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State bill data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 4:19 PM.

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• SB 568 Became law 89R
  Relating to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the Foundation School Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HCR 9 Adopted 89R
  Designating the first Saturday of every month as Small Business Saturday for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
  Jun 20, 2025: Signed by the Governor
• HB 2508 Became law 89R
  Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease.
  Jun 20, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 1875 Became law 89R
  Relating to a study by the General Land Office regarding veterans cemeteries in this state.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 322 Became law 89R
  Relating to the use of funds awarded under the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 12 Became law 89R
  Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 5616 Became law 89R
  Relating to the Texas presidential library promotion program and funding for the program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 8 Became law 89R
  Relating to agreements between certain sheriffs and the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to enforce federal immigration law and a grant program to cover the costs of implementing those agreements.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• HB 713 Became law 89R
  Relating to an exception to certain reporting requirements for health care providers reviewing selected cases for the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 4429 Became law 89R
  Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Blanco and Burnet Counties as the Muckleroy Family Memorial Highway.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 5646 Became law 89R
  Relating to admission of and resident tuition rates and fees at public institutions of higher education for certain students in military-related programs.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 541 Became law 89R
  Relating to the provision of direct patient care by physicians and health care practitioners.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 6 Became law 89R
  Relating to discipline management and access to telehealth mental health services in public schools.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 5509 Became law 89R
  Relating to the suspension or revocation of a hotel's certificate of occupancy by a municipality for suspected human trafficking.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 3070 Became law 89R
  Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery and the licensing and regulation of charitable bingo to the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation; creating criminal offenses.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 5246 Became law 89R
  Relating to the administration, powers, and duties of the Texas Space Commission and Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, to other governmental entities regarding aerospace, aviation, and space exploration initiatives and activities, and to the abolishment of the spaceport trust fund.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1211 Became law 89R
  Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain students who were under the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 835 Became law 89R
  Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 300 Became law 89R
  Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 3234 Became law 89R
  Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate construction and renovation of structures owned by certain counties.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• 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
• SB 868 Became law 89R
  Relating to the allocation of money appropriated to the rural volunteer fire department assistance program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 6 Became law 89R
  Relating to the planning for, interconnection and operation of, and costs related to providing service for certain electrical loads and to the generation of electric power by a water supply or sewer service corporation.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 843 Became law 89R
  Relating to a Texas Education Agency database of school district and open-enrollment charter school bonds, taxes, and bond-related projects.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 120 Became law 89R
  Relating to college, career, and military readiness in public schools, including career and technology education programs, the Financial Aid for Swift Transfer (FAST) program, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program, funding for those programs under the Foundation School Program, and workforce reporting to support those programs, to the public school accountability system, and to the new instructional facility allotment and the permissible uses of funding under the Foundation School Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 223 Became law 89R
  Relating to competitive requirements for a procurement by a municipality for lobbying, government relations, or similar services.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4623 Became law 89R
  Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1481 Became law 89R
  Relating to school district and open-enrollment charter school policies regarding student use of personal communication devices.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 9 Became law 89R
  Relating to the confinement or release of defendants before trial or sentencing, including regulating charitable bail organizations, and the conditions of and procedures for setting bail and reviewing bail decisions.
  Jun 16, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SB 40 Became law 89R
  Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds to pay bail bonds; authorizing injunctive relief.
  Jun 16, 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
• SJR 5 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony.
  Jun 2, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• SCR 19 Adopted 89R
  Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.
  May 30, 2025: Signed by the Governor
• HB 5238 Became law 89R
  Relating to the criminal offense of disrupting a meeting or procession.
  May 29, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SJR 1 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail under certain circumstances for illegal aliens charged with certain offenses punishable as a felony.
  May 28, 2025: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
• HJR 133 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to provide for an exemption from ad valorem taxation of all or part of the market value of the residence homestead of the surviving spouse of a veteran who died as a result of a condition or disease that is presumed under federal law to have been service-connected.
  May 28, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HB 2703 Became law 89R
  Relating to designating July as American Patriotism Month.
  May 28, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 5606 Passed House 89R
  Relating to a sick leave pool for public school employees.
  May 28, 2025: Placed on intent calendar
• HB 1523 Passed House 89R
  Relating to a temporary prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.
  May 28, 2025: Removed from local & uncontested calendar
• HB 21 Became law 89R
  Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
  May 28, 2025: Effective immediately
• SJR 87 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment requiring the denial of bail to persons accused of certain offenses punishable as a felony who have previously been convicted of or who were released on bail for certain offenses punishable as a felony at the time of the new offense.
  May 28, 2025: 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
• SB 1705 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the regulation of virtual currency kiosks; providing an administrative penalty.
  May 27, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• SB 2371 Became law 89R
  Relating to skimmers on electronic terminals; authorizing a civil penalty; creating criminal offenses.
  May 27, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 1939 Passed House 89R
  Relating to a credit for prepayment of the amount required to be paid by a school district for the purchase of attendance credit under the public school finance system.
  May 27, 2025: Left pending in committee
• 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
• HB 146 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the required approval by the State Preservation Board of certain traffic changes near the State Capitol.
  May 27, 2025: Placed on intent calendar
• 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 1802 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to a landlord's duty to repair or remedy certain conditions.
  May 27, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar