Craddick
Coauthor:
Alders | Anchía | Ashby | Barry | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
05/24/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 24 2025 10:37AM
Caption:
Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
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