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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 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• HB 23 Became law 892
  Relating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of property owned by certain nonprofit corporations, located in a populous county, and used to promote agriculture, support youth, and provide educational support in the community.
  Sep 17, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• 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
• SB 1 Became law 892
  Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
  Sep 5, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 27 Passed Senate 892
  Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.
  Sep 3, 2025: House appoints conferees-reported
• HB 15 Passed Senate 892
  Relating to certain files maintained by a law enforcement agency regarding certain employees of the agency.
  Sep 2, 2025: Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
• 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)
• HB 17 Passed House 892
  Relating to the requirements regarding notice of certain property tax-related information to be provided by taxing units and appraisal districts.
  Aug 26, 2025: Motion withdrawn
• 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 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 4 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
  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 12 Passed Senate 891
  Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
  Aug 4, 2025: Received from the Senate
• 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
• 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 3 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the regulation of products derived from hemp, including consumable hemp products and the hemp-derived cannabinoids contained in those products; requiring occupational licenses and permits; imposing fees; creating criminal offenses; authorizing an administrative penalty.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 1690 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to an application for a permit for the transfer of groundwater out of a groundwater conservation district.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• 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
• SB 1307 Became law 89R
  Relating to a biennial health coverage reference guide developed by the Texas Department of Insurance.
  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
• HCR 90 Adopted 89R
  Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Israel and for the creation of a Texas Trade and Investment Office in Israel.
  Jun 20, 2025: Signed by the Governor
• 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
• SB 457 Became law 89R
  Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation and reimbursement requirements.
  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
• HB 3062 Became law 89R
  Relating to fentanyl prevention and drug poisoning awareness education for students enrolled in public institutions of higher education.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 57 Became law 89R
  Relating to provisions and plans by public schools to ensure the safety of individuals with disabilities or impairments during a mandatory school drill or a disaster or emergency situation.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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
• 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 5560 Became law 89R
  Relating to penalties in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district; increasing a penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 401 Became law 89R
  Relating to participation by non-enrolled students in University Interscholastic League-sponsored activities.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 549 Became law 89R
  Relating to the availability and use of airway clearance devices at public school campuses and to contracts for medication for respiratory distress and training at public schools.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 2564 Became law 89R
  Relating to the evaluation of Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance Grant applications.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3629 Became law 89R
  Relating to prohibiting a person required to register as a sex offender from serving as a member of the board of trustees of an independent school district.
  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
• SB 36 Became law 89R
  Relating to the homeland security activities of certain entities, including the establishment and operations of the Homeland Security Division in the Department of Public Safety.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 865 Became law 89R
  Relating to instruction in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the use of automated external defibrillators and to a cardiac emergency response plan for certain school employees and volunteers.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 1894 Became law 89R
  Relating to designating November as Veterans Month.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 260 Became law 89R
  Relating to the school safety allotment under the Foundation School Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25