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State bill data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:04 PM.

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• HB 229 Became law 89R
  Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2 Became law 89R
  Relating to public education and public school finance.
  Jun 20, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 824 Became law 89R
  Relating to the inclusion of civics instruction in public school government curriculum requirements for high school students.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 1586 Became law 89R
  Relating to an exemption from required immunizations for school enrollment.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1233 Became law 89R
  Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• 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
• HB 4 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.
  May 29, 2025: Senate appoints conferees-reported
• HB 1130 Became law 89R
  Relating to liability of a cavern entity for injuries arising from certain activities.
  May 29, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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
• 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
• HCR 40 Adopted 89R
  Urging Congress to reimburse the State of Texas for border security costs incurred under Operation Lone Star.
  May 27, 2025: Co-sponsor authorized
• 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
• SB 2188 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the regulation of certain space flight activities, including the closure of certain areas for those activities.
  May 25, 2025: Recommitted to committee
• HR 1028 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
  May 24, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SB 5 Became law 89R
  Relating to the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
  May 24, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HR 1130 Adopted 89R
  Congratulating Gregg Popovich on his retirement as head coach of the San Antonio Spurs.
  May 24, 2025: Reported enrolled
• 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 5014 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the rights of special forces veterans who hold a license to carry a handgun.
  May 16, 2025: Co-sponsor authorized
• SJR 3 Adopted 89R
  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, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and related disorders in this state, and transferring to that fund $3 billion from state general revenue.
  May 15, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HB 1228 In committee 89R
  Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings.
  May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 370 In committee 89R
  Relating to eligibility of certain events under the Events Trust Fund
  May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 2458 Passed House 89R
  Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of aggravated assault.
  May 14, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice
• 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 1128 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.
  May 13, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• HB 2867 Passed House 89R
  Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility.
  May 13, 2025: Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
• 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 1777 Passed House 89R
  Relating to a designation on a person's driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is a registered sex offender.
  May 12, 2025: Referred to Transportation
• HB 2239 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the locations in which certain knives are prohibited.
  May 12, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice
• 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 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 1554 In committee 89R
  Relating to a political subdivision's authority to use public money in the provision of legal services for individuals unlawfully present in the United States.
  May 7, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• 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 463 Passed House 89R
  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.
  May 1, 2025: Received from the House
• 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 3356 In committee 89R
  Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities.
  Apr 29, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• HB 3364 In committee 89R
  Relating to the establishment of a veterinarian-client-patient relationship and to the practice of veterinary medicine by telephone or electronic means.
  Apr 28, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• HB 5510 In committee 89R
  Relating to abortion, including civil liability for distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, and to the destruction of certain property; making conforming changes and harmonizing conforming provisions; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a private civil right of action.
  Apr 25, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 2207 In committee 89R
  Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to propose for voter approval the issuance of general obligation bonds for a purpose rejected by voters at a bond election held during the preceding two years.
  Apr 25, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• HR 945 Adopted 89R
  In memory of Pope Francis.
  Apr 24, 2025: Reported enrolled
• SB 14 Became law 89R
  Relating to reforming the procedure by which state agencies adopt rules and impose regulatory requirements and the deference given to the interpretation of laws and rules by state agencies in certain judicial proceedings.
  Apr 23, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• 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