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State bill data last updated Oct 16, 2026, 12:24 AM.

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• SB 17 Became law 89R
  Relating to the purchase or acquisition of an interest in real property by certain aliens or foreign entities; creating a criminal offense; providing a civil penalty.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2306 Became law 89R
  Relating to changing the eligibility for release on parole of certain inmates serving sentences for trafficking offenses involving child victims and disabled individuals.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 4099 Became law 89R
  Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 102 Became law 89R
  Relating to early registration for students in military-related programs at public institutions of higher education.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 706 Became law 89R
  Relating to the recognition of a handgun license issued by another state.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 43 Became law 89R
  Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and certain programs administered by the authority.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• SB 1230 Became law 89R
  Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 10 in Panola County as the Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson Memorial Highway.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• 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 300 Became law 89R
  Relating to the Texas Armed Services Scholarship Program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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 2 Became law 89R
  Relating to public education and public school finance.
  Jun 20, 2025: See remarks for effective date
• HB 75 Became law 89R
  Relating to the duty of a magistrate to make written findings in certain criminal proceedings.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• SB 1233 Became law 89R
  Relating to information regarding perinatal palliative care; creating an administrative penalty.
  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
• HB 2560 Became law 89R
  Relating to creation of the Adopt-a-County Road program.
  Jun 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• 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 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
• HB 29 Became law 89R
  Relating to water losses reported by certain municipally owned utilities to the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing administrative penalties.
  May 29, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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 21 Became law 89R
  Relating to housing finance corporations; authorizing a fee.
  May 28, 2025: Effective immediately
• 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
• 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
• 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
• HR 1028 Adopted 89R
  Recognizing May 21, 2025, as Texas Capitol Staff Appreciation Day.
  May 24, 2025: Reported enrolled
• 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
• 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
• HCR 102 Adopted 89R
  Urging Congress to preserve Sections 45U, 45Y, and 48E of the Internal Revenue Code.
  May 22, 2025: Left pending in committee
• SB 530 Became law 89R
  Relating to the accreditation of certain postsecondary educational institutions in this state or of certain programs offered by those institutions.
  May 20, 2025: Effective on 9/1/25
• HB 2638 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the designation of Farm-to-Market Road 10 in Panola County as the Deputy Sheriff Chris Dickerson Memorial Highway.
  May 19, 2025: Referred to Transportation
• HB 3142 Passed House 89R
  Relating to school marshals, including eligibility for appointment as a school marshal, and licensure and training requirements.
  May 19, 2025: Referred to Education K-16
• 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 199 In committee 89R
  Relating to the maximum amount of unemployment benefits payable to an individual during a benefit year under the state unemployment insurance program.
  May 15, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• 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
• HB 2343 In committee 89R
  Relating to required notice regarding shrimp in restaurants and certain prohibitions on purchasing and serving imported shrimp.
  May 14, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HJR 98 Adopted 89R
  Applying to the Congress of the United States to call a convention under Article V of the United States Constitution for the limited purpose of proposing one or more amendments to the constitution to impose fiscal restraints on the federal government, to limit the power and jurisdiction of the federal government, and to limit the terms of office of federal officials and members of Congress.
  May 13, 2025: Filed with the Secretary of State
• HB 2587 In committee 89R
  Relating to an annual report on the financial impact on hospitals for providing certain uncompensated care.
  May 13, 2025: Returned to committee
• HB 1128 Passed House 89R
  Relating to the applicability to election judges of a prohibition on the carrying of a concealed handgun at a polling place.
  May 13, 2025: Referred to State Affairs
• HB 4336 In committee 89R
  Relating to the emergency possession of a newborn by employees of a hospital.
  May 13, 2025: Placed on General State Calendar
• HB 2867 Passed House 89R
  Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility.
  May 13, 2025: Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
• HJR 138 In committee 89R
  Proposing a constitutional amendment prohibiting the imposition of a carbon tax.
  May 12, 2025: Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
• HB 1777 Passed House 89R
  Relating to a designation on a person's driver's license or personal identification certificate that the person is a registered sex offender.
  May 12, 2025: Referred to Transportation
• HB 3311 In committee 89R
  Relating to priority of claims against a decedent's estate and to payment of the family allowance from the estate.
  May 12, 2025: Postponed