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Texas Legislature

Bills Coauthored

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

Number of Bills: 36

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:
Plesa | Oliverson | Leach | Orr | Campos
Coauthor:
Alders | Bell, Keith | Bhojani | Bonnen | Bryant | et al.
Sponsor:
Huffman
Last Action:
05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition 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:
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:
Rosenthal | Simmons | Wu
Coauthor:
Flores | Garcia Hernandez, Cassandra | Garcia, Linda | Goodwin | Howard | et al.
Last Action:
02/27/2025 H Referred to Public Health: Feb 27 2025 11:13AM
Caption:
Relating to the establishment of the office of community violence intervention and prevention within the Department of State Health Services and a grant program for violence intervention and prevention services.
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:
Goodwin | Morales Shaw
Coauthor:
Allen | Bryant | Bucy | Campos | Cole | et al.
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to Public Education: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Relating to requiring public schools to provide to certain parents notice regarding certain incidents and risks related to the parent's child and suicide prevention materials.
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:
Manuel | Bumgarner | Hinojosa | Frank | Rose
Coauthor:
Barry | Davis, Aicha | Flores | Garcia, Linda | Goodwin | et al.
Sponsor:
Zaffirini
Last Action:
05/29/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption:
Relating to the provision of information regarding a local intellectual and developmental disability authority to the parents or guardians of certain special education 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:
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:
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:
Simmons | Dutton | Perez, Vincent
Coauthor:
Collier | Garcia, Linda | Hinojosa | Ward Johnson
Last Action:
05/05/2025 H Left pending in committee
Caption:
Relating to a franchise tax credit for entities that establish a grocery store or healthy corner store in a food desert.
Author:
Simmons | Rose | Lalani | Ward Johnson
Coauthor:
Collier | Fairly | Garcia, Linda | Hinojosa | Perez, Vincent
Last Action:
05/15/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the composition of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
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:
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:
Richardson | Campos | Gates | Curry
Coauthor:
Allen | Bell, Keith | Buckley | Bumgarner | Cain | et al.
Sponsor:
Paxton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to eligibility for a master plumber license.
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:
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:
Turner | Bumgarner | Patterson | McQueeney | Plesa
Coauthor:
Campos | Garcia, Linda | LaHood | Lopez, Janie | Morales Shaw
Sponsor:
Middleton
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to supplemental benefits for retired firefighters and peace officers diagnosed with certain diseases or illnesses.
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:
McQueeney | Shofner | Troxclair | Cook | Craddick
Coauthor:
Alders | Ashby | Barry | Canales | Capriglione | et al.
Sponsor:
Hancock
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway.
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:
Davis, Aicha | Davis, Yvonne | Rose | Smithee | Thompson
Coauthor:
Anchía | Bhojani | Bowers | Bryant | Cunningham | et al.
Last Action:
05/12/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption:
Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
Author:
Morales, Christina | Luther | Leo Wilson | Richardson | Simmons
Coauthor:
Bryant | Campos | Davis, Aicha | Flores | Gámez | et al.
Sponsor:
Hinojosa, Adam
Last Action:
06/20/2025 E Signed by the Governor
Caption:
Designating the first Saturday of every month as Small Business Saturday 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:
Goodwin
Coauthor:
Garcia, Linda
Last Action:
03/03/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 3 2025 2:24PM
Caption:
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing a statewide referendum allowing voters to indicate a preference for observing standard time year-round or observing daylight saving time year-round.
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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