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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

Rep. Jon E. Rosenthal
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/26/2026

Number of Bills: 39

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:
Gates | Buckley | Bell, Keith | Longoria | Martinez Fischer
Coauthor:
Alders | Allen | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor:
Schwertner
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
Author:
Geren | Johnson | Howard | Hull | Orr
Coauthor:
Allen | Bell, Keith | Bernal | Bhojani | Bowers | et al.
Last Action:
04/07/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.
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:
Simmons | Rose | Collier | Jones, Venton | Oliverson
Coauthor:
Allen | Anchía | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor:
Miles
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the sickle cell disease registry.
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:
Flores | Leach | Bumgarner | Plesa | Buckley
Coauthor:
Bryant | Bucy | González, Jessica | González, Mary | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to civil liability for removing certain individuals or animals from a motor vehicle.
Author:
Flores | Howard | Davis, Aicha | Bernal | Allen
Coauthor:
Bryant | Bucy | Cole | Collier | González, Mary | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to the provision of menstrual products at public schools.
Author:
Lalani | VanDeaver
Coauthor:
Plesa | Rosenthal
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to emergency cardiovascular care at public schools and certain private schools in this state.
Author:
Cole | Cook | Ward Johnson | Talarico | Guillen
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Bucy | Collier | Flores | Frank | et al.
Sponsor:
Eckhardt
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
Author:
González, Jessica
Coauthor:
Collier | Flores | Manuel | Meza | Morales, Christina | et al.
Last Action:
03/07/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 7 2025 2:33PM
Caption:
Relating to the prohibition of certain discrimination; authorizing civil penalties.
Author:
González, Jessica | Rose | Lopez, Janie | Guerra | Morales, Christina
Coauthor:
Collier | Davis, Aicha | Jones, Venton | Manuel | Morales Shaw | et al.
Last Action:
04/29/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council.
Author:
Fairly | Patterson | Talarico | Buckley | Johnson
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Cecil | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | et al.
Sponsor:
Creighton
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:
Kerwin | Hopper | Morales Shaw | Bumgarner | Morales, Eddie
Coauthor:
Bernal | Bhojani | Bryant | Buckley | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Bumgarner | Flores | Garcia, Josey | Kerwin
Coauthor:
Allen | Bhojani | Bryant | González, Jessica | Goodwin | et al.
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to a study regarding the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals on public health.
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:
Morgan | Barry | Johnson | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Bryant
Coauthor:
Alders | Allen | Anchía | Ashby | Bell, Cecil | et al.
Last Action:
05/09/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.
Author:
Villalobos | Leo Wilson | Troxclair | Cook | Plesa
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Buckley | et al.
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
Author:
Harless | Oliverson | Perez, Mary Ann | Metcalf | Thompson
Coauthor:
Allen | Barry | Dutton | Gates | Geren | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the public retirement systems of certain municipalities.
Author:
Rose | Leach | Thompson | Moody | Geren
Coauthor:
Bernal | Buckley | Bucy | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
Caption:
Relating to the applicability of the death penalty to a capital offense committed by a person with severe mental illness.
Author:
Garcia, Linda | Shaheen | Bucy | Plesa
Coauthor:
Gámez | Goodwin | Jones, Jolanda | Jones, Venton | Morales, Christina | et al.
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to the display of certain information on the secretary of state's Internet website prior to the completion of an online voter registration application.
Author:
Morales Shaw
Coauthor:
Allen | Bryant | Flores | Garcia, Josey | González, Jessica | et al.
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to s/c on Workforce by Speaker: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a paid parental leave program administered by the Texas Workforce Commission; imposing an employer contribution.
Author:
Troxclair | Tepper | Bucy | Schofield | Harris
Coauthor:
Anchía | Cook | Guillen | Morales Shaw | Rosenthal | et al.
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
05/08/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to requiring the ballots of certain counties to be scannable.
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:
Lopez, Janie | Guillen | Guerra | Lujan | Cain
Coauthor:
Campos | Dorazio | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Gates | LaHood | et al.
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship and to the practice of veterinary medicine by telephone or electronic means.
Author:
Curry | Simmons | Perez, Mary Ann | Craddick | Rose
Coauthor:
Cole | DeAyala | Jones, Jolanda | Manuel | Morales Shaw | et al.
Sponsor:
Miles
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the civil penalty for certain signs placed on the right-of-way of a public road.
Author:
Noble | Buckley | Shaheen | Lalani | Leo Wilson
Coauthor:
Alders | Barry | Bell, Keith | Bucy | Bumgarner | et al.
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:
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:
Orr | Harris | Howard | Jones, Venton
Coauthor:
Barry | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Button | Cortez | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to copayments required by a health maintenance organization or preferred provider benefit plan for visiting physical therapists.
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:
Bhojani | Allen | Lujan | Lopez, Janie | Howard
Coauthor:
Anchía | Ashby | Bernal | Bowers | Bryant | et al.
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Lalani | McLaughlin | Flores | Lopez, Janie
Coauthor:
Bhojani | Bryant | Davis, Aicha | Meza | Plesa | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to conducting an assessment of language accessibility with respect to certain health and human services programs and 2-1-1 services provided by the Texas Information and Referral Network.
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:
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:
Simmons | Ward Johnson | Jones, Jolanda | Bowers | Jones, Venton
Coauthor:
Allen | Bucy | Cole | Collier | Flores | et al.
Last Action:
02/04/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 4 2025 7:47PM
Caption:
Congratulating Beyoncé for winning three Grammys at the 2025 Grammy Awards.
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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