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

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• HB 413 Vetoed 89R
  Relating to the release of certain defendants detained in jail pending trial.
  Jun 22, 2025: Vetoed by the Governor
• HB 149 Became law 89R
  Relating to regulation of the use of artificial intelligence systems in this state; providing civil penalties.
  Jun 22, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• HB 1893 Became law 89R
  Relating to the disclosure under the public information law of a motor vehicle license plate number captured in a video recording obtained or maintained by a law enforcement agency.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 991 Became law 89R
  Relating to the inclusion of chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and the collection and reporting of data regarding those students.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2791 Became law 89R
  Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to the procurement of goods and services for the provision of vocational rehabilitation services.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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
• 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 3073 Became law 89R
  Relating to the prosecution of the offense of sexual assault.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 2790 Became law 89R
  Relating to the designation of a portion of U.S. Highway 67 in Dallas and Ellis Counties as the Eddie Bernice Johnson Memorial Highway.
  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
• 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 3211 Became law 89R
  Relating to vision care benefits, including participation of optometrists and therapeutic optometrists in vision care or managed care plans.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 1828 Became law 89R
  Relating to legislative leave for correctional officers employed by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
  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 4044 Became law 89R
  Relating to certain expenditures by public institutions of higher education and university systems that are eligible for certain tax credits.
  Jun 20, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 1105 Became law 89R
  Relating to the exemption of tuition and laboratory fees at public institutions of higher education for certain paramedics.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 2854 Became law 89R
  Relating to the required approval of certain hospital visits as a condition of release on parole or to mandatory supervision for certain releasees and to the hospital's liability for damages resulting from those visits.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 20 Became law 89R
  Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 39 Became law 89R
  Relating to information and data regarding the incidence of veteran deaths in this state.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 12 Became law 89R
  Relating to the review and audit of certain state agency operations.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 49 Became law 89R
  Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1965 Became law 89R
  Relating to a study on mental health services provided to veterans through the Texas Veterans Commission.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 26 Became law 89R
  Relating to authorizing Medicaid managed care organizations to offer nutrition support services in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4361 Became law 89R
  Relating to establishing policies regarding the timely issuance of emergency notifications at public institutions of higher education.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 2067 Became law 89R
  Relating to declination, cancellation, or nonrenewal of insurance policies.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 1/1/26
• 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 2818 Became law 89R
  Relating to the artificial intelligence division within the Department of Information Resources.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 143 Became law 89R
  Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas and the Public Utility Commission of Texas to address a failure by an operator to maintain an electrical power line serving a well site or certain surface facilities in accordance with the National Electrical Code.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3923 Became law 89R
  Relating to state employment opportunities for individuals who do not hold a bachelor's degree.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2294 Became law 89R
  Relating to reimbursement rates for child-care providers participating in the Texas Rising Star Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HCR 127 Adopted 89R
  Expressing support for the strengthening of our partnership with Taiwan.
  Jun 20, 2025: Signed by the Governor
• HB 2894 Became law 89R
  Relating to the provision of state aid to certain local governments disproportionately affected by the granting of ad valorem tax relief to disabled veterans.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1851 Became law 89R
  Relating to the disposition of certain surplus motor vehicles and other law enforcement equipment by the Texas Facilities Commission to certain school districts.
  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
• HB 908 Became law 89R
  Relating to the reporting by law enforcement agencies of missing children to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2217 Became law 89R
  Relating to establishing a grant program to equip motor vehicles used by peace officers with certain bullet-resistant components.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4226 Became law 89R
  Relating to exemptions from the taxes imposed on the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle for a vehicle purchased, used, or rented by a nonprofit food bank or a provider of housing and related services.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2510 Became law 89R
  Relating to assisted living facility operations and provision of certain services to assisted living facility residents without a license; creating a criminal offense.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2761 Became law 89R
  Relating to the prosecution of the offenses of trafficking of persons, continuous trafficking of persons, and compelling prostitution.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 33 Became law 89R
  Relating to active shooter incidents at primary and secondary school facilities and other emergencies.
  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
• HB 47 Became law 89R
  Relating to sexual assault and other sex offenses.
  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 2598 Became law 89R
  Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2001 Became law 89R
  Relating to increasing the criminal penalties for certain misuse of official information, including misuse of official information that results in certain net pecuniary gains.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 3689 Became law 89R
  Relating to funding of excess losses and operating expenses of the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association; authorizing an assessment; authorizing a surcharge.
  Jun 20, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 1734 Became law 89R
  Relating to the transfer of court files in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship in which continuing, exclusive jurisdiction is transferred.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25