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State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 8:07 AM.

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• SB 5 Became law 892
  Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and preparedness and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
  Sep 18, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 25 Became law 892
  Relating to a pharmacist's authority to dispense ivermectin without a prescription.
  Sep 17, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• HB 8 Became law 892
  Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
  Sep 17, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 16 Became law 892
  Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, jurors, and the special prosecution unit; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
  Sep 17, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• 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 7 Became law 892
  Relating to prohibitions on the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, including the jurisdiction of and effect of certain judgments by courts within and outside this state with respect to the manufacture and provision of those drugs, and to protections from certain counteractions under the laws of other states and jurisdictions; authorizing qui tam actions.
  Sep 17, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• SB 54 Became law 892
  Relating to election procedures regarding accepting a voter with a residence address that is not current and the immediate effect of a voter's registration after the registrar's receipt of certain change of address notices.
  Sep 17, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• HB 1 Became law 892
  Relating to youth camp emergency plans and preparedness; authorizing penalties.
  Sep 5, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 4 Became law 892
  Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
  Sep 5, 2025: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• SB 19 Passed Senate 892
  Relating to a prohibition on the making and acceptance of political contributions during a special legislative session.
  Aug 28, 2025: Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
• 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 16 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to the operation and administration of and practices and procedures related to proceedings in the judicial branch of state government, including court security, court documents and arrest warrants, document delivery, juvenile boards, constitutional amendment election challenges, record retention, youth diversion, court-ordered mental health services, the powers of the Texas Supreme Court, and jurors; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees.
  Aug 12, 2025: Reported engrossed
• SB 3 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to making supplemental appropriations for disaster relief and giving direction and adjustment authority regarding those appropriations.
  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 14 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.
  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 6 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to abortion, including civil liability for the manufacture and provision of abortion-inducing drugs, exemptions from the Texas Citizens Participation Act and Religious Freedom Restoration Act, authorizing civil and qui tam actions, amendments to the fee-shifting statute governing abortion litigation, immunity defenses and limits on state-court jurisdiction and relief, the parens patriae standing of the attorney general, and the jurisdiction of the Fifteenth Court of Appeals; providing for severability.
  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 7 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
  Aug 6, 2025: Reported engrossed
• SB 11 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
  Aug 4, 2025: Received from the Senate
• SB 5 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to the regulation of certain products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and registrations; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.
  Aug 4, 2025: Received from the Senate
• HB 3372 Became law 89R
  Relating to prohibiting certain personal services performed by school district administrators; providing a civil penalty.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 648 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to recording requirements for certain instruments concerning real property.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 1056 Became law 89R
  Relating to the recognition of gold and silver specie as legal tender and the establishment of a transactional currency based on gold and silver; authorizing a fee.
  Jun 22, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 777 Became law 89R
  Relating to compensation and employment condition standards by municipal charter or collective bargaining agreement and to impasse resolution in collective bargaining with certain political subdivisions.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 127 Became law 89R
  Relating to measures to protect institutions of higher education from foreign adversaries and to the prosecution of the criminal offense of theft of trade secrets; increasing a criminal penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2310 Became law 89R
  Relating to developing a strategic plan for the improvement and expansion of early learning and educational opportunities for young children with disabilities.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 226 Became law 89R
  Relating to establishing residency for children who are the subject of parental child safety placement agreements for purposes of admission into public schools.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 5115 Became law 89R
  Relating to the penalty for the crime of election fraud; increasing a criminal penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 14 Became law 89R
  Relating to support for the development of the nuclear energy industry.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2674 Became law 89R
  Relating to prohibiting the regulation of home school programs.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 5084 Became law 89R
  Relating to the sale of fireworks on and before the Lunar New Year holiday.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2543 Became law 89R
  Relating to the amount of certain revenue that may be used for and the location of state veterans cemeteries.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 571 Became law 89R
  Relating to the reporting and investigation of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect; creating a criminal offense.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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
• SB 1241 Became law 89R
  Relating to the consideration of college entrance examinations for admission to certain public institutions of higher education and a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board regarding those examinations.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3441 Became law 89R
  Relating to the liability of vaccine manufacturers that advertise a harmful vaccine.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1718 Became law 89R
  Relating to the eligibility of the National Rifle Association's Annual Meetings and Exhibits or another annual event of the National Rifle Association for funding under the major events reimbursement program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1871 Became law 89R
  Relating to the punishment for the criminal offense of attempted capital murder of a peace officer; increasing a criminal penalty; changing eligibility for parole and mandatory supervision.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1403 Became law 89R
  Relating to the collection and confidentiality of information regarding firearms in agency foster homes; creating a civil penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2128 Became law 89R
  Relating to a study of rural firefighting and technical rescue service capabilities.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 401 Became law 89R
  Relating to participation by non-enrolled students in University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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 3041 Became law 89R
  Relating to measures to support the enrollment of students with a nontraditional secondary education at public institutions of higher education, including eligibility for certain student financial assistance programs.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 3479 Became law 89R
  Relating to the Rio Grande vegetative management program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 2366 Became law 89R
  Relating to a grant program to fund certain short line railroad projects.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 2570 Became law 89R
  Relating to a legal justification for the use of force with a less-lethal force weapon by a correctional facility guard or a peace officer.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 46 Became law 89R
  Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis under and the administration of the Texas Compassionate-Use Program; requiring registration.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25