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• HB 37 Became law 89R
  Relating to perinatal bereavement care provided by certain hospitals, a perinatal bereavement care initiative, and a perinatal bereavement care hospital recognition program.
  May 28, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 21 Became law 89R
  Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
  May 28, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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 3073 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.
  May 27, 2025: Postponed
• 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
• 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
• 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
• HB 1738 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the repeal of the offense of homosexual conduct.
  May 19, 2025: Received from the House
• HB 2308 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the establishment of the Texas Commission on Border Security and Illegal Immigration.
  May 15, 2025: Received from the House
• HB 3009 In committee 89R
  Relating to the qualifying offenses and related information included in the Department of Public Safety's computerized central database of offenders who have committed certain violent offenses.
  May 15, 2025: Postponed
• HB 3453 In committee 89R
  Relating to the liability of nonprofit entities contracted with the Department of Family and Protective Services or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services.
  May 15, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• 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
• SJR 37 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment clarifying that a voter must be a United States citizen.
  May 15, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HB 2048 In committee 89R
  Relating to an incentive program to promote beverage container recycling.
  May 15, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 168 Passed House 89R
  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.
  May 14, 2025: Received from the House
• HB 1551 In committee 89R
  Relating to the notification of parents of students enrolled in public school regarding certain alleged criminal conduct by an employee.
  May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 3458 In committee 89R
  Relating to the source of dogs and cats sold by pet stores; providing a civil penalty.
  May 13, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• 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 3507 In committee 89R
  Relating to the punishment for the offense of theft.
  May 13, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• 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 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 4688 In committee 89R
  Relating to civil liability of a commercial motor vehicle owner or operator.
  May 12, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• HJR 161 In committee 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment adding individuals who are not United States citizens to the classes of persons not allowed to vote in this state.
  May 9, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• 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 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 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 3618 In committee 89R
  Relating to certain searches of female inmates by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  Apr 30, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 125 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the creation of the Tarleton State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.
  Apr 29, 2025: Referred to Education K-16
• 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 4568 In committee 89R
  Relating to the Texas moving image industry incentive program and the establishment and funding of the Texas moving image industry incentive fund.
  Apr 23, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 2433 In committee 89R
  Relating to the collection of state, municipal, and county hotel occupancy taxes by an accommodations intermediary.
  Apr 21, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 4901 In committee 89R
  Relating to the regulation of platforms for the sale and distribution of software applications for mobile devices.
  Apr 15, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 5243 In committee 89R
  Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
  Apr 15, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 10 In committee 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 8, 2025: Laid on the table subject to call
• HB 4962 In committee 89R
  Relating to the disclosure of citizenship of a candidate for public office.
  Apr 3, 2025: Referred to Elections
• HB 17 In committee 89R
  Relating to the purchase of or acquisition of title to real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense.
  Apr 2, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 4198 In committee 89R
  Relating to the standards for a school district's library collection development policies; providing a civil penalty.
  Mar 31, 2025: Referred to Public Education
• HB 1391 In committee 89R
  Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain trafficking and sexual offenses; increasing criminal penalties; changing parole eligibility.
  Mar 25, 2025: Referred directly to subcommittee by chair
• HB 3538 In committee 89R
  Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program.
  Mar 24, 2025: Referred to Human Services
• HJR 16 In committee 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail for an illegal alien charged with an offense punishable as a felony.
  Mar 18, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 76 In committee 89R
  Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds.
  Mar 18, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 2696 In committee 89R
  Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.
  Mar 18, 2025: Referred to Public Education
• HJR 15 In committee 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the denial of bail under limited circumstances to a person accused of certain violent or sexual offenses or of continuous trafficking of persons.
  Mar 18, 2025: Left pending in committee
• HB 1549 In committee 89R
  Relating to restrictions on the sale of obscene devices; providing a civil penalty.
  Mar 12, 2025: Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development