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State bill data last updated Oct 18, 2026, 4:12 PM.

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• SB 826 Became law 89R
  Relating to the operation of a motor vehicle in a school crossing zone while intoxicated; increasing a criminal penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1481 Became law 89R
  Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 23 Became law 89R
  Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the appraised value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
  Jun 16, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 4 Became law 89R
  Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
  Jun 16, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 9 Became law 89R
  Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
  Jun 12, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 2308 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment of a consortium to conduct United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development clinical trials with ibogaine to secure the administration's approval of the medication's use for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and to the administration of that treatment.
  Jun 11, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 402 Became law 89R
  Relating to the payment of certain ad valorem tax refunds.
  May 30, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3225 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.
  May 28, 2025: Placed on intent calendar
• HCR 59 Adopted 89R
  Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
  May 28, 2025: Placed on intent calendar
• HB 21 Became law 89R
  Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
  May 28, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 552 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.
  May 27, 2025: Returned to committee
• SB 1080 Became law 89R
  Relating to the revocation of an occupational license from certain license holders and the issuance of an occupational license to certain applicants with criminal convictions.
  May 27, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 455 Became law 89R
  Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.
  May 27, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 16 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote, including the eligibility of certain voters to vote a limited federal ballot if the voter cannot supply the required proof and the procedures for the counting of those ballots; creating criminal offenses.
  May 25, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• HR 1028 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
  May 24, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 2000 Became law 89R
  Relating to the applicability of sex offender registration requirements to the offense of child grooming.
  May 24, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SJR 2 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment to increase the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district.
  May 22, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• SJR 85 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to increase the amount of the exemption from ad valorem taxation by a school district of the market value of the residence homestead of a person who is elderly or disabled.
  May 22, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HJR 1 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
  May 20, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HB 2333 In committee 89R
  Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statutes of limitations for felony offenses relating to an election conducted in this state.
  May 15, 2025: Postponed
• HB 2879 In committee 89R
  Relating to the justified use of force, including deadly force, by certain persons on certain residential property or manufactured home community property.
  May 15, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 170 Passed House 89R
  Relating to civil liability arising out of justified uses of or threats to use force or deadly force.
  May 14, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• HJR 98 Adopted 89R
  Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
  May 13, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HB 2031 In committee 89R
  Relating to the possession, carrying, transporting, or storing of a firearm or firearm ammunition by a tenant on the leased premises; providing a civil penalty.
  May 13, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• HB 2587 In committee 89R
  Relating to an annual report on the financial impact on hospitals for providing certain uncompensated care.
  May 13, 2025: Returned to committee
• HB 275 In committee 89R
  Relating to reducing school district maintenance and operations ad valorem taxes through the use of certain surplus state revenue.
  May 13, 2025: Co-sponsor authorized
• HJR 138 In committee 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.
  May 12, 2025: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
• HB 1527 Passed House 89R
  Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers.
  May 12, 2025: Referred to Education K-16
• HB 3717 In committee 89R
  Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy.
  May 12, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• HB 298 In committee 89R
  Relating to the content of a driver's license or personal identification certificate.
  May 9, 2025: Considered in Calendars
• HB 1674 In committee 89R
  Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense.
  May 9, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 2275 In committee 89R
  Relating to arbitration provisions in certain surplus lines insurance contracts.
  May 9, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• HB 3061 In committee 89R
  Relating to enhancing the punishment for committing certain criminal offenses while disguised or masked.
  May 8, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• HB 1387 In committee 89R
  Relating to a person's eligibility to sit for the examination for a license to practice law in this state.
  May 8, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 3673 In committee 89R
  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.
  May 7, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• HB 5337 In committee 89R
  Relating to requiring a person to submit proof of citizenship to register to vote; creating criminal offenses.
  May 7, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• SB 2 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment of an education savings account program.
  May 3, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1762 In committee 89R
  Relating to changing the eligibility of certain persons to receive community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision.
  May 2, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• HB 1079 In committee 89R
  Relating to the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps and Leadership Officer Training Corps programs as public school career and technology education programs and the indicator of achievement for military readiness under the public school accountability system.
  May 1, 2025: Left pending in subcommittee
• HB 54 In committee 89R
  Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.
  Apr 30, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 1983 In committee 89R
  Relating to creating the criminal offense of child endangerment involving smuggling across an international border.
  Apr 30, 2025: Considered in Calendars
• HB 2066 In committee 89R
  Relating to the expunction of arrest records and files for certain defendants placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the unlawful carrying of a handgun.
  Apr 30, 2025: Considered in Calendars
• HB 1378 In committee 89R
  Relating to municipal and county regulation of certain electric energy storage.
  Apr 30, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 1743 In committee 89R
  Relating to the holding or acquisition of an interest in real property by or on behalf of certain foreign individuals or entities; establishing an agricultural intelligence office; creating a criminal offense.
  Apr 28, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HR 945 Adopted 89R
  In memory of Pope Francis.
  Apr 24, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 3189 In committee 89R
  Relating to increasing the criminal penalty for certain conduct constituting the offense of trafficking of persons.
  Apr 24, 2025: Left pending in subcommittee
• HB 2269 In committee 89R
  Relating to a property owners' association's authority to require installation or maintenance of grass or turf landscaping.
  Apr 23, 2025: No action taken in committee
• HB 2197 In committee 89R
  Relating to the protection of an unborn child's rights and criminal liability and justification for prohibited conduct.
  Apr 22, 2025: Withdrawn from schedule
• HB 1382 In committee 89R
  Relating to a prohibition on weather modification and control; creating a criminal offense.
  Apr 22, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 2666 In committee 89R
  Relating to the punishment for the offense of arson involving a government building.
  Apr 22, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars