Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Curry | Cain | Moody | Money
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
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:
Jones, Jolanda
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
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to the administration of medication to certain persons in the custody of a sheriff.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Cunningham | Leo Wilson
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
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to a notification requirement if a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, does not have a nurse assigned to the school during all instructional hours.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/04/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: Mar 4 2025 3:37PM
Caption:
Relating to the offense of failure to comply with an order from a fire marshal and the authority of certain county peace officers to issue citations for certain violations; changing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to liability insurance certain peace officers obtain for damages resulting from the officers' misconduct.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/05/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to justice court security in certain counties.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/05/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 5 2025 11:46AM
Caption:
Relating to the licensing and regulation of youth sports programs; providing civil and administrative penalties; authorizing fees.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Leo Wilson | Allen | Cunningham | LaHood
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, Jolanda
Last Action:
04/22/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the dismissal of a criminal case by the attorney representing the state.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to the administration of medication to certain persons in the custody of a sheriff.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/06/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 6 2025 11:42AM
Caption:
Relating to the withdrawal or revocation of an athletic scholarship by a public institution of higher education on the basis of a student athlete's injury, illness, or disability.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
04/23/2025 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to the collection and reporting of information regarding mental health jail diversion.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to access to, disclosure of, and notification of protective order registry information, judicial sanctions regarding improper disclosure of or misleading information, and a study on the registry.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda | Little | Smithee | Virdell | Moody
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of an arrest warrant or search warrant authorizing the use of a no-knock entry by a peace officer.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM
Caption:
Relating to automatic voter registration on interaction with a voter registration agency.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to screening by a landlord of applicants for residential tenancies.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/25/2025 H Referred to Elections: Mar 25 2025 3:26PM
Caption:
Relating to requirements for a judicial action in which a candidate's eligibility is in issue.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Subcommittee meeting cancelled
Caption:
Relating to the failure to pay child support by certain biological fathers; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the duty of a peace officer to use a standardized lethality assessment protocol when investigating a family violence allegation or responding to a disturbance call that may involve family violence; providing training requirements for peace officers and reporting requirements for the Department of Public Safety.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/14/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to parole guidelines and procedures for inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2025 12:32PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 11, 2025, as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
02/19/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 19 2025 4:56PM
Caption:
Honoring the Delta Xi Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., at The University of Texas at Austin on the occasion of its Founders Week celebration.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
02/26/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2025 1:01PM
Caption:
Honoring the Divine Nine fraternities and sororities during Black History Month.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
06/01/2025 H Reported enrolled: Jun 1 2025 4:48PM
Caption:
In memory of Judge Zinetta Arceneaux Burney of Houston.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2025 1:36PM
Caption:
Recognizing March 4, 2025, as Texas Southern University Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2025 1:42PM
Caption:
Congratulating students from Jack Yates High School for advancing to the finals at the 2025 UIL Young Filmmakers Festival.
Author:
Rose | Thompson | Jones, Jolanda | Plesa | Leo Wilson
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the construction, expansion, and operation of certain inpatient mental health facilities and the designation of residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.
Author:
Dutton | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to grounds for the involuntary termination of the parent-child relationship.
Author:
Buckley | Cook | Jones, Venton | Jones, Jolanda | Vasut
Last Action:
05/08/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to jury instructions regarding parole eligibility and the release on parole of certain inmates convicted of an offense committed when younger than 18 years of age; changing parole eligibility.
Author:
Johnson | Phelan | Thompson | Rose | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement for multisystemic therapy services.
Author:
Thompson | Walle | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Hall
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to certain civil penalties collected for violations of laws regulating massage therapy.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Manuel | Jones, Jolanda | Bonnen | Isaac
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
05/26/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Juneteenth holiday.
Author:
Thompson | Bumgarner | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/05/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to combating human trafficking by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
Author:
Manuel | Bumgarner | Jones, Jolanda | Virdell | Ward Johnson
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the period during which an order for emergency protection remains in effect.
Author:
Plesa | Jones, Jolanda | LaHood | Rose
Last Action:
05/06/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan.
