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Texas Legislature

Bills Authored / Joint Authored

Rep. Linda Garcia
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 2/26/2026
Number of Bills: 35

Report Sections: Authored Bills | Joint Authored Bills

Author (10):
Author:
Garcia, Linda | Cortez | Plesa
Last Action:
05/06/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to automatic participation by certain county employees in deferred compensation plans provided by certain counties.
Author:
Garcia, Linda | Shaheen | Bucy | Plesa
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:
Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
03/21/2025 H Referred to Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs: Mar 21 2025 9:52AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Do-Not-Sell Registry for firearms.
Author:
Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
03/26/2025 H Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker: Mar 26 2025 11:31AM
Caption:
Relating to the accrual of interest on delinquent child support owed by obligors who are incarcerated.
Author:
Garcia, Linda | Thompson | Leach | LaHood | Johnson
Last Action:
05/15/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the remote participation of certain persons in a proceeding for the issuance or modification of a protective order.
Author:
Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
04/29/2025 H No action taken in committee
Caption:
Relating to a defendant's appearance by telephone or videoconference in a justice or municipal court.
Author:
Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
04/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Apr 3 2025 12:38PM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of a grant program for school district or open-enrollment charter school campuses that are designated as full-service community schools.
Author:
Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
02/26/2025 H Reported enrolled: Feb 26 2025 11:18AM
Caption:
Recognizing February 26, 2025, as Dallas Independent School District Day at the State Capitol.
Author:
Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
03/14/2025 H Reported enrolled: Mar 14 2025 12:57PM
Caption:
Recognizing April 2025 as Financial Literacy Month.
Author:
Garcia, Linda | Geren | Rodríguez Ramos | Tinderholt | Davis, Aicha
Last Action:
05/19/2025 H Reported enrolled: May 19 2025 12:45PM
Caption:
Recognizing May 19, 2025, as Trooper Day at the Texas Capitol.
Joint Author (25):
Author:
King | Garcia, Linda | Lalani
Sponsor:
Flores
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to courses in personal financial literacy for high school students in public schools.
Author:
González, Mary | Moody | VanDeaver | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
04/22/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
04/17/2025 H Left pending in subcommittee
Caption:
Relating to a study on food deserts and their disproportionate impact among communities of color.
Author:
Walle | Bhojani | Curry | Rodríguez Ramos | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the payment of employment compensation by certain state agencies.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Johnson | Bowers | Garcia, Linda | Plesa
Last Action:
04/29/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study by the Texas Department of Transportation on traffic collisions involving persons operating bicycles, electric bicycles, or motor-assisted scooters.
Author:
Guillen | Cook | Rodríguez Ramos | Bumgarner | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Referred to State Affairs
Caption:
Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statute of limitations for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student, and to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements for the offense of improper relationship between educator and student.
Author:
González, Mary | Lalani | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the creation of artificial sexual material harmful to minors.
Author:
Walle | Lalani | Garcia, Linda | Howard | Simmons
Last Action:
05/12/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the inclusion of the National Sexual Assault Hotline on certain student identification cards issued by a public institution of higher education.
Author:
Bhojani | Curry | Capriglione | Alders | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Johnson
Last Action:
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a study by the General Land Office in partnership with a working group consisting of the Texas Department of Insurance, Department of Information Resources, and other entities on the establishment and implementation of a distributed ledger-based title registry pilot program.
Author:
Gámez | Guerra | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
04/30/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the promotion of breast-feeding and the prohibition against interference with or restriction of the right to breast-feed.
Author:
Plesa | Bowers | Ordaz | Garcia, Linda | Hayes
Last Action:
04/28/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to the definition of "closing" for purposes of certain private activity bonds.
Author:
Bhojani | Capriglione | Hunter | Anchía | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
05/07/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the installation of electric vehicle charging stations at certain state-owned parking lots and garages.
Author:
King | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
03/17/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 17 2025 2:32PM
Caption:
Relating to courses in personal financial literacy and economics for high school students in public schools.
Author:
Turner | Button | Cook | Cortez | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption:
Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.
Author:
Dutton | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
04/30/2025 S Referred to Jurisprudence
Caption:
Relating to the child support obligation of an obligor during the obligor's confinement in jail or prison.
Author:
Johnson | Thompson | Little | Cook | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Parker
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
Author:
Plesa | Capriglione | Garcia, Linda | Lambert
Last Action:
04/29/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Caption:
Relating to disclosures and other requirements concerning virtual currency kiosk transactions; authorizing a fee.
Author:
Bowers | Button | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
03/20/2025 H Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM
Caption:
Relating to a local option election on the sale of alcoholic beverages in certain areas of a municipality and the local regulation of premises in those areas.
Author:
Anchía | Hunter | Bhojani | Hernandez | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
04/30/2025 S Received from the House
Caption:
Relating to the participation of electric vehicles in the ERCOT market.
Author:
Capriglione | Button | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
04/28/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call
Caption:
Relating to the exclusion of certain securities transaction payments from the total revenue of a taxable entity that is a registered securities market operator.
Author:
Johnson | Orr | Oliverson | Hull | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
Author:
Manuel | Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
05/06/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption:
Relating to the creation of a family violence criminal homicide prevention task force.
Author:
Manuel | Perez, Vincent | Garcia, Linda | Simmons | Martinez Fischer
Last Action:
05/07/2025 S Referred to Health & Human Services
Caption:
Relating to providing training for employees and operators of certain child-care facilities.
Author:
Manuel | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to certain reports required to be prepared or submitted by or in collaboration with the Health and Human Services Commission or submitted to the governor or a member of the legislature under the Health and Safety Code.
Author:
Turner | Button | Cook | Cortez | Garcia, Linda
Sponsor:
Hughes
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Filed with the Secretary of State
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
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