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• 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
• SB 4 Became law 89R
  Relating to an increase in the amount of the exemption of residence homesteads from ad valorem taxation by a school district and the protection of school districts against certain losses in local revenue.
  Jun 16, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 9 Became law 89R
  Relating to an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a portion of the appraised value of tangible personal property that is held or used for the production of income.
  Jun 12, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• SJR 59 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of funds to support the capital needs of educational programs offered by the Texas State Technical College System.
  Jun 2, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• 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
• HR 170 Adopted 89R
  In memory of Jill Glover of Double Oak.
  Jun 1, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 5138 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.
  May 29, 2025: Senate appoints conferees-reported
• HB 4 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the assessment of public school students, public school accountability and actions, and proceedings challenging the operations of the public school system.
  May 29, 2025: Senate appoints conferees-reported
• 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
• HB 3225 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the restriction of access by minors to sexually explicit materials in municipal public library collections; providing a civil penalty.
  May 28, 2025: Placed on intent calendar
• 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
• HCR 59 Adopted 89R
  Designating April as Promise Month for a 10-year period ending in 2035.
  May 28, 2025: Placed on intent calendar
• HB 21 Became law 89R
  Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
  May 28, 2025: Effective immediately
• HB 796 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the authority of the legislature to determine that certain federal directives are unconstitutional and to prohibit certain government officers and employees from enforcing or assisting in the enforcement of the directive.
  May 28, 2025: Record vote
• HB 748 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the enforceability of certain nondisclosure or confidentiality provisions with respect to an act of sexual abuse.
  May 27, 2025: Not again placed on intent calendar
• 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
• SB 2188 Passed Senate 89R
  Relating to the regulation of certain space flight activities, including the closure of certain areas for those activities.
  May 25, 2025: Recommitted to committee
• HR 1028 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
  May 24, 2025: Reported enrolled
• HB 331 Became law 89R
  Relating to certain presumptions applicable to claims for benefits or compensation for certain medical conditions brought by certain first responders.
  May 24, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 1349 Became law 89R
  Relating to creating the criminal offenses of transnational repression and unauthorized enforcement of foreign law and to a study and law enforcement training regarding transnational repression.
  May 24, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 1089 Became law 89R
  Relating to creation of the gulf coast protection account to be administered by the General Land Office.
  May 24, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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
• SB 1490 Became law 89R
  Relating to adult high school charter program funding.
  May 24, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 50 Passed House 89R
  Relating to informed consent for certain screening tests.
  May 23, 2025: Left pending in committee
• 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
• HJR 1 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment to authorize the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation a portion of the market value of tangible personal property a person owns that is held or used for the production of income.
  May 20, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• SB 2312 Became law 89R
  Relating to the establishment and powers and duties of the Texas Advisory Committee on Geopolitical Conflict.
  May 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2658 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the Kimble County Hospital District of Kimble County, Texas.
  May 19, 2025: Referred to Local Government
• SB 412 Became law 89R
  Relating to defenses to prosecution for certain offenses involving material or conduct that is obscene or otherwise harmful to children.
  May 19, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 113 Passed House 89R
  Relating to statutory construction, including restrictions on the use of certain aids to construction.
  May 16, 2025: Received from the House
• HB 2333 In committee 89R
  Relating to certain statutes of limitations for criminal offenses, including the statutes of limitations for felony offenses relating to an election conducted in this state.
  May 15, 2025: Postponed
• 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
• HB 3154 Became law 89R
  Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense.
  May 15, 2025: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
• HB 2879 In committee 89R
  Relating to the justified use of force, including deadly force, by certain persons on certain residential property or manufactured home community property.
  May 15, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• SB 1706 Became law 89R
  Relating to the authority of the governing board of a state governmental body to conduct a closed meeting to deliberate an issue involving certain defense, military, or aerospace issues.
  May 15, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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 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 1431 In committee 89R
  Relating to certain prohibited acts with respect to cell-cultured protein for human consumption.
  May 14, 2025: Postponed
• HB 4442 In committee 89R
  Relating to an elective course on mindfulness for middle school, junior high school, and high school students.
  May 14, 2025: Committee report sent to Calendars
• HB 1228 In committee 89R
  Relating to municipal and county permitting requirements to conduct certain repairs on residential buildings.
  May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 2458 Passed House 89R
  Relating to a defense to prosecution for the offense of aggravated assault.
  May 14, 2025: Referred to Criminal Justice
• HJR 2 Adopted 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the legislature from imposing death taxes applicable to a decedent's property or the transfer of an estate, inheritance, legacy, succession, or gift.
  May 14, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HB 2545 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the establishment of the Rural Workforce Training Grant Program.
  May 14, 2025: Received from the House