Author:
Thompson | Simmons | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to human trafficking, prostitution, and child pornography and to the prosecution of sexual or assaultive offenses or the prosecution of a failure to stop or report those offenses; amending and harmonizing certain statute of limitations provisions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
Author:
Bowers | Allen | Goodwin | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the jurisdiction of a juvenile court over certain persons and to the sealing and nondisclosure of certain juvenile records.
Author:
Davis, Aicha | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to an affirmative finding of family violence entered in the trial of certain offenses.
Author:
Hernandez | Plesa | Jones, Jolanda | Gámez | Johnson
Last Action:
05/09/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files by a statutory county court.
Author:
Dutton | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/19/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the age of criminal responsibility and to certain substantive and procedural matters related to that age.
Author:
Cole | Plesa | Jones, Jolanda | Bucy
Last Action:
05/20/2025 S Referred to Transportation
Caption:
Relating to discount programs provided by toll project entities for certain customers.
Author:
Allen | Simmons | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/21/2025 S Referred to Education K-16
Caption:
Relating to policies on the recess period in public schools.
Author:
Cook | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the authority of a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment and to victims' rights regarding a motion to grant a commutation.
Author:
Johnson | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Collier | Jones, Jolanda | Garcia, Josey
Last Action:
05/07/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of criminal defendants for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information for certain offenses committed when younger than 25 years of age.
Author:
Morales Shaw | Perez, Mary Ann | Thompson | Rosenthal | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a constable's department civil service system in certain counties; creating a criminal offense.
Author:
Ward Johnson | Reynolds | Simmons | Jones, Jolanda | Rose
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:
Bhojani | Oliverson | Campos | Jones, Jolanda | Schofield
Last Action:
04/25/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the regulation of certain health professionals; providing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Pierson | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the licensing of mental hospitals and mental health facilities and the definition of facility for the purposes of the employee misconduct registry.
Author:
Reynolds | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Southern University College of Dentistry at Texas Southern University.
Author:
Reynolds | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Referred to Higher Education: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption:
Relating to the creation of the Texas Southern University College of Medicine at Texas Southern University.
Author:
Curry | Jones, Jolanda | Campos
Last Action:
05/08/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the issuance of animal friendly specialty license plates.
Author:
Allen | Jones, Venton | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/07/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the eligibility of an inmate for certain occupational licenses and the practice of certain occupations by an inmate of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Author:
Davis, Aicha | Shaheen | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/05/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to certain requirements regarding a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Author:
Davis, Aicha | Shaheen | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/05/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the receivership of a single-source continuum contractor providing child welfare services.
Author:
Rose | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/13/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to the provision and reimbursement of health care services by local public health entities under the child health plan program.
Author:
Rose | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Kolkhorst
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the continuation of the maternal opioid misuse model of care for certain Medicaid recipients.
Author:
DeAyala | Cunningham | Hull | Jones, Jolanda | Paul
Last Action:
04/24/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to the use of certain tolls and charges imposed by certain counties; authorizing an administrative penalty.
Author:
Landgraf | Lambert | Martinez Fischer | Jones, Jolanda | Lalani
Sponsor:
Menéndez
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including measures to fund and support the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and related services.
Author:
Money | Jones, Jolanda | Cook | Moody | Smithee
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the diversion of certain foster youth from the juvenile justice system, including through emergency behavior intervention by certain persons providing foster care services.
Author:
Leo Wilson | Manuel | Ward Johnson | Davis, Aicha | Jones, Jolanda
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
05/24/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating Galveston as the official Juneteenth Capital of Texas for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
Author:
Cook | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
05/14/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to enact laws providing for a court to grant a commutation of punishment to certain individuals serving a term of imprisonment.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Perez, Mary Ann | Jones, Jolanda
Last Action:
02/04/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 4 2025 4:56PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 4, 2025, as Houston East End Chamber of Commerce East End Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Walle | Jones, Jolanda | Simmons | Morales, Christina
Last Action:
02/11/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 11 2025 5:23PM
Caption:
Recognizing February 11, 2025, as University of Houston Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Simmons | Ward Johnson | Jones, Jolanda | Bowers | Jones, Venton
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.