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State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

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• HB 25 Became law 892
  Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
  Sep 17, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• HB 20 Became law 892
  Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a criminal offense; increasing a criminal penalty.
  Sep 17, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• HCR 13 Adopted 892
  Urging the federal government to take immediate action to curb the spread of the New World screwworm in Texas.
  Sep 17, 2025: Signed by the Governor
• HB 1 Became law 892
  Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
  Sep 5, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 10 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for certain victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
  Aug 12, 2025: Reported engrossed
• SB 2 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flood-prone areas.
  Aug 12, 2025: Reported engrossed
• SB 43 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.
  Aug 12, 2025: Reported engrossed
• SB 1 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
  Aug 12, 2025: Reported engrossed
• SB 13 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.
  Aug 12, 2025: Reported engrossed
• SB 25 Became law 89R
  Relating to health and nutrition standards to promote healthy living, including requirements for food labeling, primary and secondary education, higher education, and continuing education for certain health care professionals; authorizing a civil penalty.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 650 Became law 89R
  Relating to requiring the use of electronically readable information to verify a purchaser's age in the retail sale of alcoholic beverages.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 268 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• SB 646 Became law 89R
  Relating to repayment of certain mental health professional education loans.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 449 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the unlawful production or distribution of sexually explicit media using deep fake technology.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• SB 1278 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to an affirmative defense to prosecution for victims of trafficking of persons or compelling prostitution.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 500 Became law 89R
  Relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding appropriations.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 614 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the authority of the Texas Forensic Science Commission to review and refer certain cases to the office of capital and forensic writs.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• SB 22 Became law 89R
  Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
  Jun 22, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 1923 Became law 89R
  Relating to the modification of certain orders providing for the support of a child.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1612 Became law 89R
  Relating to direct payment for certain health care provided by a hospital.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1314 Became law 89R
  Relating to price estimates and billing requirements for certain health care facilities.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2529 Became law 89R
  Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1300 Became law 89R
  Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the criminal offense of organized retail theft; increasing criminal penalties.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3940 Became law 89R
  Relating to the provision of certain information about Medicaid benefits in relation to newborn children.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 285 Became law 89R
  Relating to the prosecution of the offense of cruelty to nonlivestock animals.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1448 Became law 89R
  Relating to decedents' estates and other matters involving probate courts.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 34 Became law 89R
  Relating to funding for certain volunteer fire departments, to the preparation for and the prevention, management, and potential effects of wildfires, and to emergency communications in this state.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3010 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment of the Rural Infrastructure Disaster Recovery Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3464 Became law 89R
  Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for the offenses of providing or possessing with the intent to provide an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug to a person in the custody of a correctional facility, taking an alcoholic beverage, a controlled substance, or a dangerous drug into a correctional facility, and taking a controlled substance or dangerous drug on property owned, used, or controlled by a correctional facility.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 467 Became law 89R
  Relating to a temporary exemption from ad valorem taxation of the appraised value of an improvement to a residence homestead that is completely destroyed by a fire.
  Jun 20, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 1589 Became law 89R
  Relating to the contract requirements for a contract between a single source continuum contractor and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3376 Became law 89R
  Relating to training on Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and related disorders for certain guardians.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2069 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing an acute psychiatric bed registry.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2024 Became law 89R
  Relating to a prohibition on marketing, advertising, offering for sale, or selling certain e-cigarette products; increasing a criminal penalty; creating a criminal offense.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 31 Became law 89R
  Relating to exceptions to otherwise prohibited abortions based on a physician's reasonable medical judgment.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 216 Became law 89R
  Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3151 Became law 89R
  Relating to expedited credentialing of certain federally qualified health center providers by Medicaid managed care organizations.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1019 Became law 89R
  Relating to the admissibility of certain hearsay statements in the adjudication of certain sexual or assaultive offenses committed against a child or a person with a disability.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 18 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment and administration of certain programs and services providing health care services to rural counties.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 2128 Became law 89R
  Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 647 Became law 89R
  Relating to the removal of certain restrictions imposed on driver's licenses; authorizing a fee.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 5342 Became law 89R
  Relating to the provision of behavioral health crisis services, including measures to fund and support the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline and related services.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 500 Became law 89R
  Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 24 Became law 89R
  Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 35 Became law 89R
  Relating to a peer support network for first responders.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 458 Became law 89R
  Relating to an appraisal process for disputed losses under personal automobile or residential property insurance policies.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1313 Became law 89R
  Relating to prohibited signs, logos, and designs in advertising or marketing cigarettes, e-cigarettes, or other tobacco products; creating a criminal offense.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 138 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 3479 Became law 89R
  Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 171 Became law 89R
  Relating to the certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency and the duration of court-ordered treatment for a person with a chemical dependency.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25